Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images Make your picks. The USA men’s soccer team continues their Paris 2024 Olympics against New Zealand in Group A on Saturday. The US men lost 0-3 to host nation France in Marseille on Wednesday to open the tournament. New Zealand picked up a surprise 2-1 win over Guinea in their opening match. As we look at the squads in Group A, it shouldn’t be any kind of shock that the US lost to France, who clearly have the strongest squad in the group. New Zealand would appear to be the weakest side, but they were able to pull off the upset against Guinea. The USA’s two re ..read more

Photo by Daniela Porcelli/ISI Photos/Getty Images Holding it down in the midfield. The United States Men’s Olympic Team opened the Paris 2024 Olympics with a 0-3 loss to home nation France at the Stade Vélodrome. Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring for Les Bleus in the 61st minute, and Michael Olise doubled the French lead in the 69th. Loïc Badé put the cherry on top for France in the 85th minute, making it 3-0. None of the USA players came out with very high ratings after this one. Tanner Tessmann’s man of the match score is a 5.95, and the only other players who were above the pack were G ..read more

Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images The USWNT get off to a Nice start. The United States Women’s National Team got off to a winning start Thursday evening in France as they beat Zambia 3-0. Trinity Rodman scored the opening goal for the USWNT, while Mallory Swanson added a brace to give the team 3 points in Group B play. The USWNT’s roster underwent a change just before the match, as Jaedyn Shaw was ruled out due to an injury. Croix Bethune was added to the matchday roster and started on the bench for the team. It was the first time the United States and Zambia had taken the field against each o ..read more

Photo by Stephen Nadler/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF Time to get started. The United States Women’s National Team begin their quest for an Olympic gold medal today when they take on Zambia in their opening match in Group B. The USWNT, ranked 5th in the world, hope to get off to a good start against an upstart Zambia team. The USWNT qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2022 Concacaf W Championship. They then competed in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, where their run ended in the Round of 16. They rebounded to win the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup and the 2024 SheBelieves Cup. Now, they ha ..read more

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images The USMNT looks for points in the second match. The United States Under-23 Men’s National Team opened the Men’s Football Tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games with a defeat against France (0-3). All is not lost after the initial setback, but points are now at a premium in the final two matches. Next on the Group A schedule is New Zealand, which should provide a stern on-field challenge. For the second time in a row, Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome – a 67,394-seat venue with an AirFibr hybrid grass surface – will host. As the major player in the Oceania F ..read more

Photo by Manuel Queimadelos/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images A really fun tournament gets underway. The 2024 Olympic Women’s Tournament begins today, and 12 teams will compete in what is sure to be a strong tournament. Every match is sure to have incredible moments as these teams try to win a medal. Like the men’s tourmanet, the women’s tournament has every team playing on a single matchday during the group stage. Today, Canada will take on New Zealand, Spain will battle Japan, Germany will face Australia, Nigeria and Brazil will take the field, and hosts France will compete against Colombia ..read more

Photo by John Todd/ISI/Getty Images React and rate. The USA men’s soccer team began the Paris 2024 Olympics with a 0-3 defeat to home nation France in Marseille. Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring for Les Bleus in the 61st minute, and new Bayern Munich signing Michael Olise doubled the lead 8 minutes later. Loïc Badé made it 3-0 in the 85th minute. The US did have some chances, most notably a close-range header from John Tolkin and a long-distance blast from Djordje Mihailovic, but both of them hit the woodwork instead of finding their way into goal. Nathan Harriel also had a glancing head ..read more

Photo by Andrea Vilchez/ISI/Getty Images The men begin their quest for a medal. The United States Men’s Olympic Soccer Team begin play at the 2024 Olympics today in a big way, as they take on hosts France in Marseille. The USMNT U-23s hope to get started against a team that they drew back in March as they set the tone in group play. To win a medal, this match is the kind they will need to win, against the hosts who are also prime contenders to win it all. In the Olympics for the first time since 2008, the USMNt U-23s will be on a big stage. They hope to not be blinded by the lights and the pre ..read more

Photo by Andrea Vilchez/ISI/Getty Images Here’s the fans’ choice XI to start the Olympic opener. This afternoon, the USA Men’s Olympic Soccer Team begins their tournament in Marseille against the host nation, France. On Monday, we published a poll to get readers’ picks for the starting lineup. After receiving 302 responses, let’s look at the results! Here’s the roster readers were choosing from: Goalkeepers (2): Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), Gaga Slonina (Chelsea FC) Defenders (6): Maximilian Dietz (Fürth), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), John Tolkin (Ne ..read more

Photo by Fiona Goodall - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images The USWNT opens the tournament against a rising program. The United States Women’s National Team is back at the Olympic Games, looking to win a fifth gold medal and first since the 2012 tournament. In an abbreviated field of 12 total entrants, Group B could be the strongest of the bunch with four participants in last summer’s World Cup. Zambia is the first step on the road to glory, but the rising African program has similar designs and the talent to make a deep run. The Stade de Nice – a 36,178-seat multi-use stadium in Nice with a reinforce ..read more