Tomorrow sees the two semi-finals of the 2024 Women’s Olympic Football tournament take place, with the United States taking on Germany for a place in Saturday’s Gold Medal contest after they defeated Japan and 2020 Olympic champions Canada, respectively, in the quarter-finals.
On the other side of the draw, Brazil — who knocked out host country France in the quarter-final — will need to overcome reigning World Cup champions Spain, who beat Colombia in a hard-fought contest that went to penalties for a place in the semi-finals.
This tactical analysis and player-focused Womens Olympic Football scout report aims to preview the semi-finals while also providing some analysis of the tournament to date by going into detail on the performance of one key player from each of our Olympics 2024 semi-finalists.
We’ll analyse one player who’s proven vital to the tactics and results of each semi-final competitor, explaining what their opponents in tomorrow’s games will need to be keenly aware of as they prepare to battle for a spot in the final.
USWNT: Trinity Rodman
Starting with the US Womens National Team, our key player is 22-year-old Trinity Rodman (173cm/5’8”) of the NWSL’s third-placed side, Washington Spirit — now managed by ex-Barcelona boss, Jonatan Giráldez.
Rodman has featured in all of the USA’s games so far, playing the joint-most minutes of any attacker.
She has primarily featured for the USWNT on the right wing during this campaign, though she’s capable of providing an option on the left as well, which was explored for a brief period during this tournament, as the heatmap indicates.
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