Games of the XXVI. Olympiad

Women Football Tournament

(Atlanta, USA, 21th July - 1st August 1996)


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Qualifiying: USA (hosts) qualified automatically; in addition the
             seven best teams at the Women's World Cup 1995 qualified:
             Norway, Germany, Sweden, China, Denmark, Japan, Brazil
             (England were ineligible)

FIRST ROUND

Group E

July 21  Orlando           USA              3-0 Denmark
July 21  Miami             Sweden           0-2 China
July 23  Orlando           USA              2-1 Sweden
July 23  Miami             Denmark          1-5 China
July 25  Miami             USA              0-0 China
July 25  Orlando           Denmark          1-3 Sweden

 1.CHINA            3  2  1  0   7- 1  7
 2.USA              3  2  1  0   5- 1  7
 3.Sweden           3  1  0  2   4- 5  3
 4.Denmark          3  0  0  3   2-11  0

Group F

July 21  Birmingham        Germany          3-2 Japan
July 21  Washington        Norway           2-2 Brazil
July 23  Birmingham        Brazil           2-0 Japan
July 23  Washington        Norway           3-2 Germany
July 25  Washington        Norway           4-0 Japan
July 25  Birmingham        Brazil           1-1 Germany

 1.NORWAY           3  2  1  0   9- 4  7
 2.BRAZIL           3  1  2  0   5- 3  5
 3.Germany          3  1  1  1   6- 6  4
 4.Japan            3  0  0  3   2- 9  0


SEMIFINALS

Athens, July 28
China            3-2 Brazil

Athens, July 28
Norway           1-2 USA             [asdet]


MATCH FOR THIRD PLACE

Athens, August 1
Norway           2-0 Brazil

FINAL

Athens, August 1, 1996.
USA              2-1 China

Scorers: 19' MacMillan 1-0; 32' Sun Wen 1-1; 62' Milbrett 2-1.


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