The United States played its best game of this Women's World Cup and it wasn't good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated from the tournament.

The Americans' bid to win an unprecedented third consecutive title ended Sunday on penalty kicks. Megan Rapinoe, Sophia Smith and Kelley OHara all missed penalties that could have given the United States the win.

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