In their final Olympic send-off match before departing for the 2016 Olympics, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) defeated the women’s national team of Costa Rica, 4-0, in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday night.
The shutout came as little surprise to USWNT fans, since the U.S. remains untied and unbeaten against Costa Rica and has allowed only two goals in the two team’s history.
As a team that did not qualify for the Olympics, Costa Rica only had a few days together to prepare for Friday night’s match. In comparison, the USWNT has had almost monthly training camps and has played five international friendlies since the Olympic qualifying tournament in February.