CHICAGO — Most of the United States women’s national team’s Victory Tour has been about celebrating the World Cup title. Sunday’s Victory Tour finale was about sending off coach Jill Ellis.
The USWNT played South Korea at Soldier Field in front of an announced crowd of 33,027. It was Ellis’ last game as the team’s coach and though the players pushed hard for a second goal in the final minutes, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Ellis was honored before the match with a 132 jersey, the number of games she coached with the team.