Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament
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Tournament details
Host countryUnited Kingdom
Dates25 July – 9 August
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (4th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Canada
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored71 (2.73 per match)
Attendance660,986 (25,423 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Christine Sinclair (6 goals)
Fair play award United States
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The women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held in London and five other cities in the United Kingdom from 25 July to 9 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their women's teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 11 teams, plus the hosts Great Britain reached the final tournament. There are no age restrictions for the players participating in the tournament. It is the first major FIFA affiliated women's tournament to be staged within the United Kingdom, and marked the first time a team representing Great Britain took part in the women's tournament.

Qualifying[]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Each National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team in the football tournament.

Means of qualification Date of completion Venue1 Berths Qualified
Host nation 2005 none 1  Great Britain
AFC Preliminary Competition 11 September 2011  China[1] 2  Japan
 North Korea
CAF Preliminary Competition 22 October 2011[2] multiple 2  South Africa
 Cameroon
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition 29 January 2012  Canada[3] 2  United States
 Canada
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition 21 November 2010  Ecuador 2  Brazil
 Colombia
OFC Preliminary Competition 4 April 2012 multiple 1  New Zealand
Best UEFA teams in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 17 July 2011  Germany 2  Sweden
 France
TOTAL 12
  • ^1 Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

Venues[]

Further information: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics § Venues

The tournament was held in six venues across six cities:

  • Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
  • City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
  • Hampden Park, Glasgow
  • Wembley Stadium, London
  • Old Trafford, Manchester
  • St James' Park, Newcastle

Draw[]

The draw for the tournament took place on 24 April 2012.[4] Great Britain, Japan and the United States were seeded for the draw and placed into groups E–G, respectively.[5] The remaining teams were drawn from four pots.[6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads[]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players.

Match officials[]

On 19 April 2012, FIFA released the list of match referees that would officiate at the Olympics.[7]

Match officials
Confederation Referee Assistant referees
AFC Hong Eun-ah (South Korea) Sarah Ho (Australia)
Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)
(Japan) Widiya Habibah Shamsuri (Malaysia)
Saori Takahashi (Japan)
CAF Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon) Tempa Ndah (Benin)
Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)
CONCACAF (Mexico) Mayte Chávez (Mexico)
Shirley Perelló (Honduras)
(Canada) Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
Stacy-Ann Greyson (Jamaica)
Kari Seitz (United States) Marlene Duffy (United States)
Veronica Perez (United States)
CONMEBOL Salomé di Iorio (Argentina) Mariana Corbo (Uruguay)
María Rocco (Argentina)
UEFA Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland) Anu Jokela (Finland)
Tonja Paavola (Finland)
(Greece) Yolanda Parga Rodríguez (Spain)
María Luisa Villa Gutiérrez (Spain)
Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) Helen Caro (Sweden)
Anna Nyström (Sweden)
Christina Pedersen (Norway) Lada Rojc (Croatia)
Hege Lanes Steinlund (Norway)
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Marina Wozniak (Germany)

Group stage[]

Group winners and runners-up and the two best third-ranked teams advanced to the quarter-finals (also see Tie breakers).

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Group E[]

Great Britain vs New Zealand
Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: IOC
Great Britain 1–0 New Zealand
Houghton 64' Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 24,445[8]
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
Cameroon 0–5 Brazil
Report Francielle 7'
Costa 10'
Marta 73' (pen.), 88'
Cristiane 78'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,847[9]
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
New Zealand 0–1 Brazil
Report Cristiane 86'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,103[10]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Great Britain 3–0 Cameroon
Stoney 18'
J. Scott 23'
Houghton 82'		 Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 31,141[11]
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (South Korea)
New Zealand 3–1 Cameroon
Smith 43'
Sonkeng 49' (o.g.)
Gregorius 62'		 Report Onguéné 75'
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 11,425[12]
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)
Great Britain 1–0 Brazil
Houghton 2' Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 70,584[13]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Group F[]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2  Japan 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: IOC
Japan 2–1 Canada
Kawasumi 33'
Miyama 44'		 Report Tancredi 55'
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 14,119[14]
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
Sweden 4–1 South Africa
Fischer 7'
Dahlkvist 20'
Schelin 21', 63'		 Report
Report		 Modise 60'
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 18,290[15]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Japan 0–0 Sweden
Report
Report
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 14,160[16]
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Canada 3–0 South Africa
Tancredi 7'
Sinclair 58', 86'		 Report
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 14,753[17]
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)
Japan 0–0 South Africa
Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 24,202[18]
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Canada 2–2 Sweden
Tancredi 43', 84' Report
Report		 Hammarström 14'
Jakobsson 16'
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 12,719[19]
Referee: Hong Eun-ah (South Korea)

Group G[]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Colombia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: IOC
United States 4–2 France
Wambach 19'
Morgan 32', 66'
Lloyd 56'		 Report Thiney 12'
Delie 14'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 18,090[20]
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
Colombia 0–2 North Korea
Report Kim Song-hui 39', 85'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 18,900[21]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
United States 3–0 Colombia
Rapinoe 33'
Wambach 74'
Lloyd 77'		 Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 11,313[22]
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
France 5–0 North Korea
Georges 45'
Thomis 70'
Delie 71'
Renard 81'
Catala 87'		 Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 11,743[23]
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
United States 1–0 North Korea
Wambach 25' Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 29,522[24]
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
France 1–0 Colombia
Thomis 5' Report
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 13,184[25]
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

† Game delayed by one hour, having been originally scheduled at 19:45,[26] due to North Korean protest after accidental use of South Korean flag for North Korea.[27]

Ranking of third-placed teams[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
 North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
Source: IOC
Green indicates qualified for the quarter-finals

Knockout stage[]

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
                           
  E1  Great Britain 0  
F3  Canada 2  
  F3  Canada 3  
  G1  United States (aet) 4  
G1  United States 2
  E3  New Zealand 0  
    G1  United States 2
  F2  Japan 1
  F1  Sweden 1  
G2  France 2  
  G2  France 1 Bronze medal match
  F2  Japan 2  
E2  Brazil 0 F3  Canada 1
  F2  Japan 2   G2  France 0

Quarter-finals[]

Sweden 1–2 France
Fischer 18' Report
Report		 Georges 29'
Renard 39'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 12,869[28]
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
United States 2–0 New Zealand
Wambach 27'
Leroux 87'		 Report
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 10,441[29]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Brazil 0–2 Japan
Report Ōgimi 27'
Ohno 73'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 28,528[30]
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
Great Britain 0–2 Canada
Report Filigno 12'
Sinclair 26'
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 28,828[31]
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

Semi-finals[]

France 1–2 Japan
Le Sommer 76' Report Ōgimi 32'
Sakaguchi 49'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 61,482[32]
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Canada 3–4 (a.e.t.) United States
Sinclair 22', 67', 73' Report Rapinoe 54' (cnr.), 70'
Wambach 80' (pen.)
Morgan 120+3'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 26,630[33]
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

Bronze medal match[]

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada 1–0 France
Matheson 90+2' Report
City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry
Attendance: 12,465[34]
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Gold medal match[]

1st place, gold medalist(s) United States 2–1 Japan 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lloyd 8', 54' Report Ōgimi 63'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,203[35]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 71 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.73 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Canada Christine Sinclair

5 goals

  • United States Abby Wambach

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Cameroon Ysis Sonkeng (against New Zealand)

Source: FIFA[36]

Assists[]

5 assists

  • United States Alex Morgan

4 assists

  • France Louisa Nécib

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA[36]

Discipline[]

Red cards
Match bans
  • Colombia Lady Andrade was banned two matches for violent conduct in punching Abby Wambach.[37]

FIFA Fair Play Award[]

The United States won the FIFA Fair Play Award, given to the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament. Every match in the tournament was taken into account, though only teams that reached the knockout stage were eligible to win the award.[36]

Pos Team Pts
1  United States 945
2  Sweden 890
3  France 875
4  Japan 874
5  Canada 863
6  New Zealand 844
7  Great Britain 798
8  Brazil 698

Tournament ranking[]

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 G  United States 6 6 0 0 16 6 +10 18 Gold medal
2 F  Japan 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Silver medal
3 F  Canada 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 Bronze medal
4 G  France 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 9 Fourth place
5 E  Great Britain (H) 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 9 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 E  Brazil 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 6
7 F  Sweden 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5
8 E  New Zealand 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3
9 G  North Korea 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3 Eliminated in
group stage
10 F  South Africa 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
11 G  Colombia 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
12 E  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: FIFA[36]
(H) Host

Notable events and controversies[]

North Korea flag confusion[]

In the first day of the Olympic events on 25 July, the match between DPR Korea and Colombia was delayed by a little over an hour because the flag of South Korea was mistakenly displayed on the electronic scoreboard in Hampden Park. The North Korean team walked off the pitch in protest at seeing the South Korean flag displayed by their names and refused to warm-up whilst the flag was being displayed. They also objected to the South Korean flag being displayed above the stadium, even though the flags of all the competing countries were being displayed. The game then commenced after a delay and rectification of the error.[38]

Andy Mitchell, venue media manager for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), read out a LOCOG statement shortly afterwards:[39][40]

"Today ahead of the Women’s football match at Hampden Park, the South Korean flag was shown on a big screen video package instead of the North Korean flag. Clearly that is a mistake, we will apologise to the team and the National Olympic Committee and steps will be taken to ensure this does not happen again".

LOCOG's statement had to be reissued because it failed to use the nations' official titles, "Republic of Korea" and "Democratic People's Republic of Korea".[41]

British Prime Minister David Cameron added that it was an "honest mistake" and efforts would be undertaken to ensure such a mishap does not recur. However, North Korean manager Sin Ui-gun expressed reservations about whether the incident was a mistake of intention and said: "We were angry because our players were introduced as if they were from South Korea, which may affect us greatly as you may know. Our team was not going to participate unless the problem was solved perfectly and fortunately some time later, the broadcasting was corrected and shown again live so we made up our mind to participate and go on with the match. If this matter cannot be solved, we thought going on was nonsense. Winning the game cannot compensate for that thing".[42]

Canada–United States semi-final[]

During the semi-final match between Canada and the United States, a time-wasting call was made against the Canadian goalkeeper, Erin McLeod, when she held the ball longer than the allowed six seconds. As a result, the American side was awarded an indirect free-kick in the box. On the ensuing play, Canada was penalized for a handball in the penalty box, with the American team being awarded a penalty kick, which Abby Wambach converted to tie the game at 3–3. The Americans went on to win the match in extra time, advancing to the gold medal game.[43][44] After the match, Canada forward Christine Sinclair stated, "the ref decided the result before the game started." FIFA responded by stating that the refereeing decisions were correct and saying it was considering disciplinary action against Sinclair, but that any disciplinary action would be postponed until after the end of the tournament.[45][46][47]

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