Saitama ¨C With the pressure suddenly on, the United States women¡¯s soccer team did what most expected it to do ahead of the Tokyo Games ¡ª win.
The reigning world champion shook off Wednesday¡¯s 3-0 loss to Sweden with a 6-1 thrashing of New Zealand on Saturday at Saitama Stadium, leaving the side with plenty of breathing room ahead of Tuesday¡¯s Group G finale against Australia.
¡°(The Sweden game) wasn¡¯t our best performance obviously, and we came into Game 2 knowing that we don¡¯t go from being a really great team from two days ago to not being a great team anymore,¡± U.S. defender Crystal Dunn said. ¡°So I think we came in a little bit more relaxed, and trusting each other, knowing that we¡¯re here and we can get the job done.¡±
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