The U.S. men's and women's soccer teams learned their opening matchups for the Paris Olympics Wednesday, with the women facing a tougher field.
The U.S. women’s national team will face Germany, Australia and either Zambia or Morocco in the group stage of this summer’s Olympic soccer tournament in France, where the Americans hope to return to the top of the podium for the first time in 12 years. The U.S., winner of a record four Olympic titles and four World Cup crowns, hasn’t struck gold in the Summer Games since London in 2012.
The 16-team field for the men’s tournament, a U-23 competition, is weaker, featuring just two countries — Argentina and France — ranked in the top 11 and two others — New Zealand and the Dominican Republic — ranked outside the top 100. The U.S. will begin play against France, the host nation, on July 24. “When you play against the host team, it might be like a little bit different experience,” said U.S. coach Marko Mitrovic, whose team will face France in a friendly.
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