As the USA men's and women's soccer teams gear up for the 2024 Olympics, we look at the big questions for both squads, format and more.
The USWNT will play in their first major tournament after hiring a new coach, while the men's side returns to the Olympics after a 16-year wait. have their much-anticipated Opening Ceremony on Friday, but as has been the case for years, actual competition -- led by theAll teams in the tournaments are hoping to make it to the medal games, which will be played at PSG's Parc des Princes on Aug. 10 and Aug. 9 .
The three overage spots were -- spoiler alert -- not used to bring in the USMNT's biggest stars, which means Pulisic wasn't chosen. DefendersAs you might imagine, these answers aren't the same. For the USWNT, the sting of getting eliminated early at the 2023 World Cup still lingers, and this is the first major tournament since the program received a major overhaul.
On the women's side, the USWNT is looking to make Hayes's debut tournament a smashing success, but there's certainly no guarantee of the Americans taking gold. This is definitely a transition tournament for the U.S. roster -- as evidenced by Morgan missing her first Olympics since 2008 -- and they're ranked fifth in FIFA's latest rankings, their lowest since the rankings began in 2003.
In terms of extra time, group stage matches will result in draws, but in the knockouts, there will be two 15-minute periods of extra time if the score is tied at the end of full time. If the teams are still deadlocked after extra time, then the game will go to a penalty shootout.
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