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Doesn't get much tougher! USWNT and Emma Hayes handed brutal group stage draw for Paris Olympics as it's pitted against Germany & Australia

The USWNT was given a very tough group by Wednesday's draw in Paris, which has pitted it against a giant of the game in Germany and Australia, which reached last year's World Cup semi-finals. The identity of its third opponent will be decided at the beginning of April, which Zambia and Morocco vying for that spot in a two-legged play-off.

WHAT HAPPENED?

GROUP A: France, Colombia, Canada, New ZealandGROUP B: United States, Zambia/Morocco, Germany, AustraliaGROUP C: Spain, Japan, Nigeria/South Africa, Brazil

OLYMPIC WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT DRAW

The U.S. will fancy its chances of progressing through the group, though. It is set to be under the charge of Emma Hayes when the Games get underway in July and has already started the year well, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/alex-morgan-golden-ball-winner-jaedyn-shaw-winners-and-losers-of-uswnt-gold-cup-triumph/bltfcaeeb6f32b421bf" target="_blank">winning the CONCACAF W Gold Cup</a>. Germany, meanwhile, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/germany-went-from-women-s-world-cup-favourites-group-stage-embarrassment/blt7e060d081dc43ab0" target="_blank">exited the World Cup in the group stages last year</a> and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/simple-innocuous-how-chelsea-star-sam-kerr-suffered-acl-damage-emma-hayes-reacts-wsl-season-ending-injury/blt91b8dc56ac9952cc" target="_blank">Australia will be without star striker Sam Kerr due to an ACL rupture</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

No team has won more medals at the Olympic women's football tournament than the USWNT, which has four golds, one silver and one bronze to its name.

DID YOU KNOW?

The tournament gets underway on July 25 and will conclude with the gold medal match on August 10. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/spain-queens-world-football-winners-losers-aitana-bonmati-england-lioneeses-lucy-bronze-world-cup-final/blt04b557c79149dd42" target="_blank">After winning last year's World Cup</a>, Spain will go into the Games as favorites to triumph again.

WHAT NEXT?

Doesn't get much tougher! USWNT handed brutal group stage draw for Paris Olympics as it is pitted against Germany & Australia | Goal.com Nigeria

The United States women&apos;s national team will face Germany, Australia and either Zambia or Morocco in the group stages of this year&apos;s Olympic Games.

Doesn&apos;t get much tougher! USWNT and Emma Hayes handed brutal group stage draw for Paris Olympics as it&apos;s pitted against Germany &amp; Australia