Americans at Trump rally cheer for the defeat of their own country’s football team at the Olympics

The US women’s football team standing for the national anthem in Tokyo.

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Here’s something you don’t normally see during the Olympics: people cheering for the defeat of their own country’s football team.

About 90 minutes into his speech, Mr Trump strayed into the world of sport, offering an explanation for the US Women’s National Team’s surprise 3-0 loss to Sweden in their first match at the Olympics last week?

The audience clapped and cheered at his mention of the loss.

The US team’s loss to Sweden on the opening day of the Olympic tournament ended a 44-match undefeated streak.

On the same day as Mr Trump’s speech, they bounced back from the Sweden game by smashing New Zealand 6-1.

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The players knelt for 10 seconds before kick-off against Sweden to protest against racial injustice and inequality.

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The move to a less racially insensitive name comes a year after the Washington Redskins became the Washington Football Team.

“The new name will be the Cleveland Guardians, which is terrible,” said Mr Trump.

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Speaking after the win over New Zealand, midfielder Rose Lavelle called her team’s earlier defeat to Sweden a “blessing in disguise”.

“I think that first game, we knew that one of the things we pride ourselves on was very lacking,” she said, referring to the team’s mentality.