USA crash out of World Cup as Sweden win on penalties to reach last eight

USA, the current champions, are out of the World Cup on penalties in front of more than 27,000 fans in Melbourne. Lina Hurtig's spotkick sent Sweden to the quarter-finals, helped significantly by the brilliance of Zecira Musovic between the sticks. It is the first time in the tournament's history that USA have been eliminated at this early a stage.

In the end, it came down to a matter of millimetres as Alyssa Naeher desperately clawed at the final penalty but failed to keep it out. It's a tough moment," Vlatko Andonovski, the USA head coach, said.