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. The top two teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams from each group in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage.
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Format
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of regulation time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams and the two best-ranked third-placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
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Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:
Combination according to the two qualified teams
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B | C | 3C | 3B |
Bracket
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3 August – Nantes | ||||||||||
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6 August – Marseille | ||||||||||
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3 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||
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10 August – Paris | ||||||||||
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3 August – Paris | ||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||
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6 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
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0 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
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0 (2) | |||||||||
9 August – Décines-Charpieu | ||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
United States vs Japan
This was a repeat of the 2012 Olympic final, when the U.S. prevailed 2–1. They also met in the 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup finals, Japan won the former 3–1 on penalties following a 2–2 draw and the U.S. won the latter 5–2.
3 August 2024 15:00 |
United States ![]() |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |
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Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 43,004 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
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Spain vs Colombia
3 August 2024 17:00 |
Spain ![]() |
2–2 (a.e.t.) |
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Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 10,355 Referee: Katia García (Mexico) |
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Canada vs Germany
3 August 2024 19:00 |
Canada ![]() |
0–0 (a.e.t.) |
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Stade de Marseille, Marseille Attendance: 12,517 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
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France vs Brazil
3 August 2024 21:00 |
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0–1 | ![]() |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 32,280 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
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Semi-finals
United States vs Germany
6 August 2024 18:00 |
United States ![]() |
1–0 (a.e.t.) |
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Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 11,716 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) |
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Brazil vs Spain
6 August 2024 21:00 |
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Stade de Marseille, Marseille Attendance: 14,201 Referee: Rebecca Welch (Great Britain) |
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Bronze medal match
9 August 2024 15:00 |
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Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 10,995 Referee: Katia García (Mexico) |
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Gwinn ![]() |
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Gold medal match
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