The 2024 Olympic draw isn’t until Wednesday, but the U.S. women’s national team already knows one of its three group-stage opponents.
After the four pots for the draw were revealed on Monday, the USWNT is guaranteed to face Germany in the Paris Olympics group stage.
The USWNT will be in Pot 1 with host France and 2023 World Cup champion Spain. In Pot 2 will be Germany, Japan and Canada.
Because the USWNT can’t be drawn with Concacaf country Canada, and Germany can’t be drawn with European countries France and Spain, the USWNT and Germany already know they’ll face off at the Olympics.
The USWNT and Germany have met 35 times, with the U.S. holding a 23W-5L-7D advantage. Most recently, the two sides split a pair of friendlies in November 2022.
The draw for the 2024 Olympic men’s and women’s soccer tournament will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, and will be streamed live on FIFA+ and FIFA.com.
For the women’s tournament, 12 teams will be divided into three groups of four. The top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
Ten of the 12 teams have qualified, with two spots yet to be determined from Africa. South Africa will face Nigeria and Morocco will face Zambia in two-leg playoffs next month to determine the final two berths.
2024 Olympics women’s draw pots
- Pot 1: USA, France, Spain
- Pot 2: Germany, Japan, Canada
- Pot 3: Brazil, Australia, Colombia
- Pot 4: New Zealand, Africa 1, Africa 2
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