World champions USA failed in the Olympic gold mission in women's football. The favorites around superstar Megan Rapinoe surprisingly lost 0: 1 (0: 0) in the semi-finals against Canada on Monday. While the underdogs celebrated the greatest success in Canadian football history, the US women can win a maximum of bronze after a total of four gold medals (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) and most recently two World Cup titles in a row. Canada will face the winner of the game between Sweden and Australia in the final, while the USA will face the loser.

In Kashima, the Americans were unlucky in the first half that goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher was injured in a collision and had to be replaced.

She was the match winner in the quarter-finals against European champions Netherlands with three saved penalties.

The Canadian Jessie Fleming got this role in the semifinals when she converted a penalty kick in the 74th minute.

The goal turned the game upside down, as the Americans were the dominant team.

However, the US remained too harmless on the offensive.

The Rio Olympic champions from Germany were not there in Japan.

Meanwhile, the American men's national team has won the final of the Gold Cup against defending champion Mexico. At the tournament of the North and Central American continental association CONCACAF, the US footballers prevailed 1-0 after extra time on Sunday (local time) and achieved a great prestige win. Of the ten tournaments before the 2021 edition, both countries had won five each. Mexico had defeated the USA in each of the last three final duels. The decisive goal was scored by Miles Robinson of Atlanta United with a header in the 117th minute. Overall, it was the seventh success of the USA at the Gold Cup.

At the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas both teams had previously wasted all opportunities to take the lead, including several times Matthew Hoppe from FC Schalke 04. One of these opportunities came in the 71st minute when his shot inside the penalty area was blocked at the last moment and for a corner has been clarified.

Just two months ago, the two teams faced each other in the Nations League final of CONCACAF.

The game also went into overtime at the beginning of June, with the USA winning 3-2 in the end.

Many important professionals such as Champions League winner Christian Pulisic from Chelsea were not at the Gold Cup.