📆 10 women's games to look out for as the Olympics approaches | OneFootball

With less than 50 days left until the Olympics, the upcoming women’s international break will give key insight into how the teams will perform at the summer games.

Hosts Japan will compete against Great Britain, Chile, China, Brazil, Sweden, Canada, Zambia, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the United States for medals.

Here is everything you need to watch out for during the upcoming friendlies as the teams prepare for Tokyo.

Fixtures to watch 👀

Brazil v Canada

The rivalry renews. Brazil and Canada will face each other in what is expected to be a big clash. With a lot of history between both sides, it’s sure to be a match full of action.

During the last Olympics, Canada beat Brazil in São Paulo to claim their second consecutive bronze medal but their most recent meeting during the 2021 SheBelieves Cup ended 2-0 for Brazil.

These two sides have the potential to meet during the knockout rounds in Tokyo so this competitive friendly will be a huge test for both.

Germany v Chile

Olympic debutants Chile will prepare for the summer games with two important matches: the first against Slovakia and the second against 2016 gold medalists, Germany.

The latter, however, will be the fixture to keep an eye on as the Germans are ranked second in the world. If Chile can put on a strong performance, it would signal to other teams they won’t be ones to overlook in Tokyo.

Sweden v Australia

Fans get a group stage preview with this fixture.

Sweden are one of women’s football’s strongest teams and recently held the top-ranked United States to a 1-1 draw signifying they are a force to be reckoned with this year.

Australia, meanwhile, have not had the best performances this calendar year but like Chile, won’t be count out as tournament underdogs with the talent they possess.

Both teams were drawn together in Group G for the Olympics and this friendly result can give a taste of what is to come.

Both the Netherlands’ games 🇳🇱

2019 World Cup finalists and current European Championship title holders the Netherlands have had strong performances this calendar year with statement wins over Belgium, Germany and Australia, only losing to Spain.

As such, both of their upcoming matches against Italy (10 June) and Norway (15 June) will be a true test to see if FIFA’s third-ranked team can continue their good run into their first-ever Olympic games.

Every USA game 🇺🇸

The United States have the most Tokyo prep coming up and each match will give them a chance to smooth out any kinks.

FIFA’s top-ranked team will face Portugal (10 June), Jamaica (13 June), Nigeria (16 June), and Mexico twice (1 July and 5 July) before heading to the tournament.

Always favourites in any competition, each of the five games will give key insight towards how the USA might perform in Tokyo. And after a shock exit in the quarter-finals in 2016, there is no doubt they will look to bounce back stronger.