Megan Rapinoe’s last appearance as a member of the U.S. National Women’s soccer team ended on a dismal note as she was seen smirking and grinning after missing one of the penalty kicks that could have given the U.S. women the win against Sweden on Sunday.
Rapinoe’s penalty kick went high, and over the crossbar, and as she headed back to the sidelines, she was seen grinning.
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Rapinoe misses the fourth!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) August 6, 2023
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This was pretty much the capper on a terrible World Cup appearance for the USWNT. The loss to Sweden sent the U.S. women home early from the Women’s World Cup, dashing their hopes of a big win on the international scene. But it wasn’t their only lackluster performance. Just last week, the U.S. women barely eked by to remain in the games with a 0-0 scoreless tie with Portugal. It was also a down note for Rapinoe, who announced her retirement before the end of this season.
Megan Rapinoe of the USA reacts after missing her team’s fourth penalty in the penalty shoot-out during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Round of 16 match between Sweden and USA at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on August 06, 2023, in Melbourne / Naarm, Australia. (Alex Pantling – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Rapinoe’s casual demeanor was not well received by Americans, to say the least, as fans took to social media to blast the team co-captain for her off-putting demeanor:
megan rapinoe smiling and laughing after missing a PK? sophia smith having the worst game performance and overall world cup performance that ive ever seen and missing a game winning PK? the #USWNT still values prettiness and ego over play & performance. what a joke.
— Lance Kaufman (@kaufman_lance) August 6, 2023
I'm generally a Megan Rapinoe fan, but laughing after a missed penalty is not a good look. #USWNT
— Kenny G. (@maxpower1105) August 6, 2023
Team USA’s loss was delivered by anti-America, anti-woman activist Megan Rapinoe’s EMBARRASSING free kick here 🥴
— Joshua Fontanilla (@joshfontanilla) August 6, 2023
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Look at her smiling and laughing after losing. Megan Rapinoe @mPinoe is a spoiled brat that hates America pic.twitter.com/f4kTVf765V
— Heisenberg (@DownandOut1489) August 6, 2023
BREAKING: Woke US Women’s Soccer Humiliation
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 6, 2023
After winning back-to-back World Cups the heavily favored Team USA has been ELIMINATED by Sweden in the 16th round.
Team USA’s downfall was delivered by anti-America, anti-woman activist Megan Rapinoe’s EMBARRASSING free kick here 🥴 pic.twitter.com/uO3aDQcYbl
Laughing after missing a PK that effectively eliminated your country from the World Cup is certainly a choice
— Nick Perkins (@NPerkins96) August 6, 2023
Is Megan Rapinoe the most unlikable American Athlete of all time? pic.twitter.com/v2Bj1NO1q3
Megan Rapinoe laughing and smiling after she missed that PK is not a good look. She's a clown, glad she's going home. Feel bad for the others though. #USW
— Matt White🇺🇲🇨🇦🏀⚽️🏈🏒🥊🔱🐕🐱🐈⬛🐹 (@ImMatty_Ice) August 6, 2023
Not only did the anti-American WOKE woman's soccer team lose today.
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) August 6, 2023
Megan Rapinoe missed a penalty kick that would have sealed the win for the USA🤣🤣🤣
Talk about a win-win pic.twitter.com/S0hYPWX77E
Something just doesn’t sit right with me seeing Megan Rapinoe laughing and smiling minutes after getting knocked out of the World Cup. I’d expect a more somber demeanor like everyone else #USWNT
— Lefty (@KyleMelchior) August 6, 2023
BREAKING: Megan Rapinoe’s penalty kick just landed pic.twitter.com/xXb9ZYk4s8
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) August 6, 2023
Granted, Rapinoe was not the only member of the USNWT to miss penalty kicks in that final game with Sweden. Sophia Smith and Kelly O’Hara also missed kicks that could have won the game and kept the USWNT in the hunt for the 2023 World Cup.
But the fact that three of them missed such crucial kicks speaks to criticism that the USWNT simply didn’t have it in them this year.
The U.S. women’s team brought criticism from former teammate Carli Lloyd to slam her former team for their “uninspiring” and passionless play at this year’s games.
Still, many were pleased that the woke women had been sent home with their tails between their legs. Their hate for the country so constantly on display from many of these players caused a lot of Americans to celebrate their loss in this year’s cup.
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