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USWNT accused of trying to 'sneak Korbin Albert on' as she's roundly booed after appearing as late substitute in SheBelieves Cup win over Japan amid anti-LGBTQ+ storm

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Albert came off the bench for the USWNT against Japan in the SheBelieves Cup, just a week after a firestorm of controversy engulfed both her and the national team. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/korbin-albert-megan-rapinoe-uswnt-social-media-mess-olympics/bltb08bc4092630c469#csc1a705bafa403b63" target="_blank">Her social media activity went viral as anti-LGBTQIA+ likes and posts were uncovered</a>, while she also claimed that her pronouns were "USA" along with her family. She also seemingly "liked" a post which celebrated an injury to USWNT icon Megan Rapinoe in her final-ever game, and she subsequently responded with a lengthy Instagram comment in which she called attention to the mental health crisis amongst LGBTQIA+ youth.

WHAT HAPPENED?

During her introduction, a smattering of boos greeted her substitution and one fan, <a href="https://twitter.com/boo_literature/status/1776680087997350126" target="_blank">@boo_literature</a> wrote: "LMAO they tried to sneak Korbin Albert on to the field and they thought we wouldn't notice ahahaha."<a href="https://twitter.com/go23_sos/status/1776684236247867414" target="_blank">SOS-go23</a> added: "Those Korbin Albert boos weren't quiet. I heard them."<a href="https://twitter.com/rileyawfc/status/1776684508965720117" target="_blank">Rileyawfc</a> said: "Korbin Albert playing for 12 minutes is 12 minutes too many - especially this season."And <a href="https://twitter.com/EllstonLogan/status/1776685893887390009" target="_blank">EllstonLogan</a> said: "It's fine to boo Korbin Albert - she did something offensive and she needs to hear about it. But she was a teenager at the time, she apologized for her mistake, and she deserves a chance to move on."

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

The USWNT came from behind to win the game against Japan. Kiko Seike <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/nightmare-start-for-uswnt-japan-shebelieves-cup-semifinal/blte75a84508f08c0b9" target="_blank">opened the scoring</a> in the first minute, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/uswnt-player-ratings-vs-japan-jaedyn-shaw/blt1cb9efd2bda3182d" target="_blank">Jaedyn Shaw scored an exceptional equaliser from range</a> before Lindsey Horan sealed the win with a penalty.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The USWNT will aim to build on this victory on Tuesday in the SheBelieves Cup final. They will play the winners of Canada's clash with Brazil.

WHAT NEXT?

USWNT accused of trying to 'sneak Korbin Albert on' as she's roundly booed after appearing as late substitute in SheBelieves Cup win over Japan amid anti-LGBTQ+ storm | Goal.com

The United States women&apos;s national team have been accused of trying to &quot;sneak&quot; Korbin Albert onto the pitch after she was booed by fans.

USWNT accused of trying to &apos;sneak Korbin Albert on&apos; as she&apos;s roundly booed after appearing as late substitute in SheBelieves Cup win over Japan amid anti-LGBTQ+ storm