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AUSTRALIA
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Gold Medal (2004 and 2008)
QUALIFIED: 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament victory over Uzbekistan
KEY PLAYERS: FWD Caitlin Foord (Arsenal) and MID Mary Fowler (Manchester City)
GERMANY
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Gold Medal (2016)
QUALIFIED: Third Place, 2024 UEFA Nations League
KEY PLAYERS: DEF Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Munich) and FWD Lea Schuller (Bayern Munich)
UNITED STATES
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Gold Medal (1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012) QUALIFIED: First Place, 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
KEY PLAYERS: DEF Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC) and FWD Catarina Macario (Chelsea)
ZAMBIA
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Group Stage (2020)
QUALIFIED: 2024 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament victory over Morocco
KEY PLAYERS: FWD Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) and FWD Racheal Kundananji (Bay FC)
Barbra Banda
Caitlin Foord
Giulia Gwinn
Giulia Gwinn
GROUP B FIXTURES MACTH DAY 1:
GERMANY VS AUSTRALIA JULY 25 USA VS ZAMBIA JULY 25
GROUP B FIXTURES MACTH DAY 2:
AUSTRALIA VS ZAMBIA JULY 28 USA VS GERMANY JULY 28
GROUP B FIXTURES MACTH DAY 3:
AUSTRALIA VS USA JULY 31 ZAMBIA VS GERMANY JULY 31
BRAZIL
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Silver Medal (2004 and 2008)
QUALIFIED: First Place, 2022 Copa America
KEY PLAYERS: FWD Marta (Orlando Pride) and FWD Ludmila (Atletico Madrid)
JAPAN
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Silver Medal (2012)
QUALIFIED: 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament victory over North Korea
KEY PLAYERS: DEF Miyabi Moriya (INAC Kobe Leonessa) and DEF Risa Shimzu (West Ham United)
GROUP B FIXTURES
NIGERIA
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: Quarterfinals (2004)
QUALIFIED: 2024 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament victory over South Africa
KEY PLAYERS: MID Jennifer Echegini (Juventus) and FWD Ifeomma Onumonu (Utah Royals)
Jennifer Echegini
SPAIN
BEST PREVIOUS FINISH: First Appearance
QUALIFIED: First Place, 2024 UEFA Nations League
KEY PLAYERS: MID Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona) and DEF Irene Paredes (Barcelona)
Alexia Putellas
Marta
Risa Shimzu
GROUP C FIXTURES
GROUP C FIXTURES MACTH DAY 1:
SPAIN VS JAPAN JULY 25 NIGERIA VS BRAZIL JULY 25
GROUP C FIXTURES MACTH DAY 2:
BRAZIL VS JAPAN JULY 28 SPAIN VS NIGERIA JULY 28
GROUP C FIXTURES MACTH DAY 3:
BRAZIL VS SPAIN JULY 31 JAPAN VS NIGERIA JULY 31
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