The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Beats Australia To Win Bronze Medal At Tokyo Olympics

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It was not the color medal the U.S. Women's National Soccer team had hoped to win at the Olympics. But the dominant 4-3 victory over Australia gave the top-ranked U.S. the bronze medal. In the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, the U.S. was bounced out of the Olympics in the quarterfinals.

Then, as now, the United States is the reigning women's World Cup champion and the team had hoped to do something never done before: win an Olympic gold medal following a World Cup title. But uneven play in the Olympic tournament with losses to Sweden in group play and Canada in the semifinals dashed the U.S. team's golden hopes.

Two U.S. veterans ensured a better outcome in the team's final Tokyo Olympics appearance.