 In an impromptu interview following the match , a clearly upset Solo criticized Ryan 's decision . " It was the wrong decision , and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that . There 's no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves . And the fact of the matter is it 's not 2004 anymore . It 's not 2004 . And it 's 2007 , and I think you have to live in the present . And you can 't live by big names . You can 't live in the past . It doesn 't matter what somebody did in an Olympic gold medal game in the Olympics three years ago . Now is what matters , and that 's what I think . " Many viewed her comments as being critical of Scurry 's performance , although Solo released an apologetic statement the following day saying that was not her intent . On September 29 , 2007 , coach Greg Ryan announced that Solo would not be with the team and would not play in the third @-@ place match against Norway the following day . Team captain Kristine Lilly stated that the decision on Solo was made by the team as a group . The U.S. went on to win against Norway 4 – 1 . 
