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USWNT Vs Spain: 3 ways USA silenced haters

The U.S. Women’s National Team ground out an imperfect, at times sloppy, and very nerve-wracking 2-1 win over La Roja in Reims, France on Monday afternoon.

The victory required, as Megan Rapinoe said so emphatically, ‘World Cup-level grit.’ The result, however, should give USWNT fans more hope and USWNT haters more fear than any resounding victory over Spain ever could have.

Here are three things that USWNT haters have been saying about the USWNT and three ways the USWNT responded to the haters against Spain.

3. “Alyssa Naeher is not Hope Solo.