Olympic soccer | U.S. women’s team

Team USA’s Megan Rapinoe, left, strips the ball from New Zealand’s Ali Riley with a slide tackle during their quarterfinal match at City of Coventry Stadium.  (Scott Heppell / Associated Press )

The United States’ Megan Rapinoe, top, jumps over New Zealand’s Ali Riley for a header during their quarterfinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 Summer Olympics.  (Sergey Ponomarev / Associated Press)

U.S. forward Abby Wambach, left, pursues North Korea’s Choe Un Ju during their first round group G match.   (Stanley Chou / Getty Images)

North Korea’s Kim Su Gyong, left, tries to keep U.S. midfielder Carli Lloyd during an early match in London.   (Andrew Yates / AFP/Getty Images)