Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group C facts for kids
Group C was one of the groups in the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics. This group played its matches from July 25 to July 31, 2024. Four strong teams competed in Group C: Brazil, Japan, Spain, and Nigeria.
The top two teams from this group, Spain and Japan, moved on to the next round, called the knockout stage. Brazil also made it to the knockout stage because they were one of the two best third-placed teams from all the groups.
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Meet the Teams in Group C
This section tells you more about the teams that played in Group C. It shows how they qualified for the Olympics and their past performances.
| Team | Where they are from (Confederation) | How they qualified | When they qualified | How many times they've been to the Olympics | Their best Olympic performance before this |
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 Spain |
UEFA (Europe) | Top two in 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals | February 23, 2024 | 1st | Debut (first time ever!) |
 Japan |
AFC (Asia) | Top two in 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | February 28, 2024 | 6th | Silver medalists (2012) |
 Nigeria |
CAF (Africa) | Top two in 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament | April 9, 2024 | 4th | Sixth place (2004) |
 Brazil |
CONMEBOL (South America) | Top two in 2022 Copa América Femenina | July 26, 2022 | 8th | Silver medalists (2004, 2008) |
Group C Standings: Who Led the Way?
The standings show how each team performed in the group stage. Teams earn points for wins and draws. The top teams move on to the next round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
After the group matches, the teams moved on to the quarter-finals:
- Spain, who won Group C, played against Colombia.
- Japan, who finished second in Group C, played against the United States.
- Brazil, who were one of the best third-placed teams, played against France.
Match Results: Group C Games
All match times are listed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Spain vs Japan: A Close Start
This was the first match for both teams in Group C.
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Nigeria vs Brazil: Brazil Takes the Win
Brazil faced Nigeria in their opening match.
Nigeria  |
0–1 | Brazil |
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Gabi Nunes  37' |
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     Brazil
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Brazil vs Japan: A Late Comeback for Japan
This match saw a dramatic finish with Japan scoring late goals.
Brazil  |
1–2 | Japan |
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| Jheniffer 56' |
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Japan
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Spain vs Nigeria: Spain Wins Again
Spain continued their strong performance against Nigeria.
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Brazil vs Spain: Spain Stays Undefeated
In their final group match, Spain played Brazil.
| Brazil |
0–2 | Spain |
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Japan vs Nigeria: Japan Secures Second Place
Japan and Nigeria played their last group match.
Japan  |
3–1 | Nigeria |
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Echegini 42' |
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Fair Play: Keeping Track of Cards
"Fair play points" are used to help decide which team advances if other tie-breaking rules (like goal difference) are the same. Teams lose points for yellow and red cards.
- A yellow card means minus 1 point.
- Getting a second yellow card (which leads to a red card) means minus 3 points.
- A direct red card (without a second yellow) means minus 4 points.
- Getting a yellow card and then a direct red card in the same game means minus 5 points.
Only one type of penalty is counted per player per match.
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| Nigeria |
1 | –1 | |||||||||||
| Japan |
1 | –1 | |||||||||||
| Spain |
2 | 1 | –3 | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | –8 | ||||||||
