Olympics 2021: USWNT Vs. New Zealand 5 Things To Know

(CBS Local)- The USWNT’s Olympic travel got disconnected to a rocky commencement with a 3-0 nonaccomplishment to Sweden successful their opening lucifer connected Wednesday. It was the worst nonaccomplishment for the nationalist squad since a 3-0 decision against France successful the 2017 SheBelieves Cup. The squad doesn’t person overmuch clip to find answers oregon dwell connected the nonaccomplishment nevertheless arsenic their adjacent match, present astir a indispensable win, sees the squad instrumentality connected New Zealand connected Saturday morning.

As the squad gears up for its 2nd lucifer of the tournament, present are 5 things fans should cognize astir the opponent, New Zealand.

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All-Time Series

The USWNT has dominated the all-time bid against New Zealand, winning 15 of the 17 meetings to this constituent for a 15-1-1 record. This is the 4th clip the teams person met astatine the Olympic Games, with the U.S. scoring a 2-0 triumph successful Rio and London and a 4-0 triumph successful 2008 successful Beijing.

The astir caller gathering betwixt the 2 came successful May of 2019 with the U.S. posting a 5-0 triumph arsenic portion of their send-off bid up of the 2019 Women’s satellite Cup. Carli Lloyd tallied a brace of goals with Tobin Heath, Rose Lavelle and Samantha Mewis joining her successful the scoring department.

Lloyd and Alex Morgan each person six vocation goals against the Football Ferns.

U.S. Connections

New Zealand’s caput coach, Tom Sermanni spent a twelvemonth and alteration successful complaint of the USWNT from January 2013 to April of 2014 signaling a 18-2-4 grounds successful that time. He besides oversaw the archetypal squad debuts of aggregate players connected the existent roster successful Julie Ertz, Kristie and Samantha Mewis, Christen Press, Crystal Dunn and Lindsay Horan. There’s plentifulness of familiarity with the American roster from his clip successful complaint of the NWSL’s Orlando Pride arsenic well.

Three of the New Zealand players are presently connected NWSL rosters arsenic good successful defenders Abby Erceg and Ali Riley on with midfielder Katie Bowen.

New Zealand Searching For Win As Well

New Zealand’s opening lucifer resulted successful a nonaccomplishment arsenic well, coming up abbreviated against their determination rivals Australia 2-1. Though the people looks person than the U.S.’ 3-0 defeat, the world is Australia dominated the match. New Zealand was outshot 16-5, gave up much shots connected extremity 8-3, allowed much corners 10-1 and mislaid the possession conflict 60-40.

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The 2 Australia tallies came successful the archetypal fractional from Tameka Yallop (20′) and Samantha Kerr (33′) portion New Zealand’s extremity came successful stoppage clip of the 2nd fractional from 20-year-old Gabi Rennie (90’+1).

New Zealand Olympic History

This is the 4th consecutive Olympics shot tourney that New Zealand has qualified for. Their champion effect antecedently was successful London successful 2012 erstwhile they made it to the knockout signifier by beating Cameroon 3-1. They person not made it past the radical signifier successful immoderate of their different 3 appearances.

USWNT Generally Doesn’t Suffer Back-To-Back Losses

The nonaccomplishment to Sweden was shocking some for the effect and the information that the U.S. was truthful thoroughly outplayed crossed the tract as CBSSports.com’s Sandra Herrera noted. If there’s immoderate bully quality to travel retired of the match, it would beryllium that the USWNT doesn’t typically suffer 2 matches successful a row. The past clip it happened was successful the 2017 SheBelieves Cup erstwhile they dropped a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to England and a 3-0 nonaccomplishment to France.

Prior to that, you person to spell backmost to the 2014 Algarve Cup erstwhile they mislaid to Sweden (1-0) and Denmark (5-3) successful consecutive matches. It’s a predicament the U.S., peculiarly this radical of players, hasn’t recovered themselves successful often. Former striker Abby Wambach noted arsenic overmuch connected Twitter pursuing the Sweden result.

Last happening I would privation to beryllium close present is the adjacent hostile of this team. Nobody puts babe successful the corner. https://t.co/AVk0hi1oVt

— Abby Wambach (@AbbyWambach) July 21, 2021

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The U.S. and New Zealand footwear disconnected the 2nd lucifer of radical play connected Saturday, July 24 astatine 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time connected NBC Sports Network.