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Who will the USWNT face in the quarter-finals at 2024 Paris Olympics?

After beating Australia in Marseille today, Emma Hayes’ Team USA are through to the Paris 2024 knockout stages with maximum points.

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Update: Jul 31st, 2024 15:19 EDT

The United States women’s national team (USWNT) will face Japan in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Olympics, after making sure of Group B top spot with a matchday-three victory over Australia.

Rodman, Albert seal another USWNT win

Trinity Rodman and Karin Albert were on target for the USWNT today, as Emma Hayes’ team secured maximum points in the group stage with a 2-1 win in Marseille. Alanna Kennedy pulled one back late on for the Australians, who finished third in Group A.

With the two best third-placed teams qualifying for the last eight in France, the Matildas must now wait to find out whether their total of three points will be enough to take them into the knockout stages.

GROUP B SWEEP!!! 🧹#USWNT x @Visa pic.twitter.com/G4IddXKJLV
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 31, 2024

When is USWNT’s next game at Paris 2024? How can I watch it?

Bidding to win a record-extending fifth Olympic title, the USWNT will take on Japan on Saturday August 3, at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The quarter-final clash is scheduled to kick off at 3pm local time, which translates to a 9am ET/6am PT start.

Viewers in the US will be able to watch the USWNT vs Japan on Peacock, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, Telemundo and Telemundo Deportes En Vivo. Your streaming options also include the online platform fuboTV, which offers new users a free trial.

Enjoy the action live on fubo.

You will be able to follow live-text commentary of the USWNT vs Japan right here at AS USA.

What is USWNT’s head-to-head record vs Japan?

The USWNT and Japan will be competing to advance to a semi-final against either Germany or the runner-up in Group A, which as it stands is hosts France.

The USWNT and Japan have met on four previous occasions at the Olympics, with the Americans coming out on top every time.

In 2004, the USWNT were 2-1 winners over the Japanese in the quarter-finals, before the teams clashed twice at the 2008 Games. A 1-0 group-stage win for the Stars and Stripes was followed by a 4-2 semi-final victory over the Asians.

In their recent Olympics match-up, the nations met in the 2012 gold-medal match in London, where Carli Lloyd’s brace earned the USWNT a 2-1 triumph.

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In all competitions, the USWNT haven’t lost to Japan in 12 meetings, since a 1-0 defeat in the Arnold Clark Cup in March 2012.

Can US end wait for fifth gold?

In their first major tournament under new head coach Hayes, the USWNT are attempting to win gold at the Summer Games for the first time since they beat the Japanese in the UK capital 12 years ago. Also Olympic champions in 1996, 2004 and 2008, the four-time World Cup winners were quarter-finalists at Rio 2016, before taking bronze in Tokyo three years ago.