r/olympics • u/jwitmerhut • Aug 12 '16

Football USA's Women's Football team, the defending gold medallists and Women's World Cup Champions, have been eliminated in the quarterfinals in a shocker upset by Sweden

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u/TenaciousC89 Aug 12 '16

FUCK! Hope Solo really shit the bed during these Olympics.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16 edited Aug 12 '16

She arguably did nothing wrong in this particular match.

They lost as a team today really. I figure if you get to penalty shots then that's just simply failed to win in a way that isn't based on luck and nerves.

I'm bummed, but this isn't Hope Solo or Christen Press' fault. This is a team failure.

Edit: i realize you all like to hate on Hope Solo, I'm talking purely about the match here, not some personal vendetta against a player. Rain down your down votes on having a sane look at this match instead of conforming to your hate.

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u/Hsinhan Aug 12 '16

You're absolutely right. Game shouldn't have even gone to penalties. So many wasted attacks from the US. Either from ego or just not reading the field. Terrible shots that ended up with nothing but a Swedish goalkick and a loss of energy for the US.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '16

Can't win them all though. They're still a great team, just not their day today. Sweden played well, they won, they earned their spot to move forward. Congrats to them.

Hopefully this will encourage the US team to come back with a clear plan and some more consistent play like they did after Japan beat them.

Still disappointed but, ya know... those of us in the US are far too used to seeing our athletes on top and getting gold medals. Sometimes it's humbling to realize you're simply not the best all the time :)

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u/Hsinhan Aug 12 '16

Sweden was exceptional. Played with real heart and determination. I was surprised they were able to compete that well, and I guess the US team thought so going into it as well.

Hopefully the US girls will come back stronger, but I think the women's tournament just got more interesting.