Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
2008 edition of the women's association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games
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.
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| Tournament details | |
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| 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 |
Qualification
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The following teams qualified:
China (Host nation)
Japan
North Korea
Nigeria
United States
Canada
Argentina
New Zealand
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Brazil
Group stage
changeGroup E
change| 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| 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| 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| 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
changeThe 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
changeGold medal match
change| Brazil | 0 – 1 | United States |
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| Report | Lloyd  96' |
| Rank[1] | Team |
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| 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- Top scorer : Cristiane
- Own goal : Gunhild Følstad
Related pages
changeReferences
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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