{"id":315316,"date":"2021-08-05T12:55:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T09:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uswnt-ends-disappointing-olympics-with-a-flourish\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T12:55:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T09:55:29","slug":"uswnt-ends-disappointing-olympics-with-a-flourish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uswnt-ends-disappointing-olympics-with-a-flourish\/","title":{"rendered":"#USWNT ends disappointing Olympics with a flourish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a242e848c9f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a242e848c9f8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uswnt-ends-disappointing-olympics-with-a-flourish\/#Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\" >Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#USWNT ends dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing Olympics with a flourish<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/rapinoe.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>History was out of its reach, but the United States women\u2019s soccer team isn\u2019t leaving Tokyo empty-handed.<\/p>\n<p>In what was potentially their national team swan song, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe made sure of that. The two elder stateswomen each scored twice, powering the U.S. to a bronze medal with a 4-3 victory over Australia that wasn\u2019t as close as the final result indicated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"\/>It was arguably America\u2019s best performance of the Summer Olympics, an aggressive and comprehensive victory that was unlike its struggles for most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s. The USWNT was hoping to become the first team to follow up a World Cup title with a gold medal, but that dream ended in a 1-0 semifinal loss to Canada in which it outshot its opponent, 13-3.<\/p>\n<p>The disappointment of that match didn\u2019t negatively impact the Americans. Rapinoe, 36, struck first, on a direct corner kick \u2013 an Olympico in the Olympics \u2013 in the eighth minute. She tacked on another goal in the 21st minute with a sweet volley on a failed clearance by the Aussies.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd, a 39-year-old Rutgers alum and the oldest USWNT Olympian, sent the United States into the locker room on a high during first half stoppage time. She scored again \u2013 her U.S. record 10th career Olympic goal \u2013 six minutes after intermission. Caitlin Foord, Sam Kerr and Emily Gielnik scored for Australia, Gielnik\u2019s 90th minute blast creating an uneasy four minutes of stoppage time for the USWNT, but the Americans closed it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\"><\/span>Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It was a bittersweet finish for the U.S., the top-ranked team in the world. The Olympics started poorly, with a dismal 3-0 loss to Sweden, snapping a 44-match winning streak. There was a scoreless draw in the group stage with Australia and a shootout victory over the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, prior to the loss to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Their stay in Japan, though, ended on a positive note, with the type of performance that was expected from them more frequently during these Games.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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In what was potentially their national team swan song, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe made sure of that. 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