Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group C explained

Group C of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 25 to 31 July 2024.^{[1] [2]} The group, one of three 4-team groups competing in the group stage of the Olympic tournament, consisted of Brazil, Japan, Spain and Nigeria.^[3] The top two teams, Spain and Japan, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Brazil as one of the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.^[4]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
C1	style=white-space:nowrap		1		2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals top two	23 February 2024	data-sort-value="1"	1st	Debut
C2	style=white-space:nowrap		2		2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament top two	28 February 2024	data-sort-value="6"	6th		data-sort-value="2"	Silver medalists (2012)
C3	style=white-space:nowrap		4		2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament top two	9 April 2024	data-sort-value="4"	4th		data-sort-value="6"	Sixth place (2004)
C4	style=white-space:nowrap		3		2022 Copa América Femenina top two	26 July 2022	data-sort-value="8"	8th		data-sort-value="2"	Silver medalists (2004, 2008)

Standings

In the quarter-finals:

• The winners of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group A, Colombia.
• The runners-up of Group C, Japan, advanced to play the winners of Group B, the United States.
• The third-placed team of Group C, Brazil, advanced to play the winners of Group A, France.

Matches

Spain vs Japan

width=25 ! width=25 GK 13 Cata Coll RB 2 Ona Batlle CB 4 Irene Paredes (c) CB 14 Laia Aleixandri LB 18 DM 12 CM 6 Aitana Bonmatí CM 11 RF 7 CF 9 Salma Paralluelo LF 8 Mariona Caldentey Substitutions: DF 5 FW 10 FW 17 MF 3 Manager: Montserrat Tomé

GK 1 Ayaka Yamashita CB 3 Moeka Minami CB 4 Saki Kumagai (c) CB 6 RM 2 CM 7 Hinata Miyazawa CM 15 Aoba Fujino LM 8 RF 14 Yui Hasegawa CF 11 LF 10 Fuka Nagano Substitutions: FW 17 DF 5 FW 19 DF 20 Manager: Futoshi Ikeda

Assistant referees Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco) Diana Chikotesha (Zambia) Fourth official Odette Hamilton (Jamaica) Video assistant referee Jérôme Brisard (France) Assistant video assistant referee Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

Nigeria vs Brazil

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Chiamaka Nnadozie RB 2 Michelle Alozie CB 14 Oluwatosin Demehin CB 3 Osinachi Ohale LB 5 CM 13 Deborah Abiodun CM 10 Christy Ucheibe RW 7 AM 11 LW 15 Rasheedat Ajibade (c) CF 17 Substitutions: FW 6 FW 18 FW 12 DF 4 Manager: Randy Waldrum

GK 1 Lorena RB 2 Antônia CB 4 Rafaelle Souza CB 3 Tarciane LB 6 RM 14 CM 8 CM 5 Duda Sampaio LM 10 Marta (c) CF 16 CF 18 Gabi Portilho Substitutions: DF 13 FW 11 MF 17 FW 7 Manager: Arthur Elias

Assistant referees Park Mi-suk (South Korea) Joanna Charaktis (Australia) Fourth official Jelena Cvetković (Serbia) Video assistant referee Kate Jacewicz (Australia) Assistant video assistant referee Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Brazil vs Japan

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Lorena RB 2 Antônia CB 15 Thaís CB 21 CB 4 Rafaelle Souza LB 13 Yasmim CM 20 CM 17 Ana Vitória RF 19 CF 16 LF 10 Marta (c) Substitutions: FW 11 FW 14 DF 3 MF 5 FW 7 Manager: Arthur Elias

GK 1 Ayaka Yamashita RB 20 CB 5 Hana Takahashi CB 4 Saki Kumagai (c) CB 3 LB 6 CM 14 Yui Hasegawa CM 10 Fuka Nagano CM 7 CF 17 CF 11 Mina Tanaka Substitutions: FW 9 MF 8 MF 12 FW 19 Manager: Futoshi Ikeda

Assistant referees Emily Carney (Great Britain) Franca Overtoom (Netherlands) Fourth official Tess Olofsson (Sweden) Video assistant referee David Coote (Great Britain) Assistant video assistant referee Jérôme Brisard (France)

Spain vs Nigeria

width=25 ! width=25 GK 13 Cata Coll RB 5 CB 4 Irene Paredes (c) CB 14 Laia Aleixandri LB 2 Ona Batlle DM 3 CM 6 Aitana Bonmatí CM 11 Alexia Putellas RF 17 CF 9 Salma Paralluelo LF 8 Mariona Caldentey Substitutions: DF 18 MF 7 MF 12 Manager: Montserrat Tomé

GK 16 Chiamaka Nnadozie RB 2 CB 3 Osinachi Ohale CB 14 Oluwatosin Demehin LB 5 Chidinma Okeke CM 13 Deborah Abiodun CM 10 RW 15 Rasheedat Ajibade (c) AM 7 Toni Payne LW 8 CF 6 Substitutions: FW 18 DF 4 FW 17 FW 12 Manager: Randy Waldrum

Assistant referees Brooke Mayo (United States) Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) Fourth official Odette Hamilton (Jamaica) Video assistant referee Paolo Valeri (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Brazil vs Spain

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Lorena RB 2 Antônia CB 3 Tarciane CB 21 Lauren LB 6 RM 14 CM 5 CM 8 LM 10 Marta (c) CF 7 CF 9 Adriana Substitutions: FW 18 DF 13 MF 17 FW 11 FW 16 Manager:

GK 13 RB 2 Ona Batlle CB 16 Laia Codina CB 14 Laia Aleixandri LB 18 Olga Carmona (c) DM 3 Teresa Abelleira CM 12 CM 15 RF 7 Athenea del Castillo CF 10 LF 17 Substitutions: FW 9 FW 8 MF 6 MF 11 GK 1 Manager:

Assistant referees Jan Erik Engan (Norway) Isaak Bashevkin (Norway) Fourth official Jelena Cvetković (Serbia) Video assistant referee Rob Dieperink (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referee Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile)

Japan vs Nigeria

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Ayaka Yamashita RB 20 CB 5 Hana Takahashi CB 4 Saki Kumagai (c) CB 21 Rion Ishikawa LB 13 CM 17 Maika Hamano CM 14 CM 16 Honoka Hayashi CF 11 CF 9 Substitutions: MF 8 MF 10 MF 7 FW 19 MF 12 Manager: Futoshi Ikeda

GK 16 Chiamaka Nnadozie RB 2 Michelle Alozie CB 3 CB 14 LB 5 CM 10 Christy Ucheibe CM 13 RW 15 Rasheedat Ajibade (c) AM 11 Jennifer Echegini LW 7 Toni Payne CF 8 Substitutions: DF 4 FW 17 FW 6 FW 12 Manager: Randy Waldrum

Assistant referees Migdalia Rodríguez (Venezuela) Mary Blanco (Colombia) Fourth official Odette Hamilton (Jamaica) Video assistant referee Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Assistant video assistant referee Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)

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:

• 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.

Team	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Points
									1				–1
					1								–1
	2								1				–3
	1				2				1		1		–8

External links

• Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024, FIFA.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Match schedules confirmed for Olympic Football Tournaments at Paris 2024. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 July 2022. 28 July 2022.
2. Web site: Paris 2024 Olympic Football Tournament: Match Schedule. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2024. 10 April 2024.
3. Web site: Paris 2024 draws produce blockbuster match-ups. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 March 2024. 20 March 2024.
4. Web site: Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024. 29 July 2024. 17 December 2023. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.