It may not be good for the USWNT that it has missed out on another Olympic final, but a more crowded top tier will only push the sport forward in the long run.
What comes next after a disappointing—by U.S. women's national team standards—bronze medal? Some personnel changes should be expected, just not wholesale ones.
Megan Rapinoe scored two goals in the first half against Australia, including one directly from a corner kick in the eighth minute, to kick off a wild 4–3 win.
Aside from winning the trophies, the point of the Nations League and Gold was to determine who can help the U.S. qualify for the World Cup. So who were the big winners?