Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 6 August - 21 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Third place | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 740,014 (28,462 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Brazil Cristiane |
The women's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held held in Beijing and 4 other cities in the China. The tournament had 12 teams. The group stage began two days before the opening ceremony, August 6. The United States won the tournament against Brazil, winning their 3rd olympic gold medal.
Qualification[change]
The following teams qualified:
- China China (Host nation)
- Japan Japan
- North Korea North Korea
- Nigeria Nigeria
- United States United States
- Canada Canada
- Argentina Argentina
- New Zealand New Zealand
- Germany Germany
- Norway Norway
- Sweden Sweden
- Brazil Brazil
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Group stage[change]
Group E[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Sweden Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Canada Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
Group F[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Germany Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| North Korea North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Nigeria Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
Group G[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Norway Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 6 |
| Japan Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| New Zealand New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
Ranking of third place teams[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Canada Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| North Korea North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Knockout stage[change]
The games had a single-elimination format. When a team lost a match, the tournament was ended for them. In other words, when a team won, the women continued to play until only one team remained as the Olympic champion.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 August – Tianjin | ||||||||||
| Brazil Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Norway Norway | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Shenyang | ||||||||||
| Germany Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Sweden Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Germany Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Qinhuangdao | ||||||||||
| United States United States | 1 | |||||||||
| China China | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Japan Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| United States United States | 4 | |||||||||
| United States United States | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada Canada | 1 | |||||||||
The US and Brazilian women won the opportunity to compete for the gold medal and the Olympic championship.
Bronze medal match[change]
Gold medal match[change]
| Brazil Brazil | 0 – 1 | United States United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lloyd Goal 96' |
| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States United States |
| 2 | Brazil Brazil |
| 3 | Germany Germany |
| 4 | Japan Japan |
Statistics[change]
- Top scorer : Brazil Cristiane
- Own goal : Norway Gunhild Følstad
Related pages[change]
References[change]
- ↑ "Football Women Competition Summary - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". web.archive.org. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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