Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group A

Group A of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 25 to 31 July 2024.^[1][2] The group, one of three 4-team groups competing in the group stage of the Olympic tournament, consisted of Canada, Colombia, hosts France and New Zealand.^[3] The top two teams, France and Canada, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Colombia as one of the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.^[4]

See also: Canada Soccer drone spying scandal

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
A1	France	1	UEFA	Hosts	13 September 2017	3rd	2016	Fourth place (2012)
A2	Colombia	3	CONMEBOL	2022 Copa América Femenina top two	25 July 2022	3rd	2016	Eleventh place (2012, 2016)
A3	Canada	2	CONCACAF	CONCACAF play-off winner	26 September 2023	5th	2020	Gold medalists (2020)
A4	New Zealand	4	OFC	Oceania Qualifier winner	19 February 2024	5th	2020	Eighth place (2012)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Canada	3	3	0	0	5	2	+3	3[a]
3	Colombia	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. On 27 July 2024, Canada was penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue.^[5] The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.^[6]

In the quarter-finals:

• The winners of Group A, France, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group C, Brazil.
• The runners-up of Group A, Canada, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Germany.
• The third-placed team of Group A, Colombia, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Spain.

Matches

All times listed are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Canada vs New Zealand

Canada	2–1	New Zealand
Lacasse 45+4' Viens 79'	Report	Barry 13'

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)

17:00

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 2,674^[7]

Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Canada[8]

New Zealand[8]

GK 1 Kailen Sheridan CB 12 Jade Rose CB 14 Vanessa Gilles CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan  84' RM 10 Ashley Lawrence CM 17 Jessie Fleming (c) CM 5 Quinn  67' LM 2 Gabrielle Carle  67' RF 15 Nichelle Prince  56' CF 11 Adriana Leon  90+4' LF 6 Cloé Lacasse  56' Substitutes: GK 18 Sabrina D'Angelo DF 20 Shelina Zadorsky  90+4' MF 7 Julia Grosso MF 13 Simi Awujo  67' FW 4 Evelyne Viens  67' FW 9 Jordyn Huitema  56' FW 16 Janine Beckie  56' Assistant manager: Andy Spence[note 1]

GK 1 Anna Leat RB 4 CJ Bott CB 14 Katie Bowen (c) CB 13 Rebekah Stott LB 3 Mackenzie Barry  59' RM 18 Grace Jale CM 6 Malia Steinmetz  59' CM 11 Katie Kitching LM 2 Kate Taylor  87' CF 10 Indiah-Paige Riley CF 17 Milly Clegg  66' Substitutes: GK 12 Victoria Esson DF 5 Meikayla Moore DF 7 Michaela Foster  59' MF 8 Macey Fraser  59' FW 9 Gabi Rennie  87' FW 15 Ally Green FW 16 Jacqui Hand  66' Acting manager: Michael Mayne

Assistant referees: Almira Spahić (Sweden) Francesca Di Monte (Italy) Fourth official: Frida Klarlund (Denmark) Video assistant referee: Rob Dieperink (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

France vs Colombia

France	3–2	Colombia
Katoto 6', 42' Dali 18'	Report	Usme 54' (pen.) Paví 64'

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25)

21:00

Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 29,208^[10]

Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

France[11]

Colombia[11]

GK 16 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin RB 2 Maëlle Lakrar CB 3 Wendie Renard (c) CB 18 Griedge Mbock Bathy LB 7 Sakina Karchaoui  72' DM 14 Sandie Toletti CM 15 Kenza Dali CM 8 Grace Geyoro RF 11 Kadidiatou Diani  90+1' CF 12 Marie-Antoinette Katoto  90+5' LF 10 Delphine Cascarino  72' Substitutes: GK 1 Constance Picaud DF 4 Estelle Cascarino DF 13 Selma Bacha  72' DF 21 Ève Périsset MF 6 Amandine Henry  90+1' FW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer  90+5' FW 17 Sandy Baltimore  72' Manager: Hervé Renard

GK 12 Katherine Tapia RB 17 Carolina Arias  83' CB 16 Jorelyn Carabalí CB 3 Daniela Arias LB 2 Manuela Vanegas DM 6 Daniela Montoya (c)  46' CM 8 Marcela Restrepo CM 10 Leicy Santos RF 9 Mayra Ramírez  86' CF 11 Catalina Usme LF 18 Linda Caicedo Substitutes: GK 22 Sandra Sepúlveda DF 4 Daniela Caracas DF 5 Yirleidis Minota  83' DF 14 Ángela Barón MF 13 Ilana Izquierdo MF 15 Liana Salazar FW 7 Manuela Paví  46' Manager: Ángelo Marsiglia

Assistant referees: Brooke Mayo (United States) Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) Fourth official: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) Video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Assistant video assistant referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

New Zealand vs Colombia

New Zealand	0–2	Colombia
	Report	Restrepo 27' Santos 72'

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)

17:00

Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 5,212^[12]

Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

New Zealand[13]

Colombia[13]

GK 1 Anna Leat RB 4 CJ Bott CB 14 Katie Bowen (c) CB 13 Rebekah Stott LB 3 Mackenzie Barry  76' RM 10 Indiah-Paige Riley CM 2 Kate Taylor  76' CM 6 Malia Steinmetz  46' LM 11 Katie Kitching CF 17 Milly Clegg  46' CF 16 Jacqui Hand  66' Substitutes: GK 12 Victoria Esson DF 5 Meikayla Moore DF 7 Michaela Foster  76' MF 18 Grace Jale  46' MF 20 Annalie Longo  46' FW 9 Gabi Rennie  76' FW 15 Ally Green  66' Acting manager: Michael Mayne

GK 12 Katherine Tapia RB 17 Carolina Arias  86' CB 3 Daniela Arias CB 16 Jorelyn Carabalí LB 2 Manuela Vanegas CM 13 Ilana Izquierdo  90' CM 11 Catalina Usme (c)  78' RW 8 Marcela Restrepo AM 10 Leicy Santos LW 18 Linda Caicedo  90' CF 7 Manuela Paví Substitutes: GK 22 Sandra Sepúlveda DF 4 Daniela Caracas  86' DF 5 Yirleidis Minota  90' DF 14 Ángela Barón MF 6 Daniela Montoya  78' MF 15 Liana Salazar  90' Manager: Ángelo Marsiglia

Assistant referees: Park Mi-suk (South Korea) Joanna Charaktis (Australia) Fourth official: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) Video assistant referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) Assistant video assistant referee: Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

France vs Canada

France	1–2	Canada
Katoto 42'	Report	Fleming 58' Gilles 90+12'

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)

21:00

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 17,550^[14]

Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

France[15]

Canada[15]

GK 16 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin  63' RB 5 Élisa De Almeida CB 18 Griedge Mbock Bathy CB 3 Wendie Renard (c)  72' LB 13 Selma Bacha DM 14 Sandie Toletti  76' CM 15 Kenza Dali CM 8 Grace Geyoro RF 11 Kadidiatou Diani  82' CF 12 Marie-Antoinette Katoto LF 10 Delphine Cascarino  63' Substitutes: GK 1 Constance Picaud  63' DF 2 Maëlle Lakrar  72' DF 4 Estelle Cascarino DF 7 Sakina Karchaoui  63' MF 6 Amandine Henry  82' FW 17 Sandy Baltimore FW 20 Vicki Bècho Manager: Hervé Renard

GK 1 Kailen Sheridan RB 10 Ashley Lawrence  45+2' CB 12 Jade Rose CB 14 Vanessa Gilles CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan LB 2 Gabrielle Carle  68' CM 5 Quinn  67' CM 17 Jessie Fleming (c) CM 13 Simi Awujo  90' CF 15 Nichelle Prince  46' CF 9 Jordyn Huitema Substitutes: GK 18 Sabrina D'Angelo DF 20 Shelina Zadorsky MF 7 Julia Grosso  90' FW 4 Evelyne Viens  67' FW 6 Cloé Lacasse FW 11 Adriana Leon  46' FW 16 Janine Beckie  68' Acting manager: Andy Spence

Assistant referees: Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco) Diana Chikotesha (Zambia) Fourth official: Frida Klarlund (Denmark) Video assistant referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Assistant video assistant referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

New Zealand vs France

New Zealand	1–2	France
Taylor 43'	Report	Katoto 22', 49'

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)

21:00

Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 21,946^[16]

Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

New Zealand[17]

France[17]

GK 1 Anna Leat RB 4 CJ Bott CB 14 Katie Bowen (c) CB 13 Rebekah Stott  54' LB 7 Michaela Foster  63' RM 10 Indiah-Paige Riley  73' CM 2 Kate Taylor CM 20 Annalie Longo LM 11 Katie Kitching  54' CF 16 Jacqui Hand  74' CF 18 Grace Jale Substitutes: GK 12 Victoria Esson DF 3 Mackenzie Barry  63' DF 5 Meikayla Moore  54' MF 6 Malia Steinmetz  74' FW 9 Gabi Rennie FW 15 Ally Green  90+6'  73' FW 17 Milly Clegg  54' Acting manager: Michael Mayne

GK 16 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin RB 2 Maëlle Lakrar CB 18 Griedge Mbock Bathy  83' CB 5 Élisa De Almeida LB 7 Sakina Karchaoui DM 6 Amandine Henry (c) CM 8 Grace Geyoro  63' CM 13 Selma Bacha  74' RF 10 Delphine Cascarino  83' CF 12 Marie-Antoinette Katoto  63' LF 17 Sandy Baltimore Substitutes: GK 1 Constance Picaud DF 4 Estelle Cascarino DF 21 Ève Périsset  83' MF 14 Sandie Toletti  74' MF 15 Kenza Dali  63' FW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer  83' FW 11 Kadidiatou Diani  63' Manager: Hervé Renard

Assistant referees: Neuza Back (Brazil) Fabrini Bevilaqua (Brazil) Fourth official: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) Video assistant referee: Daiane Muniz (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Colombia vs Canada

Colombia	0–1	Canada
	Report	Gilles 61'

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)

21:00

Stade de Nice, Nice

Attendance: 5,388^[18]

Referee: Rebecca Welch (Great Britain)

Colombia[19]

Canada[19]

GK 12 Katherine Tapia RB 17 Carolina Arias (c) CB 3 Daniela Arias CB 5 Yirleidis Minota  19'  78' LB 2 Manuela Vanegas CM 16 Jorelyn Carabalí CM 13 Ilana Izquierdo RW 7 Manuela Paví  6' AM 8 Marcela Restrepo LW 18 Linda Caicedo  90+5' CF 10 Leicy Santos Substitutes: GK 22 Sandra Sepúlveda DF 4 Daniela Caracas DF 14 Ángela Barón MF 6 Daniela Montoya  78' MF 15 Liana Salazar Manager: Ángelo Marsiglia

GK 1 Kailen Sheridan CB 12 Jade Rose CB 14 Vanessa Gilles  85' CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan RM 10 Ashley Lawrence CM 7 Julia Grosso  74' CM 17 Jessie Fleming (c) LM 6 Cloé Lacasse  46' RF 16 Janine Beckie  85' CF 11 Adriana Leon  45+3'  61' LF 9 Jordyn Huitema Substitutes: GK 18 Sabrina D'Angelo DF 2 Gabrielle Carle  85' DF 20 Shelina Zadorsky  85' MF 5 Quinn  74' MF 13 Simi Awujo FW 4 Evelyne Viens  61' FW 15 Nichelle Prince  46' Acting manager: Andy Spence

Assistant referees: Emily Carney (Great Britain) Franca Overtoom (Netherlands) Fourth official: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) Video assistant referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee: David Coote (Great Britain)

Discipline

Canada were deducted 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in the Canada Soccer drone spying scandal.^[5] The decision was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 31 July.^[6]

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

• first yellow card: minus 1 point;
• indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
• direct red card: minus 4 points;
• yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;

Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Points
New Zealand									1				–1
France					1								–1
Canada	1				1				1				–3
Colombia				1					3				–8

Notes

1. Andy Spence replaced manager Bev Priestman who was on a leave for this match in the wake of Canada's drone spying scandal.^[9]