Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group A
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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]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
- 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:
Matches
Canada vs New Zealand
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France vs Colombia
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New Zealand vs Colombia
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France vs Canada
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New Zealand vs France
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Taylor  43' |
Report | Katoto 22', 49' |
New Zealand[17]
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Colombia vs Canada
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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.
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1 | 1 | 1 | –3 | |||||||||
| Colombia |
1 | 3 | –8 | ||||||||||
Notes
- Andy Spence replaced manager Bev Priestman who was on a leave for this match in the wake of Canada's drone spying scandal.[9]
References
External links
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