BRASILIA, Brazil – The U.S. Women’s National Team fell to Sweden 4-3 in a penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 through 120 minutes of U.S. dominated action at Mané Garrincha Stadium in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 Olympic Games. It was a disappointing result for the USWNT, which had never before failed to reach the […]
Archives for August 2016
USWNT Advances After Tying Colombia, 2-2
The U.S. Women’s National Team won its group for the fifth consecutive Olympic Games with a dramatic 2-2 draw with Colombia at Amazonia Arena in its final Group G match of the 2016 Olympic Games. Already assured of advancing to the knockout rounds and needing only a point to win Group G after defeating New […]
Lloyd’s Goal Gives USA 1-0 Win Over France
When the U.S. Women’s National Team needs a goal, more often than not, co-captain Carli Lloyd delivers. She did it again in leading her team to a 1-0 defeat of France in the second group match of the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. It broke a scoreless draw in Belo Horizonte between the world ranked #1 Americans, […]
USWNT Opens Olympics With 2-0 Win
Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan scored goals to lead the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 2-0 win over New Zealand 2-0 in Group G play at Mineirão Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in its first match of the 2016 Olympic Games. Lloyd scored early in the first half, and Morgan scored her 68th career international goal to […]