Sports Mole previews Wednesday’s Olympic Games Women’s Football clash between Great Britain Women and Chile Women, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Great Britain Women face Chile Women on Wednesday, the opening day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in the Northern city of Sapporo.
Team GB did not enter a women’s team into the last Olympics in 2016 due to disagreements between the four home nations, and this year’s tournament is Chile’s first appearance at the Olympic Games.
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Great Britain’s head coach Hege Riise, who won Olympic gold as a player with her native Norway in 2000, was appointed GB’s manager in March, and is also England’s interim boss.
The squad qualified for the Tokyo Olympics via England’s run in the 2019 World Cup, when they reached the semi-final stage in France.
GB’s only appearance in an Olympics to date was when they hosted the tournament in 2012; despite qualifying for the 2008 summer games they did not enter a team as the Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish and English Football Associations failed to reach an…
