When they began playing, they never thought soccer careers would amount to anything like the month-long World Cup extravaganza or women's soccer's debut at the '96 Atlanta Summer Olympics before that.
Their soccer careers were cut short, as they were inexperienced.
mnli hypothesis: Their soccer careers were cut short, as they were inexperienced. premise: When they began playing, they never thought soccer careers would amount to anything like the month-long World Cup extravaganza or women's soccer's debut at the '96 Atlanta Summer Olympics before that.