The Lionesses’ World Cup dream is over – our 24 favourite shots on goal
England’s Women’s World Cup dream is over, the Lionesses will roar no more – for now – after a 1 – 2 defeat to the defending champions, USA, which drew unprecedented viewing figures. Twitter lived through every moment of the match, and this is how it reported the highs and lows.
Initially, it was mildly tempting to support the US, with benched midfielder Megan Rapinoe having insisted she would never accept an invitation to Trump’s White House.
1.
Obviously cheering for England, but I’m not unkeen on the idea of the America players winning the World Cup and telling Trump to fuck off #WorldCup
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) July 2, 2019
It seemed like the sheer size of the United States could be providing them with an advantage.
2.
it's not fair when you think about it because there's more Americans to choose from, teams should be scaled by population eg this would be 3 Americans vs 18 of us
— joe (@mutablejoe) July 2, 2019
Once the match had kicked off, a familiar annoyance reared its head.
3.
When the England women’s football team fought for equality with the men’s team they didn’t expect the fucking band to be included
— Baz (@bazlyons) July 2, 2019
4.
Watching England get an equaliser while having to listen to Jonathan Pearce & the England Band. pic.twitter.com/DfMUq0XKlL
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) July 2, 2019
There were some suggestions that the US team might be employing suspect tactics.
5.
No one:
USA every 5 seconds: #ENGUSA pic.twitter.com/7SEeibQaXd
— Oliver Perkins (@RealDeadomens) July 2, 2019
6.
Alex Morgan for the past 90 minutes #ENGUSA pic.twitter.com/kjMR8QMfPp
— lauren (@renstapleton) July 2, 2019
7.
Alex Morgan be like 😩😩 #ENGUSA pic.twitter.com/Y5rvmZFQy3
— Mikasa (@tontondubled95) July 2, 2019
When the USA’s Alex Morgan scored, her celebration got people talking
8.
To be fair she's got us bang to rights, we do indeed drink tea.pic.twitter.com/m21r6ejGMf
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 2, 2019
9.
To be fair, sometimes I celebrate a cup of tea by playing football for 90 minutes.
— Sebas (@OhLookBirdies) July 2, 2019
…even if it was open to interpretation.
10.
The USA there mocking English culture by pretending to pull on a joint at a house party. #ENGUSA pic.twitter.com/cFEOVlFmev
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) July 2, 2019
Historian Greg Jenner saw it from a more academic angle.
11.
Is this a Boston Tea Party burn? https://t.co/BgwT6CaDCQ
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) July 2, 2019
