Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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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] There were no player age restrictions for teams participating in the women's competition.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Brazil |
Dates | 3–19 August |
Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Germany (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sweden |
Third place | Canada |
Fourth place | Brazil |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 66 (2.54 per match) |
Attendance | 635,885 (24,457 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Melanie Behringer (5 goals) |
Fair play award | Sweden |
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In March 2016, it was agreed that the competition would be part of IFAB's trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.[3] 2012 gold medalists the United States, were eliminated in a loss against Sweden in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals. This marked the first time that the United States has not progressed to the semi-finals in a major international tournament. For the first time since the introduction of the women's tournament in 1996, three matches in the knockout stage were decided by a penalty shoot-out (two quarter-finals and one semi-final).
Germany won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 2–1 in the final.[4][5] Canada won bronze after beating host Brazil with the same scoreline in the bronze medal game.[6]