The gold medal matchup for the 2024 Paris Olympics is set: The United States will face in the Olympic final on Saturday in Paris. The , while Brazil knocked off , the reigning World Cup Champions, with a dominant 4-2 win to earn its spot in the final. This will be the third time the United States and Brazil have met in the Olympic gold medal final.
The two teams played for gold in 2004 and 2008, with the U.S. taking the victory in both games.
The USWNT will be aiming to earn its first gold medal since 2012. Like the U.S.
and Germany, Brazil and Spain played each other in the group stage just last week. Spain won that game 2-0, making it so that Brazil nearly did not advance to the knockout stage, but fell to Brazil on Tuesday. Brazil got to an early lead, after a clearance from Spanish keeper captain Irene Pardes in the sixth minute.
Brazil then solidified the lead just before halftime, with a goal from off a beautiful assist from Yasmin. ¡GOOLAZOOO DE BRASIL! ¡SORPRESA EN SEMIFINALES! 🚨 Gabi Portilho define de extraordinaria manera y hace el segundo del partido ⚽️ 🇧🇷 2-0 🇪🇸 📺 Peacock ➡️ 📱 Telemundo APP ➡️ — Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) Brazil continued to press against Spain in the second half, taking advantage of Spain's mistakes. After several shots and amid chaos in the box, Brazilian captain scored on the follow-through to make it 3-0.
Spain's then scored a lifeline for Spain in the 85th minute. Spain nearly added more points.