NewsOlympics: Fuka Nagano and Teagan Micah defeated in opening games
Fuka Nagano and Teagan Micah each suffered defeats in their opening matches of the women’s football tournament at the Olympics.
Liverpool FC Women midfielder Nagano started and finished Japan’s 2-1 loss to Spain in Group C, with the world champions coming from behind to win in Nantes.
Goalkeeper Micah, meanwhile, was an unused substitute as Australia were beaten 3-0 by Germany in their Group B contest in Marseille.
Japan and Australia are back in action on Sunday, with Nagano’s side taking on Brazil at Paris’ Parc des Princes and Micah’s team meeting Zambia in Nice.
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