Women’s soccer at the Olympics always has extra meaning. In the early-mid 90s, women’s soccer was around but didn’t have the same infrastructure as today. The first World Cup was in 1991, and the first Olympics with women’s soccer was in 1996. These were the only two significant competitions in which women had to showcase their skills as the creme de la creme women’s soccer players. Every athlete dreams of winning a Gold Medal for their country, and these 12 teams have a chance to make history. The easier the group, the easier it’ll be to get to the quarterfinal; the opposite applies to the tougher groups. Here’s my ranking of the Olympic Women’s Soccer Groups from strongest to weakest.
Group B – United States, Germany, Australia, Zambia (Group of Death)
Group B earns the title of Group of Death because all four teams in this group are extremely dangerous. The United States, Germany, and Australia are three teams that all have a chance to come away with the Bronze medal, the minimum, but the group’s wild card is Zambia. Flashback to last year, in a warm-up game before the World Cup, Zambia stunned Germany 3-2. Both of Zambia’s goalscorers are stars in the NWSL now, with Barbra Banda in Orlando and Rachael Kundananji with Bay FC. NWSL fans have…
