The Canadian women will open up the Olympic soccer tournament against the host Japan. The Canadian team was ranked eighth and have won the bronze medalist at the last two Olympics. They drew Group E, they will play Japan, Britain, England, and Chile.
Canada will open July 21 against Japan at the Sapporo Dome, home to baseball’s Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The game comes two days before the July 23 official start of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Women’s coach said this “What an opening game to play,” said Canada coach Bev Priestman. “it’s where we want to be, as coaches, as players.” “A relatively tough group, a great test. When you want to go win a medal, you’ve got to play the best teams and I think we got two very good teams in our group. And then you look at a Chile they’re a good side, they’re hard to beat.”
The coach hopes to play four more games before the Olympics, two during a June camp during the FIFA international window and two in the final lead-up to the Games. She plans on delaying naming her 18-woman roster until as late as possible to give injured players like forwarding Adrian Leon and goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan time to get healthy.
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Canada is one of just five nations in the world that have qualified for each of the last four Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments. Canada is also the only nation in the world to reach the podium at both London 2012 and Rio 2016 in women’s football.
Canada is one of just five nations in the world that have qualified for each of the last four Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments. Canada is also the only nation in the world to reach the podium at both London 2012 and Rio 2016 in women’s football.
The last time Japan last lost to Japan 4-0 in October 2019, hopefully, this time things will be different, and they will win.
The women’s final will take place on Aug. 6 at Tokyo’s new Olympic Stadium, which will also host the opening and closing ceremonies.