It all comes down to this. After a grueling stretch of five games in 13 days, the U.S. women’s national team faces Brazil for the gold medal. If they win, it would be their first victory since the 2012 London Games, which capped a streak of three consecutive golds. Since then, the U.S. women’s team won bronze in Tokyo and did not medal in 2016. The U.S. women’s team is coming off two straight games that went into overtime.
The U.S. is led by the “trident,” aka Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson, who, fittingly, have three goals each in this tournament. The team has also been rejuvenated by new coach Emma Hayes, whose sometimes unconventional tactics seem to be resonating with the group.
Saturday’s match will also see the return of iconic Brazilian player Marta, who has been suspended for the last two matches after receiving a straight red card during the group stage. This is the last international tournament for Marta, who is retiring this year, and her last chance to win her first major international title with Brazil. Marta has two Olympic silver medals from the 2004 and 2008 games, and will be trying to win her first gold… but the United States isn’t going to let her take it away.
How to watch the Olympic gold medal match: USA vs. Brazil
Date: Saturday, August 10th
Time: 11am Eastern Time | 8am Pacific Time
Location: Stade de France | Saint-Denis, France
Channel: NBC, Telemundo
Transmission: NBCOlympics.com, Peacock, Fubo
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