Group E of the women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 3 to 9 August 2016, and included hosts Brazil, China, South Africa and Sweden. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, while the third-placed team also advanced if they were among the two best third-placed teams among all three groups. [1]
All times are BRT (UTC−3). For matches in Manaus, which is in AMT (UTC−4), local times are listed in parentheses. [2]
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings at start of event |
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E1 | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Hosts | 2 October 2009 | 6th | 2012 | Silver medal (2004, 2008) | 8 |
E2 | China | AFC | AFC Qualifying 2nd place | 7 March 2016 | 5th | 2008 | Silver medal (1996) | 12 |
E3 | Sweden | UEFA | UEFA Qualifying 1st place | 9 March 2016 | 6th | 2012 | Fourth place (2004) | 6 |
E4 | South Africa | CAF | CAF Qualifying winners | 18 October 2015 | 2nd | 2012 | Group stage (2012) | 52 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Sweden | 1–0 | South Africa |
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Fischer 76' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) Report |
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Brazil | 3–0 | China |
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South Africa | 0–2 | China |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) | Gu Yasha 45+1' Tan Ruyin 87' |
South Africa [5] | China PR [5] |
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Brazil | 5–1 | Sweden |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) Report | Schelin 89' |
Brazil [6] | Sweden [6] |
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South Africa [7] | Brazil [7] |
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China PR [8] | Sweden [8] |
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