The knockout stage of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 3 to 10 August 2024. [1] [2] The top two teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams from each group in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. [3]
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of regulation time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. [3]
The top two placed teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best two qualify) |
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| A |  France |  Canada |  Colombia |
| B |  United States |  Germany | — |
| C |  Spain |  Japan |  Brazil |
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals: [3]
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| A | B | 3B | 3A | ||
| A | C | 3C | 3A | ||
| B | C | 3C | 3B | ||
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| 3 August – Nantes | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 August – Marseille | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| Spain (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 10 August – Paris | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Paris | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| United States (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| United States (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Marseille | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Canada | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 9 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
| Germany (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
This was a repeat of the 2012 Olympic final, when the U.S. prevailed 2–1. They also met in the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup finals, Japan won the former 3–1 on penalties following a 2–2 draw and the U.S. won the latter 5–2.
| United States | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
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         United States [5] |     Japan [5] |
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    Spain [7] |     Colombia [5] |
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| France | 0–1 | Brazil |
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| Report | Gabi Portilho 82' |
     France [11] |      Brazil [11] |
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| United States | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Germany |
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| Smith 95' | Report |
 United States [13] |     Germany [13] |
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| Brazil | 4–2 | Spain |
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Brazil [15] | Spain [15] |
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Spain [17] |  Germany [17] |
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| Brazil | 0–1 | United States |
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| Report | Swanson 57' |
 Brazil [19] |    United States [19] |
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