page_title: Football in the United Kingdom
section_title: United Kingdom Olympic history
hierarchical_section_title: Football in the United Kingdom / Women's International football / United Kingdom Olympic history
caption_attribution_description: 25/07/12 Womens Football, Olympic Games, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
context_page_description: Association football is organised on a separate basis in each of the four constituent countries that make up the United Kingdom, with each having a national football association responsible for the overall management of football within their respective country. There is no United Kingdom national football team. Football has been the most popular sport in the UK since the 1860s. Rugby union, rugby league and cricket are other popular sports.
  For details about football across the United Kingdom and its territories, refer to the table below:
context_section_description: Women's football began in the Summer Olympics at Atlanta 1996. Unlike men's football, women's football at the Olympics is played at full senior level. The Great Britain Women have historically not competed at football in the Summer Olympics for the same reason as the men's team.
  Again, an exception to this was the 2012 Summer Olympics, which Great Britain were hosts. This meant that Great Britain qualified, by right of being host nation, for the football tournaments. The team was approved to play in the tournament via the same process as the men's with England being granted permission to play under the name "Great Britain". Despite this, two Scottish players for the women's team, which saw Great Britain reach the quarter finals. The success at London 2012 gave hope for a unified team to complete at Rio 2016 but no agreement between the four football associations could be reached. However it was agreed that a women's team could compete in the Tokyo 2020 edition of the Olympics.
caption: Great Britain Women at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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