Julie Johnston's wonderful World Cup nearly ruined by defensive mistake

ZachErtz&JrueHoliday1 Eagles tight end Zach Ertz tweeted out a picture of his girlfriend Julie Johnston, who will be playing tonight for the U.S. Women's Soccer team as they battle Germany in the semifinal of the World Cup, tonight at 7pm on Fox and

But this year, if Team USA wants to win their first World Cup since 1999, their going to need strong performances from the new faces on the back line. Anchoring the defense for the first time is center back Julie Johnston, who came out of nowhere to

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The blunder happened in the 59th minute, as a bounding ball came sailing over Johnston's shoulder. She tried to play it with her chest but Alexandra Popp snuck around her. Johnston then reached over the German midfielder's shoulder to haul her down 

U.S. Women's National Team defender Julie Johnston was the anchor for a backline that stood strong against a tricky Colombia team, earning the center back honors as SBI's USWNT Woman of the Match.