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So, that was that: The much-anticipated England vs. United States conflict at Wembley Stadium led to a scoreless draw on Saturday.
Boring? No, by no means. Revealing? Perhaps not completely, both, contemplating the circumstances. For the U.S., these included the absence of the whole beginning entrance three that helped win an Olympic gold medal about than 4 months in the past.
So, what had been the principle takeaways for the People of their penultimate match of this restorative 12 months? Let’s dive in.
A wholesome dose of defending
A spherical of applause for Casey Krueger, please. Every week after placing in a strong shift for the Washington Spirit solely to fall to Barbra Banda’s brilliance within the NWSL Championship, Krueger was probably the most constant American participant on the sector on Saturday at Wembley.
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