Olympics-Soccer-U.S. rebound with 6-1 win over NZ, Britain and Sweden enter quarters

[ASFN Admin]

The United States women's soccer team returned to winning ways with a clinical 6-1 victory over New Zealand at Saitama Stadium on Saturday, while Britain and Sweden maintained perfect starts to book their places in the Olympic tournament's knockout stage. After suffering a first defeat in 30 months to Sweden in their Group G opener, the Americans, who are world champions, made a much-improved start against New Zealand, breaking the deadlock inside 10 minutes with a Rose Lavelle strike. Two second-half own goals compounded New Zealand's problems and U.S. substitutes Alex Morgan and Christen Press also got on the scoresheet as the pre-tournament favourites moved back into contention for a final-eight spot.

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