USA and Germany meet for the second time in the Olympics 2024 in the first semifinal clash at Lyon.
USA-W vs GER-W Match Details
Date: Tuesday, 6 August 2024
Time: 18:00 (CET), 21:30 (IST)
Venue: Stade de Lyon, Lyon
USA-W vs GER-W Match Preview
The record Olympics holder cruised through the group stage which included a 4-1 thrashing of their semifinal opponent Germany but had to work hard to get past a defensively dogged Japan team in the quarterfinals. After a goalless 90 minutes in which Nadeshiko wasted big chances, Emma Hayes’s girls grabbed the moment in extra time with Trinity Rodman scoring the winner with a left-footed curler. It extended the unbeaten run under the manager to eight matches with seven victories. The Star and Stripes was a free-scoring side in the tournament before the last game but only the second side not to suffer defeat in Olympics 2024, the team will be committed to going back to their ideal best in the semifinal. The USA will face Germany in the last four for the fifth time in major competitions including a 2-1 victory on the course of winning the Gold in 2004. Repeating the feat will be crucial for the side that settled for only a quarterfinal finish and a Bronze medal win in the past two editions of the Olympics.
Germany’s steam of the 4-0 win against Australia to start the Olympics 2024 campaign was taken off a bit in that huge loss to the USA in the second group stage game. However, Die Nationaelf recovered from the defeat quickly by picking up a classy 4-1 win over the plucky Zambian team and eliminating holders Canada from the quarterfinal in a nail-biting penalty shootout to reach the semifinal stage. The teams were unseparated with a goalless 120 minutes so it all depended on the fortunes from the spot. Eventually, Germany’s number-one Ann-Katrin Berger became the hero by converting the winner after important saves at the other end. It lands Horst Hrubesch with a rematch against the four-time winners in the last four hoping for revenge. The side has lost in four of the previous five semifinal appearence but their only win at this stage helped them secure the Gold in 2016, a record they will want to extend at Lyon.
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USA-W: WWWW
GER-W: WLWW
USA-W vs GER-W Predicted Lineups
Germany
Berger; Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch; Brand, Minge, Nusken, Buhl; Popp, Schuller
USA
Naeher; Fox, Girma, Sonnett, Dunn; Lavelle, Coffey, Horan; Rodman, Smith, Swanson
USA-W vs GER-W Dream11 Match Prediction
For the second time in the Olympics 2024, the USA will get the better of Germany but it will be a close contest this time. We predict a 2-1 win after extra-time for Emma Hayes’s side.
USA-W vs GER-W Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Mallory Swanson
Vice-captain Picks: Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Lea Schuller
USA-W vs GER-W Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Berger (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 145)
DEF: Gwinn (Cr - 9, Pts - 251), Girma (Cr - 8, Pts - 168), Fox (Cr - 8, Pts - 163)
MID: Brand (Cr - 8, Pts - 130), Swanson (Cr - 9, Pts - 267), Horan (Cr - 8, Pts -148), Buhl (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 192)
FW: Rodman (Cr - 9, Pts - 256), Schuller (Cr - 9, Pts - 210), Smith (Cr - 9, Pts - 244)
Vice-captain: Trinity Rodman
Captain: Mallory Swanson
