If you are a soccer fan, this is the match we've all wanted and waited for: No. 1 vs No. 2 in women's soccer.
Germany will face the U.S. in the semis of the Women's World Cup this coming Tuesday in Montreal after both surviving their quarterfinal matches.
It took penalty kicks, but the Germans outlasted France Friday night to earn their spot in the semis. Meanwhile, the US once again put on another great defensive performance to defeat China, 1-0 on Carli Lloyd's goal.
What's more impressive is they did it with two of their best players out and one starting her night on the bench.
Apparently, some of the USWNT players were inspired by the gay marriage ruling by the Supreme Court of the US earlier that day.
“Everybody on our team was super excited and happy about it,” said Abby Wambach.
“And to cap it off with a win, moving on to the semis in a World Cup, for me it doesn’t get better.”
Wambach, along with several of her teammates and coach Jill Ellis, are gay, so this was one of the best days of their lives.
Although they only scored once, the U.S. showed a little bit more confidence on the offensive side of their game, which is coming at the right time.
The Germans are one of the top offensive teams, if not the top offensive team in the world, so it will be a tough task. Coming into this World Cup, the Germans dominated their opponents on the offensive side, showing no mercy in their victories.
The U.S. haven’t scored a lot, but they haven't had to, which could be bad news for the Germans.
This is the match-up we wanted: power vs. power. The Super Bowl of women's soccer is about to take place in a winner takes all match. May the best team win.
