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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA][WOMEN'S OLYMPIC GAMES] Know Your Team: Japan

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July 14, 2024

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Kuala Lumpur: Japan will head to the Paris Olympics confident of a better outcome after suffering heartbreak on home soil in the previous edition.

The Nadeshiko, despite home ground advantage, failed to win a medal at the 2020 Games but a strong showing in last year's FIFA Women's World Cup indicates their Paris 2024 Group C opponents will have to tread warily against the East Asian side.

Japan Factfile

Previous Appearances: 5
Best Finish: Second (2012)
2020 Record: Quarter-finalists
How They Got There: Defeated DPR Korea in Asian Playoff
Head Coach: Futoshi Ikeda (JPN)
Fun Fact: Japan have only missed the 2000 and 2016 editions since women's football made its debut at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games



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