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WAFCON 2008

ChampionsEquatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea won, ahead of South Africa (2–1 in the final, 29 Nov 2008). 8 teams, 16 games, 2.31 goals a game; hosted by Equatorial Guinea.

The road to the final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Equatorial Guineathrough3300+59
Cameroonthrough3201+16
Congo3102-33
Mali3003-30

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
South Africathrough3201+16
Nigeriathrough3120+15
Ghana311104
Tunisia3012-21

3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Upsets

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/womens-international-results (CC0), women’s internationals since 1956 — every major tournament, but not yet every friendly, and updated less often than the men’s file. Rounds worked out from the results.