MARSEILLE, France — As sunlight and playing time expired Wednesday at Stade Vélodrome, a scene that had been missing from the U.S. women’s national soccer team at the last few major tournament began to take hold.
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The Olympic group stage had ended with a 2-1 victory over Australia, and after months of questions about how the young squad under a new coach would perform on a big stage, the Americans looked like a team poised to challenge for a championship.