(TVNEWS.COM) In a stunning upset, the Canadian women’s soccer team defeated the US women’s national soccer team 1-0 in the Tokyo Olympics semifinal on Monday – leaving USWNT with the bronze if they win their next match. The win marks Canada’s first victory in 20 years over the United States.
A.P reported: Carli Lloyd, clutch in so many critical moments for the U.S. women’s soccer team, failed to connect against Canada on Monday night and the Americans won’t play for a fifth Olympic gold medal.
Lloyd’s look in the 86th minute with the United States trailing by a goal hit the crossbar as Canada won 1-0 and dropped the Americans into the bronze medal match. It is the second straight Olympics that the U.S. failed to reach the gold medal game.
The Americans were bounced from the 2016 Rio Games by Sweden in the quarterfinals.
As Canada celebrated wildly at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium, Lloyd knelt to the turf with her head in her hands.
“That wasn’t good enough,” said Lloyd, the oldest player on the U.S. team at 39 and playing in what was likely her last major tournament with the national team.
The U.S. will play for the bronze on Thursday in Kashima against Australia.
Canada will play for the gold Friday at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium against Sweden, which downed the Australians 1-0 in Yokohama.
Canada’s team features Quinn, a transgender player.
Meanwhile, anti-American, BLM supporting, anthem- kneeling, purple-haired, American flag-dropping, “woke” superstar: Megan Rapinoe, told the press”We didn’t expect it to be easy “It’s all the best teams in the world and everything’s on the line. We couldn’t unlock it.”
Rapinoe was mocked relentlessly on Twitter after the loss.
I hope the #USWNT lose the bronze game too! ? #karma don’t kneel in front of the ?? next time. Why represent a country you’re not proud of? Yea you @mPinoe, concentrate on soccer instead of politics. ?? Good win! pic.twitter.com/NeINL4wekw
— Aldo ????⚽️ (@Aldo_Giammusso) August 2, 2021
RAPINOE TEARS
INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS ??? pic.twitter.com/su74okQRTS— Pawel ?? (@WHUPawel) August 2, 2021
I do love it when Megan Rapinoe loses because even though she’s ON Team America, she’s not FOR Team America ?? https://t.co/SVBR2JxkqF
— Lavern Spicer (@lavern_spicer) August 2, 2021
Say it with me. Watching Megan Rapinoe crying after she lost to Team Canada, with a transgender player, is fantastic. Where are those cocky smirks and poses? https://t.co/YK73oza7r1
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) August 2, 2021