U.S. women's soccer team faces off against Germany as both teams hunger for redemption
The U.S. women’s national soccer team is set for an Olympic showdown against Germany on Sunday in what is expected to be a tough match between two teams that are eager to restore their reputations after disastrous World Cup appearances last year.
The U.S. women’s national soccer team is set for an Olympic showdown against Germany on Sunday in what is expected to be a tough match between two teams that are eager to restore their reputations after disastrous World Cup appearances last year.
The American team has had a fall from grace since its 2019 World Cup win, its second consecutive FIFA World Cup title. The squad failed to make headway in the subsequent Olympic Games in Tokyo and then put forth a pitiful performance in last year’s World Cup, knocked out in the round of 16.
It was the earliest exit from a World Cup in the history of the women’s team, which is now in year five of a drought without a major trophy.
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Once considered the world’s darling, the U.S. women’s team has faced increasingly difficult competition as other countries invest in women’s sports. Those investments are also coming to fruition at a time when some of the American stars have begun to age off of the national stage, including former champions Megan Rapinoe, Ali Krieger, Kelley O’Hara and Ashlyn Harris.
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