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Swanson scores first goal since the Olympics in USWNT's 2-2 draw with Spain

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 14). Swanson scores first goal since the Olympics in USWNT's 2-2 draw with Spain. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/swanson-scores-first-goal-since-the-olympics-in-uswnt-s-2-2-draw-with-spain/article_4edd445e-2d1c-529b-ac24-348b2f176729.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-14 · by The Associated Press

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In Chester, Pa., on Tuesday night, Mallory Swanson scored her first goal since winning a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in the 86th minute, helping the United States draw with Spain 2-2. Ashley Sanchez also contributed to the comeback for the USWNT after Spain’s Alexia Putellas and Salma Paralluelo had given them an early 2-0 lead. The article highlights Swanson's goal as a significant moment in her return from maternity leave, emphasizing the team's resilience despite facing one of the world’s top-ranked teams.
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The US Women's National Team (USWNT) drew 2-2 against Spain in a friendly match on Tuesday at Subaru Park, after trailing 2-0. Mallory Swanson scored her first goal since the 2024 Olympics and Ashley Sanchez also netted for the US, reversing their earlier 2-0 loss to Spain on Saturday in Washington DC. Emma Hayes, the USWNT head coach, made four lineup changes before halftime, including starting Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, to improve the team's performance. This match highlighted Spain’s dominance as they are ranked No. 1 globally and have already qualified for next year's World Cup in Brazil, while raising concerns about the USWNT's readiness ahead of their November qualification matches.

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“Article A reports on a specific match where Mallory Swanson scored her first goal since the Olympics, while Article B discusses broader struggles and issues in the team's midfield without focusing on the same specific incident or time.”
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Brazil Spain U.S. World Cup the United States

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Spain GPE · 9× the United States GPE · 7× Sanchez PERSON · 4× Swanson PERSON · 4× Brazil GPE · 2× Putellas PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× CHESTER GPE · 1× Mallory Swanson PERSON · 1× Pa. GPE · 1×

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Patri Guijarro and Eva Navarro scored in the first 14 minutes to lift Spain to a 2-0 victory in the first match on Saturday in Washington D.C. Spain, ranked No. 1 in the world, has already qualified for the World Cup next summer in Brazil.
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🔮 “I think one of our big things in the game plan was just like finding those spaces in the box and being clinical in the box, and you could see that,” Swanson said.
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Swanson scores first goal since the Olympics in USWNT's 2-2 draw with Spain · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 1 hedged)

Mallory Swanson scored her first goal since the gold medal match at the 2024 Olympics in the 86th minute to pull the United States into a 2-2 draw with Spain on Tuesday night. asserted
Swanson → score → night
Ashley Sanchez also scored early in the second half for the United States after first-half goals from Alexia Putellas and Salma Paralluelo gave Spain a 2-0 lead. asserted
goals → score → lead
“I mean, this mentality of this team has always been you stay with it,” said Swanson, who subbed into the game in the second half. asserted
who → mean → half
“That’s what this crest means. asserted
crest → ’ → what
Patri Guijarro and Eva Navarro scored in the first 14 minutes to lift Spain to a 2-0 victory in the first match on Saturday in Washington D.C. Spain, ranked No. 1 in the world, has already qualified for the World Cup next summer in Brazil. asserted
Spain → score → Brazil
The United States was using the matches as preparation for World Cup qualifying later this year. asserted
States → use → qualifying
Putellas, the two-time Ballon d’Or winner, was making her 150th appearance for Spain. asserted
Putellas → make → Spain
She put Spain in front in the 27th minute with her 43rd international goal, a tap-in at the far post off a feed from Clara Pinedo. asserted
She → put → Pinedo
Some five minutes later, U.S. goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce misplayed the ball up the field and Spain pounced. asserted
Spain → misplay → field
Putellas sent the ball forward to Paralluelo, whose blast hit the crossbar and fell into the goal to make it 2-0. asserted
blast → send → it
It was the first time the United States has given up two first-half goals to an opponent in consecutive matches since 2011. asserted
States → give → 2011
The U.S. pulled back a goal early in the second when Sanchez found a gap and scored to the far post. asserted
Sanchez → pull → post
Sanchez was making her first start in for the United States since Oct. 30, 2024, against Argentina. asserted
Sanchez → make → Argentina
Sanchez has been on a tear for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women’s Soccer League, scoring a league-leading 20 goals in 27 games. asserted
Sanchez → score → games
In the final minutes, Michelle Cooper took a long ball from Kate Del Fava and sent it over to Swanson for the volley. asserted
Cooper → take → volley
Swanson’s last goal gave the United States a 1-0 victory over Brazil at the Paris Games. asserted
goal → give → Games
She spent 2025 on maternity leave for the birth of her daughter. asserted
She → spend → daughter
“I think one of our big things in the game plan was just like finding those spaces in the box and being clinical in the box, and you could see that,” Swanson said. uncertain
Swanson → think → that
Lily Yohannes nearly scored for the United States in stoppage time, but Misa Rodríguez made a diving save. asserted
Rodríguez → score → save
“Obviously we always want to win, that’s the type of team that we are and I think if we had 20 more minutes we definitely probably would have won,” Sanchez said. asserted
Sanchez → want → minutes
“But it was good just to get a tie against a team like that and come back from 2-nil down.” asserted
it → get → that
Spain dominated despite missing some of its biggest players, including Aitana Bonmati, who is still working her way back from a broken leg. asserted
who → dominate → leg
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, Mallory Swanson’s husband, and tennis player Ben Shelton, who is dating Trinity Rodman, were among those in the crowd at Subaru Park. ___ asserted
who → date → Park
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