N'egwuregwu Olimpik nke afọ 2012, mba Amerịka nwetara ihe nrite ọlaedo nke ugboro anọ n'egwuregwu Olimpik ise site n'imeri mba Japan 2<unk>1 n'ihu ndị na-akwado egwuregwu dị 80,203 n'ọgbọ egwuregwu Wembley, nke bụ ihe ndekọ maka egwuregwu bọọlụ ụmụnwaanyị n'egwuregwu Olimpik. Mba Amerịka ga-ezute ndị Japan maka nrite ọlaedo n'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa ụmụnwaanyị nke afọ 2011
, nke ndị Japan meriri na penalty shootout, site na mmeri nke nwere ike ịbụ otu n'ime egwuregwu kachasị ukwuu naanị ndị mmeri ndị a kpọtụrụ aha n'elu. N'asọmpi ọkara-ikpeazụ megide Canada, ndị Amerịka nọ n'azụ ugboro atọ tupu isi nke Alex Morgan na nkeji nke atọ nke oge mmerụ ahụ na njedebe nke nkeji 30 nke mgbakwunye oge buliri ndị otu ahụ gaa mmeri 4 × 3. Ihe mgbaru ọsọ Morgan nke meriri egwuregwu (123') bụ ugbu a ihe ndekọ kachasị ọhụrụ na asọmpi FIFA. Egwuregwu Olimpik nke London bụ nke mbụ ndị USWNT meriri egwuregwu niile n'ụzọ iji nweta ihe nrite ọla edo ma setịpụkwa ihe ndekọ egwuregwu Olimpik ụmụ nwanyị nke ihe mgbaru ọsọ 16. Wambach gbara goolu ise na-eduga na egwuregwu ise, nke bụ ndekọ US na Olympic, ebe Morgan na Rapinoe duziri ndị otu ahụ na anọ na-enyere aka, nke a na-ekwu na ha na-ejikọta ihe 10. Site n'itinye goolu abụọ ahụ na asọmpi Olympic nke afọ 2012, Carli Lloyd bụ naanị nwanyị n'akụkọ ihe mere eme iji nweta ihe mgbaru ọsọ mmeri na asọmpi ọla edo dị iche iche (2008 na 2012).