Lindsey Horan accepts anything less than an Olympic final would be a 'failure' for USWNT: 'I love that'

Fox Sports soccer analyst Stu Holden explains why the USWNT should not have the mindset that the Paris Olympics will be a developmental tournament.

It was early May when Fox Sports' soccer analyst Stu Holden told Fox News Digital bluntly that anything less than a Paris Olympics final for the U.S. women's national soccer team (USWNT) would be a "failure."

"You should [be] going into that tournament with the expectation to win, and I think anything less than the final is a failure," Holden said at the time. 

USWNT captain Lindsey Horan, set for her third Olympics next month, was asked by Fox News Digital if she agrees with Holden. 

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Lindsey Horan of the USA sings the national anthem prior to the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group E match between Portugal and USA at Eden Park on Aug. 1, 2023 in Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand. (Hannah Peters - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

She gave a smile and then her answer. 

"I guess that says a lot about what he thinks about our national team, so I love that," Horan said, while discussing her partnership with Francis Ford Coppola Winery and its Diamond Collection launch earlier this week. 

"Again, there’s no added pressure here. We keep talking about the process that we’ve had, everything we’ve been doing to prepare for this Olympics. Now, moving forward as we get there, we’re going to take each game at a time. But, at the end of the day, this is the U.S. women’s national team, and we want to be up on that podium getting a gold medal at the end of the tournament."

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