Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held held in Beijing and 4 other cities in the China. The tournament had 12 teams. The group stage began two days before the opening ceremony, August 6. The United States won the tournament against Brazil, winning their 3rd olympic gold medal.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| Dates | 6 August - 21 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 740,014 (28,462 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cristiane |
← 2004 2012 → | |
Qualification
The following teams qualified:
- China (Host nation)
- Japan
- 23x15px North Korea
Nigeria- United States
Canada
Argentina
New Zealand- Germany
Norway
Sweden- Brazil
Group stage
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 23x15px North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Norway
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 6 |
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
Ranking of third place teams
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 23x15px North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Knockout stage
The games had a single-elimination format. When a team lost a match, the tournament was ended for them. In other words, when a team won, the women continued to play until only one team remained as the Olympic champion.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 August – Tianjin | ||||||||||
| Brazil
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2 | |||||||||
| 18 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Norway
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1 | |||||||||
| Brazil
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4 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Shenyang | ||||||||||
| Germany
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1 | |||||||||
| Sweden
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0 | |||||||||
| 21 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Germany
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2 | |||||||||
| Brazil
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0 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Qinhuangdao | ||||||||||
| United States
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1 | |||||||||
| China
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0 | |||||||||
| 18 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
| Japan
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2 | |||||||||
| Japan
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2 | |||||||||
| 15 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| United States
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4 | |||||||||
| United States
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2 | |||||||||
| Canada
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1 | |||||||||
The US and Brazilian women won the opportunity to compete for the gold medal and the Olympic championship.
Bronze medal match
| 21 August 2012 18:00 |
Germany
|
2 – 0 | Japan
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Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 49,285 Referee: Estella Alvares (Argentina) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bajramaj  68', 87'
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Report |
Gold medal match
| 21 August 2012 21:00 |
Brazil
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0 – 1 | United States
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Workers Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 51,612 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Lloyd 96'
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| Rank[1] | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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| 2 | Brazil
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| 3 | Germany
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| 4 | Japan
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Statistics
- Top scorer : Cristiane
- Own goal : Gunhild Følstad
Football At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament Media
Workers' Stadium
A photograph of Shanghai Stadium which was taken by myself from a nearby apartment building. The photograph was taken on the 7th of August, during the 2008 Summer Olympics preliminary football match between Australia and Serbia.
- Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium.jpg
View of Tianjin from the observation room of the Tianjin TV Tower. This is the 2008 Olympic Stadium almost finished (April 03, 2007).
- Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium drone view 2.jpg
Drone view of the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
- 秦皇岛奥体中心（尼日利亚—科特迪瓦） - panoramio.jpg
秦皇岛奥体中心（尼日利亚—科特迪瓦）
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Football Women Competition Summary - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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