The women's tournament of Football 2020 during the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 21 July-6 August 2021 in the Sapporo Dome, the Tokyo Stadium, and various other locations. With 12 teams competing, the event was won by the team from Canada, with Sweden taking the silver medal and United States taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of three groups of four, with each team playing another once. Standings are primarily based on win/loss-record, with the team with the most points after a certain time limit winning a match. The top two ranked teams advance to the quarterfinals, as well as the best third-placed teams. After this, a single knockout phase is played, with the winners of the quarterfinals advancing to the semifinals, and the winners of the final winning the event.
Preview[]
Twelve teams qualified for the event, with the United States as the big favorite to win the gold medal, as the four-time Olympic champions and after winning the two previous editions of the world championships. Sweden and Canada would try to defend their Olympic medals but with the European champions of the Netherlands and the home team Japan, as well as world number five Sweden and traditional powerhouse Brazil, competition was plenty.
| Nation | Athletes |
|---|---|
| Australia | Mackenzie Arnold |
| Laura Brock | |
| Ellie Carpenter | |
| Steph Catley | |
| Kyra Cooney-Cross | |
| Emily van Egmond | |
| Caitlin Foord | |
| Mary Fowler | |
| Emily Gielnik | |
| Charlotte Grant | |
| Elise Kellond-Knight | |
| Alanna Kennedy | |
| Sam Kerr | |
| Chloe Logarzo | |
| Aivi Luik | |
| Teagan Micah | |
| Courtney Nevin | |
| Clare Polkinghorne | |
| Hayley Raso | |
| Kyah Simon | |
| Lydia Williams | |
| Tameka Yallop | |
| Brazil | Aline |
| Andressa | |
| Andressinha | |
| Angelina | |
| Barbara | |
| Beatriz | |
| Bruna Benites | |
| Debinha | |
| Duda | |
| Erika | |
| Formiga | |
| Geyse | |
| Giovana | |
| Jucinara | |
| Julia | |
| Leticia | |
| Ludmila | |
| Marta | |
| Poliana | |
| Rafaelle | |
| Leticia Santos | |
| Tamires | |
| Canada | Janine Beckie |
| Kadeisha Buchanan | |
| Gabrielle Carle | |
| Allysha Chapman | |
| Jessie Fleming | |
| Vanessa Gilles | |
| Julia Grosso | |
| Jordyn Huitema | |
| Stephanie Labbe | |
| Ashley Lawrence | |
| Adriana Leon | |
| Erin McLeod | |
| Nichelle Prince | |
| Quinn | |
| Jayde Riviere | |
| Deanne Rose | |
| Sophie Schmidt | |
| Desiree Scott | |
| Kailen Sheridan | |
| Christine Sinclair | |
| Evelyne Viens | |
| Shelina Zadorsky | |
| Chile | Yenny Acuna |
| Yanara Aedo | |
| Karen Araya | |
| Rosario Balmaceda | |
| Natalia Campos | |
| Antonia Canales | |
| Valentina Diaz | |
| Christiane Endler | |
| Javiera Grez | |
| Carla Guerrero | |
| Yastin Jimenez | |
| Francisca Lara | |
| Yessenia Lopez | |
| Francisca Mardones | |
| Nayadet Opazo | |
| Daniela Pardo | |
| Fernanda Pinilla | |
| Fernanda Ramirez | |
| Camila Saez | |
| Javiera Toro | |
| Maria Jose Urrutia | |
| Daniela Zamora | |
| China | Chen Qiaozhu |
| Ding Xuan | |
| Li Mengwen | |
| Li Qingtong | |
| Lin Yuping | |
| Liu Jing | |
| Luo Guiping | |
| Miao Siwen | |
| Peng Shimeng | |
| Wang Shanshan | |
| Wang Shuang | |
| Wang Xiaoxue | |
| Wang Yan | |
| Wang Yanwen | |
| Wang Ying | |
| Wu Haiyan | |
| Wurigumula | |
| Xiao Yuyi | |
| Yang Lina | |
| Yang Man | |
| Zhang Xin | |
| Zhu Yu | |
| Great Britain | Millie Bright |
| Lucy Bronze | |
| Niamh Charles | |
| Rachel Daly | |
| Lauren Hemp | |
| Steph Houghton | |
| Sophie Ingle | |
| Fran Kirby | |
| Kim Little | |
| Sandy Maciver | |
| Nikita Parris | |
| Ellie Roebuck | |
| Jill Scott | |
| Georgia Stanway | |
| Demi Stokes | |
| Carly Telford | |
| Ella Toone | |
| Keira Walsh | |
| Caroline Weir | |
| Ellen White | |
| Leah Williamson | |
| Lotte Wubben-Moy | |
| Japan | Jun Endo |
| Yui Hasegawa | |
| Honoka Hayashi | |
| Chika Hirao | |
| Sakiko Ikeda | |
| Mana Iwabuchi | |
| Momoka Kinoshita | |
| Nanami Kitamura | |
| Saki Kumagai | |
| Moeka Minami | |
| Narumi Miura | |
| Asato Miyagawa | |
| Shiori Miyake | |
| Yuka Momiki | |
| Emi Nakajima | |
| Risa Shimizu | |
| Yuzuho Shiokoshi | |
| Yuika Sugasawa | |
| Hina Sugita | |
| Saori Takarada | |
| Mina Tanaka | |
| Ayaka Yamashita | |
| Netherlands | Lineth Beerensteyn |
| Anouk Dekker | |
| Merel van Dongen | |
| Danielle van de Donk | |
| Kika van Es | |
| Sisca Folkertsma | |
| Loes Geurts | |
| Stefanie van der Gragt | |
| Jackie Groenen | |
| Renate Jansen | |
| Dominique Janssen | |
| Inessa Kaagman | |
| Lize Kop | |
| Lieke Martens | |
| Vivianne Miedema | |
| Aniek Nouwen | |
| Victoria Pelova | |
| Jill Roord | |
| Shanice van de Sanden | |
| Joelle Smits | |
| Sari van Veenendaal | |
| Lynn Wilms | |
| New Zealand | Elizabeth Anton |
| Cj Bott | |
| Katie Bowen | |
| Claudia Bunge | |
| Olivia Chance | |
| Daisy Cleverley | |
| Abby Erceg | |
| Victoria Esson | |
| Anna Green | |
| Betsy Hassett | |
| Anna Leat | |
| Annalie Longo | |
| Marisa van der Meer | |
| Meikayla Moore | |
| Erin Nayler | |
| Ria Percival | |
| Gabi Rennie | |
| Ali Riley | |
| Michaela Robertson | |
| Emma Rolston | |
| Paige Satchell | |
| Hannah Wilkinson | |
| Sweden | Jonna Andersson |
| Filippa Angeldal | |
| Anna Anvegard | |
| Kosovare Asllani | |
| Hanna Bennison | |
| Nathalie Bjorn | |
| Stina Blackstenius | |
| Rebecka Blomqvist | |
| Magdalena Eriksson | |
| Jennifer Falk | |
| Hanna Glas | |
| Lina Hurtig | |
| Amanda Ilestedt | |
| Sofia Jakobsson | |
| Madelen Janogy | |
| Emma Kullberg | |
| Hedvig Lindahl | |
| Zecira Musovic | |
| Julia Roddar | |
| Fridolina Rolfo | |
| Olivia Schough | |
| Caroline Seger | |
| United States | Jane Campbell |
| Abby Dahlkemper | |
| Tierna Davidson | |
| Crystal Dunn | |
| Julie Ertz | |
| Adrianna Franch | |
| Tobin Heath | |
| Lindsey Horan | |
| Casey Krueger | |
| Rose Lavelle | |
| Carli Lloyd | |
| Catarina Macario | |
| Kristie Mewis | |
| Samantha Mewis | |
| Alex Morgan | |
| Alyssa Naeher | |
| Kelley O'Hara | |
| Christen Press | |
| Megan Rapinoe | |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | |
| Emily Sonnett | |
| Lynn Williams | |
| Zambia | Barbra Banda |
| Margaret Belemu | |
| Grace Chanda | |
| Hellen Chanda | |
| Avell Chitundu | |
| Evarine Katongo | |
| Fikile Khosa | |
| Racheal Kundananji | |
| Ochumba Lubandji | |
| Ireen Lungu | |
| Hellen Mubanga | |
| Esther Mukwasa | |
| Anita Mulenga | |
| Agness Musase | |
| Ngambo Musole | |
| Catherine Musonda | |
| Lushomo Mweemba | |
| Hazel Nali | |
| Vast Phiri | |
| Esther Siamfuko | |
| Martha Tembo | |
| Mary Wilombe |
Summary[]
Round robin[]
Round 1[]
| Round 1 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
 Great Britain
|
2 | 0 |  Chile
| ||
 Japan
|
1 | 1 |  Canada
| ||
 China
|
0 | 5 |  Brazil
| ||
 Zambia
|
3 | 10 |  Netherlands
| ||
 Sweden
|
3 | 0 |  United States
| ||
 Australia
|
2 | 1 |  New Zealand
| ||
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Chile |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Zambia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Round 2[]
| Round 2 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Chile
|
1 | 2 | Canada
| ||
| Japan
|
0 | 1 | Great Britain
| ||
| China
|
4 | 4 | Zambia
| ||
| Netherlands
|
3 | 3 | Brazil
| ||
| Sweden
|
4 | 2 | Australia
| ||
| New Zealand
|
1 | 6 | United States
| ||
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Q |
| 2 | Canada |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Q |
| 3 | Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Chile |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | Q |
| 2 | Brazil |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Q |
| 3 | China |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Zambia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Q |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Round 3[]
| Round 3 Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||||
| Chile
|
0 | 1 | Japan
| ||
| Canada
|
1 | 1 | Great Britain
| ||
| Netherlands
|
8 | 2 | China
| ||
| Brazil
|
1 | 0 | Zambia
| ||
| United States
|
0 | 0 | Australia
| ||
| New Zealand
|
0 | 2 | Sweden
| ||
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Q |
| 2 | Canada |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Q |
| 3 | Japan |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Q |
| 4 | Chile |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | Q |
| 2 | Brazil |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Q |
| 3 | Zambia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |
| 4 | China |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| Rank | Nation | Points | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | Q |
| 2 | United States |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Q |
| 3 | Australia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Q |
| 4 | New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Quarterfinals[]
| Quarterfinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||
| Great Britain
|
3 | 4ET | Australia
|
| Sweden
|
3 | 1 | Japan
|
| Netherlands
|
2 (2) | 2 (4)PSO | United States
|
| Canada
|
0 (4)PSO | 0 (3) | Brazil
|
Semifinals[]
| Semifinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||
| Australia
|
0 | 1 | Sweden
|
| United States
|
0 | 1 | Canada
|
Finals[]
| Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||
| Sweden
|
1 (2) | 1 (3)PSO | Canada
|
| Bronze medal match | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Result | ||
| Australia
|
3 | 4 | United States
|
Results[]
| Result | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Canada
|
 |
Sweden
|
 |
United States
|
| 4 | Australia
|
| 5 | Netherlands
|
| 6 | Brazil
|
| 7 | Great Britain
|
| 8 | Japan
|
| 9 | Zambia
|
| 10 | China
|
| 11 | Chile
|
| 12 | New Zealand
|
| 2020 Summer Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Football 2020 | |
| ← 2016 | 2024 → |
| Men | Women |