# Sarina Wiegman Named Head Coach of Team GB Women’s Football Team for Paris 2024 Olympics
England manager Sarina Wiegman has been named the head coach of the Team GB women’s football team should they qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Great Britain will reach the Olympics if nominated nation England top their Uefa Nations League group. Players from all four home nations would be eligible to represent Team GB.
“The Olympics Games is such a special sporting event and, for women’s football, one of the biggest stages to play,” said Wiegman. “That is the goal, but we know it cannot happen if we don’t do our job in the Nations League. Until that is complete, it would not be right to talk any more about Team GB including speculation about players and any early preparations.”
England are in a Nations League group with Belgium, the Netherlands and Scotland. They face Scotland in their opener on 22 September in Sunderland, before playing the Netherlands in Utrecht four days later.
In 2021, then England interim boss Hege Riise led Team GB to a quarter-final exit against Australia at the Tokyo Olympics.
## Sarina Wiegman: A Proven Leader
Sarina Wiegman has been a leader in women’s football for many years. She was appointed head coach of the Netherlands women’s national team in 2017 and led them to the 2019 World Cup final, where they were defeated by the United States. She was also named Uefa Women’s Coach of the Year in August 2020.
Wiegman has also been a successful club manager, leading Dutch side FC Twente to two league titles and two cup wins between 2012 and 2017. She also had a successful playing career, winning two European Championships with the Netherlands in 1993 and 1995.
## Team GB’s Path to the Olympics
Team GB will have to top their Uefa Nations League group in order to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. England are currently in a group with Belgium, the Netherlands and Scotland, and will face Scotland in their opener on 22 September in Sunderland, before playing the Netherlands in Utrecht four days later.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Olympics, with the third-placed teams entering a play-off round for the remaining spots. The draw for the play-off round will take place in March 2021, with the matches taking place in April 2021.
## The Benefits of Representing Team GB
Representing Team GB at the Olympics is an incredible opportunity for players from all four home nations. It is a chance to compete at the highest level of international football and to be part of a unique team that represents Great Britain as a whole.
It is also an opportunity for players to gain invaluable experience and to be part of a team that could potentially make history by winning an Olympic gold medal. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that players should not pass up if they get the chance to be part of it.
## Conclusion
Sarina Wiegman has been named head coach of Team GB women’s football team should they qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Great Britain will reach the Olympics if nominated nation England top their Uefa Nations League group. Players from all four home nations would be eligible to represent Team GB, giving them an incredible opportunity to compete at the highest level of international football and potentially make history by winning an Olympic gold medal.