By The Numbers: USWNT at Paris 2024

On August 10, the U.S. Women’s National Team capped off its remarkable run at the 2024 Summer Olympics in victorious fashion, defeating Brazil 1-0 in the final to claim the program’s fifth Olympic gold medal. The U.S. played six matches – all of them wins – in a span of 17 days across four different cities in France, culminating in the final victory at Parc des Princes in Paris. Take a look back and the memorable milestones and notable figures from the USA’s journey to gold at Paris 2024.

AMERICANS ATOP THE PODIUM

• The USA claimed its fifth Olympic gold medal, four more than any other nation in Olympic Women’s Soccer history. The USA is now 5W-1L-0D all-time in Olympic gold medal matches, with the lone loss coming to Norway on a “golden goal” in overtime in 2000.
• The USWNT has now won seven total Olympic medals, five golds (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2024), one silver (2000) and one bronze (2020). Germany has won the next-most Olympic medals with five (one gold, four bronze).
• The USWNT has now won nine world championships: five Olympics and four FIFA Women’s World Cups (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019). The rest of the world combined has won eight major championships (three Olympics, five World Cups).
• For the second time in its Olympic history and first since 2012, the U.S. went a perfect 6W-0L-0D during an Olympic tournament, winning every match enroute to gold. It marked the fourth world championship where the USWNT has won every match, also doing so at the 1991 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cups .
• The USWNT never trailed at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The only other time the USWNT went an entire Olympics without trailing was during its run to the 2004 gold medal in Greece. The USWNT has now won five world championships without trailing, also doing so at the 1991, 2015 and 2019 World Cups.
• The gold medal match against Brazil marked the 751st all-time match for the USWNT and continued the program’s streak of winning a major tournament in every 100-game stretch.
  • Match #65 – 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
  • Match #145- 1996 Olympic Gold Medal Match
  • Match #212 – 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
  • Match #334 – 2004 Olympic Gold Medal Match
  • Match #427 – 2008 Olympic Gold Medal Match
  • Match #503 – 2012 Olympic Gold Medal Match
  • Match #570 – 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
  • Match #657 – 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
  • Match #751 – 2024 Olympic Gold Medal Match

IT TAKES A TEAM

• Comprised of 22 players – 18 on the final roster plus four alternates – the 2024 U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer Team featured players from 11 different clubs – eight in the NWSL and three in Europe. NJ/NY Gotham FC led the way with six players, followed by the Washington Spirit with four. The Chicago Red Stars, Portland Thorns FC and San Diego Wave FC had two players each while the North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride, Houston Dash, Olympique Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal had one representative apiece on the 22-player roster.
• Seventeen different players saw the field for the U.S. at the Paris Olympics, eight of whom made their Olympic debuts. The Olympic debutants were Korbin Albert, Croix Bethune, Sam Coffey, Emily Fox, Naomi Girma, Jenna Nighswonger, Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith.
• The USA’s Olympic roster was its youngest since 2008 and the starting lineup for the final against Brazil averaged 26.7 years of age, making it the second-youngest lineup to ever start for the USWNT in a gold medal match, trailing only the XI that started the 1996 Olympic final (25.8 years old). It was the third-youngest starting lineup for the USWNT in a world championship final, after the 1996 Olympics (25.8 average age) and the 1991 Women’s World Cup (23.8).

TRIPLE ESPRESSO ENERGIZES NATION

• The self-proclaimed “Triple Espresso” frontline of Trinity Rodman, Sopha Smith and Mallory Swanson was dominant throughout the tournament, scoring 10 of the USA’s 12 goals at the Paris Olympics. Their combined 10 goals outscored every other nation in the tournament.
• Swanson led the team with four goals and also added two assists, followed by Smith with three goals and two assists and Rodman with three goals and one assist. The only other time the U.S. had three or more players score three or more goals each at the same Olympics was London 2012 (Abby Wambach – 5 goals, Carli Lloyd – 4 goals, Alex Morgan – 3 goals, Megan Rapinoe – 3 goals).
• Swanson’s four goals tied for second among all players at the 2024 Olympics, trailing only France’s Marie-Antoinette Katoto with five goals, and tied for the second-most by a USWNT player at a single Olympics. Only Abby Wambach had more, scoring five at London 2012.
• Swanson’s goal in the gold medal match, which came just 490 days after a rupturing her patella tendon. The goal made her the sixth player all-time to score for the USWNT in an Olympic final, joining Tiffeny Milbrett (3 goals), Carli Lloyd (3), Abby Wambach, Shannon MacMillan and Lindsay Tarpley.
• Smith led the tournament in both shots (27) and shots on target (11), while Rodman led all players with 39 ball recoveries and ranking third in shots (19) and tied for fourth in shots on target (8).