The problem with miracles is they do not happen all that often, so all those Europe fans who are feverishly spotting the similarities between the Solheim Cup of 2024 with the Ryder Cup of 2012 are still likely to be disappointed on Sunday.

The mountain Europe has to climb on Sunday at the Solheim Cup is a steep one. Europe is down 10-6 with 12 singles matches remaining, needing a major comeback to retain the cup. European assistant captain Laura Davies says that the current state of the leaderboard is not for lack of great play by her team.