USA women draw with Costa Rica amid sweltering heat in final Olympic tune-up
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6P97C)
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The heat was on for the US women's soccer team's final tune-up before the Paris Olympics, with sweltering temperatures in the air and plenty of chances to score.
The goals did not come in a 0-0 draw against Costa Rica on Tuesday night, just the second time - and first since 2015 - the US did not win its last game before a major tournament. But the match showed the Americans could handle the kind of high temperatures that could await later this month.
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