⚽️ USWNT Fans Can No Longer Simply Expect To Win

As the women's game has grown, the USA has a new reality - any result is possible. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: After this World Cup, the USWNT can no longer expect to win every time … What is the future of U.S. star Alex Morgan after the end of the team’s World Cup run? … and more! Fans of the United States women's national soccer team, welcome to the new normal. And farewell – fondly and with some miss-you-already remorse – to the old fairytale that never seemed to end. It has ended now. The fact that the USA's exit from this World Cup came with more than two weeks of the tournament remaining allows some time for reflection. No, one of the greatest dynasties in modern sports is not going to spiral into rack and ruin. But also no, never losing a quarterfinal, never suffering some group-stage meltdown, always expecting to lift the trophy rather than hoping for it, that level of metronomic consistency? That's not going to start up afresh either. The new normal doesn't mean there is going to be failure every time, where the tears in the eyes of Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz and so many others are repeated on loop with new personnel every four years. It doesn't mean that getting to the round of the 16 is the new break-even point for assessing the success of a campaign, which is kind of where things are for the men's national team. But it does mean that the full gamut of experiences comes into play now. Women's soccer has evolved enough that everything is possible, good and bad. For a long while, the Americans will be among the favorites and contenders any time a World Cup or Olympic Games rolls around. The possibility of adding to the historic collection of four World Cup titles will be real and present and on the table. No one is going to take the USA lightly, everyone is going to have some respect for the quality athletes and good players that will continue to be produced. Yet the gap is so much tighter. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - If this turns out to have been Alex Morgan's last World Cup run, what will she leave behind and [what could be next for her]( Laken Litman has story of the USWNT star. - So cool under pressure from the spot for so long, Megan Rapinoe [had trouble processing a critical rare miss]( in her final World Cup game, writes Doug McIntyre. - Bucky Brooks [explains the devaluation of running backs]( and why teams view the difference between good and great as not worth the price tag. - The post-deadline race to October has begun, and a few teams are already in full sprint. That created a bit of shakeup in [Ben Verlander's latest top 10](. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] Chicago Cubs at New York Mets (MLBN, 7:10 p.m. ET) The Cubs look to continue their winning ways when they head to Citi Field to battle the Mets. Colombia vs Jamaica (Tuesday, FS1, 4 a.m. ET) Colombia and Jamaica take the field with both looking to advance one step closer to each country’s first World Cup title. France vs Morocco (Tuesday, FS1, 7 a.m. ET) Morocco aims to keep its underdog story going when they battle France with the winner moving to the next round of the World Cup. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( Penn State to finish 2023 season with OVER 9.5 wins (-138) From FOX Sports Betting Analyst: Geoff Schwartz Building off a 10-win regular season in 2022, the Nittany Lions will get into double-digit wins again while threatening to win the conference in 2023. Drew Allar takes over at quarterback, and the Penn State coaching staff finally has a dynamic athlete to run the offense. Allar was a five-star recruit in 2022 and saw limited action last season. The Nittany Lions have the best-left tackle in the country (Olu Fashanu) and plenty of weapons for their new QB. Their defense was outstanding last season, only allowing 18.2 points per game. State did lose some secondary pieces to the NFL but still has enough players on the roster to fill those roles. This is a loaded squad with confidence in their quarterback. If they can split Ohio State and Michigan, Penn State will get over 9.5 wins. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. [FOLLOW FOX SPORTS] [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Download FOX Sports App: [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [Google Play]( [App Store]( [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [App Store]( [Google Play]( Also available on these devices: [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV | Vizio | LG Smart TV] [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV | Vizio | LG Smart TV] Trademark & Copyright Notice: ™ and © 2023 Fox Media LLC and FOX Sports Interactive Media, LLC. 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