Matchday 2 of the Olympic women's football tournament group stage DELIVERED on many levels. We talked about the USWNT's decisive 4-1 victory over Germany; Canada's wild upset over France with the cloud of (**gestures wildly at the abyss**) everything going on with their team and in their federation; Japan's late-winner to devastate Brazil; the mayhem in Australia's 6-5 victory over Zambia; and every other match on the docket.

0:00 - USWNT dominates behind Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman, and more

16:00 - Australia finds a way to get past Zambia in 6-5 match with plenty of skill (and mistakes)

20:35 - Group B and third-place-team scenarios for advancing

22:30 - We talk about Canada, "taking away" medals, and the repercussions of a scandal

27:50 - Canada mounts a second-half comeback to beat France 2-1

32:15 - France, why ya gotta look aimless on offense so often?

35:50 - Colombia dominates New Zealand + how far can Colombia go? (Editorial note: Recorded before Mayra Ramirez's two-match suspension was confirmed. Or maybe it was and we just didn't see it... who knows?)

39:30 - Canada vs. Colombia should be a banger

42:25 - Spain gets past Nigeria 1-0 and clinch spot in the knockout stage

46:45 - Christy Ucheibe and general Nigeria appreciation

48:00 - Quick Zambia detour because LFG Copper Queens

51:15 - Very quick lookahead at Nigeria vs. Japan

51:50 - Japan vs. Brazil: Handball calls + "Ball don't lie" + Marta is good at passing (and everything else)

59:50 - Spain vs. Brazil in a football match: Pretty good!

102:40 - A quick note about NWSL all-time leading scorer Lynn Williams

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We watched a lot of football, and many things happened.

0:00 - USWNT beats Zambia 3-0

16:40 - USWNT vs. Germany

17:45 - Germany batters Australia

22:00 - Is there a twitter bot sending us good football takes?

24:00 - Germany's quality on display

27:45 - Spain beats Japan in battle of two favorites

39:20 - France holds on vs. tough Colombia

45:40 - Canada beats New Zealand amidst wild spying thing (this was recorded before the points deduction and coaching suspensions)

54:15 - Brazil beats Nigeria 1-0 in an evenly matched affair; Gabi Nunes laser; and both of these teams might have another gear

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Yeah, the Olympic women's football tournament has started by the time this will be published to Spotify and Apple podcasts, but now you'll have the opportunity to laugh at what predictions we immediately got wrong on Matchday 1.

In this episode, we put all 12 Olympic sides into neat little tiers based on our expectations for them.

Who can go for the gold? Who will celebrate a silver or bronze? And who will be content walking away with a participation ribbon?

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