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 |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 740,014 (28,462 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 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 | change source]
The following teams qualified:
China (Host nation)
Japan
North Korea
Nigeria
United States
Canada
Argentina
New Zealand
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Brazil
Group stage[change | change source]
Group E[change | change source]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Argentina
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
Group F[change | change source]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
 North Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
 Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
Group G[change | change source]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Norway
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 6 |
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
 New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
Ranking of third place teams[change | change source]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| North Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Knockout stage[change | change source]
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
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2 | |||||||||
| 18 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Norway
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1 | |||||||||
| Brazil
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4 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Shenyang | ||||||||||
| Germany
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1 | |||||||||
| Sweden
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0 | |||||||||
| 21 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Germany
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2 | |||||||||
| Brazil
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0 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Qinhuangdao | ||||||||||
| United States
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1 | |||||||||
| China
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0 | |||||||||
| 18 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Japan
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2 | |||||||||
| Japan
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2 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| United States
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4 | |||||||||
| United States
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2 | |||||||||
| Canada
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1 | |||||||||
The US and Brazilian women won the opportunity to compete for the gold medal and the Olympic championship.
Bronze medal match[change | change source]
Gold medal match[change | change source]
| Brazil | 0 – 1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lloyd  96' |
| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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| 2 | Brazil
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| 3 | Germany
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| 4 | Japan
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Statistics[change | change source]
- Top scorer : Cristiane
- Own goal : Gunhild Følstad
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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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