American veteran Becky Sauerbrunn isn’t at the 2023 World Cup–she withdrew from the tournament in the spring after injuring her foot with the Portland Thorns.
But Sauerbrunn was visible everywhere tonight in the USWNT’s tepid, unconvincing 0-0 draw with Portugal.
You could see her in the negative space in the American defense and midfield, in the misplaced passes, in the clichéd runs and in the utter confusion that kept the U.S. from…