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Always the bridesmaid, or always the bronze, whichever way you look at it, Germany has cemented itself in that third-place spot at the Olympics.
On Friday, the Germans won their fourth Olympic bronze medal defeating Spain 1-0. Although it was their first bronze since 2008, the team has virtually had a lock on that position winning it every cycle from 2000 to 2008 before finally breaking through and winning gold in 2016.
It marks a return to form for Germany, who failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics and failed to advance out of the group stage at the 2023 World Cup. In six Olympic appearances, the team has won five medals. Their first Olympic appearance in 1996 was the only one where they failed to medal.
“We had some injuries, we had some infections, we had everything,” Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger told Olympics.com. “The belief from the coach [Horst Hrubesch] that every single person can actually do the job — I think that’s why we won the bronze…
