The United States women's national team began their Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign with a 3-0 defeat against Sweden at the Tokyo Stadium in Japan on Wednesday, ending their 44-match unbeaten run in emphatic fashion.
Prematch, this clash had been billed as one of the most competitive ties, pitting the World Cup-winning USWNT against Olympic silver medalists Sweden, and the team who eliminated the U.S. in 2016.
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Fifth-ranked Sweden put the pressure on almost immediately with three shots in the first eight minutes, before Stina Blackstenius headed them into the lead on 25 minutes from a Sofia Jakobsson cross.