TOKYO – The United States (US) women’s national soccer team must be willing to stop their fantastic record. This happened after they surprisingly lost to Sweden in the first matchday of Group G Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
As is known, the US women’s soccer national team previously held an unbeaten record in 44 consecutive matches. But unfortunately, this record was broken after falling to Sweden.
Playing at the Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday (21/7/2021) afternoon WIB, Sweden, who is the fifth seed, defeated the favorites for the gold medal, namely the US. The match ended with a score of 0-3.
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This result makes the US women’s soccer team lose their first game in the opening match, after in the previous two editions of the Olympics they always won it. Obviously, this is a blow to the US women’s soccer team.
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As reported by Reuters on Wednesday (07/21/2021), the US women’s soccer team had experienced poor results at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. They were eliminated more quickly in the quarterfinals, after in every edition of the Olympics since 1996, they always appeared in the final. finals.
