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USWNT history for Emma Hayes & Lindsey Horan! Record-setting start to gold medal bid at 2024 Olympic Games

Friendlies

England

<p>The United States got their bid for gold medal glory off to the perfect start when easing to a 3-0 victory over Zambia. That game was over as a contest inside the opening 25 minutes, as <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/uswnt-player-ratings-zambia-mal-swanson-emma-hayes-olympics/blte631a56d4f202dbc" target="_blank">Trinity Rodman broke the deadlock and Mallory Swanson scored a quickfire brace</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>There are tougher tests to come in Group B, with Germany and Australia yet to be faced. Early momentum is being established, though, with confidence beginning to flow through <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/uswnt-attack-winners-and-losers-mallory-swanson-sophia-smith-injury-olympics-zambia/bltb706bb4f9ded1f63" target="_blank">a squad that blends youth with experience</a>.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1 - With assists at 17' (for Rodman) and 24' (for Swanson), Lindsey Horan is the first player in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USWNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USWNT</a> history to record two assists in the opening 30 minutes of a major tournament match. Tone. <a href="https://t.co/gRs0kFe9SV">pic.twitter.com/gRs0kFe9SV</a></p>— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJack/status/1816562504106901758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Former Chelsea boss <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/different-standard-for-women-megan-rapinoe-warns-uswnt-torn-apart-perfection-olympics-gold-medal-emma-hayes/blt283b64c0758c7ca4" target="_blank">Hayes is taking in her maiden competition at the helm</a>, and has become the first USWNT coach to win her first major tournament match by a margin of three or more goals. Elsewhere, talismanic captain Horan is the first player to assist two goals in the opening 30 minutes of a tournament fixture – having teed up Rodman and the first of Swanson’s two efforts.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3 - Emma Hayes is the first coach to win their first major tournament match in charge of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USWNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USWNT</a> by a margin of three or more goals. Prepared. <a href="https://t.co/MAS22fNjVd">pic.twitter.com/MAS22fNjVd</a></p>— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJack/status/1816577606449266784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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DID YOU KNOW?

<p>The USWNT, who have not claimed an Olympic gold medal since the 2012 Games in London, will be back in action on Sunday when facing Germany in Marseille. They will remain at Stade Velodrome for a meeting with Australia on July 31.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR THE USWNT?

USWNT history for Emma Hayes & Lindsey Horan! Record-setting start to gold medal bid at 2024 Olympic Games | Goal.com

The record books are already being rewritten by the USWNT at the 2024 Olympic Games, with Emma Hayes and Lindsey Horan making history.