The United States is through to the 2019 Women's World Cup’s semifinals following a 2-1 win over host country France, favorites to win a second-straight world title, holders of the record for more consecutive wins in World Cups, and victors after a matchup of what might have been the best two teams in the world. Anybody with even a passing interest in the U.S. women’s national team should be elated, right now, but for those who’ve become attached to Lindsey Horan’s story over the last seven years, the bitterness from the pregame’s penultimate hour will linger for some time.