2008 Women's Olympic football tournament

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)
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
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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.

The following teams qualified:

• China (Host nation)
• Japan
• North Korea
• Nigeria
• United States
• Canada
• Argentina
• New Zealand
• Germany
• Norway
• Sweden
• Brazil

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Sweden	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Canada	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	5	–4	0

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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.

21 August 2012

18:00

Germany	2 – 0	Japan
Bajramaj  68', 87'	Report

Workers Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 49,285

Referee: Estella Alvares (Argentina)

21 August 2012

21:00

Brazil	0 – 1	United States
	Report	Lloyd  96'

Workers Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 51,612

Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)

Rank[1]	Team
1	United States
2	Brazil
3	Germany
4	Japan

• Top scorer : Cristiane
• Own goal : Gunhild Følstad

• 2008 Summer Olympics