The United States Women’s football world champions have been sent out of the Rio Olympic Games by Swedish women side. The US advancement to the next level was cut short with 4-3 loss on penalty shootout in Brasilia on Friday.
Defeat is the Americans’ first in 15 games at the Olympics and only their third ever in Games history, having won four gold medals and a silver since women’s football was introduced to the Olympic programme. [myad]
