02:52Two players from the US Women's National Team (USWNT) Tobin Heath and Samantha Mewis held a press conference in Paris on Wednesday ahead of their quarterfinal clash against France.
In response to criticism leveled at the Americans that they are arrogant and over-confident, Mewis said that the team "could be a lot more arrogant than they are with how good they are, but I haven't really heard that. I actually credit our team for being very humble."
The two players were excited about the prospect of facing the hosts in the the quarter-finals.
"This is the kind of game that makes World Cups so exciting," said Heath. "It's a privilege to play in the host country, in the host nation, because it's so much bigger and those are the types of games we love."
The quarter-final match up will see the tournament favourites, the USA, taken on the World Cup hosts, France, at Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday.
France: USWNT 'could be a lot more arrogant' says midfielder Sam Mewis
Two players from the US Women's National Team (USWNT) Tobin Heath and Samantha Mewis held a press conference in Paris on Wednesday ahead of their quarterfinal clash against France.
In response to criticism leveled at the Americans that they are arrogant and over-confident, Mewis said that the team "could be a lot more arrogant than they are with how good they are, but I haven't really heard that. I actually credit our team for being very humble."
The two players were excited about the prospect of facing the hosts in the the quarter-finals.
"This is the kind of game that makes World Cups so exciting," said Heath. "It's a privilege to play in the host country, in the host nation, because it's so much bigger and those are the types of games we love."
The quarter-final match up will see the tournament favourites, the USA, taken on the World Cup hosts, France, at Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday.
Two players from the US Women's National Team (USWNT) Tobin Heath and Samantha Mewis held a press conference in Paris on Wednesday ahead of their quarterfinal clash against France.
In response to criticism leveled at the Americans that they are arrogant and over-confident, Mewis said that the team "could be a lot more arrogant than they are with how good they are, but I haven't really heard that. I actually credit our team for being very humble."
The two players were excited about the prospect of facing the hosts in the the quarter-finals.
"This is the kind of game that makes World Cups so exciting," said Heath. "It's a privilege to play in the host country, in the host nation, because it's so much bigger and those are the types of games we love."
The quarter-final match up will see the tournament favourites, the USA, taken on the World Cup hosts, France, at Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday.