It was fitting that Megan Rapinoe, the focus of unwanted presidential attentions before the game, was the player to power the US into a semi-final with England, her two goals emphatically ending France’s hopes of a men’s and women’s World Cup double.
“Le Grand Match” was a slightly more measured billing from Fifa than Rapinoe’s hopes of a “total shit-show circus” but either way, this meeting between the holders and the hosts did not disappoint.
Written by Suzanne Wrack at Parc des Princes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/28/france-usa-womens-world-cup-match-report under the title “Megan Rapinoe double sends USA past France and into England semi-final”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
