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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 played12
Goals scored43 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Marie-Antoinette Katoto
United States Mallory Swanson
Zambia Barbra Banda
(3 goals each)
← 2020
2028 →
All statistics correct as of 28 July 2024.
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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.

Canada are the defending champions.

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows.[2]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals 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 has to submit a squad of 18 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. Each team can also name a list of four alternate players, who can 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 play 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 will be 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  Colombia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  France (H) 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  Canada 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 0[a] Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were deducted 6 points for their coaching staff's involvement in an illegal drone spying at an official training venue.[9]
Canada 2–1 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 2,674[10]
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 Match 13 France
Report
Colombia Match 14 Canada
Report

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 (A) 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3  Australia 2 1 0 1 6 8 −2 3 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Zambia 2 0 0 2 5 9 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
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 Match 15 United States
Report
Zambia Match 16 Germany
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 (A) 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3  Brazil 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Nigeria 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
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 Match 17 Spain
Report
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
Japan Match 18 Nigeria
Report
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 C  Brazil 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Advance to knockout stage
2 B  Australia 2 1 0 1 6 8 −2 3
3 A  Canada 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 July 2024, Canada were deducted 6 points for their coaching staff's involvement in an illegal drone spying at an official training venue.[11]

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]

Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals

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The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which two third-placed teams will qualify for the quarter-finals:[4]

  Combination according to the two qualified teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups 		1A
vs 		1C
vs
A B 3B 3A
A C 3C 3A
B C 3C 3B

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
3 August – Nantes
 
 
Winner Group A
 
6 August – Marseille
 
3rd place Group B/C
 
Winner Match 19
 
3 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Winner Match 21
 
Winner Group C
 
10 August – Paris
 
3rd place Group A/B
 
Winner Match 23
 
3 August – Paris
 
Winner Match 24
 
Winner Group B
 
6 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner Match 20
 
3 August – Marseille
 
Winner Match 22Bronze medal match
 
Runner-up Group A
 
9 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Loser Match 23
 
 
Loser Match 24
 

Quarter-finals

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Winner Group BMatch 20Runner-up Group C
Report
Winner Group CMatch 213rd place Group A/B
Report
Runner-up Group AMatch 22Runner-up Group B
Report
Winner Group AMatch 193rd place Group B/C
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 43 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match (as of 28 July 2024). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

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 d "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. ^ "Match report – Canada v New Zealand" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ "FIFA Appeal Committee decision on the Canadian Soccer Association and its officials". FIFA. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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