MONTREAL — The United States defender Ali Krieger admitted that she had thought and thought about the last time the United States won the Women’s World Cup.
She thought about it during the day Tuesday, before the United States beat Germany, 2-0, in the World Cup semifinal here. And she thought about it weeks before, when this tournament began.
For the last four years, since the United States lost to Japan in the final of the last World Cup, she has thought about it. And not just in passing, either.
“Honestly, it’s gone through my mind so many times, almost every day,” Krieger told me after Tuesday’s game.