Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY

USWNT’s Round of 16 loss was its earliest exit ever at a major international tournament, and first time it failed to reach the World Cup semifinals.

The World Cup final is set! England will face Spain at 6 a.m. ET Sunday after dismantling host country Australia 3-1 in Wednesday’s semifinal.

To fix the flaws exposed at this women’s World Cup, U.S. Soccer needs to take a hard look at everything − and everyone − associated with the USWNT.

Even with significant injuries and an inexperienced World Cup roster, this is a USWNT failure of epic proportions, columnist Nancy Armour writes.

Sweden thrashed USWNT 3-0 in opener of Tokyo Olympics, worst loss for US women at major international tournament since 2007 World Cup

USWNT faces archnemesis Sweden in round of 16, and a loss would mean earliest exit ever at World Cup or Olympics for four-time World Cup champions.

Former US captain Carli Lloyd has ripped her old teammates for several days, questioning their preparation and passion

There are 3 bold changes the USWNT can make to reverse its fortunes and beat Sweden. No. 1 is put Julie Ertz and Crystal Dunn back in the midfield.

The pre-World Cup criticism of coach Vlatko Andonovski’s lineups was renewed after Thursday’s disappointing draw vs. the Netherlands.