USWNT head coach Twila Kilgore has warned her team to take care of business after failing to finish as group leaders in the Women’s Gold Cup.
The USWNT was disappointing in Monday’s 2-0 defeat, its first on home soil against a CONCACAF opponent since 2000 and only its second ever to Mexico.
Disappointed with the loss, Kilgore reiterated that other countries were catching up and the USWNT should learn to take care of business.
Speaking after the game, Kilgore said: “I think it just shows how far the game is coming and there are no easy games anymore. And if we don’t take care of business and we don’t execute, this is to be expected.
“We’ll step up and take ownership in that and I think anytime you have a group that is willing to take ownership in things like this, it’s a good thing for the future of the tournament. Everything’s still on the table and we’ll be motivated, that’s for sure,” she said.
The USWNT had already secured its place in the Gold Cup quarter-finals before the loss, but finishing second meant that they would play with the leader of another group in the knockouts.
The last time Mexico beat the USWNT was way back in 2010, in a 2-1 result in CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying.
The USWNT will find out its Gold Cup quarter-final opponent once the final group stage matches have taken place on Wednesday night.
