[FONT=georgia,palatino]The U.S. WNT players were home resting on their couches when Sweden and Japan finished up the Volvo Winners Cup in Gothenburg on June 20 with the Japanese coming out on top 1-0 through a 27th minute goal from Yuki Nagasato, who also scored her country's lone goal against the USA.
The USA had already won the three-team mini-tournament with a 3-1 victory over Sweden and 4-1 win over Japan, which made the final standings look like this:
Country GP W L T Pts. GF GAUSA 2 2 0 0 6 7 1Japan 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
Sweden 2 0 2 0 0 1 4
The U.S. team will arrive in Utah mid-week next week to prepare to face Canada live on NBC on June 30 at Noon MT.
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The USA had already won the three-team mini-tournament with a 3-1 victory over Sweden and 4-1 win over Japan, which made the final standings look like this:
Country GP W L T Pts. GF GAUSA 2 2 0 0 6 7 1Japan 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
Sweden 2 0 2 0 0 1 4
The U.S. team will arrive in Utah mid-week next week to prepare to face Canada live on NBC on June 30 at Noon MT.
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