Megan Rapinoe Reacts To USWNT’s Loss To Sweden In Olympics Opener

The US ladies’s soccer group didn’t get off on the best foot on the Tokyo Olympics.

The USWNT had their 44-game successful streak snapped by Sweden on Wednesday. The Swedes, who eradicated the People from the 2016 Video games, cruised to a 3-0 win and jumped to the highest of the Group G standings.

Megan Rapinoe, who’s taking part in in her third Olympics with the USWNT, acknowledged there’s “no time to dwell” on the loss to Sweden. However she did counsel the defeat stings a bit more given the opponent.

“Did we anticipate this consequence tonight? No,” Rapinoe informed reporters, per ESPN. “It’s irritating, and it’s irritating that it’s Sweden. They discovered lots of house on us. I don’t even know what number of objectives we’ve given up this complete yr. I don’t keep in mind the final time we gave up a purpose. So to surrender three shouldn’t be nice.”

Rapinoe and Co. now will vie for victories of their final two group-stage video games in hopes of advancing to the knockout rounds. The USWNT returns to the sphere Saturday in opposition to New Zealand and can battle Australia subsequent Tuesday.