Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in China from 6 to 21 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | China |
| Dates | 6–21 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 66 (2.54 per match) |
| Attendance | 740,014 (28,462 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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For these Games, the women competed in a 12-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced on 6 August, two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games. The teams were grouped into three pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool, as well as the best two third-place finishing teams, advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket.
The tournament was won by the United States, which beat Brazil 1–0 in the gold medal game. Carli Lloyd scored the game-winning goal in the 96th minute for the United States, which collected their third Olympic gold medal.[1][2]
Qualifying
Countries of women's tournament
A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the football competition.
| Means of completion | Date of completion | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | – | 1 |  |
| AFC Preliminary Competition | February 2007 – August 2007 | – | 2 |  |
| CAF Preliminary Competition | October 2006 – March 2008 | – | 1 |  |
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| 2006 Sudamericano Femenino | 10–26 November 2006 |  | 1 | |
| OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying | 25 August – 7 September 2007 8 March 2008 |   | 1 |  |
| UEFA (2007 FIFA Women's World Cup)* | 10–30 September 2007 | | 2* |  |
| UEFA Playoff (Denmark vs Sweden) | 8 November 2007 28 November 2007 |   | 1* | |
| CAF-CONMEBOL Playoff (Ghana vs Brazil) | 19 April 2008 | | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
- Note – The three best ranked European teams at the FIFA Women's World Cup qualified for the Olympics. However, the third best team England could not participate, because England competes at the Olympic Games as part of Great Britain, which does not compete in football. Therefore, the fourth European team would advance, requiring a play-off between Sweden and Denmark.
Seeding
| Pot 1: Asia | Pot 2: Americas | Pot 3: Europe | Pot 4: Rest of the World |
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Squads
The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players by 23 July 2008. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) must be included in the squad.
Match officials
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Group stage
Group winners and runners-up, plus two best third place teams advanced to quarter final round. Groups are lettered sequentially from the last letter in the Men's Football tournament (which has Groups A through D).
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source:
| China PR | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Han Duan  Gu Yasha |
Report |
Attendance: 31,492
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source:
| North Korea | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Kyong-hwa |
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| Brazil | 2–1 | |
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| Daniela Marta |
Report | Ri Kum-suk |
| North Korea | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Mittag |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Source:
| Japan | 2–2 | |
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| Miyama Sawa |
Report | Yallop Hearn |
Attendance: 10,270
Referee: Deidre Mitchell (South Africa)
| Norway | 2–0 | |
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| Larsen Kaurin Wiik |
Report |
Attendance: 17,673
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
| United States | 1–0 | |
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| Lloyd |
Report |
Attendance: 16,912
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (Thailand)
| New Zealand | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Wiik |
Attendance: 7,285
Referee: Estela Alvarez (Argentina)
| United States | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| O'Reilly Rodriguez Tarpley Hucles |
Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Source:
Knockout stage
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |  |
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| Report | Lloyd |
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| 5 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 6 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
| 7 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 |
| 8 |  |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
| 9 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 10 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| 11 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 11 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source:
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
References
- Homewood, Brian (22 August 2008). "U.S. retain gold against Brazil in women's soccer | Reuters". In.reuters.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- Homewood, Brian (19 August 2008). "Brazil seek first major title in women's soccer". Reuters. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
External links
- Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Women, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- "Sports Competition Schedule". BOCOG. 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- "Athletics". ( Sports). International Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006. External link in
|work=(help) - "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- FIFA Technical Report
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