Ahead of the prestigious competition, six of our players have been selected to represent their respective nations in their quests for gold.
Alanna Kennedy and Mary Fowler will be with Australia, Yui Hasegawa and Risa Shimizu with Japan, Laia Aleixandri with Spain and Julain Alvarez with Argentina.
But in 2021, amid the backdrop of Covid-19, there was a swathe of current and ex-City players at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Here we examine how each nation containing fared in Asia…
TEAM GB
Great Britain had selected Ellie Roebuck, Lucy Bronze, Demi Stokes, Keira Walsh, Steph Houghton, Ellen White, Caroline Weir, Lauren Hemp and Georgia Stanway as well as former players Jill Scott, Nikita Parris and Ella Toone and future goalkeeper Sandy MacIver.
White scored twice in a 2-0 opening group win over Chile before the clinical striker netted in their hard fought 1-0 win over Japan.
A draw with Canada cemented their place at Group E’s summit which set up a quarter-final tie with Australia.
Although White struck a hat-trick against the Matildas, it would ultimately be in vein as they lost 4-3 after extra-time.
CANADA
Janine Beckie’s Canada was also placed in Group E and following a 1-1 draw with Japan in their opening assignment, the current Portland Thorns forward struck twice in her nation’s 2-1 win over Chile.
In their final match of the first stage, Adriana Leon gave Canada the lead before Nichelle Prince’s own goal saw the spoils shared with Team GB – confirming their position in second place.
A 4-3 penalty shootout win over Brazil secured passage to the semi-finals before Jessie Fleming’s penalty against the United States of America booked their place in the final in a 1-0 success.
Following a 1-1 draw with Sweden after extra-time in the showpiece, spot kicks would decide Canada’s fate once again.
During a tense affair, Beckie’s nation won the shootout 3-2 to claim gold at International Stadium Yokohama.
JAPAN
Yui Hasegawa and Risa Shimuzu were members of Japan’s squad who too were placed in Group E.
After collecting four points, they secured passage into the last-eight by finishing third thanks to a 1-0 win over Chile in their final assignment.
Going into the match, the host nation were sat on one point and the South American side on zero, meaning the victors would claim the last advancement spot.
Mina Tanaka’s goal in the 77th minute meant Japan would claim third and face Sweden in the quarter-finals.
Unfortunately, that’s where their tournament came to an end as they fell to a 3-1 defeat with former City forward Kosovare Asllani on the scoresheet for the Europeans.
NETHERLANDS
City’s first summer 2024 signing Vivianne Miedema was at her scintillating best at the 2020 Games, scoring an outstanding eight goals across three group stage matches for the Netherlands – who also included Jill Roord in their squad.
The clinic striker bagged four in a 10-3 win over Zambia then a brace in their 3-3 draw with Brazil.
Miedema then scored her eighth goal of the tournament in an emphatic 8-2 win over China which secured the Netherlands first place in Group F.
The Dutch were then placed up against the United States in the last-eight where City’s striker scored a further two goals in a 2-2 draw after extra-time.
In the resulting shootout, she unfortunately missed her spot kick as the US recorded a 4-2 win and ended the Netherlands’ hopes of gold.
AUSTRALIA
Australia called upon the services of Alanna Kennedy and Mary Fowler at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
In a highly competitive Group G containing Sweden, the United States and New Zealand, the Matildas finished third in the table after collecting four points across three matches.
They then advanced into the semi-finals when beating Team GB in the last-eight 4-3 after extra-time with Kennedy scoring her nation’s first in the success.
However, they missed out on a place in the showpiece after a narrow 1-0 defeat to Sweden before losing in the bronze medal match to USA 4-3.
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand were also placed in the fierce Group G and unfortunately found points hard to come by against three excellent nations.
They suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat to Australia in their opening assignment, before facing USA in matchday two.
Although former City attacking midfielder Betsy Hassett found the net, it would prove a difficult evening for her nation who fell to a 6-1 defeat.
Heading into their final fixture, a meeting with Sweden, they still harboured slim hopes of reaching the knockout stages before a 2-0 defeat ended their tournament at the group stage.
SWEDEN
Sweden were in fantastic form during the 2020 Olympic Games, maintaining an 100% record across the group stage.
They opened their campaign with a 3-0 win over the United States of America before recording a 4-2 victory over Australia.
By beating New Zealand 2-0 in their final group assignment, they finished in first place in Group G before beating Japan 3-1 in the quarter-finals with former City forward Asllani on the scoresheet.
The ex-Paris Saint-Germain striker’s nation would then record a hard fought 1-0 win over Australia in the semi-finals before collecting silver following a penalties defeat to Canada in the final.
USA
The United States squad certainly had a City-centric feel with Sam Mewis, Carli Lloyd and Rose Lavelle included in their team for the 2020 Games.
Despite a 2-0 defeat in their opening match against Sweden, they recorded a 6-1 win over New Zealand to bounce back with the latter on the scoresheet.
A 0-0 draw with Australia confirmed their place in the quarter-finals where they met the Netherlands.
Mewis found the net in the 2-2 draw after extra-time before Lavelle dispatched her spot-kick in the 4-2 shootout victory.
They unfortunately exited at the semi-final stage after a narrow 1-0 defeat to Canada but claimed bronze thanks to a 4-3 win over Australia.
After Megan Rapinoe scored twice, Lloyd bagged a brace to help her nation to the podium.
