{"id":206690,"date":"2024-08-06T16:24:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/06\/womens-semi-final-predictions\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:24:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T16:24:11","slug":"womens-semi-final-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/06\/womens-semi-final-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s semi-final predictions \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The women\u2019s football semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics take place on Tuesday, with four countries getting ready to battle it out for a spot in the final.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tournament hasn\u2019t been short of drama, with last-minute comebacks, a drone scandal and a never ending tally of goals, and the quarter-finals weren\u2019t any different.<\/p>\n<p>Two penalty shootouts saw Germany send reigning champions Canada packing and Spain cause heartbreak for Colombia, while 1-0 victories were enough for Team USA and Brazil to knock out France and Japan respectively.<\/p>\n<p>However, whoever fails to reach the final will have the opportunity to secure a bronze medal, with the two losing countries playing one another on 9 August, a day before the eagerly anticipated final.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of kick-off,\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0has predicted the teams most likely to secure a spot in the final with wins in the final four.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_v8x9ru99z\">USA vs Germany\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01j4h5j4defq1erjn4f6.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Hayes\" title=\"Emma Hayes\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Hayes is closing in on a first tournament win with the USA \/ Alex Livesey\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p>Team USA\u00a0are yet to lose a game under new head coach and Chelsea legend Emma Hayes. Although Japan put up a good fight in the quarter-finals, they weren\u2019t able to do enough.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s game against Canada remained goalless until the penalty shootout, so they\u2019ll need to pull something magic out of the bag to even be in with a chance of ending the USA\u2019s impeccable winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>Stranger things have happened, but the Hayes effect has helped the USA get back to their best following a disappointing World Cup campaign last year.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prediction: USA 1-0 Germany<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"_1ag0cs6hs\">Spain vs Brazil\u00a0<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/01j4hp9xpwq1835a3mhj.jpg\" alt=\"Salma Paralluelo, Aitana Bonmati\" title=\"Salma Paralluelo, Aitana Bonmati\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Bonmati\u2019s penalty sent Colombia home in the quarter-finals \/ Claudio Villa\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<p>Both Spain and Brazil were on the back foot in their respective\u00a0quarter-final matches.<\/p>\n<p>Despite an eventual win over France, Brazil didn\u2019t look their strongest and the absence of legendary forward Marta was apparent. However, they are going to need to overcome that after FIFA confirmed she has been issued another suspension for the semi-final for \u201cserious foul-play\u201d after the red card.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning world champions Spain also looked as though they weren\u2019t gelling, even though they went on to beat Colombia on penalties. Although there were plenty of goals, Spain will no doubt be disappointed with their performance.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s likely Spain will end up having the edge over Brazil due to their ability to get results in high-pressured environments, and the taste of glory still fresh following their World Cup win last summer.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prediction: Spain 1-0 Brazil<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The women\u2019s football semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics take place on Tuesday, with four countries getting ready to battle it out for a spot in the final. The tournament hasn\u2019t been short of drama, with last-minute comebacks, a drone scandal and a never ending tally of goals, and the quarter-finals weren\u2019t any different. 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