USWNT vs. New Zealand score: Live updates from Tokyo Olympics as USA face New Zealand in second group match
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The United States women’s national team is taking on New Zealand as Olympic group play continues Saturday at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, Japan. Both teams are looking a win after opening day losses. New Zealand are coming off 2-1 loss against Australia, their Oceanic rivals. The Football Ferns and head coach Tom Sermani will try to bounce back against a USA team also surprisingly on the hunt for their first Olympic victory of the competition. The USWNT took an early lead, in the first half but has had trouble pulling away while New Zealand looks dangerous on the counterattack.
The USWNT are coming off am opening day 3-0 Group G loss against Sweden. U.S. head coach Vlatko Andonovski and the team have been vocal about the team viewing this match as a must win scenario. You can check out full standings for both the women’s and men’s tournament here. You can stream the match on fuboTV (try for free) and follow along down below to keep up with all the action.
9′ USA: ⚽ Rose Lavelle 45′ USA:⚽ Lindsey Horan 63′ New Zealand: ⚽ Abby Erceg (OG)72′ New Zealand: ⚽ Betsy Hassett80′ USA: ⚽ Christen Press88′ USA: ⚽ Alex Morgan91′ New Zealand: ⚽ Catherine Bott (OG)