: Tokyo 2020: Favourites USA stunned by Sweden in opener as women’s football begins at Olympic Games #IndiaNEWS Gold medal favourites the United States began their bid for a fifth women’s Olympic

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Tokyo 2020: Favourites USA stunned by Sweden in opener as women’s football begins at Olympic Games #IndiaNEWS
Gold medal favourites the United States began their bid for a fifth women’s Olympic football title with a shock 3-0 loss to Sweden, while Team GB kicked off their campaign at the Tokyo Games by beating Chile on Wednesday and the Netherlands put 10 past fellow debutants Zambia.The US have won four of six Olympic titles since women’s football was introduced to the programme in 1996, but suffered a heavy defeat by the same team that knocked them out on penalties in the quarter-finals in Rio.The second-longest unbeaten streak in USWNT history came to a close at 44 games following todays loss to Sweden at Tokyo Stadium.— U.S. Soccer WNT (@USWNT) July 21, 2021 Stina Blackstenius scored twice before substitute Lina Hurtig added a third for 2016 silver medallists Sweden at a game played in an empty Tokyo Stadium due to strict Covid-19 restrictions.The loss ended a 44-match unbeaten run for the Americans dating back to the start of 2019. It was also only the second time they had lost a game in 90 minutes at the Olympics.“They’re (Sweden) one of the best teams in the world,??? said US forward Megan Rapinoe. “There’s really no time to dwell or think about if Sweden is living in our...Read more

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