The United States and Germany are just 90 minutes away from reaching the gold medal match, as they face off for the second time this summer in the semifinals of the 2024 Olympics in France.
In their earlier encounter during the group stage, the USWNT secured a convincing 4-1 win over Germany. Despite this loss, Germany advanced to the semifinals as the second-place team in their group and progressed past Canada in the quarterfinals after a penalty shootout, following a goalless draw.
The U.S. team also had a challenging quarterfinal, needing an extra-time goal from Trinity Rodman to edge out Japan. The game was tense, as the U.S. struggled to match the attacking form they displayed earlier in the group stage. However, they managed to secure their place in the semifinals with a determined performance.
USWNT vs. Germany live stream, TV channel for Olympics semifinal
TV channel:
- English: USA Network
- Spanish: Telemundo
Live stream:
- English: Fubo, Peacock, NBC app/website
- Spanish: Fubo, Telemundo Deportes en Vivo
What time does USWNT vs. Germany kick off?
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Tues, Aug 6 | 12:00 p.m. |
| Central Time | Tues, Aug 6 | 11:00 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Tues, Aug 6 | 10:00 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Tues, Aug 6 | 9:00 a.m. |
USWNT vs. Germany lineups, team news
Head coach Emma Hayes announced that all players in the squad trained fully on Monday, suggesting that everyone would be available for the semifinal match, and that has proven to be the case.
This includes Emily Fox, who was substituted late in the quarterfinal with a troubling ankle injury, and Tierna Davidson, who missed both the group stage finale and the quarterfinal due to an earlier injury. Sam Coffey returns to the midfield after serving a suspension for a yellow card, while any yellow cards accumulated by other players have been cleared.
The USA starting lineup (4-3-3 formation) is as follows: Naeher (GK) — Fox, Girma, Davidson, Dunn — Horan, Coffey, Lavelle — Rodman, S. Smith, Swanson.
Germany faced a major setback on match morning with the announcement that veteran forwards Alexandra Popp and Lea Schuller would not be available. Popp is out with an illness and has been replaced by Nicole Anyomi, while Schuller is sidelined with knee inflammation and has been substituted by Sarai Linder. Additionally, Germany is missing young star Lena Oberdorf, who suffered a torn ACL just before the Olympics began. No German players have received yellow card suspensions, and any previous cards have been nullified.
Germany’s starting lineup (4-4-2 formation) is as follows: Berger (GK) — Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch — Brand, Minge, Lohmann, Buhl — Anyomi, Nusken.