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Olympics 2000

ChampionsNorway

Norway won, ahead of United States (3–2 in the final, 28 Sep 2000). 8 teams, 16 games, 2.63 goals a game; hosted by Australia.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Germany0
Norway1
United States1
Brazil0

Final

Norway3
United States2

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

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Germanythrough3300+59
Brazilthrough3201+26
Sweden3012-31
Australia3012-41

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
United Statesthrough3210+47
Norwaythrough3201+16
China3111+14
Nigeria3003-60

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. Sun Wen China 4
  2. Tiffeny Milbrett United States 3
  3. Birgit Prinz Germany 3
  4. Renate Lingor Germany 2
  5. Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva Brazil 2
  6. Mia Hamm United States 2
  7. Raquel Brazil 2
  8. Dagny Mellgren Norway 2
  9. Mercy Akide Nigeria 2
  10. Marianne Pettersen Norway 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.