REIMS, France — In the 38th minute, a Swedish attacker tried to juke around Crystal Dunn in the box. In the 44th minute, the same No. 10, Sofia Jakobsson, took her on again one-on-one.
Dunn stuck with her, got low and thwarted both attempts. The United States women’s national team fans behind the goal faintly chanted “Cry-stal Du-unn!”
Those moments stood out amid Dunn’s performance Thursday night during the United States’ 2-0 win over Sweden in Le Havre. Dunn continuously shut down Swedish attacks on the left side and helped the U.S. keep its 2019 Women’s World Cup clean sheet.