Who Takes Gold in Women s Soccer Final

Tuesday saw Sweden and Germany advance to the finals of the Soccer event at the Olympics. Sweden eliminated Brazil on Penalties after 120 minutes of spectacular football whiles Germany edged out Canada 2-0 in normal time.

Women’s football has been on the rise and the intensity of matches played at the semi-final stage shows Soccer fans that the gold medal match would be one of the spectacles that define Women’s football forever.

How does the two teams go into this match, what are their strengths and how do they build on their weaknesses after such an exhaustion.

Sweden Relies On the Defensive Approach

Against Brazil, Sweden did not come out to play but allowed the Brazilians to pass the ball around and hit them on breaks. They understand the philosophy of working as a team rather than acting around one star player who can be marked out of the game.

They have one of the best defensive setups that have been presented at the Games and their match against Brazil was evident to that effect. They are going to allow the Germans to operate and play their possessive and dominating football, but they would rely on their wingers to cause the damage.

Not only that, Sweden been blessed with a goalkeeper who saves goals from almost every angle. If the game travels to penalties they have a chance to win because of the safest pair of hands at their disposal.

Germany Wants to Win Olympic Gold

Germany wants an Olympic Gold medal because the event has been dominated by the United States Women’s Soccer Team for long.

The Germans are known for their youthful exuberance and how they attack from all angles. If the team takes its chances and continue to press the defense of Sweden, the match would be a great game to watch because it is centered round a great defense against a great attack.

Sweden faces Germany on Friday, August 19 at 1:30PM PST.