Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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2020 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates21 July – 6 August 2021
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Third placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored101 (3.88 per match)
Attendance13,913 (535 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vivianne Miedema (10 goals)
2016
2024

The women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 21 July to 6 August 2021. [1] Originally, it was to be held from 22 July to 7 August 2020, but the Summer Olympics were postponed to the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the official name of the games remains the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] It was the seventh edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2020 Summer Olympics football tournament was held at six stadiums in six cities in Japan. The final was hosted at the International Stadium in Yokohama. There were no player age restrictions for teams participating in the competition.

Contents

Germany, the winners of the previous edition, failed to qualify for the tournament after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Canada won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after both teams drew 1–1 after extra time in the final. [3] The United States won bronze, defeating Australia 4–3 in the bronze medal game. [4]

Schedule

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6
GGG¼½BF

Qualification

In addition to host nation Japan, eleven women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations. The Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions ratified the distribution of spots at their meeting on 14 September 2017. [5]

For the first time, per the agreement between the four British football associations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) for the women's team, Great Britain attempted to qualify for the Olympics through England's performance in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup (a procedure already successfully employed by Team GB in field hockey and rugby sevens). The team's only previous appearance was in the 2012 tournament in which they qualified automatically as hosts. Great Britain succeeded in qualifying as England were among the three best European teams. [6] Scotland also qualified for the World Cup but under the agreement whereby the highest ranked home nation was nominated to compete for the purposes of Olympic qualification, their performance was not taken into account (Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish players are eligible to be part of the Great Britain team at the Olympics). [7] [8] [9]

Means of qualificationDates 2 Venue(s) 2 Berth(s)Qualified
Host nation1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2018 Copa América 4–22 April 2018Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2018 OFC Nations Cup 18 November – 1 December 2018New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
(as UEFA qualifying)
7 June – 7 July 2019Flag of France.svg  France 3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 28 January – 9 February 2020Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5–10 March 2020Multiple1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 6–11 March 2020 & 8–13 April 2021Multiple2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
CAF–CONMEBOL play-off 10–13 April 2021Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Total 12 

Venues

The tournament was held in six venues across six cities:

The gold medal match was originally scheduled to be played at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Both finalists requested a later kick-off time due to concerns about excessive heat; as the National Stadium was already booked for athletics events in the evening, the game was moved to the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama. [10] [11] [12] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, most matches were played behind closed doors without any spectators. However, Miyagi Stadium allowed a limited audience to attend matches and Kashima Stadium permitted local schoolchildren as part of the school program but Olympic spectators were still not allowed. [13] [14]

Squads

The tournament was a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Traditionally the roster rules required each team to submit a squad of 18 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. Each team also named a list of four alternate players who could replace any player in the squad in case of injury during the tournament. [15] In late June 2021, the International Olympic Committee and FIFA announced that all 22 players of each team would be available for selection before each match. Prior to each match, the teams chose from their total of 22 players, a roster of 18 players to be available for play in that match. [16] The IOC also confirmed that a player must appear on at least one 18-player matchday roster to be considered an Olympian and to receive a medal. [17] The rule change was made in regards to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]

Match officials

In June 2020, FIFA approved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system for the tournament. [19] The match officials were announced on 23 April 2021. [20] [21]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 21 April 2021, 10:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. [22] It was conducted by Sarai Bareman, FIFA chief women's football officer, while Samantha Johnson presented the ceremony. Lindsay Tarpley and Ryan Nelsen acted as the draw assistants. [23]

The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. [24] The hosts Japan were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position E1 while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on 16 April 2021 (shown in parentheses below). [25] As Great Britain are not a FIFA member and therefore do not have a ranking, they were seeded based on the FIFA ranking of England who qualified on behalf of Great Britain. However, all Great Britain matches were officially recognized by FIFA. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation. [26]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Group stage

The competing countries were divided into three groups of four teams, denoted as groups E, F and G to avoid confusion with the groups of the men's tournament (which use designations A to D). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin basis, with the top two teams of each group and the two best third-placed teams advancing to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, JST (UTC+9). [27]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: [15]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 321041+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 312043+15
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)31112204
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 30031540
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
(H) Hosts
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2–0 Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
  • White Soccerball shade.svg18', 73'
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 0 [14]
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 1–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg 1–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg 0–1 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
Attendance: 1,326 [14]
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3210218+137Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321093+67
3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 301271581
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3012617111
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–5 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
Attendance: 1,645 [14]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg 3–10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
Attendance: 1,822 [14]
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 4–4 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
Attendance: 2,212 [14]
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–3 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
Attendance: 2,621 [14]
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 330092+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 311164+24
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31114514
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 300321080
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 3–0 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 0 [14]
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 0 [14]
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 4–2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
Attendance: 884 [14]
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 0–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 E Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31112204Advance to knockout stage
2 G Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31114514
3 F Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 301271581
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points in all group matches; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. [15]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
          
 
30 July – Kashima
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3
 
2 August – Yokohama
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (a.e.t.)4
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
30 July – Saitama
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
 
6 August – Yokohama
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1 (2)
 
30 July – Yokohama
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (p)1 (3)
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2 (2)
 
2 August – Kashima
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (p)2 (4)
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
30 July – Rifu
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1 Bronze medal match
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (p)0 (4)
 
5 August – Kashima
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0 (3)
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
 

Quarter-finals


Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 3–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 3–1 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Semi-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 0–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0–1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Rolfö Soccerball shade.svg46'

Bronze medal match

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3–4 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)

Gold medal match

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 101 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: TOCOG

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [15]

The following offences warranted a suspension during the tournament:

PlayerOffence(s)Suspension
Flag of Zambia.svg Martha Tembo Red card.svg in qualifying vs Cameroon (10 March 2020) [28] Group F vs Netherlands (matchday 1; 21 July 2021) [29]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Qingtong Red card.svg in Group F vs Zambia (matchday 2; 24 July 2021) Group F vs Netherlands (matchday 3; 27 July 2021) [30]
Flag of Zambia.svg Lushomo Mweemba Red card.svg in Group F vs Brazil (matchday 3; 27 July 2021)Suspension served outside tournament
Flag of Brazil.svg Ludmila Yellow card.svg in Group F vs Netherlands (matchday 2; 24 July 2021)
Yellow card.svg in Quarter-finals vs Canada (30 July 2021)
Team eliminated from tournament
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jayde Riviere Yellow card.svg in Group E vs Great Britain (matchday 3; 27 July 2021)
Yellow card.svg in Quarter-finals vs Brazil (30 July 2021)
Semi-finals vs United States (2 August 2021)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellie Carpenter Red card.svg in Semi-finals vs Sweden (2 August 2021) Bronze medal match vs United States (5 August 2021)

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 E Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 624064+210Gold medal
2 G Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6510144+1016Silver medal
3 G Flag of the United States.svg  United States 62221210+28Bronze medal
4 G Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6213111327Fourth place
5 F Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42202310+138Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 F Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 422093+68
7 E Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 421175+27
8 E Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)41123524
9 F Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 301271581Eliminated in
group stage
10 F Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3012617111
11 E Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 30031540
12 G Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 300321080
Source: TOCOG
(H) Hosts

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