The U.S. Girls’s Soccer crew wasn’t feelin very patriotic throughout their World Cup opener — and it confirmed on their faces … with principally closed mouths throughout the Nationwide Anthem.
The U.S.’s debut sport towards Vietnam went down Friday in New Zealand, and lots of people could not assist however discover that a lot of the American gamers had been selecting to not sing alongside to “The Star-Spangled Banner” whereas the famed music performed earlier than kickoff.
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THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS AT THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME 🙌 pic.twitter.com/czqIXr5zBT
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 22, 2023
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It was awkward — the digital camera pans throughout your complete row … and nearly everybody, apart from a number of stray gamers, had their mouths shut. Some even had their arms behind their again.
The starters who opted to skip the Nat’l Anthem included … Alex Morgan, Andi Sullivan, Sophia Smith, Naomi Girma, Emily Fox, Trinity Rodman and Crystal Dunn, amongst others. A pair had been notably mouthing the phrases … Alyssa Naeher and Lindsey Horan.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, VIETNAM’S NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED AT THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP! 🇻🇳 pic.twitter.com/gflhypkC0r
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To make issues worse … the Vietnamese gamers had been just about all singing their nationwide anthem, loudly/proudly it appears — with arms over hearts. Ditto for almost each different worldwide crew we will see — FOX is chopping all of the nationwide anthems on their social web page.
On its face, it seems to be like each different nation — apart from the U.S. — is belting out their tunes.
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— U.S. Girls’s Nationwide Soccer Workforce (@USWNT) July 22, 2023
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It stays to be seen if the U.S. goes to do that each time they play one other crew — the Nationwide Anthem will, in actual fact, be blared earlier than every of their matches … and because it looks as if they’re making an announcement — it has, little question, pissed off some alongside political traces.
The Individuals gained their first sport, they usually’re taking part in the Netherlands on Wednesday. 👀