Group A 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 Canada, Colombia, hosts France and New Zealand. [3] The top two teams, France and Canada, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Colombia 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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A1 | ![]() | 1 | UEFA | Hosts | 13 September 2017 | 3rd | 2016 | Fourth place (2012) |
A2 | ![]() | 3 | CONMEBOL | 2022 Copa América Femenina top two | 25 July 2022 | 3rd | 2016 | Eleventh place (2012, 2016) |
A3 | ![]() | 2 | CONCACAF | CONCACAF play-off winner | 26 September 2023 | 5th | 2020 | Gold medalists (2020) |
A4 | ![]() | 4 | OFC | Oceania Qualifier winner | 19 February 2024 | 5th | 2020 | Eighth place (2012) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 [a] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
Canada ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Canada [8] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand [8] |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() France [11] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Colombia [11] |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand [13] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Colombia [13] |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() France [15] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Canada [15] |
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New Zealand ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Taylor ![]() | Report | Katoto ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand [17] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() France [17] |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Colombia [19] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Canada [19] |
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Canada were deducted 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in the Canada Soccer drone spying scandal. [5] The decision was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 31 July. [6]
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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![]() | 1 | –1 | |||||||||||
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![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | –3 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | 3 | –8 |