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Megan Rapinoe: USWNT showed another level to win Olympic bronze vs. Australia

United States women's national team forward Megan Rapinoe has said the team weren't satisfied with their performance at the Olympics but that they showed another level in their 4-3 bronze medal match win over Australia.

Braces from Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd ensured that goals from Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord and Emily Gielnik weren't enough for Australia to take the bronze medal.

The U.S. -- who had gone into the tournament as gold medal favourites -- were knocked out by Canada in the semifinals. The loss marked the first time since 2001 they had lost to their North American rivals and a 3-0 loss to Sweden on the opening day ended a 44-game unbeaten run for the side.