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USWNT brings joy to soccer fans at the Summer Olympics

Cali Friedel, Assistant Sports Editor

September 23, 2024

This summer, the 2024 Olympics took place in Paris from July 22 to August 11, showing the strongest sports competitors from all over the world. The strongest country overall was the USA, winning over 115 medals.

Soccer, being one of the most popular sports in the Olympics, gave fans of the USA excitement for the women’s Olympic soccer team. After an unfortunate run through the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the USA team was determined to get it done during the 2024 Olympics.

Within the first couple of games, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) was already undefeated, winning 3-0 against Zambia, 4-1 against Germany, and 2-1 against Australia. This already was a huge milestone accomplished for USA since they wanted to compete better at this Olympics after the World Cup. They had already done better in the group stage, a great way to set the tone for the rest of the tournament.

After a successful run through the group stage, the USWNT advanced to the knockout round. For the quarterfinals (the round of 16), USA went up against Japan.

After a long hard-fought game, USA came away with a big win after Trinity Rodman scored a late goal, making it 1-0.

The next game for the USWNT was the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, USA was put up against Germany again. Although the first-time seeing Germany this tournament led to an easy win for the United States, this semi-final game was much tougher for the USA side.

Again, a late goal from USA’s Sophia Smith led the USA side to a 1-0 victory.

The USWNT had already been way better this tournament than the 2023 World Cup, but their job was not done. The USWNT was in the finals where they were going to face Brazil one of the top women’s teams in the world.

After one of the most frustrating and toughest soccer games for the USA, forward Mallory Swanson scored the gold- winning goal for the USA, helping them win 1-0.

Under new head coach, Emma Hayes, the United States came out with a successful victory in the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning gold.

The USWNT started a fresh, new chapter, allowing them back to being the star team that they once were many years ago.