- The US Women’s National Soccer Team will face Brazil in the Olympic finals on Saturday.
- This is the third time in Olympic history that the US and Brazil will face off for the gold medal.
- The match is Brazilian soccer legend Marta’s last chance to win a major international tournament.
For the first time since 2012, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) has a chance to go for gold in the Olympics.
But to reach its fifth gold medal in Olympic history, the team must first defeat Brazil, led by women’s soccer legend Marta in the final international tournament of her career.
Per ESPN, USWNT forward Trinity Rodman, 22, told reporters in a pre-game press conference that “Marta has changed the game of soccer around the world,” but the US wants to win gold.
“I love her, but we want to win,” she said.
In honor of these groundbreaking teams’ third gold-medal matchup in Olympic history, here’s a look back at 10 of the USWNT’s most iconic Olympic moments.
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