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The women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 21 July to 6 August 2021. [1] Originally, it was to be held from 22 July to 7 August 2020, but the Summer Olympics were postponed to the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the official name of the games remains the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup (as UEFA qualifying) 7 June – 7 July 2019 France: 3 Netherlands Sweden Great Britain: 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 28 January – 9 February 2020 United States: 2 United States Canada: 2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 5–10 March 2020 Multiple: 1 Zambia: 2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The final was originally scheduled to be held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo at 11:00 local time. Both teams requested a later kickoff time due to concerns about excessive heat; as the National Stadium was already booked for athletics events in the evening, the game was moved to 21:00 local time at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama.
Most goals scored in all final matches 3, Tiffeny Milbrett ( United States ), 1 vs China in 1996 & 2 vs Norway in 2000; Carli Lloyd ( United States ), 1 vs Brazil in 2008 & 2 vs Japan in 2012.
The knockout stage of the women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 30 July to 6 August 2021. The top two teams from each group in the group stage, as well as the two best third-placed teams, qualified for the knockout stage. [1] All times listed are Japan Standard Time .
January 28, 2020 4–0 Olympic Qualifying: 665 Panama: January 31, 2020 8–0 Olympic Qualifying: 666 Costa Rica: February 3, 2020 6–0 Olympic Qualifying: 667 Mexico: February 7, 2020 4–0 Olympic Qualifying SF: 668 Canada: February 9, 2020 3–0 Olympic Qualifying F: 669 England: March 5, 2020 2–0 SheBelieves Cup: 670 Spain: March 8, 2020 ...
For the 2020 tournament, FIFA stated that the women's UK team (not applied to the men's UK team) may enter the Olympics after the four FAs agreed, depending on the performance of women's English team in 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup (which serves as the European qualification for the Olympics). This brought women's football under the BOA ...
This was the highest-scoring women's football match ever at the Olympic Games, with the Netherlands' tally of ten goals is also a women's Olympic record. [5] It was also the highest-scoring match at the Olympics since 1928, when Italy beat Egypt 11–3 in the men's bronze medal match in Amsterdam.