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The Gift of Fury | S1: The Women’s World Cup

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Sports Illustrated

Sports, History

4.8655 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

After years of relentless training, the USWNT was finally ready for the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women’s Football for the M&M’s Cup (aka the first Women’s World Cup). The U.S. women had developed a true American playing style, but this was the world’s game. How would they fare on the biggest stage, against the most dominant players from across the globe? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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1:06.6

Okay, on with the show.

1:10.9

By the fall of 1991,

1:13.1

Anson Dorrance had been relentlessly shaping the psyche of the U.S. women's national team for five years.

1:19.0

I actually asked the team in a public forum,

1:22.2

said, you know, we can approach this World Cup from two different perspectives.

1:25.4

One is to sort of sneak into the World Cup and then upset

1:28.8

everyone, or we can go in like a lion and challenge anyone to knock us off. I was hoping they

1:35.0

would select the latter story and everyone did. We didn't go in, you know, on cat's feet. We went in

1:40.8

with the ambition of just tearing everyone's throat out.

1:45.5

Write your own story.

1:47.2

Own the mental edge.

1:48.8

You are the favorites here.

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