2008 edition of the women's association football tournament during the Olympic Summer Games From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
Dates | 6 August - 21 August |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (3rd title) |
Runners-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 |
The following teams qualified:
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 6 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
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 | 2 | |||||||||
18 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
Norway | 1 | |||||||||
Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
15 August – Shenyang | ||||||||||
Germany | 1 | |||||||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
21 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
Germany | 2 | |||||||||
Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
15 August – Qinhuangdao | ||||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||||
China | 0 | |||||||||
18 August – Beijing | ||||||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||||
15 August – Shanghai | ||||||||||
United States | 4 | |||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||||
The US and Brazilian women won the opportunity to compete for the gold medal and the Olympic championship.
Brazil | 0 – 1 | United States |
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Report | Lloyd 96' |
Rank[1] | Team |
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1 | United States |
2 | Brazil |
3 | Germany |
4 | Japan |
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