Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G explained

Group G of the women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 21 to 27 July 2021 and included Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and the United States. The top two teams, Sweden and the United States, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Australia as one of the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.[1]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Olympic
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		FIFA Rankings
April 2021June 2021
G1 style=white-space:nowrap 2 29 June 2019 data-sort-value="7" 7th data-sort-value="2" Silver medalists (2016) 5 5
G2 style=white-space:nowrap 1 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship 1st place 7 February 2020 data-sort-value="7" 7th data-sort-value="1" Gold medalists (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) 1 1
G3 style=white-space:nowrap 3 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament play-off round winners 11 March 2020 data-sort-value="4" 4th data-sort-value="5" Quarter-finals (2004, 2016) 9 9
G4 style=white-space:nowrap 4 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup winners 1 December 2018 data-sort-value="4" 4th data-sort-value="5" Quarter-finals (2012) 22 22
Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals,[1]

Matches

Sweden vs United States

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GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
RB 4 Hanna Glas
CB 13Amanda Ilestedt
CB 14Nathalie Björn
LB 2
CM 16
CM 9 Kosovare Asllani
CM 17Caroline Seger (c)
RF 10
CF 11
LF 18
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 8
FW 7
MF 5
MF 20
Manager:
Peter Gerhardsson
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GK 1 Alyssa Naeher
RB 5 Kelley O'Hara
CB 17Abby Dahlkemper
CB 4 Becky Sauerbrunn (c)
LB 2
CM 16
CM 9 Lindsey Horan
CM 3
RF 11Christen Press
CF 13
LF 7
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 10
FW 15
MF 6
DF 12
Manager:
Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant referees

[2]
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
Makoto Bozono (Japan)
Fourth official


Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Video assistant referee


Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referee


Fu Ming (China PR)

Australia vs New Zealand

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GK 1 Lydia Williams
CB 12Ellie Carpenter
CB 4 Clare Polkinghorne
CB 7 Steph Catley
RM 16
CM 10Emily van Egmond
CM 5 Aivi Luik
LM 13
RF 17
CF 2 Sam Kerr (c)
LF 9
Substitutions:
MF 11
MF 3
DF 14
FW 15
Manager:
Tony Gustavsson
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GK 1 Erin Nayler
CB 3
CB 8 Abby Erceg
CB 5 Meikayla Moore
RM 4
CM 14
CM 2 Ria Percival
LM 7 Ali Riley (c)
RF 12Betsy Hassett
CF 17Hannah Wilkinson
LF 11
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 13
FW 9
Manager:
Tom Sermanni
Assistant referees


Mayte Chávez (Mexico)
Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
Fourth official


Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Video assistant referee


Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referee


Erick Miranda (Mexico)

Sweden vs Australia

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GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
RB 4
CB 13Amanda Ilestedt
CB 6 Magdalena Eriksson
LB 2 Jonna Andersson
CM 16
CM 17Caroline Seger (c)
RW 10
AM 9 Kosovare Asllani
LW 18
CF 8
Substitutions:
DF 14
FW 11
MF 15
MF 5
FW 7
Manager:
Peter Gerhardsson
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GK 18Teagan Micah
CB 12Ellie Carpenter
CB 4 Clare Polkinghorne
CB 5
RM 16
CM 10Emily van Egmond
CM 13
LM 7 Steph Catley
RF 17
CF 2 Sam Kerr (c)
LF 9 Caitlin Foord
Substitutions:
DF 14
MF 3
MF 11
FW 15
Manager:
Tony Gustavsson
Assistant referees

[3]
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)
Fourth official


Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Video assistant referee


Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referee


Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)

New Zealand vs United States

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GK 18Anna Leat
RB 4 C. J. Bott
CB 5 Meikayla Moore
CB 8 Abby Erceg
LB 15
RM 12
CM 2 Ria Percival
CM 14Katie Bowen
LM 7 Ali Riley (c)
CF 17Hannah Wilkinson
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 13
FW 9
MF 10
Manager:
Tom Sermanni
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GK 1 Alyssa Naeher
RB 14Emily Sonnett
CB 17Abby Dahlkemper
CB 12Tierna Davidson
LB 2
CM 16
CM 8 Julie Ertz
CM 9
RF 7 Tobin Heath
CF 10
LF 15Megan Rapinoe (c)
Substitutions:
MF 3
FW 11
FW 13
MF 19
DF 20
Manager:
Vlatko Andonovski
Assistant referees


Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
Fourth official


Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
Video assistant referee


Marco Guida (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee


Adil Zourak (Morocco)

New Zealand vs Sweden

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GK 1 Erin Nayler
RB 4 C. J. Bott
CB 5 Meikayla Moore
CB 8 Abby Erceg
LB 7 Ali Riley (c)
CM 15
CM 2
RW 12Betsy Hassett
AM 14Katie Bowen
LW 16
CF 17
Substitutions:
FW 13
FW 9
DF 6
Manager:
Tom Sermanni
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GK 12Jennifer Falk
RB 20Julia Roddar
CB 3 Emma Kullberg
CB 6 Magdalena Eriksson (c)
LB 2
RM 7 Madelen Janogy
CM 16
CM 5 Hanna Bennison
LM 15
CF 19
CF 21Rebecka Blomqvist
Substitutions:
DF 14
DF 13
FW 8
MF 17
FW 9
Manager:
Peter Gerhardsson
Assistant referees

[4]
Mariana De Almeida (Argentina)
Chantal Boudreau (Canada)
Fourth official


Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Video assistant referee


Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referee


Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

United States vs Australia

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GK 1 Alyssa Naeher
RB 5 Kelley O'Hara
CB 4 Becky Sauerbrunn (c)
CB 12Tierna Davidson
LB 2 Crystal Dunn
CM 16
CM 8 Julie Ertz
CM 3
RF 11
CF 13
LF 15
Substitutions:
MF 9
FW 7
FW 10
FW 21
MF 6
Manager:
Vlatko Andonovski
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GK 18Teagan Micah
CB 12Ellie Carpenter
CB 14Alanna Kennedy
CB 4 Clare Polkinghorne
RM 17
CM 10Emily van Egmond
CM 13Tameka Yallop
LM 7 Steph Catley
RF 11Mary Fowler
CF 2 Sam Kerr (c)
LF 6
Substitutions:
MF 3
FW 15
Manager:
Tony Gustavsson
Assistant referees


Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Sanja Rodak (Croatia)
Fourth official


Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Video assistant referee


Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee


Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[1]

  • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
  • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
  • direct red card: minus 4 points;
  • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
0
1 −1
2 −2
2 1 −3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Tokyo 2020. FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  2. Web site: Referee Match Assignments: Wed 21 Jul 2021 . Olympics.com . 20 July 2021 . 21 July 2021 . 21 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210721221258/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/FBL/OG2020-_FBL_C58_FBL-------------------------------2021-07-21.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Referee Match Assignments: Sat 24 Jul 2021 . Olympics.com . 22 July 2021 . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723081449/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/FBL/OG2020-_FBL_C58_FBL-------------------------------2021-07-24.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Referee Match Assignments: Tue 27 Jul 2021 . Olympics.com . 26 July 2021 . 26 July 2021 . 25 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725225308/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/FBL/OG2020-_FBL_C58_FBL-------------------------------2021-07-27.pdf . dead .

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