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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]
Youngest goalscorer, final 20 years, 196 days, Stina Blackstenius ( Sweden), vs Germany, 19 August 2016. Oldest hat-trick scorer 29 years, 55 days, Christine Sinclair ( Canada), vs United States, 6 August 2012. Oldest goalscorer, final 30 years, 24 days, Carli Lloyd ( United States), vs Japan, 9 August 2012.
Rio de Janeiro hosted preliminary matches at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange and the women's and men's final at the Maracanã Stadium on 19 and 20 August. Apart from Rio de Janeiro the five other cities were: São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Salvador, and Manaus, which were all host cities during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [2]
The 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.
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]
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games begin on Aug. 5, marking the first time a South American country has ever hosted the event. ... The women's singles final will air Saturday, Aug. 13, and the men's ...
The 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, where the berths were allocated to the three regional zones as follows: [1]
Three Olympic games later and the front line of Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mal Swanson is the story of the tournament. They are relentless, connected and more than capable of keeping this up.