{
  "id": 7832400,
  "title": "USA fall to Brazil on penalties for disappointing exit from U-20 Women’s World Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/usa-fall-to-brazil-on-penalties-for-disappointing-exit-from-u-20",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T17:14:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/usa-fall-brazil-penalties-disappointing-171443384.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States women's national U-20 soccer team suffered a disappointing penalty shootout loss to Brazil in the 2024 tournament in Poland. Kennedy Fuller was the leading scorer for the US, netting three goals. After a 1-1 draw after extra-time, Brazil's goalkeeper Thaís Lima made a crucial save to secure the victory in the shootout. This marks a series of poor performances for US youth national teams, with the U-17 boys and girls also eliminated in the last 16 due to penalties in separate tournaments. The U-20 men's team also failed to advance past the quarter-finals. The US, Olympic gold medalists and recent senior Women’s World Cup winners, last won the U-20 title in 2012. The team struggled in their group stage, losing their opener to Italy before drawing with Japan. Brazil dominated their group, finishing atop with a 9-2 aggregate score. The tournament's later timing in September has raised concerns among players and coaches about the impact on in-season club teams and the development of young American players.",
  "summary": "The United States were eliminated from the U-20 Women’s World Cup in the last 16, falling to Brazil on penalties on Wednesday after playing to a 1-1 draw after extra-time. Brazil goalkeeper Thaís Lima made a crucial save on Emeri Adames’s attempt to begin the shootout, opening the eventual 5-4 finish in Katowice, Poland. This is the third time since last October that a US youth team has failed to…",
  "key_points": [
    "USA women's U-20 team loses to Brazil on penalties",
    "Kennedy Fuller scores 3 goals for USA",
    "Brazil's Thaís Lima saves crucial penalty"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}