Tag: Tokyo 2020

Sweden gained the place in the Olympic Final that they have so richly deserved for their performances across the Games with a 1-0 semi-final...

The Matildas' 0-0 draw with the USA on Tuesday earned them a fascinating Quarter-Final tie with Great Britain, a match-up which could well usher...

Average Group Ranking: 16 A World Cup champion, a multi-nation hybrid team, a perennial underdog, and an Olympic debutant on the rise: Group E has...

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

  Head Coach: José Letelier Group: E Confederation: CONMEBOL Ranking: 37 Highest 36 (2019-2020) Lowest 53 (2006) Federation: Federación de Fútbol de Chile Social Media:     One of the three participants in 1991’s inaugural South American Women’s Championship, Chile...

  Head Coach: Bev Priestman Group: E Confederation: CONCACAF Ranking: 8 Highest 4 (2016) Lowest 13 (2005) Federation: Canada Soccer Social Media:     Like their North American neighbours the United States, Canada has been among the most blessed of...

  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...

  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...

  Head Coach: Asako Takakura Group: E Confederation: AFC Ranking: 11 Highest 3 (2011-2013) Lowest 14 (2003) Federation: Japan Football Association Social Media:     Over the past 15 years Japan has consistently ranked in the top ten of international...

Head Coach Hege Riise Group: E Confederation: UEFA Ranking: England: 6 Scotland: 23, Wales: 32 (NI: 48) Federation: FA (England), SFA (Scotland), FAW (Wales), IFA (Northern Ireland) Social Media: (Can also be found at @Lionesses,...