The U.S. women’s soccer team was routed in its Olympic opener on Wednesday by Sweden, the same opponent that knocked them out of the 2016 Rio games.
Sweden beat the Americans 3-0, a devastating start for the reigning World Cup champions.
The U.S. came into the Tokyo Olympics hoping to become the first women’s team to take Olympic gold after winning the Cup. Wednesday’s loss makes that more difficult.
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