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World Cup holders Spain and four-time gold medallists the United States are on course for a showdown in the Olympic women’s football final with the two heavyweights favorites to win on Tuesday.
Hayes only took over in May and is still getting to know her team but the USA topped their group with three wins from three and edged an impressive Japan after extra time in the quarter-finals, with Trinity Rodman scoring the crucial goal. Hayes, 47, arrived after over a decade of success at Chelsea and is hoping to lead the USA to a record-extending fifth gold since women’s football was introduced at the Olympics in 1996. They last won the title in 2012.
Under Horst Hrubesch, they finished second in their group behind the USA and then edged out reigning Olympic champions Canada on penalties in the quarter-finals. Spain is appearing in the Olympic women’s football for the first time but their World Cup triumph last year showed they are currently the most accomplished side in the international game.
They scraped through their group as the best third-placed side despite a 2-0 defeat by Spain in a game marked by the sending-off of legendary captain Marta.
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