American women’s soccer team lost 1-0 8th place Canada finished its chance to win a gold medal in Tokyo in the Olympic semifinals on Monday.
Important reason: This defeat marks the second consecutive Olympic Games in which the US team has not played in a gold medal match.The team was knocked out by Sweden Quarter finals During the 2016 Rio game.
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Monday’s defeat also ends the team’s quest Historical back-to-back double — After winning the Women’s World Cup, I won the Olympics. This is the first time Canada has defeated Team USA for the first time in 20 years.
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Both teams struggled to make a lot of attacks in the semi-finals on Monday, but Canada’s Jessie Fleming converted a penalty kick in the 75th minute to lead late.
Big picture: Participate in a tournament in Tokyo with an experienced team — 17 Played With the 2019 World Cup Team — The team struggled to gain a foothold early in the tournament.
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U.S. players suffered Stunning 3-0 defeat Before dominating New Zealand 6-1 he went to Sweden with his 2021 Olympic debut.
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They drew Australia 0-0. This was just enough to get them a spot in the quarterfinals.
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Then the United States Defeat the netherlands In a penalty shootout that stabs a nail on Friday.
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The team won four gold medals and one silver medal in six Olympic appearances.
What’s next: The United States will compete for a bronze medal on Thursday at 4 am EST with the team that lost the semi-finals between Australia and Sweden.
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