BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) " While she's just 18 and the youngest soccer player at the Olympics for the U.S., Mallory Pugh displays the confidence of a seasoned veteran. Pugh was in Brasilia preparing with the United States for a quarterfinal match against Sweden on Friday. Following the Olympics, Pugh will compete for the U-20 national team (she's the captain) at the World Cup for that level of play in Papua New Guinea this November. "I got on the bus after the game and it's kind of felt like any other goal," she said Thursday. Pugh would like nothing more than to help the U.S. win a fourth straight gold.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 11, 2016 19:18 UTC