Broadcast info
Who's playing: Both the USWNT and France are coming into this game having won their respective openers. The Stars and Stripes overpowered New Zealand 2-0, whilst Les Bleues strolled to an easy 4-0 victory over Colombia. Naturally, each side will be seeking maximum points, which will guarantee the winner an automatic spot in the next round.
What time: Sunday, August 7th at 13.00 PST/16.00 EST/20.00 UTC/21.00 BST/22.00 CET
What stadium: This match will be played at the Mineirão. Also known as the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, it's located in Belo Horizonte and has a maximum capacity of 61,846.
Which channel:
- In the USA: NBCOlympics.com, NBCSN, NBC Sports Live Extra
- In the UK: BBC Red Button
- In Brazil: ESPN + Brasil
- In Canada: CBC Sports Live Streaming
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Match facts and other historical stats
- The USA and France have met a total of 20 times in competitive and friendly fixtures
- In the 18 friendly meetings, the USWNT have won 14, whilst France have won just twice
- Competitively, the USA have never lost to France, with wins in both their Olympic and World Cup matches
Team news
USWNT
The USWNT are not just the reigning Olympic champions, but also have utterly dominated this tournament since it first began 20 years ago. In fact, the Stars and Stripes have won all but one of the past five women's competitions and are naturally the heavy favorites to successfully defend their title.
In their opening match, Jill Ellis's team were solid, but not spectacular. Goals from Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan were enough to get the job done against New Zealand, but the English tactician will be expecting much more from her players as they seek to finish top of their group. This, of course, will guarantee that Team USA will avoid taking on the winners of Group F in the next round, which looks likely to be fellow heavyweights Germany.
France
It may surprise some fans, but France's women's team are relatively new to the Olympics scene. In fact, Les Bleues only made their debut back in 2012, when they finished in fourth spot and so far, Philippe Bergeroo's side have made a dream start to their campaign in Brazil.
Simply put, France outclassed Colombia from start to finish. They out-shot their opponents by 14 to four, and enjoyed an overwhelming 66 per cent of possession versus Colombia's 34. Of course, the USA will represent a more serious challenge for the ambitious European side, who, as noted before, have struggled historically against one of the giants of women's football.
Key for France will be players like Eugenie Le Sommer, Camille Abily, and Louisa Necib. Le Sommer and Abily were on target for France against the Colombians, with the latter scoring a brilliant free kick for the team's third shortly before half-time.
Match details, result and original broadcast info
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