Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage facts for kids

The knockout stage of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 3 to 10 August 2024. This part of the tournament was like the playoffs in other sports. Teams had to win to keep playing. The best teams from the group stage moved on to this exciting part of the competition.

How the Games Worked

In the knockout stage, every game was super important. If a match was tied after the normal playing time, the teams played extra time. This meant two more periods of 15 minutes each. If the score was still tied after extra time, they went to a penalty shoot-out. This is where players take turns kicking the ball at the goal, with only the goalkeeper defending. The team that scores more penalties wins the game! This way, there was always a clear winner for each match.

Teams That Qualified

The top two teams from each group, plus the two best third-placed teams, moved on to the knockout stage. Here are the teams that made it:

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third-placed teams (Best two qualify)
A	France	Canada	Colombia
B	United States	Germany	N/A
C	Spain	Japan	Brazil

Tournament Bracket

This bracket shows how the teams played against each other. It's like a map of the tournament, showing who played whom and who won each game, all the way to the final!

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	3 August – Nantes
	France	0
					6 August – Marseille
	Brazil	1
					Brazil	4
	3 August – Décines-Charpieu
					Spain	2
	Spain (p)	2 (4)
									10 August – Paris
	Colombia	2 (2)
									Brazil	0
	3 August – Paris
									United States	1
	United States (aet)	1
					6 August – Décines-Charpieu
	Japan	0
					United States (aet)	1
	3 August – Marseille
					Germany	0			Bronze medal match
	Canada	0 (2)
									9 August – Décines-Charpieu
	Germany (p)	0 (4)
									Spain	0
									Germany	1

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were the first round of the knockout stage. Eight teams played, and only four could move on to the semi-finals.

United States vs Japan

This game was a rematch of the 2012 Olympic final. The U.S. had won that game 2–1. These two teams also played in the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup finals, so they know each other well!

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 15:00	United States	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 43,004 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
	Rodman  105+2'

Spain vs Colombia

This was an exciting match where both teams scored. It went all the way to a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner.

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 17:00	Spain	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Colombia	Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 10,355 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
	Hermoso  79' Paredes  90+7'		Ramírez  12' Santos  52'
		Penalties
	*Caldentey Navarro Paralluelo Bonmatí	4–2	* Usme Vanegas Salazar Carabalí

Canada vs Germany

This game was very close and ended in a 0–0 tie after extra time. It also went to a penalty shoot-out to decide which team would move on.

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 19:00	Canada	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Germany	Stade de Marseille, Marseille Attendance: 12,517 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
		Penalties
	*Quinn Lawrence Leon Beckie	2–4	* Gwinn Minge Lohmann Rauch Berger

France vs Brazil

This match was decided by a single goal, making it a tense game for both teams and their fans.

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 21:00	France	0–1	Brazil	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 32,280 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
			Gabi Portilho  82'

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were the next big step. Only the winners of these two matches would go on to play for the gold medal!

United States vs Germany

This was another very close game that went into extra time. One goal made all the difference.

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06) 18:00	United States	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Germany	Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 11,716 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
	Smith  95'

Brazil vs Spain

This game saw a lot of goals! Brazil won in regular time, securing their spot in the gold medal match.

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06) 21:00	Brazil	4–2	Spain	Stade de Marseille, Marseille Attendance: 14,201 Referee: Rebecca Welch (Great Britain)
	Paredes  6' (o.g.) Gabi Portilho  45+4' Adriana  71' Kerolin  90+1'		Duda Sampaio  85' (o.g.) Paralluelo  90+12'

Bronze Medal Match

The bronze medal match is played between the two teams that lost in the semi-finals. The winner gets the bronze medal!

9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) 15:00	Spain	0–1	Germany	Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 10,995 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
			Gwinn  65' (pen.)

Gold Medal Match

The gold medal match was the final game of the tournament. The two best teams played to see who would win the gold medal! You can find more details about this exciting match on its own page.

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