Group G of the women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 21 to 27 July 2021 and included Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and the United States. The top two teams, Sweden and the United States, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Australia as one of the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.[1]
Teams
edit| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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| G1 |  Sweden |
2 | UEFA | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 2nd place European team | 29 June 2019 | 7th | 2016 | Silver medalists (2016) | 5 | 5 |
| G2 |  United States |
1 | CONCACAF | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship 1st place | 7 February 2020 | 7th | 2016 | Gold medalists (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) | 1 | 1 |
| G3 |  Australia |
3 | AFC | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament play-off round winners | 11 March 2020 | 4th | 2016 | Quarter-finals (2004, 2016) | 9 | 9 |
| G4 |  New Zealand |
4 | OFC | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup winners | 1 December 2018 | 4th | 2016 | Quarter-finals (2012) | 22 | 22 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of April 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sweden
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals,[1]
- The winner of Group G, Sweden, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group E, Japan.
- The runner-up of Group G, the United States, advanced to play the winner of Group F, the Netherlands.
- The third-placed team of Group G, Australia, advanced as one of the two best third-placed teams to play the winner of Group E, Great Britain.
Matches
editSweden vs United States
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Australia vs New Zealand
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Sweden vs Australia
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Discipline
editFair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[1]
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
- ^ a b c d e f "Attendance Summary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 5, SWE vs USA" (PDF). Olympics.com. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Referee Match Assignments: Wed 21 Jul 2021" (PDF). Olympics.com. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 6, AUS vs NZL" (PDF). Olympics.com. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 11, SWE vs AUS" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Referee Match Assignments: Sat 24 Jul 2021" (PDF). Olympics.com. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 12, NZL vs USA" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 17, NZL vs SWE" (PDF). Olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Referee Match Assignments: Tue 27 Jul 2021" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 18, USA vs AUS" (PDF). Olympics.com. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.