The knockout stage of the women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 12 to 19 August 2016. The top two teams from each group in the group stage and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage. [1]
The knockout stage of the women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 12 to 19 August 2016. The top two teams from each group in the group stage and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage. [1]
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place (best two) |
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| E |  Brazil |  China |  Sweden |
| F |  Canada |  Germany |  Australia |
| G |  United States |  France | — |
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. [1]
On 18 March 2016, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time. [3]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| 12 August — Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 0 (7) | |||||||||
| 16 August — Rio de Janeiro (Mar.) | ||||||||||
| Australia | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 12 August — Brasília | ||||||||||
| Sweden (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| United States | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 19 August — Rio de Janeiro (Mar.) | ||||||||||
| Sweden (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 August — São Paulo | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 August — Belo Horizonte | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 August — Salvador | ||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 August — São Paulo | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Sweden |
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Morgan  77' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) Report | Blackstenius 61' |
| Penalties | ||
Morgan  Horan  Lloyd Brian Press | 3–4 | Schelin Asllani Sembrant Seger Dahlkvist |
          United States [4] |    Sweden [4] |
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    China PR [5] |     Germany [5] |
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| Canada | 1–0 | France |
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| Schmidt 56' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
   Canada [6] |      France [6] |
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| Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Australia |
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| Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 7–6 | ||
     Brazil [7] |    Australia [7] |
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| Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Sweden |
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| Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Marta Cristiane Andressa Alves Rafaelle Andressinha | 3–4 | Schelin Asllani Seger Fischer Dahlkvist |
    Brazil [8] | Sweden [8] |
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| Canada | 0–2 | Germany |
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| Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) | Behringer 21' (pen.) Däbritz 59' |
Canada [9] | Germany [9] |
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| Brazil | 1–2 | Canada |
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| Beatriz 79' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Brazil [10] | Canada [10] |
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| Sweden | 1–2 | Germany |
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| Blackstenius 67' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) Report | Marozsán 48' Sembrant 62' (o.g.) |
    Sweden [11] |      Germany [11] |
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