Posted on 08/02/2021 8:26:17 AM PDT by conservative98
United States women's national team forward Megan Rapinoe said the semifinal defeat to Canada in the Olympic Games on Monday is a "bitter one to swallow."
The USWNT fell 1-0 through Jessie Fleming's second-half penalty and will miss out on the chance to win a gold medal.
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"It's terrible. We just didn't have it today," Rapinoe said after the match. "Just too many errors from us again. I felt like the space was there for us to play and we just couldn't get into it, too many touches or, you know, an errant touch.
"That's football. They got, I think, one shot on goal, a PK, and from what it sounds like it was a PK. So yeah, it's a bitter one to swallow. Obviously we never want to lose to Canada. I don't think I've ever lost to Canada.
"So it's a bitter one. Obviously there's still a lot to compete for. That's what I told the girls and what we talked about in the huddle. It's not the color we want, but there's still a medal on the line. That's a huge thing and we want to win that game, but yeah, this is ... this sucks. It sucks."
The loss marked the first time the USWNT have been defeated by Canada since 2001, snapping a 36-game unbeaten streak against their North American rivals.
"For those of us that were part of the 2012 team [Canada lost to the USWNT in the semifinal after extra time at the London Olympics], it's nice to get a little revenge in an Olympic semifinal," Canada captain Christine Sinclair said.
"I was just sitting there thinking how proud I am of this team," she said. "It's a very unique group. It's a special group and I'm so proud to be a part of it."
The USWNT have endured a tough time at the Olympics, starting with a 3-0 loss to Sweden that snapped a 44-game unbeaten streak and a scoreless draw with Australia in the group stage.
Megan Rapinoe has said the USWNT will find it hard to take the Olympic semifinal loss to Canada. Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images Vlatko Andonovski's side needed penalties to defeat Netherlands in the quarterfinals, but Rapinoe said she struggles to understand why the team was not able to perform in Japan.
"It just hasn't flowed for us. It hasn't been easy," she added. "But it just didn't click for us. I don't know if it was just roster rotations. I know it's a tough tournament, trying to save people.
"But our bench is deep, deep, deep as hell. So I don't think we can really put it on that. I can't quite put my finger on it. I've been thinking about the whole tournament, we just didn't have that juice that we normally do.
You and me both. Not to say it’s quite VJ Day to see our dykes (and dyke “allies”) lose... but it’s pretty darned nice. What a good way to start the week.
Maybe there’s a u15 boys team to play
Your anti American bullcrap is a hard pill for me to swallow. Tough luck buttercup.
How many more games can they lose? Soccer was never so exciting! So much fun!
Didn’t that team lose to a boy’s high school team?
Meghan, YOU are a bitter pill to swallow, moron.
> Never thought that there’ ever be a day that I’d be happy that a US team would lose in the Olympics.... <
When you think about it, they’re not really a US team. They might have ‘USA’ on their jerseys. But they’re not playing for the USA.
I wander what percentage of US citizens were cheering for the Canadian team?
Accurate.
The big thing is that they lost via a penalty...which means...it’s your own damn fault.
What a shame.
Try looking in the mirror. It’s the first place to start.
DJT curse maybe?
Yeah, they lost to a boys u-15 select team in Dallas.
I’ve coached girls soccer and around 12 they’re almost identical, but from then the boys grow to 6’ and naturally muscular while the girls fatten and round out.
Plus, girls are drama queens while boys automatically “game face” when competition is on. If girls are down a point, they slack a lot of times until you tell at them, while guys ball up and get angry.
In addition, guys will go spikes up or shoulder in on opponents while girls will swerve away.
Totally different
The jokes just write themselves.
EMBRACE THE SUCK.....you do it anyway, I’m sure.
TWO Olympic Fails in a row for Team HATE THE USA.
Would love to see some of the players, because I think there are a few, stand up and say that the USWNT needs to get back to focusing on soccer and let others worry about Social Justice causes and politics. Their “platform” just collapsed beneath them.
Because of the USWNT embrace of all things Liberal as many Americans are enjoying this as are disappointed in it.
I am overjoyed that there won’t be subject to the obnoxious post game celebrations that we always get when this team wins! Especially from Rapinoe. Sit down and shut up loser.
I feel her pain. I’ll take a knee in solidarity.
Will she still kneel if she is getting a bronze medal and some other country national anthem is playing?
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