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Tag: Group G Tokyo 2020

Matildas’ Olympic History

Football was introduced as an Olympic sport for women in 1996, almost 100 years after it was officially introduced by the International Olympic Committee...

Stadiums: Matildas Group Matches

The Matildas will travel across three football venues through the group stage. They start at Tokyo Stadium, move onto Saitama Stadium and then finish...

Group G Preview: USA, SWE, AUS, NZL

Average Group Ranking: 9.25 The average rank confirms it: Group G is the 2020 Olympics version of the group of death and it will make...

Team Preview: Australia “Matildas”

  Head Coach: Tony Gustavsson Group: G Confederation: AFC Ranking: 9 Highest 4 (2017) Lowest 16 (2003) Federation: Football Australia Social Media:     The Tokyo Olympics arrives at a time that is perhaps less than ideal for the Matildas....

Team Preview: Sweden “Blågult (The Blue and Yellow)”

  Head Coach: Peter Gerhardsson  Group: G Confederation: UEFA Ranking: 5 Highest 3 (June 2007) Lowest 11 (June 2018) Federation: SvFF Social Media:     Sweden finished third at the 2019 World Cup in France and runners-up at 2016 Olympics...

Team Preview: New Zealand “Football Ferns”

  Head Coach: Tom Sermanni  Group: G Confederation: OFC (Oceania) Ranking: 22 Highest 16 (Dec 2013, July-Sep 2015) Lowest 24 (Dec 2006) Federation: NZF Social Media: Football Ferns     Although the Football Ferns have been around since 1975, they qualified...

Team Preview: USA

  Head Coach: Vlatko Andonovski Group: G Confederation: CONCACAF Ranking: 1 Highest 1 (Current) Lowest 2 (2014) Federation: U.S. Soccer Federation Social Media:     Leading into the Tokyo Olympics, the US Women’s National Team is on the cusp of...