The USWNT advances to Tokyo's knockout stages, but fails to impress with a draw of 0-0 with Australia. (1:37).Alex Morgan, forward for the United States women's team, had her goal disallowed in VAR. Vlatko andonovski's team drew with Australia 0-0 in the final match of 2020 Tokyo Olympics group stage.This means that the USWNT is in second place, while Australia will wait for results to determine if it will be the best third-place team.Murray: The USWNT needs a fresh approach to the challenge for goldFixtures and brackets for the Women's Olympics soccer tournamentAfter the match, Andonovski stated that it was a good test to see if the players can execute the plan well."So we will do whatever it takes to win [the next] game. We'll present it to them, and then they can do their jobs."The USWNT showed a consistent performance in this tournament, with the Matildas dominating possession at the beginning. Tony Gustavsson's team had 62% possession in the first 15 minutes.Gustavsson, who was an assistant coach for the USWNT, stated that "the one thing that surprised" me was their passiveness in pressing.Mary Fowler was a substitute in Caitlin Foord's starting line-up and made her Olympic debut. However, her header missed the crossbar.Sam Kerr and Alex Morgan battle for the ball. Atsushi Tomura/Getty ImagesGustavsson confirmed that Foord felt something in her left leg after the match and was advised to rest as a precaution.Morgan appeared to have put the USWNT ahead after she placed Kelley O'Hara's corner in the net. However, a VAR review revealed that her elbow was offside and the goal was disallowed.The Matildas could not make the possession advantage count in the second period. However, Australia continued to dominate the game.Christen Press had an opportunity to score the USWNT's first goal on 56 minutes. She was behind Ellie Carpenter by a through ball, but she made a strong touch and the ball went away.A low-key, close-fought game was difficult for either side to win. A stalemate is a fair result between two teams that are far from their best.
