The women's soccer competition at the Olympic Games has been going on since 1996 and the tournament in Atlanta. So far, the best team in this respect has been the United States, which won four gold, one silver and one bronze medals. In 2021, in Tokyo The Canadian team triumphed, defeating final 3:2 Sweden on penalties. In Paris, the gold medalists were eliminated in the quarterfinals after a 0:1 defeat by Germany. The highlight of the play-off phase in the Olympic tournament was to be the clash between Spain (the current world champions) and Brazil.
On the way to semi-final Spain eliminated Colombia (3:2), while the Brazilians won 1:0 against the French, the hosts of the entire tournament. The winners of this match In the final, the Americans were waiting, and they defeated the Germans 1-0, but only after extra time.
A bizarre goal for Brazil. In the semi-finals of the Olympic Games
From the sixth minute, the Brazilians were leading 1-0 against the Spanish, but after a rather bizarre situation. Cata Coll tried to break away the ballbut first she hit Priscila, and then the ball bounced off Irene Paredes and went into her own goal. After the first half it was 2:0 for Brazil, as Gabi Portilho scored a goal. The Brazilians created much more goal situations and posed more danger in front of their opponents' goal in the first half.
In the second half of the match, the world champions had more chances, while in the 72nd minute it was already 3:0 for Brazil after a goal by Adriana. Ultimately, the match ended in a 4:2 victory for Brazil, with the last goal scored in the twelfth minute of added time. The match was extended by a total of 15 minutes, but the final whistle blew only after 18 minutes. The promotion of the “Canarinhos” finally became a fact.
On Saturday, Brazil will play the United States for the gold medals of the Olympic Games in Paris, more precisely at the Parc des Princes stadium. The day before, Spain will face Germany, with the bronze medal at stake.