Great Britain played the opener against Chile which they won by 2-0. 1-ranked U.S. women’s national soccer team lost their opening game, they were tipped to be the team to beat in the seventh women’s Olympic soccer tournament since 1996. FormatThe Americans’ main challengers for the 2021 gold medal will be Brazil and Netherlands who are ranked seven and four respectively. The host nation Japan, Great Britain, and Sweden, who are all ranked inside the top ten, will also fight for a place in the podium. The women’s soccer tournament starts with a group phase that divides the 12 teams into three groups (E, F, G).

Source: The Nation July 23, 2021 21:11 UTC