They scored just nine minutes into their match against New Zealand and never looked to be under serious pressure as they coasted to a 2-0 victory. To make sure that doesn’t happen I had a lot of individual meetings. and that was one of the questions I posed to players: Are you as hungry? “It is super special and it becomes more than just our team, we are part of this huge U.S. team”.
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At the start of the game, there are boos by the Brazilian fans against the United States goalkeeper, Hope Solo.
Just like in the World Cup, the US backline proved impossible to break, leading to a comfortable second half once the two-goal advantage was established.
In March, the players filed a complaint against the U.S. Soccer Federation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The United States women’s soccer team got off to a flying start at the Rio Olympics, comfortably defeating New Zealand in its Group G opener. New Zealand takes on Colombia at 7:00p.m. on Saturday. Team USA next plays vs. France on August 6, in what is expected to be the toughest match of the group for the Americans.
Amidst all the success and accomplishments of her remarkable career, it’s easy to overlook the value of Hope Solo’s longevity for the U.S. Women’s National Team.
The controversial World Cup and Olympic champion has been outspoken about her concerns over traveling to Brazil due to the Zika virus. Despite setting an American record in the event, the USA quartet finished more than a second behind the Australians in London. It was Morgan’s 12th goal of the year, and fifth at Olympic tournaments.
Carli Lloyd is the captain for the Olympic U.S. Women’s Soccer team and center midfielder. The only time it didn’t win the Olympics was in 2000 in Sydney, when it lost the final to Norway.
She was hampered by a bone bruise in her knee before last year’s World Cup and was eased back into the lineup cautiously, used as a sub in the first two matches in Canada.
Brazil defeated China 3-0 in their opening match in front of their home crowd, with impressive goals by Andressa Alves and Cristiane. Klingenberg was steady as it gets at left back and sparked numerous attacks down the left wing.
Below, a few highlights of the Olympic calendar as the Games kick off in full force.
Canada got off to a flawless start with a 2-0 win over Australia despite having just 10 players for the majority of the game, with Janine Beckie and Christine Sinclair scoring in each half.
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Most impressive on the opening day of competition was Germany, which battered Zimbabwe 6-1 after collecting four goals in the second half.
