Tokyo Olympics: A Statement Win From Sweden Rocks the USWNT

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The USWNT got a rude awakening to the start of their Olympic tournament, with Sweden dismantling them on Wednesday in a 3-0 win. Steph Yang joins for the first match-day reaction pod here at Full Time, where we try to make sense of the defeat and figure out what comes next, plus review the results from every single game (with big wins from the Netherlands and Brazil, opening victories from Team GB and Australia and Canada and Japan settling for the only draw on Wednesday).

For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/

Our guide to the tournament (free and unlocked to read): https://theathletic.com/2711374/2021/07/16/tokyo-2020-olympics-womens-football-soccer-guide/

For even more Olympics podcasting from The Athletic, subscribe to The Offside Rule: Olympics Edition on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-offside-rule-olympics-edition/id1478431097
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For all our Olympic women’s soccer coverage at The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/tag/tokyo-2020-womens-soccer/

Our guide to the tournament (free and unlocked to read): https://theathletic.com/2711374/2021/07/16/tokyo-2020-olympics-womens-football-soccer-guide/

For even more Olympics podcasting from The Athletic, subscribe to The Offside Rule: Olympics Edition on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-offside-rule-olympics-edition/id1478431097

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Tokyo Olympics: A Statement Win From Sweden Rocks the USWNT

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