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Like Solo's comments on Sweden, USA's attack missed the mark in Olympics ouster

BRASÍLIA, Brazil — An hour after the earliest departure ever for the U.S. women’s soccer team from a major tournament, the Swedish bus was still parked at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha.

No, really, it was. The Swedish team’s giant bus was still idling inside the stadium only a few dozen feet from where the U.S. players, stunningly defeated 4-3 on penalty kicks in the Olympic quarterfinals, performed the autopsy on a 1-1 game in which the U.S. dominated possession and prevailed in shots (27-6) and shots on goal (6-2). Most of the U.