Grit and experience just enough for U.S to progress


Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - Spain v United States - Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France - June 24, 2019 Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

(Editors note: Some readers may find language in paragraph 10 offensive)

REIMS, France (Reuters) - The United States may be one of the superpowers of women's football but they needed to draw on all their experience to get past Spain on Monday and set up a quarter-final clash with hosts France.

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