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Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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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] It was the seventh edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2020 Summer Olympics football tournament was held at six stadiums in six cities in Japan. The final was hosted at the International Stadium in Yokohama. There were no player age restrictions for teams participating in the competition.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Japan |
Dates | 21 July – 6 August 2021 |
Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 101 (3.88 per match) |
Attendance | 13,913 (535 per match) |
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Germany, the winners of the previous tournament, failed to qualify for the tournament after being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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.[3] The United States won bronze, defeating Australia 4–3 in the bronze medal game.[4]