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Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group B facts for kids

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Group B was one of the exciting parts of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics! It took place from July 25 to July 31, 2024. This group had four strong teams: Australia, Germany, the United States, and Zambia. The top two teams from Group B, the United States and Germany, moved on to the next round, called the knockout stage.

Teams in Group B

Here are the amazing teams that competed in Group B:

Team Confederation Olympic
appearances
Flag of the United States.svg United States CONCACAF 8th
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia CAF 2nd
Flag of Germany.svg Germany UEFA 6th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia AFC 5th

Group Standings

After all the matches, here's how the teams ranked in Group B:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

The United States finished first in Group B and went on to play Japan in the quarter-finals. Germany came in second and played against Canada in their quarter-final match.

Matches Played

All the games were played in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Germany vs Australia

19:00
Germany  3–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  • Hegering Goal 24'
  • Schüller Goal 64'
  • Brand Goal 68'
Attendance: 9,731
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Germany
Australia

United States vs Zambia

21:00
United States  3–0 Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 5,550
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
United States
Zambia

Australia vs Zambia

19:00
Australia  6–5 Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
  • Kennedy Goal 7'
  • Raso Goal 35'
  • Musole Goal 58' (o.g.)
  • Catley Goal 65', 78' (pen.)
  • Heyman Goal 90'
  • B. Banda Goal 1', 33', 45+2'
  • Kundananji Goal 21', 56'
Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 4,441
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)
Australia
Zambia

United States vs Germany

21:00
United States  4–1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Gwinn Goal 22'
Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
United States
Germany

Australia vs United States

19:00
Australia  1–2 Flag of the United States.svg United States
Kennedy Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 13,036
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Australia
United States

Zambia vs Germany

19:00
Zambia  1–4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
B. Banda Goal 49'
  • Schüller Goal 10', 61'
  • Bühl Goal 47'
  • Senß Goal 90+5'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 2,642
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Zambia
Germany

Fair Play Points

Fair play points were used to help decide rankings if teams had the same number of points and goals. These points were given based on yellow and red cards received during the group matches:

  • If a player got a first yellow card, their team lost 1 point.
  • If a player got a second yellow card (which means an indirect red card), their team lost 3 points.
  • If a player got a direct red card, their team lost 4 points.
  • If a player got a yellow card and then a direct red card in the same game, their team lost 5 points.

Only one type of point deduction was applied per player per match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Total Points Lost
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1 1 –2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1 1 1 –3
Flag of the United States.svg United States 1 1 2 –4
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 1 1 1 1 –7
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