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Olympics 1996

ChampionsUnited States

United States won, ahead of China (2–1 in the final, 1 Aug 1996). 8 teams, 16 games, 3.31 goals a game; hosted by United States.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

United States2
Norway1
China3
Brazil2

Final

United States2
China1

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

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Norwaythrough3210+57
Brazilthrough3120+25
Germany311104
Japan3003-70

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Chinathrough3210+67
United Statesthrough3210+47
Sweden3102-13
Denmark3003-90

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

Top scorers

  1. Linda Medalen Norway 4
  2. Pretinha Brazil 4
  3. Ann Kristin Aarønes Norway 4
  4. Sun Qingmei China 3
  5. Shannon MacMillan United States 3
  6. Bettina Wiegmann Germany 2
  7. Shi Guihong China 2
  8. Tisha Venturini United States 2
  9. Tiffeny Milbrett United States 2
  10. Malin Swedberg Sweden 2

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.