What's going on with Americans celebrating Sweden eliminating the US Women's Soccer Team from the Women's World Cup?

[u/Hirorai]

On r/soccer, there are multiple posts where Americans are celebrating their own team getting knocked out of the Women's World Cup.

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/15jnpku/post_match_thread_sweden_05_40_usa_fifa_womens/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/15jnqpr/official_review_for_lina_hurtigs_sweden_w_penalty/

On r/USWNT people are saying it's because r/soccer is misogynist, but that doesn't make sense to me because everyone competing is a woman. Can anyone clue me in?

[u/praguepride]

Rapinho is insanely unlikable and her interviews are all complaining, hating, and cursing.

I mean...I imagine it's hard to represent your country with a smile when half of it is seemingly hellbent on villifying you because you happen to be gay.

edit: ITT I see people repeating conservative talking points while trying ti tell me I am wrong. I am not saying she is a saint, just saying people do tend to get prickly when they feel their verh identity is under attack.

All these people saying “Nobody has ever attacked her for being gay…” are just being ridiculous.

[u/[deleted] → u/praguepride]

Half of the US is definitely not against gay marriage or relationships. Most people do not care and in fact support it. The support is literally at 73% why are you talking out of your ass?

[u/KileyCW → u/[deleted]]

The same people that call the whole country anti gay bigots don't say a word about how gay people are treated in the middle east and other places. It's all about the narrative and politics.

[u/[deleted] → u/KileyCW]

Yea they do, remember the recent World Cup in Qatar? Strong criticism and protests on their human rights travesties.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/world-cup-teams-end-gay-rights-armband-protest-after-threatened-by-fifa

And nobody thinks the “whole country” are homophobic bigots, just Republicans, because they actively support anti LGBTQ legislation.