Editor Desk
Aug 12, 20161 min
In perhaps the biggest upset of the Olympics so far, the United States women’s soccer team was eliminated by Sweden in the quarterfinals on Friday, undone in a penalty shootout.The U.S. women, who lifted last year’s Women’s World Cup, had never failed to reach the Olympic final in five prior editions of the tournament. They had won four of those five title games, and the last three in a row. But a rejuvenated American side was outlasted on penalties after a 1-1 tie with a wily Swedish team, coached by former U.S. manager Pia Sundhage – who had never lost to her former team in three prior games.