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MONTREAL – It has been a strange and for the most part silent Women's World Cup for Hope Solo. Ever since the furor surrounding the domestic violence saga hanging over her erupted again at the start of the competition, Solo has had nothing to say and hardly anything to do.
With five games in the books and just two more victories needed for the United States to clinch the title, Solo has been largely a spectator, with the team's defensive dominance meaning she has scarcely been called into action.