The U.S. women opened the 2024 Olympics looking more dangerous than they did in their poor World Cup last year. The USWNT has turned the page.
after a disastrous World Cup campaign last year, head coach Emma Hayes asked for patience as the team worked through growing pains.The USWNT's performance featured a proficiency that was lacking in recent matches and an intensity that was rarely seen from the Americans at last year's World Cup. It is exactly the start the Americans needed amid doubts about their place among the world's elite after a round-of-16 exit last year -- the team's worst World Cup in history.
This was the USWNT attack the Americans hoped to have on the world stage last year, but one that never showed up at the World Cup. Mallory Swanson, left, found the back of the net twice in the USA's 3-0 win over Zambia to open the Olympic women's soccer tournament. Trinity Rodman, right, also scored. Swanson's influence on the field is the other major change from the World Cup. She was arguably the best player in the world at the start of 2023, but a torn patella tendon three months prior to the World Cup ruled her out of that tournament.
If there is a trace of disappointment in Thursday's result, it would be that the Americans still wasted several opportunities that could have provided a fourth goal and an edge over groupmatesZambia -- a team that conceded 10 goals in a game at the previous Olympics -- looked awful, playing reactionary soccer on defense, even before going down to 10 players. But five substitutions and several positional changes were also factors in the Americans being less clinical in the second half.
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