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The women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 19 August 2016. [1] It was the 6th edition of the women's Olympic football tournament.Together with the men's competition, the 2016 Summer Olympics football tournament was held in six cities in Brazil, including Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the final at the Maracanã Stadium. [2]
Most goals scored in a final match 2, Tiffeny Milbrett ( United States), vs Norway, 2000; Carli Lloyd ( United States), vs Japan, 2012. Most goals scored in all final matches 3, Tiffeny Milbrett ( United States), 1 vs China in 1996 & 2 vs Norway in 2000; Carli Lloyd ( United States), 1 vs Brazil in 2008 & 2 vs Japan in 2012. Fastest hat-trick
23 January 2016 Papua New Guinea: 1 New Zealand: 2016 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship [18] 10–21 February 2016 United States: 2 United States Canada: 2016 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament [19] 29 February – 9 March 2016 Japan [20] 2 Australia China: 2016 UEFA Olympic Qualifying Tournament [21] 2–9 March 2016 Netherlands: 1 ...
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CONCACAF representatives. [2] The United States won the tournament with a 2–0 final win over Canada. Both teams qualified for the Olympics, their sixth and third in a row respectively. [3]
The U.S. finished off group play in style, utterly dominating an overmatched, on-its-heels Australian side 2-1 to finish 3-0 with a cumulative score of 9-2 — including a 4-1 beating of Germany.
U.S. women’s soccer won its first Olympic gold medal since 2012 on Saturday in Paris, and signaled a return to power for a new-look team that retooled after stumbling badly one year earlier in ...
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Sophia Smith scored in the 64th minute and the United States got revenge for a loss to Mexico earlier this year with a 1-0 victory in the rematch on Saturday. The friendly match at Red Bull Arena was the first of two tune-up games for the United States ahead of the 2024 Olympics. The Americans will play Costa Rica on ...
The knockout stage of the women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 12 to 19 August 2016. The top two teams from each group in the group stage and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage. [1] All times are local, BRT . [2]