The USA team beat Ireland 2-0 on Saturday in a game that was overshadowed Mallory Swanson injury After a few months of starting FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Swanson was carried off the court on a stretcher in pain late in the first half in Austin, Texas after her left knee was bent after a hard hit by the Irishman. Aoife Manion.
The match was stopped for several minutes, and the United States coach, Vlatko Andonovski, stopped. I entered the field to comfort Swanson While receiving treatment before leaving the match.
“We still don’t know the extent of the injury,” Andonovsky said afterwards.
“They’re checking it out as we speak, and I hope there will be good news in the near future… “They are reviewing it and we are waiting for the results,” he added.
Swanson was reportedly taken to hospital from the local area for evaluation.
A serious knee injury will be a big question mark over Swanson’s fitness for the Women’s World Cup, which starts in… Australia and New Zealand next July.
The United States opens its world title defense against Vietnam in Oakland on July 21.
Swanson, who turns 25 later this month, is one of the stars of the USA National Team and has been at his best this year with Seven international goals in five matches.
The Chicago Red Stars forward also scored seven international goals in 2022.
Swanson’s injury occurred after she received treatment earlier after a hard collision with Ireland goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan while the two were chasing a loose ball.
Andonovsky insisted Swanson was fully fit to continue playing after the earlier collision with Brosnan.
“If there is even a slight chance of that I wasn’t going back to the fieldAndonovsky said:
Swanson’s troubling knee injury took the shine off another US victory Saturday’s win extended their winning streak to seven matches thanks to Emily Fox’s first international goal and a Lindsay Horan penalty.
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