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Lynch: USWNT title defense on a knife’s edge
Joey Lynch reports on the U.S. women’s soccer team’s disappointing 0-0 draw with Portugal to finish second in Group E.
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and New Zealand.
The lead: USWNT advances by the width of a post
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The U.S. women’s national team was inches from seeing its Women’s World Cup end in catastrophe — until the loud clank of the ball hitting the post.
With the USWNT facing elimination with a loss to Portugal and the score tied 0-0 in stoppage time, Portugal’s Ana Capeta got onto the end of a long lofted ball and fired…