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Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics is held from 25 July to 10 August 2024.[1] It is the eighth edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics football tournament is held at seven stadiums in seven cities in France. The final will be held at Parc des Princes in Paris.

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)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored61 (3.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Marie-Antoinette Katoto
(5 goals)
← 2020
2028 →
All statistics correct as of 31 July 2024.

Canada are the defending champions.

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows.[2]

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.[3]

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, the runners up of the 2016 and 2020 Olympic tournaments, failed to qualify for the 2024 tournament after being eliminated in the group stages of the 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 is 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.[4]

Match officials

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On 3 April 2024, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympic Games.[5]

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.[6][7]

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 Rankings 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).[8]

Tiebreakers

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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[4]

  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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were deducted 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in an illegal drone spying at an official training venue.[9] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.[10]
Canada  2–1  New Zealand
  • Lacasse   45+4'
  • Viens   79'
 Report
Attendance: 2,674[11]
France  3–2  Colombia
 Report
New Zealand  0–2  Colombia
Report
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
France  1–2  Canada
Katoto   42' Report
New Zealand  1–2  France
Taylor   43' Report Katoto   22', 49'
Colombia  0–1  Canada
Report Gilles   61'

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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  3–0  Australia
 Report
United States  3–0  Zambia
 Report
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
Australia  6–5  Zambia
 Report
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
United States  4–1  Germany
 Report Gwinn   22'
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
Australia  1–2  United States
Kennedy   90+2' Report
Zambia  1–4  Germany
B. Banda   49' Report

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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  2–1  Japan
 Report
Nigeria  0–1  Brazil
Report Gabi Nunes   37'
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Brazil  1–2  Japan
Jheniffer   56' Report
Spain  1–0  Nigeria
Putellas   85' Report
Brazil  0–2  Spain
Report
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Japan  3–1  Nigeria
 Report Echegini   42'
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 is level at the end of normal playing time in the knockout stage, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[4]

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
3 August – Nantes
 
 
  France
 
6 August – Marseille
 
  Brazil
 
Winner Match 19
 
3 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Winner Match 21
 
  Spain
 
10 August – Paris
 
  Colombia
 
Winner Match 23
 
3 August – Paris
 
Winner Match 24
 
  United States
 
6 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
  Japan
 
Winner Match 20
 
3 August – Marseille
 
Winner Match 22Bronze medal match
 
  Canada
 
9 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
  Germany
 
Loser Match 23
 
 
Loser Match 24
 

Quarter-finals

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United States  Match 20  Japan
Report
Spain  Match 21  Colombia
Report
Canada  Match 22  Germany
Report
France  Match 19  Brazil
Report

Semi-finals

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Winner Match 20Match 24Winner Match 22
Report
Winner Match 19Match 23Winner Match 21
Report

Bronze medal match

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Loser Match 23Match 25Loser Match 24
Report

Gold medal match

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Main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament final
Winner Match 23Match 26Winner Match 24
Report

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 61 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match (as of 31 July 2024). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's International Match Calendar 2024–2025" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. January 2024. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 – information on preliminary competitions" (PDF). FIFA Circular Letter. No. 1792. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ "FIFA match officials appointed for Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris to host Olympic Football Tournaments draw on 20 March". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Paris 2024 draws produce blockbuster match-ups". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ^ "FIFA Appeal Committee decision on the Canadian Soccer Association and its officials". FIFA. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ "The appeal filed by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Soccer is dismissed" (PDF) (Press release). Paris: Court of Arbitration for Sport. 31 July 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Match report – Canada v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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