Women’s Olympic soccer tournament, quarter-finals, Saturday, 03.08.2024 at 21:00
The quarter-finals of the women’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics are on the program on Saturday. At the end of the last eight, hosts France will be fighting for a place in the semi-finals in Nantes from 9 pm.
However, “Les Bleues” have not got an easy draw with the Brazilian women’s national team. However, the betting odds believe that the FFF selection will definitely progress.
I come to a similar conclusion and opt for the bet “Double chance 1X & Over 1.5 goals” in my France Brazil betting tip at odds of 1.52 with provider Betano
Brazil has slipped to 9th place in the FIFA world rankings. As they now also face the hosts of the Olympic tournament, the South Americans are unsurprisingly the underdogs.
In the France Brazil prediction, you get odds averaging 1.70 for a win for “Les Bleues” in regular time, while a Selecao victory after 90 minutes is rewarded with average odds of 4.43.
So far, there have been a particularly high number of goals in the current competition. It is therefore not surprising that the bookmakers are backing tips such as “Over 2.5 goals” or “Both teams to score”.
If you want to be a little more cautious here, it’s best to play your tips in conjunction with a sports betting bonus if possible.
The French women’s national team is now ranked second in the FIFA world rankings. Especially under coach Herve Renard, who took over the team in March 2023, things have improved significantly with a new team spirit.
What is still missing is a first title. The best result at a World Cup was fourth place in 2011. A year later, “Les Bleues” also finished fourth at the Olympics.
In February of this year, the French women reached the Nations League final for the first time, but were beaten 2-0 by Spain.
The aim now is to win a medal at the Olympics in their own country, preferably a gold one. The “Grande Nation” failed to qualify for the last Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021
However, the FFF women got off to a flying start at the start of the current competition and led 3:0 at the break against Colombia. The hosts impressed with their variable attacking play.
The players also knew their roles and responsibilities. In the second half, however, the French let the game slip somewhat and ultimately only managed a 3:2 victory.
In the second group match against Canada, they even suffered their first defeat (1-2) after conceding an extremely late goal in stoppage time (90+12). However, France finally secured first place in Group A with a 2:1 win against New Zealand.
This means that “Les Bleues” have reached at least the quarter-finals at every major tournament they have taken part in since 2009. You can rely on Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG), who leads the scoring charts at the Olympics with five goals from three games
At the 2023 World Cup, Brazil were eliminated after the preliminary round. Swedish coach Pia Sundhage was then sacked and replaced by Brazilian Arthur Elias.
The new coach has given the team a new style. The first successes came quickly when they reached the Gold Cup final in March 2024.
The “Verde-Amarela” have competed seven times at the Olympics and their best result was the silver medal in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. They lost both finals against the USA.
The squad for the current tournament also includes 38-year-old Marta, who is playing her sixth Olympic Games for Brazil. However, the six-time world footballer is still waiting for her first major international title
The CBF women won 1:0 against Nigeria to open the tournament. The assist for the goal came from Marta. The Selecao then also led 1-0 against Japan after 90 minutes.
However, two goals conceded in stoppage time (90+2 & 90+6) meant they ended up losing 2-1. As a result, the South Americans’ progression was in doubt.
Especially because they were up against world number one Spain in their final group match. And here Brazil conceded a 2-0 defeat. Marta had weakened her team with a red card.
However, as the USA won the parallel match against Australia, the green and yellows progressed as one of the best third-placed teams in the group. Brazil, along with the United States, have now reached the knockout round at every Olympic tournament
The French women’s national team has so far been a fearsome opponent for Brazil. After 12 matches, the Selecao are still waiting for their first win.
The women from South America have not managed more than five draws so far. However, the three competitive matches have always been very close. At the 2003 World Cup, they drew 1-1 in the group stage.
Then the French women won 2-1 after extra time in the round of 16 at the 2019 World Cup. Last year’s World Cup also ended with a 2:1 win for “Les Bleues” in the group stage.
The last two appearances of the “Verde-Amarela” at the Olympics in the quarter-finals were decided on penalties. If that happens again this time, you’ll get high odds of 7.00 in the Bet365 app.
Conclusion: France must be warned: Brazil have only failed to reach the quarter-finals twice in 7 attempts at the Olympics. And the Selecao will certainly not be an easy opponent this time either.
However, the home advantage and the head-to-head record clearly speak in favor of “Les Bleues”. The South Americans will also have to make do without Marta. So we don’t think the CBF team can do better than a draw.
Since so many goals have been scored in the women’s Olympic tournament so far, spectators can look forward to a few goals again this time. My France Brazil betting tip is therefore: Double chance 1X & Over 1.5 goals!
