Striker Mallory Swanson is in a ¡°good place¡± even though uncertainty surrounds her World Cup participation after she tore a patella tendon during Saturday¡¯s 2-0 win over Ireland, United States head coach Vlatko Andonovski said.
While the rest of the American team will continue their World Cup build-up by facing Ireland for the second time in four days on Tuesday night in St. Louis, Missouri, the absence of the team¡¯s talismanic striker continues to be cause for concern after she had to be carried off on a stretcher just three months before the finals kick off.
¡°She¡¯s stronger than me,¡± said Andonovski. ¡°She said that all she wants is for the team to be successful and that she¡¯s going to be our biggest supporter.¡±
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