Wow uh #USAUSAUSA or whatever. Uber Pool for the USWNT, Norway WNT, and Sweden WNT to get to China in 1991 for the World Cup. 👀👀👀💩⚽️
suzisteffen “There were few perks to being on the national team in those days. Even traveling the world was less exciting than it sounded. 6y
suzisteffen “When the US players took their flight to the 1991 World Cup in China, they were confused as to why they were flying the opposite way around the world. In an apparent money-saving move, the plane stopped to pick up the Swedish and Norwegian teams along the way. 6y
suzisteffen “‘ Then when we went home, instead of just crossing the Pacific Ocean, we went all the way back around to drop everybody off and then landed in New York,‘ remembers Brandi Chastain, who first became a national team regular in 1986.” 6y
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