{"id":1987712,"date":"2023-08-01T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-fewer-us-womens-team-players-sing-anthem-ahead-of-second-straight-world-cup-letdown\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:36:55","slug":"even-fewer-us-womens-team-players-sing-anthem-ahead-of-second-straight-world-cup-letdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-fewer-us-womens-team-players-sing-anthem-ahead-of-second-straight-world-cup-letdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Less US women&#8217;s team players sing anthem before another disappointing World Cup."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feven-fewer-us-womens-team-players-sing-anthem-ahead-of-second-straight-world-cup-letdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>US Women&#8217;s Team Struggles in World Cup Playoff<\/h2>\n<p>Before they\u200c played like stones, they stood like them.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Women\u2019s National Team \u200blimped into the next round \u2062of the World Cup playoff after a 0-0 draw with Portugal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. won \u2063only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-us-slips-round-16-womens-world-cup-scoreless-draw-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one game<\/a> in group play for the first time in tournament history \u2014 its opening game against Vietnam \u2014 and scored just four goals over three games, the last two of which were draws.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. almost lost after a \u200dPortuguese player nearly\u2062 scored at the very end. Her shot hit the left goal post.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has the team\u2019s on-field performance sagged, they\u2019ve never displayed less <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hardware-store-owner-shows-off-patriotism-massive-american-flag-painted-roof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patriotism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the team\u2019s draw\u2064 against the\u2064 Netherlands, about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-women-fail-win-world-cup-match-first-time-8-years-majority-team-stands-stone-faced-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">five or six players<\/a> of the 11 lined \u200dup on the field actually\u200c participated in singing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">national anthem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the match with Portugal on Tuesday, only Alex Morgan, Julie \u2064Ertz, and Lindsey Horan sang.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/01\/uswnt-largely-silent-during-world-cup-national-anthem-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted the contrast between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-compares-us-womens-world-cup-teams-national-anthem-behavior-us-mens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. team<\/a> and its opponent \u2062when it reported, \u201cthe Portuguese team gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-fewer-us-womens-team-players-sing-anthem-ahead-of-second-straight-world-cup-letdown\/\" title=\"Less US women's team players sing anthem before another disappointing World Cup.\">full-throated rendition<\/a> of \u2018A Portuguesa\u2019 on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Should athletes sing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-the-major-difference-between-the-two-national-anthems\/\" title=\"USWNT vs. Vietnam: Spot the Anthem Contrast\">national\u2062 anthem<\/a> when representing the United States?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should athletes sing the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-goes-crazy-for-brittney-griners-slam-dunk-but-basketball-fans-spot-an-immediate-problem\/\" title=\"Media frenzy over Brittney Griner's epic slam dunk, yet basketball enthusiasts quickly notice a glaring issue.\">national \u200canthem<\/a> when representing \u2064the United States?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this \u2064poll entitles you to The Western\u2062 Journal\u200d news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime.\u2062 You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of \u2064Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (9 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12359533\/US-womens-national-soccer-team-doesnt-sing-national-anthem-2023-World-Cup-Portugal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. \u2063Daily Mail<\/a> said those who sang, \u201cappeared to mumble along to the anthem\u201d while \u201cmany in\u200c the squad stood motionless\u2063 and did not put hands on their heart as the anthem played out.\u201d Morgan, Ertz, Horan and \u200bAlyssa Naeher were the\u2064 only players who did so, the Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lack of respect, by most \u200dof the squad, for our anthem is sad,\u201d tweeted Marshall Billingslea, \u2062a former deputy undersecretary of the Navy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">USA USA USA <\/p>\n<p>WAKE UP AMERICA, IT\u2019S GAME TIME! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SqWd5TjvyB\">pic.twitter.com\/SqWd5TjvyB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dFOX Soccer \u200b(@FOXSoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSoccer\/status\/1686270184816820224?\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We effectively lost to Portugal tonight, by drawing 0-0. A terrible showing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USWNT?\">@USWNT<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USWNT?\">@USWNT<\/a>, get your starting side to\u200d cheer for our country as well. The lack of respect, by most of the squad,\u2064 for our anthem is sad\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It is simple. You cheer for us, we cheer for you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marshall S. Billingslea (@M_S_Billingslea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_S_Billingslea\/status\/1686300476034150400?\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They owe us more than\u2062 that. They\u200d owe us a show of respect \u200bfor our flag and anthem.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TonyI (@TonyI_reserve)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyI_reserve\/status\/1686294439797362690?\">August 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fed-riley-gaines-challenges-trans-athlete-activist-megan-rapinoe-debate-consider-official-invite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan \u200dRapinoe<\/a> said in 2019 that she would \u200d\u201cnever put my hand over my heart\u201d and \u201cnever sing the national anthem\u2062 again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s conduct has led talk show host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megyn-kelly-unleashes-fury-us-womens-soccer-team-national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megyn \u200cKelly<\/a> to remark, \u201cI really do believe their version of what a feminist is, what it means to be an empowered woman, at least as an American woman, means you need \u200dto hate your country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey, US women\u2019s \u200dsoccer team \u2013 this is how much we in America value the sacrifices our men &#038; women in uniform have made.\u200b And why we salute \u2063the flag &#038; \u2062put\u2064 our hands over our hearts during the Nat\u2019l \u2062anthem &#038; \u2063SING when it plays \u2013 esp when we are representing the USA. \u2063DO BETTER. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NcFV9ZzzYz\">https:\/\/t.co\/NcFV9ZzzYz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1686089071779565569?\">July\u200c 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt means to go out on the national stage and embarrass yourself and your country by not singing the\u200d national anthem. For several of them, not even holding their hands over their hearts when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-feel-like-it-was-setup-hammer-thrower-turns-away-from-american-flag-during-national-anthem\/\" title=\"\u2018I Feel Like It Was Setup\u2019: Hammer Thrower Turns Away From American Flag During National Anthem\">national anthem played<\/a>, as they stood out there representing\u2063 you and me and the country and our \u200bmilitary and people who have given their lives for the country that they represent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-fewer-us-womens-team-players-sing-anthem-ahead-second-straight-world-cup-letdown\/\">Even Fewer US Women&#8217;s Team Players Sing Anthem Ahead of Second Straight World Cup Letdown<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team, once immovable, now struggles. After a goalless draw against Portugal, they barely advanced in the World Cup playoff. This marks the first time in tournament history that they won just one game in group play, their sole victory being against Vietnam in the opening match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":1987713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1987712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1987712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1987713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1987712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1987712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1987712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}