On a U.S. women's team full of players with household names, Meghan Klingenberg doesn't exactly stand out.
For starters, she's just 5 feet 1, nearly a foot shorter than teammate Abby Wambach. And then there's that name, which doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
But Klingenberg stood tall Friday, leaping to head away a shot by Sweden's Caroline Seger in the 77th minute, preserving a scoreless tie and giving a U.S. the hard-earned point that keeps it atop the group standings with one game left in World Cup pool play.
"We're still in the driver's seat," Coach Jill Ellis said.