Your Guide to Women's Soccer at the 2024 Paris Olympics
The perfect little primer so you know exactly what’s going down when you watch!
Welcome back for another edition of my very unofficial soccer cheat sheet— a skimmable guide that gets you ready to let your soccer fan flag fly for the biggest and best global tournaments that deserve your attention.
This summer is officially an embarrassment of soccer riches, as we look forward to the women’s soccer kickoff in the 2024 Paris Olympics having already watched over 75 hours of men’s tournament action. Just me? We’ve already witnessed Mbappe in a mask, 16-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal score a semifinal banger, Messi come off injured and in tears in the Copa América final, Jude Bellingham save the day with a knockout stage stoppage time overhead goal, and an awkward Ronaldo mid-match meltdown— and the women are only now entering the chat.
Will the scriptwriters give the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) the redemption story they are desperately searching for following their 2023 World Cup disaster? With the tournament kicking off on July 25, we’re about to find out! If you haven’t yet been tuned in to the women’s soccer universe, consider this your official invitation to jump the hell in. This guide will get you up to speed with what’s happening on and off the field for the USWNT and the tournament at large—the competition, the drama, and, of course, the vibes—so you know exactly what’s going down when you watch.
This is Part One of the Soccer Freaks’ fan guide for the women’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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