The US Women's Team has defeated the Brazilian Women's Team with a score of 1-0, to win the gold medal at Paris. Team captain Lindsey Horan emphasized that the victory is very meaningful for the future of the team. She and her teammates want to achieve even more success in the future.
The next target of the women's team is the 2027 World Cup, which will take place in Brazil. The goal of the team is nothing other than to win the championship.
“We are all thinking about what we can do in the next 2.5 years. The players all believe that the US Women's Team can achieve even more success. The entire team has shown its ability and potential until 2027”, Horan said.
The new coach of the women's team, Emma Hayes, who was brought in after the team was eliminated in the 16th round of the 2023 World Cup, also has a similar view. Although she has only been leading the team since June 1, Emma Hayes has helped the team play extremely well at the Olympics. The team played aggressively against their opponents, winning all 6 matches to win the gold medal.
"The US Women's Team has won the gold medal, but that does not mean that everything is over. We have only just begun our journey. I am very excited about the potential of the team and look forward to even greater achievements in the future that the entire team can achieve together”, Emma Hayes shared.
The gold medal at Paris has helped the US Women's Team return to the peak of the Olympic Games since 2012. With a mixed force of multiple generations, with prominent stars such as Naomi Girma, Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman, or Sophia Smith, the future of the US Women's Team is very promising.
Girma, who was called by Hayes as the "world's best defender", emphasized that the gold medal at Paris has brought a memorable experience for the players, creating a new and impressive start, towards a bright future ahead.
She said: “With the changes in the team's force and energy that the team has shown, the journey at the 2024 Olympics is like a new start for the US Women's Team. But we know that the team's journey is still long and there are many exciting challenges ahead”.
- The US Women's Team has won the Olympic gold medal for the 5th time, more than 4 gold medals than the team that came second. They are the most successful team in the Olympic women's football tournament. In addition to 5 gold medals, they have also won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.
- This is the second Olympic gold medal for 8 US Women's Team players including: Tierna Davidson, Crystal Dunn, Lindsey Horan, Casey Krueger, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Naeher, Emily Sonnett, and Lynn Williams.
- Emma Hayes helped the team win the Olympic gold medal in just 10 matches. This is the fewest number of matches that a US Women's Team coach has achieved to help the team win the championship at the Olympics or World Cup.
- Naeher is the first goalkeeper in women's football history to keep a clean sheet in both the World Cup final and the Olympic final. Previously, Naeher had not conceded a goal in the 2019 World Cup final against the Dutch Women's Team. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Naeher kept a clean sheet in 4/6 matches – a record for the team.
