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May 15 2022
Opinion
Finland and Sweden Deserve to Be in NATO Now
After months of anticipation, Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced Thursday their country’s intention to apply for membership in NATO, and neighboring Sweden is not far behind. In polling last fall, only about a fifth to a quarter of Finns and Swedes supported their respective countries joining NATO. After Putin’s premeditated, unprovoked, and highly
The BulwarkAug 06 2023
News
Defending Champions USWNT Eliminated From Women’s World Cup By Sweden
The reigning world champions, the United States Women's National Team have crashed out of the Women's World Cup eliminated in a penalty shoot-out by old rivals Sweden in Melbourne. After a miss by Sweden's Nathalie Björn, United States substitute Megan Rapinoe blazed her kick over the bar. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher then saved from Rebecka Blomqvist to give Sophia Smith the chance to send the
ForbesAug 06 2023
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U.S. falls to Sweden in penalty kicks and is eliminated from the World Cup
Megan Rapinoe, left, and Lindsey Horan, right, comfort Sophia Smith (11) after the U.S. lost to Sweden in penalty kicks and was eliminated from the World Cup. Rapinoe and Smith both missed penalty kicks. Nothing has come easy for the U.S. in this women’s World Cup, so it should be no surprise that the Americans’ tournament came down to a penalty-kick shootout with Sweden on Sunday, one they
Los Angeles TimesAug 06 2023
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U.S. eliminated from Women's World Cup in heartbreaking loss to Sweden
The United States has been eliminated from the Women's World Cup after a heartbreaking loss to Sweden in the Round of 16. The defending champions lost on penalty kicks, with the final dagger barely breaking the plane of the goal to send Sweden to the next round. Lina Hurtig's converted her penalty after a scoreless draw at the Women's World Cup. U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher fruitlessly argued
CBS News (Online)Aug 06 2023
News
Sweden Dump Defending Champions USA Out Of World Cup On Penalties
Sweden stunned the United States 5-4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout Sunday to surge into a Women's World Cup quarter-final against Japan and consign the defending champions to their earliest-ever exit. The title-holders dominated the opening 90 minutes but a breakthrough proved elusive with Swedish goalkeeper Zecira Musovic making some startling saves to keep her side alive. With the
Barron'sApr 03 2023
News
Finland to join NATO on Tuesday, Sweden still waiting
BRUSSELS/HELSINKI, April 3 (Reuters) - Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, marking the completion of a swift journey into the military alliance for the Nordic nation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials said. Finland has a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, meaning NATO's frontier with Russia will roughly double in length, and the move drew a pledge from Moscow that it will
ReutersAug 06 2023
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U.S. suffers early World Cup exit with shootout loss to Sweden
The punchless U.S. women are out of the World Cup, after yet another scoreless match and a disastrous shootout. The gang that couldn’t shoot straight made America’s earliest exit, ever, after Sophia Smith knocked a potentially-winning penalty far over the crossbar and Alyssa Naeher’s valiant save attempt on Lina Hurtig turned into a cruel, bouncing goal. The U.S. lost the shootout, 5-4, when
New York Daily NewsMar 17 2023
News
Finland Leaves Sweden Behind in Race to NATO Membership
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on Friday appeared set to receive the nod on Helsinki's NATO membership from Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who for several months has held up the alliance's proposed expansion because of political disputes with Sweden.
Sweden and Finland had planned to join NATO at the same time, a proposal supported by the U.S. and other key Western alliance
NewsweekJul 11 2023
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Biden Thanks Erdogan For Sweden Decision, Backs F-16s Sale
US President Joe Biden thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for his "courage" in dropping opposition to Sweden's entry to NATO. At a meeting during the NATO summit in Vilnius, Biden celebrated the conclusion of a major diplomatic push to get Erdogan to stop blocking Sweden's application. "I want to thank you for your diplomacy and your courage to take that on. And I
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