What's Trending 7/27/23: USWNT ties with Netherlands, plays Portugal on August 1st

Also Trending: Sinead O'Conner dies at the age of 56 and Wendy's just launched Frosty Cream Cold Brew
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#USWNT

o   Yesterday the ladies faced The Netherlands for their second game in Group Play at the World Cup.

o   The Netherlands scored first after Team USA got off to a slow start.

o   Captain Lindsey Horan luckily scored in the second half, ending the game in a draw, 1-1.

o   The ladies have one more group stage game left to play.

o   They’ll face Portugal on Tuesday, August 1st. The match will air at 12am PST.

o   The USA will need to win or draw against Portugal to advance to the knockout portion of the tournament, with their ultimate placement dependent on where they finish in Group E.

#SineadOConner

o   The singer has died.

o   She was only 56 years old.  The family announced her passing yesterday but didn't reveal the cause of death.

o   Sinead had a history of mental health struggles, and her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life just last year.

o   Last week, she posted that she's been, quote, "living as an undead night creature" since his death.

o   Sinead is best known for "Nothing Compares 2 U", a song written by Prince that she took to #1 in 1990.

o   She would later reveal that she wasn't a fan of him as a person.

o   Sinead was just as well known for taking moral and political stands.

o   That same year "Nothing Compares" made her a star, she refused to appear on an episode of "Saturday Night Live" because Andrew Dice Clay was hosting.

#Wendys

o   They just launched a new iced coffee line called "Frosty Cream Cold Brew."

o   It comes in three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and caramel.

o   They're adding them for summer but say they'll be a permanent part of the menu now.

o   All of the base flavors come from syrups, but they're also Frosty-flavored.  They say each one contains "creamer made from [their] classic Frosty."

o   Wendy's already had a similar iced coffee drink called a "Frosty-ccino” but that is now being discontinued.

o   They've got a deal through their app where you can get one for 99 cents through August 6th

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