{"id":203095,"date":"2024-07-25T12:39:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/25\/germany-to-make-winning-start\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T12:39:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:39:30","slug":"germany-to-make-winning-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/25\/germany-to-make-winning-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany to make winning start \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With no restrictions on ages of players, the women\u2019s football at the Paris Olympics will feature some of the best individuals on the planet and the first batch of matches begins on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Among those involved are an experienced Germany contingent and the USA, who are preparing for their first major tournament under Emma Hayes.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Germany Women vs Australia Women (Thursday, 6pm)<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The stats<\/h2>\n<p>Germany have won 10 of their 14 matches since the end of the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the four meetings between these teams have been won by Germany, who were 5-2 victors in a friendly back in April 2021.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Horst Hrubesch is interim head coach of Germany until Christian Wuck takes the reins following the Olympics and he can lead his team to glory in their opener in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has Hrubesch helped Germany to third spot in the Women\u2019s Nations League since taking charge, but his side also won five of their six matches during qualifying for Women\u2019s Euro 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This is a tough test for Australia, who reached the semi-finals of the last Women\u2019s World Cup, albeit on home soil, and the ongoing absence of star striker Sam Kerr does not help their cause.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">USA Women vs Zambia Women (Thursday, 8pm)<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The stats<\/h2>\n<p>The USA have won gold at the Olympics women\u2019s football on four occasions, although the last time they topped the podium was London 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Zambia won their final qualifier for the Olympics women\u2019s football 4-3 against Ghana.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4d605057-3b33-4739-8b0f-16da22efa1da.jpg\" alt=\"Can Emma Hayes lead the USA Women's team to Olympic glory?\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Can Emma Hayes lead the USA Women\u2019s team to Olympic glory?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>All eyes will be on the USA at the Olympics women\u2019s football this year but their opener against Zambia in Paris could be tougher than expected.<\/p>\n<p>The USA remain one of the dominant forces in women\u2019s soccer, but they were dumped out of the 2023 Women\u2019s World Cup in the last 16 and have not achieved gold at the Olympics since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of former Chelsea boss Emma Hayes is a promising move, but she is still taking time to impose her methods on the Stars and Stripes and both teams to score could be a decent bet in this game.<\/p>\n<p>The forward quality of the USA is clear to see but do not be surprised if they are breached by an attack-minded Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>The African nation are spearheaded by talented forwards Barbra Banda of Orlando Pride and Rachael Kundananji of Bay FC, so they are undoubtedly a team with goals in them and their Olympic qualifier with Ghana featured seven goals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With no restrictions on ages of players, the women\u2019s football at the Paris Olympics will feature some of the best individuals on the planet and the first batch of matches begins on Thursday. 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