2024 Women's Olympic Tournament

Since the AFC image links were removed I will repost it in text format


Draw Result
Group A: Australia (H), Chinese Taipei, Philippines, IR Iran
Group B: China PR (H), Korea Republic, Thailand, DPR Korea
Group C: Japan, Vietnam, Uzbekistan (H), India

 

Group B is killer while Group A will be a cake walk for Australia.

 

Australia won't have the benefit of having played in the Asian Games a few weeks earlier unlike many of the other Asian teams including the Philippines and Chinese Taipei from their group.

The three group winners and the best ranked runner-up will advance to the Final Round.

 

*assuming PRK actually play. It's been 4.5 yrs so far since thy last played so no guarantee there on reactivating.

 

Yes, Group B is definitely poised to be made of just three teams.

By the way, if PRK keeps withdrawing for years and years to come, AFC will always be bound to insert them in the draws for its tournaments anyway?

 

They got a bye to the finals this time because, at the time of *that* draw, they were still 10th in the official FIFA rankings. But when preliminary qualifying was done, they were no longer ranked, and thus were the last seed instead of the first seed. I presume that, as long as they remain unranked, they'd have to go through preliminary AFC qualifying, at least as long as they keep entering (as many AFC countries opt to not enter qualifying campaigns to begin with).

 

If the North Korea women's football team participates in the Asian Games in China a few weeks earlier where they were also drawn to Group C with Singapore and Cambodia, then most likely they will participate in the 2nd round of the Olympic qualifiers later in October.

 

Just crossed my mind.... Based on what's happened down in AUS/NZL, that Canada/Jamaica playoff now looks a heck of a lot juicier than it did when it was first set.

 

Would love to see Jamaica get to the Olympics!

 

I wonder if we will see Canada doing a big re-set for their team with new players. This World Cup felt like the end of the line for players who have been been at the core of the program for a long time.

 

All 31 min of audio from the post game press conferences and mix zone after the Canada vs Jamaica Women's Olympic qualifier in Toronto. Coaches Lorne Donaldson and Bev Priestman and players Shelina Zadorsky, Adriana Leon, & Cloe Lacasse.
http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports23/23cana04.htm
New attendance record for a national team soccer game in the province of Ontario with 29212 beating the Men's World Cup Qualifier clinching game between Canada and Jamaica of 29122 also held at BMO Field.

 

In the end North Korea not only played but they won their group eliminating South Korea and Japan. They join Australia, Japan and Uzbekistan in the final round. They will be two home/away ties with (I believe) Australia playing Uzbekistan and Japan playing North Korea.

 

China.

Of course you're aware and it's just a typo, since you then list Japan as one of the semifinalists.

 

Yep. Don't know what I was thinking at the time.

 

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Possible pots based on December World Ranking:
Pot 1: France(Host/3/2021), Spain(1/2066), USA(2/2045)
Pot 2: Germany(6/1987) or Netherlands(7/1986), Japan(8/1978), Canada(10/1948)
Pot 3: Brazil(11/1941), Australia(12/1879), Colombia(23/1746)
Pot 4: New Zealand(30/1673), two teams from CAF

 

Pots seem very much locked atm, outside of Brazil trading possibly places with Canada not much movement between pots probably gonna happen.

Next FIFA ranking gonna be published 15th March

The draw for Olympic Games football tournament is 20th March.

Next FIFA friendly window is in 1-9th April, so no impact on the draw.

 

Is it known at which time it will happen and if it will be possible to follow it live?

 

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— Femmes Foot News 📰 (@femmesfootnews) February 28, 2024

 

Should it happen, it would simplify the draw, since the three Euro-team would be in the same pot and couldn't meet each other.

Edit: also, the two CONCACAF teams would be in the same pot too!

 

UEFA nations have written a letter to IOC that they want the squad size of 18 players to be increased.