Until the 2024 Olympics, it seems that the Spanish women's soccer team has not tasted the quarterfinals, however, as the glory of the 2023 World Cup, the FIFA rankings of the first place, they are undoubtedly the jewel of the field, and the popularity of the game is high.
In the group stage, they were in the same group with Japan, Brazil and Nigeria, but they came out of the group with three wins, which was a great success. However, after entering the knockout rounds, the performance of the Spanish women's soccer team was quite puzzling. In the quarter-finals, facing the world's 22nd-ranked Colombian women's soccer team, they once fell behind to 0:2, but in extra time to achieve a draw, overtime could not be reversed, but in the penalty kicks in the thrilling victory, the road to promotion is quite bumpy.
In the semifinals, they met Brazilian women's soccer again, after winning the group stage 2:0, and the opponent's top player Marta was suspended, so they thought that they would be able to advance to the final. However, in the 70th minute of the match, the Spanish women's soccer team fell behind by 0:3, and the scene was once in chaos, and finally lost by 22:4, which became a disharmonious scenery in the Olympic women's soccer tournament.
The German women's soccer team, once the dominant force in world soccer, is not yet at its peak, but it is clear that they are not the favorites to win this year's Olympics. After finishing second in the group stage, they defeated the Canadian women's soccer team on penalties in the quarterfinals, a result that exceeded expectations.
In terms of strength comparison, the Spanish women's soccer team is undoubtedly better. But the biggest problem for them is their mentality. After missing out on the title, do they still have the strength to fight for the bronze medal? In contrast, the German women's soccer team's mentality is more peaceful, they can accept any result.
Historically, there have been six meetings between the two sides, with the Spanish women's soccer team being the underdogs with three draws and three losses. The last time the two sides met was at UEFA Women's EURO 2022, where the Spanish women lost 0:0 to the German women.
In this matchup, we are confident that after missing out on the final, the Spanish women's soccer team will feel ashamed and brave, and they will make new history by using their excellent ability to adjust and play properly in the game so that they can beat the German women's soccer team and fight for the bronze medal!
