'Wait to talk sh*t' - Former USWNT star Sydney Leroux hits back at Lineth Beerensteyn's 'big mouth' comments following Netherlands' World Cup elimination

• Leroux slams Beerensteyn
• Dutch forward had taken shot at USWNT
• 'You're bye too' tweets Leroux

WHAT HAPPENED? Dutch forward Lineth Beerensteyn had focused some of her pre-match comments on the USWNT's disastrous last-16 exit to Sweden telling reporters: "From the first moment I heard they were out, I was just like, 'Yes! Bye!'. Because from the start of this tournament, they had already a really big mouth – they were talking already about the final and stuff. I was just thinking: ‘You first have to show it on the pitch before you are talking.'"

WHAT THEY SAID: After the Netherlands crashed out to Spain in extra time on Friday, former US international star Leroux took to Twitter to lambast Beerensteyn: "One thing we’ve learned is wait to talk s**t until after you’re on the podium with a gold medal because now… you’re bye too."

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The Netherlands and the USWNT had clashed in a feisty group-stage game before the Stars and Stripes' early exit. While many were relieved to see the four-time winners bow out, Beerensteyn's case goes to show it sometimes best not to tell that to the world's press.

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WHAT NEXT FOR THE NETHERLANDS AND USA? Both teams will have some soul searching to do after earlier-than-expected exits.