Julie Foudy shares her opinion about whether the USWNT Olympic needs a younger team to compete for gold. (1:22).Would the USWNT have sent a younger team to Tokyo with them? (1:22).Alex Morgan, forward for the United States women's team, has stated that she is "devastated” that they won't compete for the Olympic gold. Megan Rapinoe expressed her sadness at Canada's defeat.The USWNT lost Monday's Tokyo 2020 match 1-0 to North American rivals. This ended their bid to be the first team to win both a World Cup title as well as an Olympic gold medal.Murray: USWNT is devoid of chemistry, as Olympic gold slips awayStream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. Only)"Devastated, to put it mildly, not to be competing in the gold medal race. But hungry for more. We are grateful that we will compete for bronze in just 2 days. Morgan thanked everyone for their support on Tuesday via Twitter.Since 2001, the USWNT has not lost to Canada. Monday's victory broke a 36-game streak of unbeaten in continental derby play.We were devastated to not be competing for a medal of gold, but we are hungry for more. In 2 days, we will compete for bronze. We are grateful for your support. Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13), August 3, 2021They will play Australia in the bronze match on Thursday, while Canada and Sweden play in Friday's gold medal match."Gutted. Motivated. Together. Megan Rapinoe shared the following Instagram post: "We have it all to lose.""Not done yet", Carli Lloyd posted on social media. She was left alone on the pitch to complete sprints after the match.Vlatko andonovski's team was awarded a second-half penalty by Canada's Jessie Fleming.Alyssa Neher, the team's goalkeeper, will not be available. She was the star of their quarterfinal match against Netherlands, where she saved three penalties. However, Naeher sustained a right knee injury and was forced to retire after 30 minutes.In a statement, the USWNT stated that Naeher had "suffered from a hyperextension in her right knee and a fracture of the bone."A MRI scan revealed no ligament damage, but the 33-year old will not be able to play against Australia.
