Zac Electrifly

This is the first game of the tournament for both teams. France are the olympic hosts. The highest the United states have ever finished in the Olympics was silver in St. Louis 1904. This is the United States first soccer game in the Olympics since Beijing 2008. They have failed to qualify for the last three Olympics. The United States did it. They made it. That is only half the battle. The United states got third place in the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship to qualify for the Olympics. The United States have not advanced passed the group stage in the mens olympic tournament since 2000. The United States is 2-1-2 in 2024 heading into this tournament. France missed out on all of the olympic games from 2000 to 2016. They did not make it past the group stage in Tokyo 2020. They qualified for Paris 2024 as the hosts. France are 3-0-2 in 2024 leading up to the olympics.

The United States played France earlier this year. They played on March 25th. That game ended in a 2-2 draw.

The United States has not played yet. Their record is 0-0-0. They have not scored yet. They have not allowed any goals yet. They have zero points so far.

The United States has 0 goals per game. They have 0 goals against per game. They have a 0 goal differential.

	MP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	PTS
United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

France have not played yet. Their record is 0-0-0. They have not scored any goals. They have not allowed any goals. They have no points.

France has 0 goals per game. They have 0 goals against per game. They have a goal differential of 0.

	MP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	PTS
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The United States has not looked super good leading up to Paris 2024. They have only lost one game but they drew two. They did draw with France. That could indicate that this will be a close match. The only thing really seperating these two teams is that France has scored a lot more leading up to Paris 2024. A lot of that can be chalked up to their 7-0 win over the Dominican Republic.

2024 stats

	MP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	PTS
United States	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	8
France	5	3	0	2	17	6	+9	11

Goals Per Game
United States	1.4	-2
France	3.4

Goals Against Per Game
United States	1
France	1.2	+0.2

Matches Played: Tied

Record: France

Goal Differential: France

This is a huge match for both teams. It would be a huge win for the United states to beat the host nation in the opening match. France likely has a lot of pressure to win this game. Not just as the hosts but the United States is like favored to be a team France should beat.

Prediction: 2-1 USA win