Days nearest the American citizens’ splendid removal from the 2023 FIFA Girls’s International Cup, a number of gamers from the United Surrounding ladies’s nationwide crew unfolded on social media concerning the disappointing loss. 

Superstar Alex Morgan penned a message about accepting the “scar” from the sort of defeat and the way she plans to advance ahead. 

“It hurts and it will for a while but this wound will eventually turn into a scar,” Morgan wrote. “Another reminder that we compete because we want to be the best, measure ourselves against the top in the world. This time, we came up short. We know that and I own that.”

Morgan additionally wrote that “this wound will not only heal but will serve as a defining moment in the history of [the USWNT],” ahead of recalling a observation by means of ladies’s football splendid Marta. 

“To echo a sentiment from some of the biggest gamers of all week, ‘Cry in the beginning, so you can smile in the end,'” Morgan wrote.

Megan Rapinoe, whose international career ended with the loss, wrote that it was an “honor to play for our country, with so many incredible women, for so many years.”

“This game is so beautiful, even in its cruelest moments,” Rapinoe wrote in an Instagram post. “This group was so very special, and I am immensely proud of every single one of us. This team is in special hands as I walk away, just like it always was, and always will be. Because that is what this team is all about. We lay it all out on the line every single time. Fighting with everything that we have, for everything we deserve, for every person we possibly can.”

Sophia Smith, who had a chance to send the U.S. to the quarterfinals with her attempt during penalty kicks against Sweden, acknowledged the whirlwind of emotions she has felt over the past two weeks after scoring two goals in the team’s opening match.

“Heartbroken,” Smith began in an Instagram post. “This World Cup was filled with just about every emotion possible, [and] what I’ve realized is extra significance than any enjoy I’ve ever had. Thanks to those that believed and supported us right through the match, and most significantly to those that nonetheless do and not prevented. It wouldn’t be time with out moments like this, and I do know with no hesitation we will be able to be again and hungrier than ever.”

USWNT co-captain Lindsey Horan defined why the loss is a part of the explanation she enjoys the game such a lot. 

“Unbelievable… the emotions football can give you,” Horan wrote. “This is why we play right? To live in the biggest pressure moments. To play on the greatest stage. Playing for something you’ve [dreamed] of your entire life. Playing to inspire. Playing to bring joy. Playing in front of all of you. This is why I love this game so much. Thank you to everyone who supported us. Thank you to everyone who doubted us. I’m so proud of this team. So so proud. This one will hurt for a while. Disappointed to not go further but this is football. Football can be won and lost by moments and millimeters.”

Horan ended her Instagram publish with a pledge. 

“We will grow. We will be back,” she wrote with an American flag emoji. 

Ahead Lynn Williams, who began one fit and seemed as a sub in any other, remarked at the sacrifices she and her teammates made right through the match, writing she used to be “proud” of the crew.

“When things weren’t clicking, we came together to find a solution,” Williams wrote. “It worked. From the sidelines our performance against Sweden was beautiful to watch, from the field it was a joy to play. That was us. Playing freely and finding our joy again. Unfortunately, soccer can be cruel.”

Williams additionally remarked on her proceed to be named onto the roster as she performed in her International Cup debut at 30. 

“For me, I am proud of all I have done,” Williams wrote. “A girl from Fresno, CA who didn’t grow up in the youth soccer system, who only had 1 university take a chance on her (Pepperdine), and who had to fight, scratch and claw her way onto this team of elite and powerful women. I hope my story can inspire even just 1 person to not take “refuse’ for a solution and to secure combating even though you are feeling lost sight of and underappreciated.”

Longtime USWNT staple and wingback Crystal Dunn shared her disappointment in the result, but was also thankful for the opportunity.

“This recreation will also be so mean and let go you miserable now and then,” Dunn wrote. “I’m so pleased with this team for the combat and the unbreakable bond we had right through the match!”

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