Group B of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 25 to 31 July 2024. [1] [2] The group, one of three 4-team groups competing in the group stage of the Olympic tournament, consisted of Australia, Germany, the United States and Zambia. [3] The top two teams, the United States and Germany, advanced to the knockout stage. [4]
Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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B1 | United States | 1 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winner | 18 July 2022 | 8th | 2020 | Gold medalists (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
B2 | Zambia | 4 | CAF | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament top two | 10 April 2024 | 2nd | 2020 | Ninth place (2020) |
B3 | Germany | 2 | UEFA | 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals top two | 28 February 2024 | 6th | 2016 | Gold medalists (2016) |
B4 | Australia | 3 | AFC | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament top two | 28 February 2024 | 5th | 2020 | Fourth place (2020) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
Germany [6] | Australia [6] |
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United States [8] | Zambia [8] |
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Australia | 6–5 | Zambia |
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Australia [10] | Zambia [10] |
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United States | 4–1 | Germany |
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United States [12] | Germany [12] |
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Australia | 1–2 | United States |
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Kennedy 90+2' | Report |
Australia [14] | United States [14] |
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Zambia [16] | Germany [16] |
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Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.
Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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Germany | 1 | 1 | –2 | ||||||||||
Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | –3 | |||||||||
United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | –4 | |||||||||
Zambia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | –7 |
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