The Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football start today. On the 25th of July Spain vs Japan kick off their Olympic journey in Group C. Spain is the World Champion and won the Women’s Nations League. However, one team beat them during the World Cup 2023. Japan won 4-0 from the current World Champion. It was Spain’s only match they lost in the entire tournament. Can the Japanese do it again? Let’s have a look at the statistics, possible line-ups, players and where to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics matches.
Match Day 1 is on the 25th of July at 17:00 CET in the La Beaujoire Stadium.
Preview Paris Olympics Spain vs Japan
The last time these two faced each other Japan won with 4-0. The goals were scored by Miyazawa and Ueki in the first 40 minutes of the match. Tanaka finished the match with the 4-0 in the 82nd minute. Spain really underestimated the Japanese during the WC. Will they make the same mistake during the Olympics?
Below you see the current points of all the teams in Group C. As this is the first Match Day everyone still has 0 points. After the group stage, we will know who made it to the knock-outs. This is when the tournament really starts. Check out the full Olympics Schedule here.
| Group C | Points | Goal Difference |
| Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 |
Spain vs Japan Line-up & Players
All nations have announced their 18-player squads for the women’s football Olympics 2024. Check out Japan’s and Spain’s below including the starting IX.
Starting IX Line-up Spain
- 13 Cata Coll
- 18 Olga
- 14 Aleixandri
- 4 Irene Paredes
- 2 Ona Battle
- 12 Patri Guijaro
- 6 Aitana Bonmatí
- 11 Alexia Putellas
- 8 Mariona Caldentey
- 7 Athenea
- 9 Paralluelo
Spain Olympic 2024 Squad
Montse Tomé announced her 26-player squad for the Euro 2025 Qualifiers and the Olympics. Nations can only bring 18 players so some of them will stay behind or as backup. The head coach narrowed the squad down to the following 18 players:
Goalkeepers: Cata Coll, Misa Rodríquez.
Defenders: Laia Aleixandri, Irene Paredes, Ona Batlle, Laia Codina, Oihane Hernández, Olga Carmona.
Midfielders: Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Jenni Hermoso,Patri Guijarro.
Forwards: Lucía García, Eva Navarro, Mariona Caldentey, Athenea Del Castillo, Teresa Abelleira, Salma Paralluelo.
Starting IX Line-up Japan
- 1 Yamashita Ayaka
- 2 Shimizu Risa
- 3 Minami Moeka
- 4 Kumagai Saki
- 6 Kogo Toko
- 7 Miyazawa Hinata
- 8 Seiki Kiko
- 10 Nagano Fuka
- 11 Tanaka Mina
- 14 Hasegawa Yui
- 15 Fujino Aoba
Japan Olympic 2024 Squad
Goalkeepers: Yamashita Ayaka, Hirao Chika, Ohba Shu*
Defenders: Kumagai Saki, Shimizu Risa, Moriya Miyabi*, Kitagawa Hikaru, Minami Moeka, Takahashi Hana, Ishikawa Rion*, Koga Toko
Midfielders: Seike Kiki, Hasegawa Yui, Hayashi Honoka, Nagano Fuka, Miyazawa Hinata, Fujino Aoba, Tanikawa Momoko
Forwards: Tanaka Mina, Chiba Remina*, Ueki Riko, Hamano Maika
* are backup players.
Spain vs Japan Statistics
The head-to-head statistics for Spain v Japan are in the table below. As you can see Spain never managed to score more than 3.5 goals against the Japanese. Up until the World Cup 2023, the Spanish never lost against Japan.
| Head to Head Streaks | ||
 | Wins | 3/5 |
 | Wins | 1/5 |
| Clean sheet | 1/5 |
| More than 3.5 goals | 1/5 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where to watch Spain vs Japan Olympics 2024?
- HBO Max
- France Télévisions in France.
- NBC and Peacock in the United States.
- SKY NZ in New Zealand.
- Discovery Eurosport across Europe.
- Fuji TV/NHK/Nippon TV/TBS/TV Asahi/TV Tokyo in Japan.
- ARD/ZDF in Germany.
- BBC in the United Kingdom.
- SuperSport in South Africa.
- Channel 9 and Stan Sport in Australia.
Can Japan win from Spain?
Yes, Japan won from Spain with 4-0 during the World Cup 2023. The Japanese totally blew away the Spanish. It seemed like they highly underestimated them. It will be a spectacle to see them face each other again.
Will Spain win the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Spain won the World Cup 2023 and the Women’s Nations League. The team has incredible players such as Bonmatí, Putellas and Caldentey. We think they will reach the finals again.
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