The quarterfinals of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020) women's football tournament took place on Friday 30 July. At Saitama Stadium 2002, the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) faced the Sweden Women’s National Team.
Ranked fifth in the FIFA ranking, Sweden have won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, followed by a third place finish at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™. The Swedish side defeated USA 3-0 at the group stage, becoming one of the top candidates to win gold in Tokyo.
Japan on the other hand, played against Canada, Great Britain, and Chile at the group stage, where they finished third with a record of one win, one draw, and one loss. In their first match at the knockout stage, coach TAKAKURA Asako elected to start IWABUCHI Mana (Arsenal) and TANAKA Mina (INAC Kobe Leonessa) as their two strikers upfront. .....
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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Nadeshiko Japan lose to Sweden at the Quarterfinals, eliminated from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)
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