The Brazil women’s soccer team reached the final in the 2024 Paris Olympics after convincingly beating Spain to set up a blockbuster encounter against the USA. On the other hand, the USA team had to wait for an extra goal to beat Germany, which had proved resilient in the first 90 minutes.
Since 2012, Team USA has failed to reach the gold medal match. In 2016, they didn’t get a medal but went ahead and won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Brazil vs. USA
| Brazil | Draw | USA |
| +300 | 210 | -105 |
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Apex Tale of the Tape
| Brazil | vs. | USA |
| 3-2 | Record | 3-0 |
| 1.17 | Goals Per Game | 1.50 |
| 1.17 | Assists Per Game | 1.50 |
| 2.83 | Corners Per Game | 4.83 |
| 5 | Home Goals | 8 |
| 2 | Away Goals | 2 |
| 1 | GD | 7 |
| 10 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Penalties Per Game | 0 |
| 2 | Clean Sheets | 3 |
| 3-2 | W/L Last 5 | 3-0 |
Brazil vs. USA Match Details
- Fixture: Brazil vs. USA
- Date and Time: August 10th, 2024, 11:00 a.m. ET
- Location: Parc des Princes, Paris, France
- Weather: Cloudy, 66°F
- Field Type: Hybrid grass
Key Stats
Brazil
During the knockout phase, Team USA struggled offensively and only managed to score two goals in two games against Japan and Germany. However, they played a strong defense and their opponents never looked like they were going to score.
Meanwhile, Brazil netted five goals in their two knockout matches against strong opposition in France and Spain. The South American champions struggled in the group stages and, interestingly, they made it to the gold medal match in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The USWNT is riding the brilliance of Naomi Girma, who came out as the best player in defense. However, a Sophia Smith goal in the extra time saved the USA from another shootout. The goal was a third of the 2024 Paris Olympics, putting her on the same level as Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman.
USA
Brazil will have Marta available to play after getting suspended for both the quarterfinal and the semifinal. However, Brazil performed well without her, netting five goals in the knockout phase. This gold medal match will be Marta’s sixth and last Olympics, a major motivator for the Brazilian team to fight for their captain.
The Americans are looking to bounce back after failing to perform well in the last two Olympics. Even though Team USA struggled to score in the knockout, they were good defensively, conceding two times in the entire Olympics.
The Americans have been struggling with teams playing a low block. Brazil will need to deploy some type of low-block in some phases of the game to stall the USWNT from scoring. If the South American Champions don’t play a compact game, the USA will score a couple of goals.
Prediction
The head-to-head statistics between the two teams are balanced. Having met three times, Brazil’s women’s team won once and the USA once and drew the last game they played in 2011, 2-2. The US women’s soccer team comes as a favorite since they are yet to taste defeat in the 2024 Olympics tournament.
However, Brazil comes in strong after beating World Champion Spain 4-2 in the semi-final. If the USA asserts its dominance quicker, the gold might end up in Brasilia. The USA team has not lost a match in the current Olympics, has better defense, keeping three clean sheets to Brazil’s two, and has averaged more corners per game.
Final Pick
USA (ML), -105
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