U.S. flaws were exposed during its World Cup opener, but the team isn't worried
by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
Jul 22, 2023
4 minutes
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When Vlatko Andonovski left Eden Park stadium after his team's first World Cup game Saturday, he was seated in the left front seat of a red U.S. Soccer minivan. In the States, that would be the driver's seat. But in New Zealand, cars drive on the left-hand side of the road, so Andonovski was just a passenger.
It's an apt metaphor because how far the coach and his U.S. team go in this Women's World Cup will largely be determined by a half-dozen young players who are untested on this stage; Andonovski is just along for
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