Nor, given the quality of the opponent — Zambia is ranked 64th in the world, worst in the Olympic field — were there many conclusions that could be drawn from the result. That led to Vlatko Andonovski's firing, Hayes' hiring and the start of what U.S. Soccer hopes will be a new chapter in the program's storied history. But there's little things within that game, within the play, that we just need to fine-tune." So yeah, going off this game, I'm so happy about the performance, but there's still a lot of room for improvement." Eight minutes after that Zambia lost defender Pauline Zulu to a red card, leaving it short-handed the rest of the way.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 26, 2024 00:45 UTC