Emma Hayes' USWNT takes on Germany in its second Olympic match, an opponent that showed its gold medal credentials in a shock thrashing of Australia
After enduring a first group-stage exit at a major tournament last summer, the 2016 gold medallists made a big statement after thrashing AustraliaFavorite to win the 2023 Women’s World Cup, it instead crashed out in the group stages in what was certainly the biggest shock the competition has ever seen
. Most embarrassing of all was how obvious the two-time world champion’s flaws were throughout a truly dreadful tournament, the worst in team history. It's been an eventful year since that shock exit. First, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg was dismissed from her role as head coach in rather unorthodox fashion, leaving the team in the interim charge of Horst Hrubesch for an unusually extensive period. Under the 73-year-old, there have been highs, such as, and lows, like the abysmal 3-0 loss to Iceland just two weeks before the Games got underway.
There have been positives in the team selection, with Giulia Gwinn returning from an ACL injury and Lea Schuller catching fire in front of goal, but enough negatives to balance that out, most notably in the poor form of goalkeeper Merle Frohms andIt’s been a bit of a rollercoaster, then, since the fatal 1-1 draw with South Korea in Brisbane last August – but at the end of it all, on Thursday, on the opening day of the 2024 Olympic women’s football...
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