By

Eniola Olatunji

Germany on Friday bagged the Bronze medal of the Eight edition of the 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s football with a lone goal victory over Spain via penalty at the Stade Lyon in France.

Spanish Goalkeeper Cata Coll had collided with the Star girl of the match, Guilla Gwinn in the box that attracted a yellow card from Ref Katia Garcia of Mexico in the 63rd minute. Guinn was treated on the turf while in pain but came back to score the only goal of the match in the 65th minute.

Spain lost to Brazil 2-4 in the semifinal; Spain scrapped over Colombia in the quarterfinal 4-2 on penalty kicks after 2-2 at full time; She piped Japan 2-1, beat Nigeria by a lone goal and also beat Brazil 2-0 in group C.

Brazil beat Spain 4-2 in the semifinal; stopped France 1-0 in the quarterfinal; Brazil piped Nigeria 1-0, lost to Japan 1-2 and lost to Spain 0-2 in group C.

Germany had won the title in 2016 but USA holds the record of four titles in 1996; 2004; 2008 and 2012 while Norway won in 2000. The defending Champions were sent off at the quarterfinal stage in Marseille 4-2 on penalty kicks after a goalless game at full time by Germany.

The Highest scorer is still Marie-Antoinnette Katoto of France with 5 goals as a total of 75 goals has been scored in 25 matches making an average of 3 goals per match and a total attendance of 343,891 fans (13,756 fans per match).

Ref Tess Olofisson of Sweden will be at the centre in the women’s finals tomorrow 10th August at the Parc des Princes in Paris at 5pm Nigerian time when USA will be seeking to take her fifth title in a soccer duel against the Samba Girls of Brazil an encounter that is expected to be explosive as the soccer crazy Brazil has never won the women title at the Olympics.