US women beat Norway 4-0 in pre-Olympic friendly (AP)
Published 7/2/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Midfielder Lindsay Tarpley scored an early goal and the United States' national women's soccer team beat Norway 4-0 on Wednesday in a pre-Olympic tuneup for both teams. Carli Lloyd, Angela Hucles and Abby Wambach added foals for the Americans, who are one of the Olympic favorites along with Norway, Brazil and Germany in next month's Olympic tournament in China.
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