There is little to choose from between the two sides. The game will be broadcast live on NBCSN, while Telemundo will carry the game with Spanish commentary.Ī live stream of the game will be available via, , the NBC Sports app and the Telemundo Deportes app as well as via streaming service fuboTV. The stadium will also stage one of the semifinals in the Olympic tournament. The home stadium of J League's powerhouse Yokohama Marinos, the venue hosted four games during the 2002 World Cup, including the final, as well as the final of the 2021 Confederations Cup. The USWNT's quarterfinal tie will be played at the International Stadium in Yokohama, approximately 20 miles south of Tokyo. The USWNT faces the Netherlands at 8 p.m. Here's all you need to know ahead of USWNT's quarterfinal. and will be looking to add to the eight goals she's scored so far in Tokyo, an Olympic record for the most goals scored by any player in a single Olympics. Star striker Vivianne Miedema could win her 100th cap in the game against the U.S. The scoring spree was par for the course for the Dutch, who scored 48 goals in 10 games in the qualifying phase of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament, winning every match and conceding a mere three goals in the process. The Netherlands finished top of Group F with seven points, scoring a staggering 21 goals, with a 3-3 draw against Brazil sandwiched in between a 10-3 shellacking of Zambia and a 8-2 thrashing of China. The reigning European champions, however, cannot be underestimated. The USWNT has won eight of its previous nine meetings against the Netherlands, with its only loss coming 30 years ago in the first meeting between the two sides. "Tactically we had a little shift this game, we're experienced enough and professional enough to be able to do so and face a team in a way that puts us on top and really plays to our strengths." U.S. "It's seeing how Vlatko wants us to set up against that team," she added. "It was a tactical decision by to shift defensively, a little more conservatively, and really allow them to get impatient, play along and give it back to us."ĭespite a lacklustre group stage, Morgan maintained the USWNT has the tactical flexibility and experience that could prove crucial in the knockout stages. "This is when the tournament starts," Morgan told a press conference after the USWNT's draw against Australia. USWNT star Alex Morgan, however, insisted the performances in the group stage will bear no impact on the Americans' chances to progress through the knockout phase. 8 in the world, respectively, looms on the horizon. 3-ranked side in the world waiting in the quarterfinals.Ī potential semifinal against Brazil or Canada, No. Atsushi Tomura/Francois Nel/Getty Imagesīy not topping the group, the USWNT's path to a first Olympic final since London 2012 has got considerably more complicated with the No. Alex Morgan (L) #13 of the USA during the Group G match against Australia on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kashima Stadium on July 27 in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan and Vivianne Miedema #9 of the Netherlands celebrates after scoring her side's fifth goal during the Group F match against China on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at International Stadium Yokohama on July 27 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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