Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

2024 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates25 July – 10 August
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Germany
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored76 (2.92 per match)
Attendance398,699 (15,335 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Marie-Antoinette Katoto
(5 goals)
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The women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 10 August 2024.[1] It was the eighth edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics football tournament was held at seven stadiums in seven cities in France.

The United States won a record-extending fifth gold medal, and their first since 2012, defeating Brazil 1–0 in the final, held at Parc des Princes in Paris.[2]

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows.[3]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10
GS GS GS QF SF B F

Qualification

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

In addition to host nation France, eleven women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. The Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions ratified the distribution of spots at their meeting on 24 February 2022.[4]

Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation — — 1  France
2022 CONCACAF W Championship 4–18 July 2022  Mexico 1  United States
2022 Copa América Femenina 8–30 July 2022  Colombia 2  Brazil
 Colombia
CONCACAF play-off 22–26 September 2023  Jamaica
 Canada 		1  Canada
2024 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 7–19 February 2024  Samoa 1  New Zealand
2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals 23–28 February 2024 Multiple 2  Spain
 Germany
2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 24–28 February 2024 Multiple 2  Australia
 Japan
2024 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5–9 April 2024 Multiple 2  Nigeria
 Zambia
Total   12  
  1. ^ a b Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.

Sweden, runners-up of the 2016 and 2020 Olympic tournaments, failed to qualify for the 2024 tournament after being eliminated in the group stage of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.

Venues

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Further information: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics § Venues
Marseille Décines-Charpieu
(Lyon Area) 		Paris
Stade de Marseille Stade de Lyon Parc des Princes
Capacity: 67,394 Capacity: 59,186 Capacity: 47,929
Bordeaux
Stade de Bordeaux
Capacity: 42,115
Saint-Étienne Nice Nantes
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Stade de Nice Stade de la Beaujoire
Capacity: 41,965 Capacity: 36,178 Capacity: 35,322

Squads

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

The women's tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each team had to submit a squad of 18 players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers. Each team could also name a list of four alternate players, who could replace any player in the squad in case of injury during the tournament.[5]

Match officials

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On 3 April 2024, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympic Games.[6]

Draw

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The draw for the tournament was held on 20 March 2024, 20:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Pulse building in Saint-Denis, France.[7][8]

The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The hosts France were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1 while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on the FIFA Women's World Ranking released on 15 March 2024 (shown in parentheses below). No group could contain more than one team from each confederation.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4[a]

Notes

  1. ^ Teams from CAF were in the qualifying phase and were not known at the time of the draw, they were drawn originally as CAF 1 and CAF 2.

Group stage

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The competing countries were divided into three groups of four teams, denoted as groups A, B, and C. Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advancing to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[9]

Tiebreakers

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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[5]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 3[a]
3  Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue.[10] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.[11]
Canada 2–1 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 2,674[12]
France 3–2 Colombia
 Report
Attendance: 29,208[13]
New Zealand 0–2 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 5,212[14]
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
France 1–2 Canada
Katoto 42' Report
Attendance: 17,550[15]
New Zealand 1–2 France
Taylor 43' Report Katoto 22', 49'
Attendance: 21,946[16]
Colombia 0–1 Canada
Report Gilles 61'
Attendance: 5,388[17]

Group B

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Australia 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4  Zambia 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Germany 3–0 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 9,731[18]
United States 3–0 Zambia
 Report
Attendance: 5,550[19]
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Australia 6–5 Zambia
 Report
Attendance: 4,441[20]
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
United States 4–1 Germany
 Report Gwinn 22'
Attendance: 12,845[21]
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
Australia 1–2 United States
Kennedy 90+2' Report
Attendance: 13,036[22]
Zambia 1–4 Germany
B. Banda 49' Report
Attendance: 2,642[23]

Group C

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Brazil 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Spain 2–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 10,377[24]
Nigeria 0–1 Brazil
Report Gabi Nunes 37'
Attendance: 6,244[25]
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Brazil 1–2 Japan
Jheniffer 56' Report
Attendance: 40,918[26]
Spain 1–0 Nigeria
Putellas 85' Report
Attendance: 11,079[27]
Brazil 0–2 Spain
Report
Attendance: 14,497[28]
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Japan 3–1 Nigeria
 Report Echegini 42'
Attendance: 6,480[29]
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Brazil 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
3 B  Australia 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points in all group matches; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of regulation time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[5]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
3 August – Nantes
 
 
 France0
 
6 August – Marseille
 
 Brazil1
 
 Brazil4
 
3 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain (p)2 (4)
 
10 August – Paris
 
 Colombia2 (2)
 
 Brazil0
 
3 August – Paris
 
 United States1
 
 United States (a.e.t.)1
 
6 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
 Japan0
 
 United States (a.e.t.)1
 
3 August – Marseille
 
 Germany0 Bronze medal match
 
 Canada0 (2)
 
9 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
 Germany (p)0 (4)
 
 Spain0
 
 
 Germany1
 

Quarter-finals

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United States 1–0 (a.e.t.) Japan
Rodman 105+2' Report
Attendance: 43,004[30]
Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) Colombia
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 10,355[31]
Canada 0–0 (a.e.t.) Germany
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 12,517[32]
France 0–1 Brazil
Report Gabi Portilho 82'
Attendance: 32,280[33]

Semi-finals

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United States 1–0 (a.e.t.) Germany
Smith 95' Report
Attendance: 11,716[34]
Brazil 4–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 14,201[35]

Bronze medal match

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Spain 0–1 Germany
Report Gwinn 65' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,995[36]

Gold medal match

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament final
Brazil 0–1 United States
Report Swanson 57'
Attendance: 43,813[37]

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 76 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.92 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: IOC

Final ranking

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As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 6 6 0 0 12 2 +10 18 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Bronze medal
4  Spain 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Fourth place
5  Japan 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  France (H) 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
7  Canada 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 4[a]
8  Colombia 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
9  Australia 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
11  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
12  Zambia 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source: IOC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue.[10] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.[11]

See also

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References

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