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   >>> opening ceremony of these olympic games is two days away. the competition actually begins today. all 12 women's soccer teams take the pitch including the gold meteorologist favorites from the united states . gold medal favorites from the united states . at the beijing olympics in 2008 , the u.s. women's soccer team took home the gold and won the hearts of the nation. after the games, their winning streak continued. just last year the u.s. women made it to the finals of the world cup and captivated fans once again as they played their hearts out only to be beaten by japan in a nail biting penalty kick shoot-out.

   >> they want to make up for that defeat at the world cup final last year by taking and defending their gold medal here in london.

   >> expectations are high for team usa as they take the field tonight, a team that has landed in the spotlight over the past few weeks for what has been happening off the field rather than on it. just weeks ago the team's controversial star goalie hope solo received a warning from the anti-doping agency after she tested positive for a banned substance. solo says the positive test was as a result of a prescription drug she was taking and was unaware of the substance. this after she admitted espn magazine she snuck nonathletes into the olympic village during the games in 2008 . she said at some point we decided to take the party back to the village, so we started talking to the security guards , showed off our gold medals , got their attention and snuck our group through without credentials, which is absolutely unheard of.

   >> we are here with u.s. soccer team --

   >> reporter: went on to say she and her team showed up drunk for this appearance after their gold medal win. quote, when we were done partying, we got out of our nice dresses, got back into our stadium coats and at 7:00 a.m . with no sleep went on the "today" show drunk.

   >> this interview has to raise serious questions about judgment and accountability and responsibility and about the privilege of wearing team usa 's uniform.

   >> with 11 of the 18 members of the team back in action, the women are hoping to defend their winning title and take their place once again on top of the podium.

   >> everybody knows hope is probably the best goalie in the world. you want to say the team is going to play well. they have won three of the last four gold medals here. they go home with anything shy of a gold medal , it's a disappointment.

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