So you just narrowly avoided losing to Sweden off a penalty kick and now you’re about to play France. What do you do? If you’re the United States, you’re probably about to take out your frustration on the field and score some goals. This is a team that has historically been pretty good about mentally rebounding from disappointing performances. But let’s rewind a little bit and consider some context.
France are themselves riding some momentum, having just defeated England 3-1 and looked pretty good doing it. England got on the board due to a penalty kick from Fran Kirby.