Group C 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 Brazil, Japan, Spain and Nigeria. [3] The top two teams, Spain and Japan, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Brazil as one of the two best third-placed teams among all three groups. [4]
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| C1 |  Spain | 1 | UEFA | 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals top two | 23 February 2024 | 1st | Debut | |
| C2 |  Japan | 2 | AFC | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament top two | 28 February 2024 | 6th | 2020 | Silver medalists (2012) |
| C3 |  Nigeria | 4 | CAF | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament top two | 9 April 2024 | 4th | 2008 | Sixth place (2004) |
| C4 |  Brazil | 3 | CONMEBOL | 2022 Copa América Femenina top two | 26 July 2022 | 8th | 2020 | Silver medalists (2004, 2008) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
         Spain [6] |     Japan [6] |
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| Nigeria | 0–1 | Brazil |
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| Report | Gabi Nunes  37' |
    Nigeria [8] |      Brazil [8] |
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  Brazil [10] | Japan [10] |
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Spain [12] |      Nigeria [12] |
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| Brazil | 0–2 | Spain |
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Brazil [14] |  Spain [14] |
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    Japan [16] | Nigeria [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.
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| Nigeria | 1 | –1 | |||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | –1 | |||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | 1 | –3 | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | –8 | ||||||||
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