Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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Twelve teams competed in the women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics . In addition to the United Kingdom, the host nation, 11 women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.

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Table

Means of qualificationDate of completionVenue 1 BerthsQualified
Host nation2005none1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
AFC Preliminary Competition 11 September 2011Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [1] 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
CAF Preliminary Competition 22 October 2011 [2] multiple 2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition 29 January 2012Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [3] 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition 21 November 2010Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
OFC Preliminary Competition 4 April 2012 multiple 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Best UEFA teams in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 17 July 2011Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of France.svg  France
Total12

AFC

Japan and North Korea earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the final round.

First round

Group A Group B Group C

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 410
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 49
3Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei (H)45
4Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 44
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 40
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 24
2Flag of India.svg  India 24
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh (H)20
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 37
2Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (H)35
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 32
4Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 31
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Second round

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 410
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 49
3Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 47
4Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (H)43
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 40
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Final round

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 513
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 511
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 59
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)55
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 54
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 50
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

CAF

Cameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–6Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–41–2

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgw/oFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–20–0
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svgw/oFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg6–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 5–01–0
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–20–5
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0–00–3
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0–31–0
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–20–3

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–01–2
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–21Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 0–00–2
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg9–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 7–02–0
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1 (6–5 p)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–00–1
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , Yaoundé, Cameroon
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Añonma Soccerball shade.svg12'
Jade Soccerball shade.svg58'

1 Equatorial Guinea were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player, [4] Jade Boho; Cameroon were advanced to the final round. [5]

Final round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–3 (3–4 p)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–11–2
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3–01–1

CONCACAF

The United States and Canada earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.

Preliminary round

Caribbean Zone

Group A Group B

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 37
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 37
3Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 33
4Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba (H)30
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (H)39
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 36
3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 33
4Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 30
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 37
2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 36
Source: CONCACAF

Central American Zone

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 412
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (H)49
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 46
4Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 43
5Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 40
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Group stage

Group A Group B

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)39
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 36
3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 33
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 30
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 36
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 33
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 30
Source: CONCACAF

Knockout stage

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
January 27 – Vancouver
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
 
January 29 – Vancouver
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
January 27 – Vancouver
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0
 

CONMEBOL

Brazil and Colombia earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the second round of the South American Women's Football Championship.

First stage

Group A Group B

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 49
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 49
3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador (H)49
4Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 43
5Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 40
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 412
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 49
3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 46
4Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 43
5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 40
Source: CONMEBOL

Second stage

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 39
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 34
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 32
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31
Source: CONMEBOL

OFC

New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning their final round tie.

First stage

Round-robin

PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 39
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (H)36
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 33
4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 30
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Knockout round

 
 Final
 
  
 
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa
 
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0
 
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2
 

Final stage

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg15–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 8–0 7–0

UEFA

France and Sweden earned Olympic qualification places by finishing as the best UEFA teams in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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