Contenders USA and Germany Face Off
USA vs Germany Women's Soccer: Both Sides Coming Off 3-0 Wins

Match Could Decide Group B
Under Horst Hrubesch, Germany have been one of the most exciting women’s teams to watch in the world. On Thursday, they were all action, as they destroyed Australia 3-0. Now, Germany take on tournament favorites USA in a match that could decide Olympic Group B.
In their first match, the USA beat the Copper Queens of Zambia 3-0 but didn’t score after Zambia went down to ten players late in the first half. For this crucial USA vs Germany women’s soccer game, we’ll take a closer look at the match facts and odds.
USA vs Germany
Date & Time: Sunday, July 28th, 3:00 p.m. ET
Location: Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France
USA vs Germany Head-to-Head
The soccer Olympics stats show that the USA and Germany have only met once in the competition. In 2004, the USA defeated Germany 2-1 in extra time in the Semifinal.
All-time, USA are 23-7-5 against Germany. The USWNT have only lost one of their last 17 matches in this USA vs Germany women’s soccer fixture.
USA Fail to Boost Goal Difference
Despite their 3-0 victory over Zambia on Thursday, finishing continues to be an issue for the USA. They converted just three of their 27 shots into goals and simply aren’t clinical enough. Still, Trinity Rodman did manage to score her first goal of 2024 after a masterfully executed Cruyff turn to put the USA up 1-0.
Mallory Swanson scored in the 24th and 25th minutes in the 3-0 win as well. Zambia went down to 10 players in the 32nd minute, though, and the USA didn’t run the score up.
It is concerning that they couldn’t score more with a man advantage against clearly weaker opposition. In more positive USWNT news, they are yet to concede in five games under new coach Emma Hayes. The backline has looked solid so far and Naomi Girma managed to contain dangerous Zambian striker Barbra Banda.
However, Sophia Smith picked up a leg injury in the match and is questionable for Sunday’s contest now. Jaedyn Shaw also missed the match due to an injury, which leaves the USA with 15 field players if neither can suit up. Plus, Rose Lavelle is still working her way back to fitness and may only be able to play around 60 minutes on Saturday.
Germany Ruthless Against Australia
Germany picked up the most surprising result of the first Olympic matchday. They were ruthless in their 3-0 win over Australia on Thursday and sent a message to the rest of the 12-team field. Giulia Gwinn picked up two assists as Marina Hegering and Lea Schuller headed in corner kicks.
On a devastating counter attack, in the 68th minute, Sarai Linder found Jule Brand for Germany’s third goal. Germany didn’t sit back and had a goal called back for an offside later on. With the win, Germany’s outright soccer olympics odds improved from +1200 to +900.
With midfielder Lena Oberdorf out for the tournament, striker Alexandra Popp dropped into midfield and did a great job. Germany’s recent results at major tournaments have been quite underwhelming but they’re off to a great start.
Even if they lose this game, a win over Zambia would put them through to the Quarter-Finals. Notably, Germany have scored at least three goals in six of their last seven games.
USA vs Germany Match Analysis & Odds
This is expected to be a close game as the USA and Germany meet in a major tournament for the first time since the 2015 Women’s World Cup Semifinal. USA pk, -0.5 is at -18 odds, while Germany pk, +0.5 comes in at -114. USA’s moneyline is +125, while bettors can take Germany to win at +200.
There won’t be as many clear cut chances here for the USA, which means they’ll need to be much more clinical. The USA vs Germany women’s soccer odds list under 2.5 goals at -125 odds as good chances may come at a premium.
A draw is at +220 odds and Germany may feel like they have something to protect in this one. One would think Germany would finish the group in first place if they’re able to get a draw based on the 3-0 win over Australia. With Sophia Smith potentially out for the USA, they’ll rely on Rodman and Swanson for scoring.
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