Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament final

The 2020 Summer Olympic women's football final was a football match that took place at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, on 6 August 2021 to determine the winner of women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Canada won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after both teams drew 1–1 after extra time in the final.

2020 Summer Olympic women's football final
EventFootball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
After extra time
Canada won 3–2 on penalties
Date6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
RefereeAnastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
2016
2024

Venue

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The final was originally scheduled to be held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo at 11:00 local time. Both teams requested a later kickoff time due to concerns about excessive heat; as the National Stadium was already booked for athletics events in the evening, the game was moved to 21:00 local time at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama.[1][2]

Route to the final

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  Sweden Round   Canada
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  United States 3–0 Match 1   Japan 1–1
  Australia 4–2 Match 2   Chile 2–1
  New Zealand 2–0 Match 3   Great Britain 1–1
Group G winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Sweden 3 9
2   United States 3 4
3   Australia 3 4
4   New Zealand 3 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Final standings Group E runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Great Britain 3 7
2   Canada 3 5
3   Japan (H) 3 4
4   Chile 3 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
  Japan 3–1 Quarter-finals   Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
  Australia 1–0 Semi-finals   United States 1–0

Match

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Details

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Sweden  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Canada
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Penalties
2–3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweden[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada[3]
GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
RB 4 Hanna Glas
CB 13 Amanda Ilestedt   120'
CB 14 Nathalie Björn
LB 6 Magdalena Eriksson   75'
CM 16 Filippa Angeldal   75'
CM 17 Caroline Seger (c)
RW 10 Sofia Jakobsson   75'
AM 9 Kosovare Asllani   104'
LW 18 Fridolina Rolfö   106'
CF 11 Stina Blackstenius   106'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Jonna Andersson   75'
MF 5 Hanna Bennison   75'
FW 8 Lina Hurtig   75'
FW 19 Anna Anvegård   106'
MF 15 Olivia Schough   106'
DF 3 Emma Kullberg   120'
Manager:
Peter Gerhardsson
 
GK 1 Stephanie Labbé
RB 10 Ashley Lawrence
CB 14 Vanessa Gilles
CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan
LB 2 Allysha Chapman   93'
DM 11 Desiree Scott   120+2'
CM 17 Jessie Fleming
CM 5 Quinn   46'
AM 12 Christine Sinclair (c)   86'
CF 16 Janine Beckie   27'   46'
CF 15 Nichelle Prince   63'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Julia Grosso   46'
FW 9 Adriana Leon   46'
FW 6 Deanne Rose   63'
FW 19 Jordyn Huitema   86'
DF 8 Jayde Riviere   93'
DF 4 Shelina Zadorsky   120+2'
Manager:
  Bev Priestman

Assistant referees:[4]
Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Sanja Rodak (Croatia)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kim Kyong-min (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Marco Guida (Italy)

Statistics

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Overall[5]
Statistic Sweden Canada
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 24 14
Shots on target 3 3
Saves 2 2
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 14 5
Fouls committed 12 9
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

Viewership

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Despite taking place early in the morning in Canada, the game was viewed by 4.4 million Canadians on CBC Television, making it the most watched event of the games in Canada.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Statement on 6 August Olympic medal matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ Heroux, Devin (August 5, 2021). "Canada-Sweden Olympic soccer final pushed back due to concerns about heat". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Referee Match Assignments: Fri 6 Aug 2021" (PDF). Olympics.com. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Match Report: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ @CBCOlympics (7 August 2021). "On Friday morning, a TV audience of 4.4 million watched @CBC to cheer on the Canadian Women's Soccer team as they won gold for Canada at 10:47 am, making this the most-watched moment of #Tokyo2020 in Canada" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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