With a 1-0 loss to Japan, the U20’s finished fourth place in the 2016 U20 Women’s World Cup. Throughout the majority of this tournament, the U20’s chased the game from the opening whistle and never really threatened to get onto the podium. If not for a standout match from goalkeeper Casey Murphy Japan could have won by three or four goals - and that’s a conservative estimate. The final scoreline may be forgiving to the United States but, in retrospect, their overall performance will not be looked upon so kindly.
In this third place match everything that’s gone wrong all tournament finally caught up with the U20’s.