Team USA beats Australia to seal top spot in Group B | Paris Olympics recap and reaction (Soccer 7/31)

Lisa Carlin, Sandra Herrera, and Darian Jenkins analyze the US women's 2-1 win over Australia to cap off a near perfect group stage for the program. It wasn’t all good news, though, as Sam Coffee will miss the quarterfinals after picking up a yellow card against the Matildas. The crew discuss how Emma Hayes’ players have become more adept at playing against a low block and how the USWNT’s second half subs impacted the game. Then, a roundup of the action elsewhere in the as Germany, Spain and Japan also marched onto the knockout rounds, a tearful Marta might have made her Brazil bow, and Nigeria and Zambia crashed out. Finally, the gang look ahead to Saturday’s big test against Japan. Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL games on P+" with a link to https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Attacking Third is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: @AttackingThird , @LisaCarlin32 , @SandHerrera_ , @Darian_Jenks , and @CCupo . Visit the Attacking Third YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/attackingthird You can listen to Attacking Third on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices