Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Final

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2020 Summer Olympic women's football final
Nissan International Stadium Yokohama.jpg
International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama
EventFootball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Sweden Canada
Sweden Canada
1 1
After extra time
Canada won 3–2 on penalties
Date6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
RefereeAnastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
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The 2020 Summer Olympic women's football final was a football match that took place at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, on 6 August 2021 to determine the winner of women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Canada won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after both teams drew 1–1 after extra time in the final.

Television[]

Despite being on early in the morning in Canada, the game was viewed by 4.4 million Canadians on CBC, making it the most watched event of the games in Canada.[1]

Venue[]

Further information: Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)

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.[2][3]

Route to the final[]

 Sweden Round  Canada
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 United States 3–0 Match 1  Japan 1–1
 Australia 4–2 Match 2  Chile 2–1
 New Zealand 2–0 Match 3  Great Britain 1–1
Group G winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Sweden 3 9
2  United States 3 4
3  Australia 3 4
4  New Zealand 3 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
 Final standings Group E runners-up
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Great Britain 3 7
2  Canada 3 5
3  Japan (H) 3 4
4  Chile 3 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
(H) Host
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Japan 3–1 Quarter-finals  Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
 Australia 1–0 Semi-finals  United States 1–0

Match[]

Details[]

Sweden 1–1 (a.e.t.) Canada
  • Blackstenius 34'
 Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Penalties
 2–3
Sweden[4]
Canada[4]
GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
RB 4 Hanna Glas
CB 13 Amanda Ilestedt downward-facing red arrow 120'
CB 14 Nathalie Björn
LB 6 Magdalena Eriksson downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 16 Filippa Angeldal downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 17 Caroline Seger (c)
RW 10 Sofia Jakobsson downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 9 Kosovare Asllani Yellow card 104'
LW 18 Fridolina Rolfö downward-facing red arrow 106'
CF 11 Stina Blackstenius downward-facing red arrow 106'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Jonna Andersson upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 5 Hanna Bennison upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 8 Lina Hurtig upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 19 Anna Anvegård upward-facing green arrow 106'
FW 15 Olivia Schough upward-facing green arrow 106'
DF 3 Emma Kullberg upward-facing green arrow 120'
Manager:
Peter Gerhardsson
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GK 1 Stephanie Labbé
RB 10 Ashley Lawrence
CB 14 Vanessa Gilles
CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan
LB 2 Allysha Chapman downward-facing red arrow 93'
DM 11 Desiree Scott downward-facing red arrow 120+2'
CM 17 Jessie Fleming
CM 5 Quinn downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 12 Christine Sinclair (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 16 Janine Beckie Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 15 Nichelle Prince downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Julia Grosso upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Adriana Leon upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 6 Deanne Rose upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 19 Jordyn Huitema upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 8 Jayde Riviere upward-facing green arrow 93'
DF 4 Shelina Zadorsky upward-facing green arrow 120+2'
Manager:
United Kingdom Bev Priestman

Assistant referees:[5]
Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Sanja Rodak (Croatia)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kim Kyong-min (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Marco Guida (Italy)


Statistics[]

Overall[6]
Statistic Sweden Canada
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 24 14
Shots on target 3 3
Saves 2 2
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 14 5
Fouls committed 12 9
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ @CBCOlympics (7 August 2021). "On Friday morning, a TV audience of 4.4 million watched @CBC to cheer on the Canadian Women's Soccer team as they won gold for Canada at 10:47 am, making this the most-watched moment of #Tokyo2020 in Canada" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Statement on 6 August Olympic medal matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ Heroux, Devin (August 5, 2021). "Canada-Sweden Olympic soccer final pushed back due to concerns about heat". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Referee Match Assignments: Fri 6 Aug 2021" (PDF). Olympics.com. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Match Report: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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