It is not the way you might imagine it on the playground.
Seconds left in a World Cup semifinal. Score tied. The ball comes your way, you get a foot on it, and send it into the net.
Your own team’s net.
That was the nightmare lived by England defender Laura Bassett in Wednesday night’s Women’s World Cup semifinal against Japan. Seconds later, the whistle blew. Japan had won the game, 2-1, and Bassett and many other England players were left in tears.
No matter who you were rooting for, it was hard to watch.