The U.S. women's national team's quest for a fifth Olympic gold medal is not off to a great start.
Stina Blackstenius's 25th-minute goal has Sweden leading the U.S. in their group-opening match in Tokyo, where the reigning Women's World Cup champions have been on the back foot consistently.
Sweden, which eliminated the U.S. from the 2016 Olympics in Brazil in the quarterfinals, came out aggressively and pressed incessantly to unsettle the U.S. After a series of corner kicks and Alyssa Naeher saves, Sweden broke through via Blackstenius, who glanced her header in off a cross from Sofia Jakobsson.