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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]
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]
Hedvig Lindahl greets fans at Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha after the USA vs Sweden match. 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.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the AFC representatives. [1] On 7 March 2016, with one round of matches remaining to be played, Australia and China were confirmed qualification to the Olympics. [2]
The 2016 UEFA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an international football competition organised by UEFA to determine the final women's national team from Europe to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil. The tournament was played between 2 and 9 March 2016 in the Netherlands. [1]
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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]
Group G of the women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 3 to 9 August 2016, and included Colombia, France, New Zealand and United States.The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, while the third-placed team will also advance if they are among the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.