Kubo equals Wood’s scoring record with the opener against Spain for Japan.
IOC boosts women's soccer teams to 16 for LA 2028 Games
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature an increase in women's soccer teams from 12 to 16, while the men's competition will be downsized from 16 to a dozen teams, the International Olympic Committee said.
The decision was part of a number of changes to the Olympic event programme with more mixed events across several sports and all team sports with at least the same number of women's and men's teams.
The IOC said the reason for the sharp increase in women's soccer teams was the rapidly growing popularity of women's team sports, especially in the United States, and that change in the competition format reflected that rapid growth.
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature an increase in women's soccer teams from 12 to 16, while the men's competition will be downsized from 16 to a dozen teams, the International Olympic Committee said.
The decision was part of a number of changes to the Olympic event programme with more mixed events across several sports and all team sports with at least the same number of women's and men's teams.
The IOC said the reason for the sharp increase in women's soccer teams was the rapidly growing popularity of women's team sports, especially in the United States, and that change in the competition format reflected that rapid growth.
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Wonder if by going down to just 12 teams, OFC will lose it's automatic spot for the mens U23 comp in LA.
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