After 120 minutes of scoreless play in its quarterfinal against Serbia, the USA exited the U-20 World Cup with a loss from the penalty spot. The semifinal pairings: Mali-Serbia and Brazil-Senegal.

The U.S. defenders were the best players on the field for Coach Jill Ellis' team, which played Sweden to a scoreless tie in its second game of the 2015 World Cup.View image | gettyimages.com

The USA rallied to beat the host Netherlands for the first time ever with a 4-3 comeback victory. Its second-half struggles continued when it conceded two quick goals at the beginning of the second half to fall behind, 3-1. But youngsters DeAndre Yedlin, Bobby Wood and Jordan Morris came off the bench to spearhead the comeback -- along with Michael Bradley. Goals by German-Americans John Brooks and Danny Williams evened the scored before Wood's improbable winner in the 90th minute.