USA Women's National Team vs. Costa Rica Live Stream, Preview, Prediction for Last International Friendly Before Rio 2016 Olympics
The USA Women's national team will play its final game prior to the Olympics in Rio on Friday when it takes on Costa Rica in an international friendly.
Hot run since World Cup win
The USA Olympic side is filled with a ton of talent, many of whom participated in the recent World Cup championship last summer. The team has been in dominant form over the past year, winning a whopping 20 of their last 23 games since August 16, 2015. The lone blemishes in the run were a defeat on Dec. 16 against China and two draws, a 1-1 tie with Brazil in October 2015 and a 3-3 draw with Japan this past June. During that run the team has scored five or more goals on 10 separate occasions with a 10-0 win over Puerto Rico in the Olympic Qualifiers the biggest result during the run.
The USA has a record of 13 wins and no losses against Costa Rica in the past.
Group Opponents in Olympics
The team will encounter Colombia, France and New Zealand in its group stage at the Olympics; the team took down Colombia 7-0 and 3-0 in two recent games against the South American side.
Prediction
Look for team USA to win a dominant game against Costa Rica. The final score will be 3-0.
Start Time and Live Stream Info
The game kicks off at 9 a.m. EDT and can be viewed on ESPN or live streamed via the Watch ESPN app.
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