The US girls’s soccer workforce didn’t get off on the fitting foot on the Tokyo Olympics.
The USWNT had their 44-game profitable streak snapped by Sweden on Wednesday. The Swedes, who eradicated the People from the 2016 Video games, cruised to a 3-0 win and jumped to the highest of the Group G standings.
Megan Rapinoe, who’s enjoying in her third Olympics with the USWNT, acknowledged there’s “no time to dwell” on the loss to Sweden. However she did recommend the defeat stings a bit extra given the opponent.
“Did we anticipate this consequence tonight? No,” Rapinoe informed reporters, per ESPN. “It is irritating, and it is irritating that it is Sweden. They discovered plenty of area on us. I do not even know what number of objectives we’ve given up this complete 12 months. I do not keep in mind the final time we gave up a aim. So to surrender three just isn’t nice.”
Rapinoe and Co. now will vie for victories of their final two group-stage video games in hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds. The USWNT returns to the sphere Saturday towards New Zealand and can battle Australia subsequent Tuesday.