Norway 2, United States 0
Olympic Competition Opens With a Defeat for U.S.
The first appearance by the Americans in a major international tournament under Coach Pia Sundhage ended disastrously on Wednesday with a defeat to Norway.
By JERÉ LONGMAN
Published: August 6, 2008
QINHUANGDAO, China — When Pia Sundhage became head coach of the United States women’s soccer team late last year, she serenaded her discouraged players by singing “The Times They Are A-Changin’.”
Apparently they are not changing quickly enough.
The first appearance by the Americans in a major international tournament under Sundhage ended disastrously on Wednesday with a 2-0 loss to Norway in an opening-round match of the Beijing Olympics.
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