As part of the women's football match for the 3rd place, the players of Australia and the USA will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this fight?
Australia (w)
The Australian national team started at the OI in Tokyo with a victory over the neighbors from New Zealand (2: 1). The victory at the start was a great motivation for the whole tournament. In the second meeting, Gustavsson's team lost to Sweden with a result of 2: 4, then in that meeting the Scandinavian team spent a lot of effort to defeat the opponent. As for the third meeting, the Australians painted a draw with today's opponents in it. In the 1/4 finals, the Australians performed a feat, managing to defeat the strong team of Great Britain-4:3 d. v, and in the semifinals, the "yellow-green" were stopped by the Swedes.
USA (w)
The US national team performs very ambiguously at the current championship. The 4-time Olympic champion and medalist of all world championships unpleasantly surprised, losing in the first meeting to Sweden with a score of 0:3. In the second round, the American women were able to break away from New Zealand (6:1), after which they painted a draw with today's opponents. In the quarterfinals, the team lost to the Netherlands (3: 2 pen.), and in the semifinals, "stars and stripes" had a huge advantage over their neighbors from Canada, but missed in the 74th minute with a penalty (0: 1).
Statistics and figures:
- The USA is the favorite of the meeting;
- Australia has lost twice in 5 meetings;
- The USA lost twice in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended in a draw -0:0.
Forecast
I believe that the American team is able to defeat Australia in the final meeting. The "Stars and Stripes" have an excellent composition and perfect combinations. The American women will definitely win the Olympic "bronze".
