Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F

Event at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Group F of the women's football tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was played from 21 to 25 July 1996, and included Brazil, Germany, Japan and Norway. The top two teams advanced to the Semi-finals, while the bottom two placed teams were eliminated from the competition.[1]

All times are EST (UTC−5).

Teams

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Semi-finals
2  Brazil 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Germany vs Japan

Germany 3–2 Japan
Wiegmann 5'
Tomei 29' (o.g.)
Mohr 52'		 Report (FIFA) Kioka 18'
Noda 33'
Attendance: 44,211[2]

Norway vs Brazil

Norway 2–2 Brazil
Medalen 32'
Aarønes 68'		 Report (FIFA) Pretinha 57', 89'

Brazil vs Japan

Brazil 2–0 Japan
Kátia 68'
Pretinha 78'		 Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 26,111[4]

Norway vs Germany

Norway 3–2 Germany
Aarønes 5'
Medalen 34'
Riise 65'		 Report (FIFA) Wiegmann 32'
Prinz 62'

Brazil vs Germany

Brazil 1–1 Germany
Sissi 53' Report (FIFA) Wunderlich 4'
Attendance: 28,319[6]

Norway vs Japan

Norway 4–0 Japan
Pettersen 25', 86'
Medalen 60'
Tangeraas 74'		 Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 30,237[7]
Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia)

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women". FIFA.com.
  2. ^ "Germany - Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Norway - Brazil". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Brazil - Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Norway - Germany". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Brazil - Germany". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Norway - Germany". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2019.