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Netflix has dropped the first trailer for the highly-anticipated behind the scenes documentary about the USWNT's World Cup disaster.
The streaming service was given access to the American squad as they attempted to defend their World Cup crown in Australia and New Zealand this summer and win a third title in a row.
But what unfolded was nothing short of a disaster and Netflix's cameras were on hand to capture everything as they unraveled on the other side of the world.
The defending champions crashed out in the last-16 on penalties to Sweden after struggling through the group stages, only winning one game across the entire competition - the opening one, against Vietnam.
It was also Megan Rapinoe's last World Cup and she missed a penalty in the shootout against Sweden, before drawing fury from supporters back home for ironically laughing at her miss.
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— Netflix (@netflix) November 28, 2023Trailer for USWNT's Netflix documentary gives a glimpse behind the scenes at the World Cup
Megan Rapinoe gives interviews during the series, which covers their disastrous title defense
Coach Vlatko Andonovski says he knew the size of the job, although he resigned afterwards
Key player Alex Morgan offers a warning to teammates as she gets her hair done in one scene
The series goes inside the locker room on game day and follows them in the crucial moments
Forward Lynn Williams is crying in one scene as she says 'I've just wanted this for so long'
Coach Vlatko Andonovski also resigned in the aftermath of their shambolic tournament with Chelsea manager Emma Hayes now set to take over in the new year.
And now fans will get a chance to see exactly what happened when the bombshell documentary drops on December 12 - just in time for some pre-Christmas viewing.
Titled 'Under Pressure', the all-action trailer released by Netflix on Tuesday shows players talking about how they can 'never take winning for granted'.
Andonovski is also heard saying how he 'knew what I'm getting myself into' when he took the most high-profile job in women's soccer and that he was aware he had to 'win every game.'
The much-maligned Rapinoe then talks about how the team had 'used success to make things better' before another voice questioned 'what does this team have to fight for?'
Then the documentary hints that it'll show how the team were brought crashing down to earth.
The Netflix series documenting the World Cup disaster is set to be released on December 12
The US team went into the competition as defending champion but played terribly
Their World Cup experience is compared to 'the Hunger Games' at one point, another says they are 'not playing to our strengths' and Andonovski's lack of substitutions are described as 'uninspiring'.
They are also accused of 'taking it for granted' while one voice concedes the rest of the world have 'caught up' with the USWNT.
Forward Lynn Williams can even be seen crying in one scene as she says 'I've just wanted this for so long'.
As well as their on-pitch struggles, the team attracted criticism throughout for appearing to focus on off-field exploits as much as their success on the pitch.
Carli Lloyd, a two-time USA World Cup winner, covered the tournament for FOX as an analyst and was most critical - especially when Rapinoe and Co danced on the field in celebration at reaching the knockout stages following a 0-0 tie with Portugal.
'I have never witnessed - I am just seeing these images for the first time on the desk and I have never witnessed something like that,' Lloyd said.
'There's a difference between being respectful of the fans and saying hello to your family, but to be dancing and to be smiling? The player of the match was the post. You are lucky not to be going home right now.'
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