USWNT vs. Germany – Paris 2024 Olympics – Semifinal
Date: August 6, 2024
Venue: Stade de Lyon; Lyon, France
Broadcast: USA Network, Telemundo, Peacock
Official Kickoff Time: 6 p.m. local / 12 p.m. ET
Starting XI vs. Germany: 1-Alyssa Naeher; 2-Emily Fox, 4-Naomi Girma, 5-Trinity Rodman, 7-Crystal Dunn, 9-Mallory Swanson, 10-Lindsey Horan (Capt.), 11-Sophia Smith, 12-Tierna Davidson, 16-Rose Lavelle, 17-Sam Coffey
Available Subs: 3-Korbin Albert, 6-Casey Krueger, 8-Lynn Williams, 13-Jenna Nighswonger, 14-Emily Sonnett, 15-Jaedyn Shaw, 18-Casey Murphy
GAME NOTES | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
- USWNT Starting XI Cap Numbers (Including this match): Horan (155), Dunn (154), Naeher (111), Lavelle (106), Swanson (99), Davidson (63), Fox (56), Smith (55), Rodman (45), Girma (39), Coffey (23)
- The starting lineup for today’s semifinal in Lyon is identical to the lineup that opened the group stage game against Germany on July 28 in Marseille and features two changes from the XI that started the quarterfinal matchup against Japan. Sam Coffey returns to the starting lineup in place of Korbin Albert after serving her suspension due to card accumulation while Tierna Davidson makes her third start of the tournament after missing the last two games with a leg contusion. Defender Emily Sams, who was activated in Davidson’s absence, returns to the alternate list.
- Three players in today’s staring XI – Naeher, Dunn and Lavelle – featured in the USA’s most recent match at Stade de Lyon, beating the Netherlands 2-0 in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup final behind goals from Lavelle and Megan Rapinoe. Horan, who plays for Olympique Lyon, did not see time in the World Cup Final but started and tallied an assist in the USA’s memorable 2-1 semifinal victory over England, also played in Lyon.
- Lindsey Horan will captain the USWNT for the 33rd time as she makes her 155th international appearance, moving into a tie with Michelle Akers and Christen Press for 23rd on the USWNT’s all-time caps chart. Horan is tied for the team lead in both assists (2) and chances created (9) at Paris 2024 and is third on the team with 365 minutes played this Olympics, playing every minute over the last three games.
- After an impressive five-save performance against Germany in the group stage, Alyssa Naeher will earn her 111th cap as she makes her 21st start for the USWNT at a world championship event. Naeher has 10 clean sheets and has allowed just 12 goals in her previous 20 appearances for the USWNT at the World Cup and Olympics, with three clean sheets coming in knockout round matches – those coming in the 2024 Olympic quarterfinal vs. Japan, the 2023 World Cup Round of 16 vs. Sweden and the 2019 World Cup Final against the Netherlands in Lyon.
- Emily Fox will make her seventh consecutive start and fifth of Paris 2024 as she earns her 56th cap for the USWNT. Fox ranks fourth on the USWNT with 363 minutes played this Olympics and is third on the team with 1,153 total minutes of action in 2024, eclipsing the 1,000-minute mark for the second consecutive year.
- A mainstay on the U.S. back line, Naomi Girma will make her 37th start and 39th appearance overall for the USWNT. Girma has played every minute for the USWNT over its last eight matches at the World Cup and Olympics – the only field player to do so – helping the USA to five clean sheets in that span and has completed 96% of her pass attempts at Paris 2024, the highest completion percentage of any player this Olympic tournament (min. 100 pass attempts).
- After scoring the dramatic game winner in the quarterfinal win over Japan, Trinity Rodman will make her fifth start of Paris 2024 as she earns her 45th cap for the USWNT. Rodman’s goal in the 105+2nd minute was the latest goal the USWNT has scored in the Olympics since Alex Morgan’s goal in the 120+3rd against Canada in the 2012 Olympic Semifinal and at 22-years-old, she became the youngest player since 2004 to score for the USWNT in the Olympic knockout rounds.
- With goals against Zambia, Australia and Japan, and an assist against Germany in the group stage, Rodman has been directly involved in a goal in all four matches at the Olympics, the longest streak by any USWNT player at a single major tournament since Carli Lloyd at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the longest by any USWNT player at the Olympics since Alex Morgan (6 straight) and Abby Wambach (5 straight) at the 2012 Olympics in London. Rodman’s three goals at Paris 2024 are tied with Mallory Swanson for the team lead this tournament and are tied for the fifth-most by any USWNT player at single Olympics.
- After assisting Rodman’s game-winner in the quarterfinal, Crystal Dunn will make her 20th consecutive start for the USWNT in a World Cup or Olympic match, the longest streak by any USWNT field player since Christie Pearce made 27 consecutive starts from 2004-2012. Dunn’s assist was the 20th of her international career and her second career assist at the Olympics, the other coming against Colombia in the 2016 group stage. Dunn leads the USWNT this Olympics with 12 tackles – four more than any player on the team - and is tied for second with 10 clearances.
- Mallory Swanson will make her 99th international appearance as she makes her 11th appearance of the year for the USWNT. Swanson is the leading scorer on this roster with 37 international goals and played a hand in four of the USA’s first seven goals of the tournament, scoring a brace in the opener against Zambia and adding a goal and an assist in the group stage win over Germany. Swanson’s four career Olympic goals – one in 2016 and three in 2024 – are tied for seventh all-time in USWNT Olympic history
- Sophia Smith, who scored a brace against Germany in the group stage, will earn her 55th cap as she makes her ninth consecutive start for the USWNT in a World Cup or Olympic match. Smith has scored in each of her previous two appearances against Germany, tallying the equalizing goal on Nov. 13, 2022, when the teams met at Red Bull Arena and tallying twice in the July 28 matchup in Marseille. The 23-year-old Smith leads the USA with 11 total goal involvements this year, leading the team with seven goals and tied for the team lead with four assists.
- Tierna Davidson will make her third start of Paris 2024 and her seventh start career start at the Olympics as she earns her 63rd cap for the USWNT. Davidson, who was the youngest member of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup champions, started the USA’s first two games of the tournament but was forced to exit before halftime in the first matchup with Germany. Prior to exiting the match against Germany, Davidson had played the full minutes in nine of her 10 previous appearances for the USWNT in 2024.
- Rose Lavelle will make her 106th international appearance as she makes her 11th career start at the Olympics. Lavelle, who scored in the World Cup Final in her last match for the USWNT in Lyon, ranks third on the team with eight chances created this tournament.
- After missing the quarterfinal due to card accumulation, Sam Coffey returns to the starting lineup for her third start of Paris 2024 and her 14th start overall this year. Coffey will be making her 23rd international appearance and was one of only three players to play all 270 minutes of the group stage along with Naomi Girma and Alyssa Naeher.
