The U.S. women's national team is playing for its life at the Olympics, opening the knockout stage with a 2019 Women's World Cup final rematch vs. the Netherlands.
The quarterfinal in Yokohama, Japan, comes on the heels of an uncharacteristic group stage for the U.S., which finished second to Sweden in the group and saw its 44-match unbeaten streak come to an end. Despite a bright start on Friday, the U.S. was forced to play from behind, but it appears to have found its mojo again.
Vivianne Miedema added to her Olympic record with her ninth goal of the competition to open the scoring for the Dutch in the 18th minute, only for Sam Mewis to equalize 10 minutes later and Lynn Williams to give the U.