Olympics-Soccer-Bonmati leads Spain to comeback win over Japan, US off to solid start

Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Women's Group C - Spain vs Japan - La Beaujoire Stadium, Nantes, France - July 25, 2024. Aitana Bonmati of Spain celebrates scoring their first goal. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) -Spain's Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and created another to earn the world champions a 2-1 comeback win over Japan, while the United States cruised to a 3-0 win over Zambia on the first day of the Olympics women's soccer competition on Thursday.

The U.S. began their quest for a fifth gold medal with a resounding victory at Nice Stadium.