Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
1996 edition of the women's association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
1996 Football at the Summer Olympics was held in the United States from July 21 to August 1.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 21 – August 1 |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 691,762 (43,235 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pretinha Ann Kristin Aarønes Linda Medalen (4 goals each) |
| Fair play award | United States |
Results change
Group stage change
Group E change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
 Sweden |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Group F change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
 Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
Knockout stage change
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 28 – Athens, Georgia | ||||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| August 1 – Athens | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| July 28 – Athens, Georgia | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||
| United States (AET) | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 1 – Athens | ||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||