U.S. women's soccer team defeats New Zealand 2-0 in Olympic opener

In the first day of Olympic play in Rio, the U.S. women's soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0.

Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan both scored, with Lloyd making her 89th international goal and Morgan her 68th. Team USA is looking for its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal, and if they are successful, they will become the first team, male or female, to win the World Cup and Olympic gold back-to-back. Next, they play France, ranked third in the world, then Colombia.

Several other women's soccer matches also took place on Wednesday, with Sweden defeating South Africa 1-0, Brazil beating China 3-0, and Canada with a 2-0 win over Australia.

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