Sweden stuns USWNT in penalties; defending Women's World Cup champs eliminated

Lina Hurtig's shot was ruled to have crossed the goal line

Sweden defeated the United States women’s national team on Sunday in penalties and knocked the defending Women’s World Cup champions out of the tournament.

Lina Hurtig’s shot against Alyssa Naeher went off the goalie's hand, onto the top of the net and then over the goal line, according to officials on the ground.

Sweden won in penalties 5-4.

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

Authored by Ryan Gaydos via FoxNews August 6th 2023