Vlatko Andonovsky has resigned as women’s soccer coach USA after a disappointing elimination in the world from Australia and New Zealand, ESPN reported on Wednesday. The United States Federation is expected to officially announce the departure of its coach this Thursday, but other media such as ‘The New York Times’ also reported the resignation. Twila Kilgore, Andonovski’s assistant coach, is slated to take over on an interim basis.
Double world champions in Canada 2015 and France 2019, the USA appeared at this event in 2023 with hopes of winning their third straight crown, a milestone never achieved in women’s or men’s soccer. However, the USA lost in the round of 16 to Sweden on penalties (0-0 and 5-4 in a shootout), which was the earliest elimination for the Americans in a World Cup.
Andonovski’s side have already left many in doubt in a group stage they overcame with more pain than glory as runners-up in Group E after beating Vietnam 3-0, drawing 1-1 with the Netherlands and signing goalless draw against Portugal.
This US team, which will score only four goals in four games, is a mix of generations of veterans with a thousand adventures behind them, such as Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe (who will retire at the end of this year) and very promising young people. with calls to lead the group in the coming years as Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman and Alyssa Thompson.
Andonovski took over the US bench in 2019, replacing Jill Ellis, who had won two consecutive World Cups. Under Andonovski’s command, the Stars and Stripes team won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which they entered as favorites for gold.
Source: La Verdad
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