Seeking a fourth straight Olympic gold, the Americans are also without Christine Rampone because of injury, while Sydney Leroux and Amy Rodriguez are pregnant. The U.S. is trying to become the first team to win the Olympics after succeeding at the World Cup. Lloyd, the team's captain in Rio, said the U.S. remains favored to win the title despite the revamped team. 1 for quite some time, we won last year's World Cup, we won the last Olympics. BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) " A new era opens for the U.S. women's soccer team at the Olympic Games when a generation of younger players seeks to continue the global domination established at last year's World Cup.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 02, 2016 16:18 UTC