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Four minutes later, Luca de la Torre fired off a shot from straight on that sailed just over the crossbar.
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Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Forsberg volleyed over the crossbar six minutes later.
—Julian Cardillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Joao Pedro made his run in the inside-left, entered the penalty, checked back onto his right foot and unleashed a fearsome shot that crashed in off the underside of the crossbar.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The United States got on the board immediately, as midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former head coach Gregg Berhalter, placed a free kick in the perfect position for Chris Richards to head the ball off the crossbar and over the goal line to make it 1-0.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Forsberg volleyed over the crossbar six minutes later.
—Julian Cardillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Joao Pedro made his run in the inside-left, entered the penalty, checked back onto his right foot and unleashed a fearsome shot that crashed in off the underside of the crossbar.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 9 July 2025
The United States got on the board immediately, as midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former head coach Gregg Berhalter, placed a free kick in the perfect position for Chris Richards to head the ball off the crossbar and over the goal line to make it 1-0.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossbar. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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crossbar
noun
cross·bar
ˈkrȯs-ˌbär 
: a bar, piece, or stripe placed crosswise or across something
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