U.S. women’s soccer Olympics
The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) is competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics ¹. Here are some key details about their journey:
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Team Roster: The 18-player roster was named by head coach Emma Hayes on June 26, 2024 ².
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First Match: The USWNT won their first match 3-0 against Zambia on July 25, 2024 ³.
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Upcoming Matches: The USWNT will face Germany on July 28, 2024, at 3 p.m. ET, and Australia on July 31, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET ¹.
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Coach: Emma Hayes is the head coach of the USWNT, appointed on November 14, 2023 ¹.
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Previous Performance: The USWNT has a rich history in the Olympics, winning four gold medals (1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012) and one bronze medal (2020)
The second half of the women’s soccer match against Zambia was markedly slower compared to the aggressive beginning led by the American offense.
Though Team USA has taken at least 11 more shots in the second half, nothing sank to the back and the 3-0 lead has held firm. Zambia made a few solid attempts to put at least one goal on the scoreboard, but they failed to make any impact.
To Zambia’s credit, the team managed to hold off the Americans despite losing Zulu to a red card and playing the entire second half a woman down.
The USWNT take the win as they approach a tough match against Germany on Sunday afternoon.
The last time the United States women’s soccer team was on the world stage, it had a rough go of it.
The USWNT was eliminated in the round of 16 in last year’s World Cup after winning the previous two tournaments.
The U.S. is seeking revenge.
And it answered the call in its first game on the Olympic pitch, earning a 3-0 win over Zambia.
Trinity Rodman, in her Olympic debut, got the Stars and Stripes on the board first, finding the back of the net in the 17th minute.
It didn’t take long for the United States to increase its lead. Mallory Swanson scored in the 24th minute and then again just 70 seconds later.
Already down three goals, Zambia lost Pauline Zulu to a red card in the 33rd minute, and the team was limited to 10 players the rest of the way. Zulu sobbed as she left the field.
I think there’s little things within that game, within the play, that we need to fine-tune, that we can just keep on growing with,” Swanson said. “So, I think there’s definitely those little things, and we’ll address them and fix them and keep moving forward.”
Head coach Emma Hayes admitted that, before the game, she probably wouldn’t have been all that thrilled with a 3-0 victory. But it’s a step in the right direction.
Sweden knocked out the United States in the Women’s World Cup round of 16 on penalty kicks, stunning the soccer world. Shortly after the loss, the team’s manager, Vlatko Andonovski, resigned.
Source: NBCNews, FOX NEWS
