Japan open with Canada in Group E
Here s how various coaches and players have been reacting to the draw
An exciting milestone on the road to Tokyo 2020 gold was reached on Wednesday when the official draw for the Women s Olympic Football Tournament was conducted in Zurich.
Hosts Japan will play Canada in their opening match in Group E, where they will also face Great Britain and Chile in the section. Group G looks especially intriguing as it features both co-hosts of the next FIFA Women’s World Cup™, Australia and New Zealand, and it also gives USA the chance for Olympic revenge over a Sweden side that eliminated them from Rio 2016 on penalties. China PR, Brazil, Zambia and the Netherlands comprise the other pool.
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Both highly successful players who’ve impressed in the dugout
We look closer at the two women and what they will bring to the Lionesses
In bridging the gap between the Phil Neville and Sarina Wiegman eras, England have turned to two national icons. But it was in the red of Norway and Canada, rather than the Lionesses’ white, that Hege Riise and Rhian Wilkinson earned this legendary status.
Riise, the senior partner, was one of the outstanding players of her generation, with the winner’s medals and player of the tournament awards to prove it. More recently, she has excelled in the dugout, and her nomination for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2020 – an award ultimately won by Wiegman – reflected a run of six consecutive titles with Lillestrom’s LSK Kvinner.