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Ultimate Guide: Matildas at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Women’s Football Tournament
The Matildas are just days away from starting their Tokyo 2020 campaign, find out how you can cheer them on!
Australian football fans; here is an ultimate guide to everything you need to know about how to support the Matildas during the upcoming Games.
How to watch
The Seven Network is the official broadcaster of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Australia.
Women’s and Men’s football matches featuring Australia will be available via the Seven Network and the 7Plus app throughout July and August.
Tokyo 2020 Women’s Football Tournament – Group G
Ellie Carpenter makes a big impact against Japan matildas.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from matildas.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Almost 400 days after securing qualification and with no games under their belt, the Matildas reunited and began to prepare for Tokyo. Four tough tests against European opposition yielded three defeats and a scoreless draw against Sweden. But now with over five weeks together thanks to the June friendlies and the transition camp in Sweden, the Matildas are ready and raring to go.
As Asian neighbours, Japan and Australia play each other regularly with the Matildas last recording a 2-0 win in their last encounter at the Tournament of Nations in 2018.
The squad
Since the IOC and FIFA decision to expand the 18-player squad to 22, making all alternates fully fledged members of the team, Tony Gustavsson has more players to choose from ahead of this game.
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Matildas team locked in for Tokyo with official Olympic selection
The Australian Olympic Committee has selected the 18-strong women’s football squad to the Australian Olympic Team.
Captained by Sam Kerr, the Matildas squad boasts 12 returning Rio Olympians for their second Games and six set to make their Olympic debut in Tokyo.
Falling to a heartbreaking penalty shootout loss to hosts Brazil in the Rio 2016 quarter-finals, the Matildas squad is determined to make Tokyo a memorable tournament.
The squad is filled with players plying their trade in some of the biggest clubs in women’s football including FA Women’s Super League title and Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr, Lyon star defender Ellie Carpenter, UEFA Women’s Champions League-bound Arsenal trio, Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Lydia Williams, as well as W-League Championship match-winner Kyra Cooney-Cross.