CNN —The US men’s soccer team suffered a brutal return to Olympic action as it was beaten 3-0 by host nation France in its opening match of the Paris Games on Wednesday.
The soccer tournament at this year’s Olympics kicked off two days before the Opening Ceremony, with teams consisting predominantly of under-23 players.
Playing in its first Olympic Games since 2008, the young US men’s team knew an opening match against the host would be a tough test but, for the first hour at least, it looked more than capable of causing an upset.
It will then play Guinea in the final group match on July 30.
Meanwhile, Spain beat Uzbekistan 2-1, while Japan thrashed Paraguay 5-0 in some of the other standout scores of the soccer tournament so far.
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Marko Mitrović, Luisa Gonzalez, Djordje Mihailović, Alexandre Lacazette, John Tolkin, Michael Olise, Loïc Badé, “ I’m, Thierry Henry
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