an indicator Spain-Brazil can be seen in the first phase of the Olympic women's football tournament, during which Colombia remained in the host's group France and the champion Canada, while the group of death gathered United States, Germany and Australia, three heavyweights.

The Brazilians of Arthur Elias They will seek their first gold medal in the eighth participation, after winning silver in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

The winners of the 2022 Women's Copa América will start against the winner of the duel on April 9 between Nigeria and South Africa, July 25 in Bordeaux.

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Their next rival will be on July 28 in Paris Japon, directed by Futoshi Ikeda, silver medalist at London 2012, who will be playing his sixth Games, after beating North Korea in the third-place match of the Asian qualifying tournament.

Brazil will close the first phase against the world champion, Spain, also recent winner of the European Nations League, who with Montse Tomé on the bench will have their first Olympic experience.

The first two in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualify for the quarter-finals.

Colombia will look to overcome the group stage for the first time in its history in its third appearance at an Olympic tournament.

Those of Angelo Marsiglia They will begin on July 25 in Lyon against the host France, fourth in London 2012 and who is participating for the third time.

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His next opponent will be three days later New Zealand, quarter-finalist in 2012, in a duel which will also be played in Lyon, and will close the Colombian participation in Nice on July 31 against Canada, defending the title in his fifth appearance.

But the group of deaths that came out of the draw was B, where UNITED STATES, next to Spain the big favorite, will begin the quest for her fifth Olympic gold medal alongside Germany, Australia and the winner of the duel enters Morocco and Zambia.

German women already know what it means to hang gold around their necks, which they did in Rio 2016, while the Australians finished just outside the podium at the last Games.

EFE