With the Nations League now determining Olympic qualification, Scotland's clashes with England could put some players in a tricky position
However, many Scots would relish the chance to deny Team GB their place at the Olympics. The concept of Team GB in itself has always been controversial, particularly outside England, because of the fear it could leadto ask the four home nations to permanently merge and compete as one nation in all football tournaments.
But London hosting the Olympics in 2012 meant both men’s and women’s sides qualified automatically, and Team GB had to put together two teams. Considering this a unique event, the four home nations agreed to participate as Team GB. The relative success of that side — at least in terms of interest, as their sole match at Wembley drew a crowd of 70,000 — meant there was an attempt to re-form Team GB for the women’s tournament four years later. “I am not the decision maker but my answer would be if we had the opportunity to go into the Olympics — just the women — I would take it,” said Hope Powell, the manager of the 2012 side.
“The SFA position remains unchanged: as the governing body for Scottish football we are not supportive of the principle of Team GB,” it announced. But it also recognised that it wasn’t in a position to prevent Little and Weir from playing.