Anxious watch parties looked on as, after a shaky performance in the first half, the Americans bounced back and reclaimed Olympic victory.
Fans wear red, white and blue masks as they celebrate at an Olympics viewing party at Legends Sports Bar in Long Beach on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, after the U.S. women’s soccer team defeated Brazil 1-0 to capture the gold medal in Paris. Those were the feelings of hundreds of U.S. Women’s Soccer supporters at two Long Beach sports bars in the early morning on Saturday, Aug.
It was similarly busy at Legends by 8 a.m., with hundreds of supporters hoping to ring a USWNT win by mid-morning with other likeminded fans. The cheers from the crowds at both Legends and Watch Me quickly faded in to signs of desperation as Swanson’s attempt was batted away.Still, Brazil dominated the match’s first 45 minutes, using their legendary frenetic style of play and high pressure to keep the Americans on their toes.
Fans react during an Olympics viewing party at Legends Sports Bar in Long Beach on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, as the U.S. women’s soccer battles Brazil for the gold medal in Paris. Fans root for the U.S. women’s national soccer team at an Olympics viewing party at Legends Sports Bar in Long Beach on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.
A fan watches from the upper level during an Olympics viewing party at Legends Sports Bar in Long Beach on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, as the U.S. women’s soccer battles Brazil for the gold medal in Paris. Fans react during an Olympics viewing party at Legends Sports Bar in Long Beach on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, as the U.S. women’s soccer battles Brazil for the gold medal in Paris.
United States women’s national soccer team fans packed Watch Me! Sports Bar in Long Beach as they cheered on the team in the Summer Olympics final on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. And to make the stakes even higher, the gold medal match marked the final international appearance in a major tournament for Marta — who is among the most highly-regarded figures in Brazilian and women’s soccer as a whole.
“When it comes to sports I’m always a Brazilian,” Goncalves, who has lived in Long Beach for three decades, said. “Both teams were amazing in the first half and are going head to head. I think Brazil really, really wants to win a medal.” But the tide for the U.S. women has finally begun to turn, especially under the direction of new head coachSince Hayes took over the USWNT in late 2023, the team has experienced a resurgence. The squad, for example, has not lost a game since June under her direction,
Swanson again created the team’s most nail-biting chance late in the second-half — overtaking Brazil’s defense with her wicked pace on a counterattack, but the attempt fell short and ended instead with an anti-climactic corner kick. Cheers erupted in Long Beach as Swanson’s shot careened past the Brazilian keeper, sending USWNT fans at both Long Beach bars into celebratory shouts as their dreams for Olympic gold zoomed into reality.But even with that one-goal lead secured, the fatigued Americans were left a difficult challenge — fending off the the Brazilians, in all their frenetic pace and power, for 45 minutes more.
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