Megan Rapinoe wanted a different finish for her final Women's World Cup. Even with the disappointing conclusion, she was grateful for her wildly successful run with the U.S. national team.
Rapinoe's World Cup career ended on Sunday in the Round of 16, when the United States lost to Sweden on penalties after a scoreless draw. The outspoken 38-year-old announced last month that this would be her last international tournament.
"I'm ready in a lot of ways to be done," she said."I feel at peace with that. So it's sad but I'm OK." It was the team's earliest exit from the World Cup. The United States won the last two tournaments and four overall, most of any nation. The team had never finished lower than third. Rapinoe also led the U.S. women's long fight for equal pay with their male national team counterparts. Both teams reached contracts with U.S. Soccer last year that paid them equally and split tournament prize money.
"I don't think there's enough words to talk about Megan and her impact on this sport," forward Lynn Williams said."From equality, to human rights, the list goes on and on. So that's going to sting a little bit, not to see her on this team and wearing the crest anymore.At her final World Cup, Rapinoe was the elder stateswoman on a team that had 14 players appearing for the first time in the tournament.
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