Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 6 August – 21 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
| 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 (5 goals) |
| Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics  |
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| Tournament |
| men women |
| Squads |
| men women |
The women's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in China from 6 August to 21 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams.
For these Games, the women competed in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced on 6 August, two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games. The teams were grouped into three pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool, as well as the best two third-place finishing teams, advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket.
The tournament was won by the United States, which beat Brazil 1–0 in the gold medal game. Carli Lloyd scored the game-winning goal in the 96th minute for the United States, which collected their third Olympic gold medal.[1][2]
Qualifying
A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the football competition.
| Means of completion | Date of completion | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | – | 1 |  China PR |
| AFC Preliminary Competition | February 2007 – August 2007 | – | 2 | Japan North Korea |
| CAF Preliminary Competition | October 2006 – March 2008 | – | 1 |  Nigeria |
| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | October 2007 – April 2008 |  Ciudad Juárez | 2 | United States Canada |
| 2006 Sudamericano Femenino | November 10–26, 2006 |  Mar del Plata | 1 | Argentina |
| OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying | August 25 – September 7, 2007 March 8, 2008 |  Apia Port Moresby | 1 |  New Zealand |
| UEFA (2007 FIFA Women's World Cup)* | September 10–30, 2007 | China | 2* | Germany Norway |
| UEFA Playoff (Denmark vs Sweden) | November 8, 2007 November 28, 2007 |  Viborg Solna | 1* | Sweden |
| CAF-CONMEBOL Playoff (Ghana vs Brazil) | April 19, 2008 | Beijing | 1 | Brazil |
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
- Note – The three best ranked European teams at the FIFA Women's World Cup qualified for the Olympics. However, the third best team England could not participate, because England competes at the Olympic Games as part of Great Britain, which does not compete in football. Therefore, the fourth European team would advance, requiring a play-off between Sweden and Denmark.
Seeding
| Pot 1: Asia | Pot 2: Americas | Pot 3: Europe | Pot 3: Rest of the World |
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Squads
Countries of women's tournament
The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players by 23 July 2008. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) must be included in the squad.
Match officials
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Group stage
Group winners and runners-up, plus two best third place teams advanced to quarter final round. Groups are lettered sequentially from the last letter in the Men's Football tournament (which has Groups A through D).
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Group E
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China PR |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
12 August 2008 19:45 |
| China PR |
2–0 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
Han Duan  52'Gu Yasha 90' |
Report |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 31,492 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
Group F
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| North Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Group G
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
6 August 2008 17:00 |
| Japan |
2–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Miyama 72' (pen.) Sawa 86' |
Report | Yallop 37' Hearn 56' (pen.) |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 10,270 Referee: Deidre Mitchell (South Africa) |
6 August 2008 19:45 |
| Norway |
2–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Larsen Kaurin 2' Wiik 4' |
Report |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 17,673 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
9 August 2008 17:00 |
| United States |
1–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd 27' |
Report |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 16,912 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand) |
9 August 2008 19:45 |
| New Zealand |
0–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Wiik 8' |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 7,285 Referee: Estela Alvarez (Argentina) |
12 August 2008 19:45 |
| Norway |
1–5 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Knutsen 27' |
Report | Kinga 31' Følstad 51' (o.g.)Ohno 52'Sawa 71'Hara 83' |
12 August 2008 19:45 |
| United States |
4–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| O'Reilly 1' Rodriguez 43'Tarpley 56'Hucles 60' |
Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| North Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Knockout stage
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| F1 | Brazil |
2 | |||||||||||
| G2 | Norway |
1 | |||||||||||
| F1 | Brazil |
4 | |||||||||||
| F2 | Germany |
1 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Sweden |
0 | |||||||||||
| F2 | Germany |
2 | |||||||||||
| F1 | Brazil |
0 | |||||||||||
| G1 | United States |
1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | China PR |
0 | |||||||||||
| G3 | Japan |
2 | |||||||||||
| G3 | Japan |
2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
| G1 | United States |
4 | |||||||||||
| G1 | United States |
2 | F2 | Germany |
2 | ||||||||
| E3 | Canada |
1 | G3 | Japan |
0 | ||||||||
Quarter-finals
15 August 2008 21:00 |
| China PR |
0–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sawa 15' Nagasato 80' |
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao Attendance: 28,459 Referee: Christine Beck (Germany) |
Semi-finals
18 August 2008 21:00 |
| United States |
4–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Hucles 41', 80' Chalupny 44'O'Reilly 70' |
Report | Ohno 16' Arakawa 90+3' |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| 5 | China (CHN) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 6 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 6 |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| 9 | North Korea (PRK) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 10 | New Zealand (NZL) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| 11 | Argentina (ARG) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Nigeria (NGR) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Gunhild Følstad (playing against Japan)
References
- ↑ Homewood, Brian (2008-08-22). "U.S. retain gold against Brazil in women's soccer | Reuters". In.reuters.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ↑ Homewood, Brian (2008-08-19). "Brazil seek first major title in women's soccer". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
External links
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Women, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- "Sports Competition Schedule". BOCOG. 2006-04-17. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- "Athletics". ( Sports). International Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-10. External link in
|work=(help) - "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- FIFA Technical Report
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