The 2024 Olympics continue with the women's football tournament reaching the semi-finals, with two former World Cup and Olympic champions meeting in a narrow way, and the United States women's soccer team meets Germany in the semi-finals for a place in the final. In the other semi-final, World Cup champion Spain faced Brazil Women's Football Team, and finally, the United States Women's Football Team and Brazil Women's Football Team met in the final.
United States Women's Football 1-0 Germany Women's Football Team
The United States women's soccer team has the best record at the Women's World Cup and the Olympics, winning four Women's World Cups and four Olympic titles. However, in the last two tournaments, the United States women's soccer team has missed the championship. In the last Olympics, the United States women's soccer team finished third. At the Paris Olympics, the United States women's football team was in very hot form, winning all the group stages to advance, and in the quarterfinals, the United States women's football team beat Japan women's football team in extra time to advance to the top 4.
Germany Women's Football Team is the second team in the women's world to win back-to-back World Cup and Olympic titles, having won two Women's World Cups and one Olympic title. At the last Olympics, the Germany women's football team failed to qualify for Europe and missed the Tokyo Olympics. At the Paris Olympics, the Germany women's football team advanced to the group stage with 2 wins and 1 loss, and in the quarterfinals, the Germany women's football team and the defending champion Canada women's football team fought for 120 minutes, and finally eliminated the opponent in a penalty shootout.
The United States women's soccer team met Germany in the group stage when the United States women's soccer team defeated Germany 4-1. In the game, in the first half, the United States attacked dominantly but did not create absolute chances, and in the second half, Swanson stepped past the goalkeeper and hit the side-netting. In extra time, Smith scored with a shovel and Nehr made a brilliant save. Full time, United States 1-0 Germany.
Spain Women's 2-4 Brazil Women's (Women's).
Spain won last year's Women's World Cup and are currently ranked No. 1 in the world. Spain Women's Football Team is participating in the Olympic Games for the first time, and in the group stage, Spain Women's Football Team defeated Japan Women's Football Team, Brazil Women's Football Team and Nigeria Women's Football Team in a row, and won all three games. In the 1/4 finals, Spain women's football team played against Colombia women's football team, in the game, Spain women's football team once fell behind by 2 goals, through adjustment, Spain women's football team drew with Colombia women's football team, and won the penalty shootout, thrilling to advance to the semifinals.
Brazil women's football team has a very difficult road to qualify, in the group stage, Brazil women's football team only achieved 1 win and 2 losses, and finally only qualified with the best two groups third, in the quarterfinals, Brazil women's football team faced the host France women's football team, Brazil women's football team in a passive situation through Portillo's goal to beat France women's football team to advance to the semifinals.
Spain and Brazil met in the group when Spain beat Brazil 2-0 and Marta received a red card in the game. In the 6th minute, the Spain goalkeeper cleared the ball with a big foot, the ball hit Paredes and bounced into his own goal, and Brazil led Spain 1-0. In the 45+4th minute of the game, Brazil's Yasmim crossed from the side, and Gabi Portillo followed up to push the goal, and Brazil took a 2-0 lead.
In the 71st minute, Brazil counter-attacked, Adriana hit the middle post and scored with a header, and Brazil basically sealed the victory 3-0. In the 85th minute of the game, a corner kick opportunity, Spain's Salma Paralue pulled a goal back with a header, Brazil 3-1 Spain. In stoppage time, a mistake at the back of Spain was cut off and Brazil's Crolin Nicolli scored to give Brazil a 4-1 lead. In the final stages of stoppage time, Salma Paralue scored another goal to give Brazil a shock 4-2 win over Spain.