LONDON (AP) — Sui Tauaua-Pauaraisa tried to dry her teary eyes with her hands.

Samoa suffered heavy defeats in all three of its Women's Rugby World Cup pool games and yet the captain didn't want to go home.

Apologizing for being emotional, she added: “I wish there were more games.”

Tauaua-Pauaraisa was full of pride for her all-amateur Manusina's first World Cup appearance in 11 years. Hundreds of spectators in York last Saturday thought likewise, staying long after Samoa lost to the United States 60-0 to be serenaded by the Samoans, whose singing, dancing and grace won over fans everywhere they went.

World Cup quarterfinals have room for only eight teams, however, which meant eight teams are leaving England. Here’s a catchup.

Samoa

The need to commit to warmup games and spend at l

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