Julie Foudy shares her opinion about whether the USWNT needs a younger team to compete for Olympic gold. (1:22).The Tokyo 2020 women's Olympic soccer medal match between Canada (11 a.m.) and Sweden (10 p.m.) has been moved. ET, Thursday) will begin at 9 p.m. (8:00 a.m.). ET, Friday) after both sides expressed concern about the Japanese heat.The time was changed from Tokyo to Yokohama. The men's bronze medal match was moved to 6 p.m. local (5 a.m.). ET, Friday"In order for us to continue providing the best conditions for our players, and taking into account the impact of the weather conditions at Olympic Stadium over these last few days, it was confirmed that this match would now take place at 21:00 at International Stadium Yokohama," a statement stated.Murray: USWNT is devoid of chemistry, as Olympic gold slips away"The Olympic Football men's bronze match will now be moved to 6 p.m. at Saitama, Aug. 6.The trackside temperatures reached 40 degrees over the week, and will be around 36 degrees on Friday when the players take to to the pitch."It feels good that we have been well received and that we now know a better match time for the players in terms heat," Marika Domanski Lyfors, head of Sweden's women’s team, said in a statement.Sweden manager Peter Gerhardsson stated that "it's not just good decision. It's very, very very, very very, very very, very good decision."The players also welcomed the move.Canada and Sweden wrote to FIFA asking for a change in the match time. Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty ImagesAshley Lawrence from Canada said, "I know that this group is so adept at adapting, so it was ready for the 11:05 a.m. Kick-off." "But I think it is great that we can still play at 9 p.m. just with the weather and for both sides, it's going make for a better match."On Wednesday, the Swedish Football Association stated that it had written to Canada's International Olympic Committee to request this move.Lyfors stated that he had been in touch with FIFA today and wrote to them."It's primarily about players' health that we are thinking about and trying change the time of game. It is a big difference to play in the evening or afternoon, and we are exposed to heat and warmth.After beating Australia 1-0 in semifinals, Sweden was qualified for the gold medal match. Canada defeated the United States women's team for the first-ever time since 2001 to take their place.
