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Alyssa Naeher, who was in goal for the 3-0 defeat to Sweden, says she is ready to "channel my inner Bill Belichick." Read the whole story
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1998 Norway 1-4 (Algarve). USA started nine future Hall of Famers.
2001 Canada 0-3 (Algarve). Karina LeBlanc (13 saves) stymied U.S. "B" team.
2003 Germany 0-3 (WWC). Two goals in stoppage time sealed semifinal win.
2007 Brazil 0-4 (WWC). Greg Ryan's only defeat in 55 games cost him his job.
2017 France 0-3 (SheBelieves). Fourteen of 17 U.S. players are at Tokyo Olympics.
2021 Sweden 0-3 (Olympics). Second longest unbeaten streak snapped (44 games). -
Soccer America ConfidentialAfter Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Sweden, Vlatko Andonovski described the result as "a bit of a shock," but the outcome wasn't entirely a surprise. Read the whole story
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Game ReportIn its Olympic opener in Tokyo, the USA passed to the Swedes more than to each other, defended lackadaisically, and missed close-range chances. Read the whole story
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Wednesday, July 21
Group E Great Britain 2 Chile 0. (Goals: White 18, 73.)
Japan 1 Canada 1. (Goals: Iwabuchi 84; Sinclair 6.)
Group F Brazil 5 China 0. (Goals: Marta 9, 74, Debinha 22, Andressa pen. 82, Beatriz 89.)
Netherlands 10 Zambia 3. (Goals: Miedema 9, 15, 29, 59, Martens 14, 38, Van de Sanden 44, Roord 64, Beerensteyn 75, Pelova 80; Banda 19, 82, 83.)
Group G Sweden 3 USA 0. (Goals: Blackstenius 25, 54, Hurtig 72.)
Australia 2 New Zealand 1. (Goals: Yallop 20, Kerr 33; Rennie 90+1.) -
In a 5-0 win, Marta became the first to score in five women's Olympic tourneys and Formiga the first to play in seven. Read the whole story
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Wednesday, July 21
Toronto FC 1 NY Red Bulls 1. (Goals: Priso 70; Klimala 46. Att.: n/a.)
In Harrison, NJ: NYCFC 1 CF Montreal 0. (Goal: Tajouri-Shradi 29. Att.: 2,873.)
Inter Miami 0 New England 5. (Goal: Traustason 15, 36, Bunbury 27, Buksa 45+4, 83. Att.: 13,963.)
FC Cincinnati 1 Atlanta United 1. (Goals: Acosta 61; Hernandez 70. Att.: 23,162.)
Columbus 0 Nashville SC 0. (Att.: 18,395.)
Chicago 2 D.C. United 2. (Goals: Gimenez 32, own goal 61; Paredes 82, Kamara pen. 87. Att.: 8,306.)
Sporting KC 1 San Jose 1. (Goals: Salloi 90+4; Nathan 53. Att.: 17,872.)
Colorado 2 FC Dallas 0. (Goals: Abubakar 48, Barrios 55. Att.: 8,321.)
Real Salt Lake 2 LA Galaxy 2. (Goals: Rusnak 9, Chang 26; Kljestan 33, Raveloson 70. Att.: 16,169.)
Portland 2 LAFC 1. (Goals: Valeri 2, Mora 90+3; Vela 17. Att.: 23,500.) -
Diving headers and volleys feature in a training competition from the U.S. men, who face Jamaica in the Gold Cup quarterfinals on Sunday. Read the whole story
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1. USL proposes internal promotion/relegation, calendar change to differentiate from MLS as partnership dissolves By Jeff Rueter (The Athletic)
2. USWNT v Sweden deep-dive review: What happened By Taylor Rockwell, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli (Total Soccer Show)
3. The first reviews of the fan-less Olympics are in, and … ‘that part sucks’ By Henry Bushnell (Yahoo Sports)
