TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - the united states ladies's soccer team back to winning techniques with a medical 6-1 victory over New Zealand at Saitama Stadium on Saturday, while Britain and Sweden maintained excellent starts to ebook their locations within the Olympic match's knockout stage. After struggling a first defeat in 30 months to Sweden in their neighborhood G opener, the american citizens, who are world champions, made a plenty-better start towards New Zealand, breaking the deadlock internal 10 minutes with a Rose Lavelle strike. With U.S. first woman Jill Biden watching from the stands, the four-times Olympic gold medallists became on the vogue with waves of attacks and went on to double their lead simply before halftime via a Lindsey Horan header. Two second-half personal dreams compounded New Zealand's complications and U.S. substitutes Alex Morgan and Christen Press additionally got on the scoresheet as the pre-match favourites moved again into rivalry for a remaining-eight spot. Sweden persisted their dominant run with a 4-2 comeback win over Australia. Captain Sam Kerr scored a double to hand the Matildas a 2-1 lead, simplest for Sweden to rating three quickfire dreams courtesy of Lina Hurtig, Stina Blackstenius and Fridolina Rolfo's 2d. 'totally committed' BRITAIN In group E, Manchester metropolis ahead Ellen White nodded in her third goal of the match as Britain certain their progress to the knockout stages with a 1-0 victory over hosts Japan, who reside winless after two video games. "We're very satisfied with two wins and that puts us within the place to leisure players and improve for the knockout degrees," Britain coach Hege Riise mentioned. "We have been a special crew in the second half, we had the togetherness I wish to see and we had been completely committed." A Dominique Janssen free kick within the 79th minute rescued a degree for the Netherlands in a 3-three draw with Brazil, with the Oranje keeping the excellent spot in neighborhood F on purpose change. After scoring a treble for Zambia of their 10-3 drubbing by using the Netherlands on Wednesday, striker Babra Banda more advantageous her fame because the competition's breakout participant with a further hat-trick in a 4-4 draw with China in group F. China had a purpose computer of their own in Wang Shuang, who scored four times including a late penalty to earn her aspect a deserved factor at Rifu's Miyagi Stadium. Wang grew to become best the third participant to rating 4 goals in a fit on the video games and the 2nd in the match after Dutchwoman Vivianne Miedema. earlier, ahead Janine Beckie scored in every half as Canada beat Chile 2-1 on the Sapporo Dome. Reporting by means of Shrivathsa Sridhar and Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, modifying by means of Pritha Sarkar, Ken Ferris and John Stonestreet Our standards: The Thomson Reuters believe principles.
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