EditorialMegan Rapinoe of the United States during the first half of their women's soccer bronze medal match against Australia at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Kashima, Japan on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialCarli Lloyd of the United States, bottom, crouches as Canada celebrates their 1-0 victory over the U.S. at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Kashima, Japan on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (Emily Rhyne/The New York Times)
EditorialThe women?s soccer team for Australia before their loss to the U.S. in the Olympics bronze medal match, at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium in Tokyo, Aug. 5, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialMegan Rapinoe of the United States, center, is swarmed by teammates after scoring during the first half of their bronze medal match against Australia at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Kashima, Japan on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialThe United States women's soccer team lines up ahead of their bronze medal match against Australia at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Kashima, Japan on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialUnited States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, in yellow, on the ground after being injured during the first half of their women’s soccer semifinal match against Canada at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Kashima, Japan on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialCanada celebrates their women’s soccer semifinal victory over the United States at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Kashima, Japan on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. Canada beat the United States 1-0. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialJapanese school children cheer as the teams arrive on the soccer field at the Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialAn audience of mostly Japanese school children watch New Zealand play Republic of Korea in men’s soccer at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium in Kashimia, Japan during the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on July 22, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)