U.S. advances to Women's World Cup quarterfinals with win over Colombia
The United States women's national team quieted the trash-talking Colombia team on Monday by physically overpowering the smaller South America side – that was down to 10 players after a 47th-minute red card – to win 2-0 on an Alex Morgan right-footed rocket and a Carli Lloyd penalty shot. The victory was resounding in one sense but still troubling in another, as the U.S. attack is still woefully imprecise.
— Eric Adelson