Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament facts for kids
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Kingdom |
| Dates | 25 July – 9 August 2012 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 70 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 568,348 (21,860 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Christine Sinclair (6 goals) |
The women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and 5 other cities in the United Kingdom. This was the first FIFA women's competition in the United Kingdom.
Contents
Qualification
Twelve teams qualified:
Great Britain (Host nation)- Japan
North Korea
South Africa
Cameroon- United States
- Canada
Brazil
Colombia
New Zealand
Sweden- France
Group stage
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | –10 | 0 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| South Africa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 1 |
In Group F play before the official opening ceremonies, the Japanese team won the first match against Canada at Coventry on July 25 The Japan-South Africa game was a draw with no goals for each team. The Japan-Sweden game was also a draw with no score.
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| North Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 3 |
| Colombia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
In Group G play, the American women won each of three matches.
Ranking of third place teams
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| North Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 3 |
Knockout stage
The tournament had a single-elimination format. When a team lost a match, the competition 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 | ||||||||
| 3 August – Coventry | ||||||||||
| Great Britain |
0 | |||||||||
| 6 August – Manchester | ||||||||||
| Canada |
2 | |||||||||
| Canada |
3 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Newcastle | ||||||||||
| United States |
4 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
0 | |||||||||
| 9 August – London | ||||||||||
| United States |
2 | |||||||||
| United States |
2 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Glasgow | ||||||||||
| Japan |
1 | |||||||||
| Sweden |
1 | |||||||||
| 6 August – London | ||||||||||
| France |
2 | |||||||||
| France |
1 | |||||||||
| 3 August – Cardiff | ||||||||||
| Japan |
2
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| Brazil |
0 | |||||||||
| Japan |
2
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In the first match at St James Park in Newcastle between New Zealand and the United States, the 2-0 victory of the US women ended New Zealand's participation in the 2012 games. In the semi-final match at Old Trafford in Manchester, the US women won a 4-3 victory over Canada in the last minute of extra time in overtime.
In the opening match at Cardiff between Brazil and Japan, the Brazilians were forced out of the tournament after losing to Japan 2-0. In the match at Wembley Stadium in London between France and Japan, the Japanese team won 2-1.
Bronze medal match
| 9 August 2012 13:00 |
Canada |
1 – 0 | France |
Ricoh Arena, Coventry Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matheson  90' |
Report |
Gold medal match
The United States women's national soccer team and the Japan women's national football team met in the gold medal match. This was a rematch of teams which played for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The match was played at the Wembley Stadium in London on August 9, 2012. The American team won the match 2-1.
| 9 August 2012 19:45 |
United States |
2 – 1 | Japan |
Wembley Stadium, London Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd 8', 54' |
Report | Ōgimi 63' |
Statistics
- Top scorer : Christine Sinclair (6 goals)
- Own goal : Ysis Sonkeng
- Red card : Choe Mi-Gyong
Related pages
Images for kids
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Great Britain vs New Zealand
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Torneo femenino de fútbol en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012 para niños
