Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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2024 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates25 July – 10 August
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
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The women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 25 July to 10 August 2024. [1] It will be the eighth edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics football tournament will be held at seven stadiums in seven cities in France. The final will be held at Parc des Princes in Paris. There are no player age restrictions for teams participating in the competition.

Contents

Schedule

The schedule is as follows. [2]

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Thu 25Fri 26Sat 27Sun 28Mon 29Tue 30Wed 31Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10
GSGSGSQFSFBF

Qualification

In addition to host nation France, 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 24 February 2022. [3]

Means of qualificationDates [lower-alpha 1] Venue(s) [lower-alpha 1] Berth(s)Qualified
Host nation——1Flag of France.svg  France
2022 CONCACAF W Championship 4–18 July 2022Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2022 Copa América Femenina 8–30 July 2022Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
CONCACAF play-off 22–26 September 2023Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2024 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 7–19 February 2024Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals 23–28 February 2024Multiple2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament 24–28 February 2024Multiple2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2024 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament 5–9 April 2024Multiple2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Total 12 
  1. 1 2 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.

Sweden, the runners up of the previous Olympic tournament, failed to qualify for the 2024 tournament after being eliminated in the group stages of the UEFA Women's Nations League.

Venues

The tournament will be held in seven venues across seven cities:

Squads

The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each team has to submit a squad of 18 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers. Each team can also name a list of four alternate players, who can replace any player in the squad in case of injury during the tournament. [4]

Match officials

On 3 April 2024, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympic Games. [5]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 20 March 2024, 20:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Pulse building in Paris, France. [6] [7]

The 12 teams will be drawn into three groups of four teams. The hosts France were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1 while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on 15 March 2024 (shown in parentheses below). No group could contain more than one team from each confederation.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 [lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Teams from CAF were in the qualifying phase and were not known at the time of the draw, they were drawn originally as CAF 1 and CAF 2.

Group stage

The competing countries were divided into three groups of four teams, denoted as groups A, B, and C. Teams in each group play 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, CEST (UTC+2). [8]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage will be determined as follows: [4]

  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 A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 00000000
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Match 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
France  Flag of France.svg Match 1 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg Match 8 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
France  Flag of France.svg Match 7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg Match 13 Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg Match 14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Stade de Nice, Nice

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 00000000
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg Match 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
United States  Flag of the United States.svg Match 3 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Match 10 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
United States  Flag of the United States.svg Match 9 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Match 15 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg Match 16 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000000
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 00000000Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg Match 5 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg Match 6 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg Match 12 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg Match 11 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg Match 17 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg Match 18 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Third place Group A00000000Advance to knockout stage
2 B Third place Group B00000000
3 C Third place Group C00000000
First match(es) will be played: 22 July 2020. Source: 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 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. [4]

Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which two third-placed teams will qualify for the quarter-finals: [4]

  Combination according to the two qualified teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups		1A
vs		1C
vs
AB3B3A
AC3C3A
BC3C3B

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
          
 
3 August – Nantes
 
 
Winner Group A
 
6 August – Marseille
 
3rd Group B/C
 
Winner Match 19
 
3 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Winner Match 21
 
Winner Group C
 
10 August – Paris
 
3rd Group A/B
 
Winner Match 23
 
3 August – Paris
 
Winner Match 24
 
Winner Group B
 
6 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner Match 20
 
3 August – Marseille
 
Winner Match 22 Bronze medal match
 
Runner-up Group A
 
9 August – Décines-Charpieu
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Loser Match 23
 
 
Loser Match 24
 

Quarter-finals

B1 Match 20 C2
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
C1 Match 21 A/B3
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
A2 Match 22 B2
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille
A1 Match 19 B/C3
Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Semi-finals

WQF2 Match 24 WQF4
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu
WQF1 Match 23 WQF3
Report
Stade de Marseille, Marseille

Bronze medal match

LSF1 Match 25 LSF2
Report
Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu

Gold medal match

WSF1 Match 26 WSF2
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris

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