Alyssa Naeher’s penalty shootout vs. Canada will go down as one of the most legendary in USWNT history
Alyssa Naeher had a penalty shootout performance against Canada in the Concacaf W Gold Cup semifinal that etched new lore in United States women’s national team history.
It’s important to add some context to what must have been going through Naeher’s mind before the shootout began.
She had just conceded and failed to save the penalty kick in the final seconds to send the game to a shootout.