US’s immovable object will meet Zambia’s unstoppable force in Olympic opener

Containing Brenda Banda will be the USWNT's biggest challenge in Nice. But Naomi Girma leads a group capable of shutting down the most potent attacks

While Paris prepares for the official Olympic kickoff on Friday, an immovable object will collide with an unstoppable force.

The venue is Nice, the coastal city that hosted the final stage of the Tour de France a few days ago and is one of the hosts for the Olympic soccer tournament. On Thursday, that's where the enigmatic US women's soccer team will face an upstart team from Zambia.