A Close One

The USWNT took France's best shots, but clinched their place in the Olympic knockout stage with a 1-0 victory thanks to a strike from (who else?) Carli Lloyd. She now has 28 goals in her last 27 international games.

You can't stop @CarliLloyd.
You can't contain @CarliLloyd.#WNTRunTheWorldpic.twitter.com/C4N4P4E9hP

— The American Outlaws (@AmericanOutlaws) August 6, 2016

- Greg Seltzer