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Olympics 2004

ChampionsUnited States

United States won, ahead of Brazil (2–1 in the final, 26 Aug 2004). 10 teams, 20 games, 2.75 goals a game; hosted by Greece.

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
United Statesthrough3210+57
Brazilthrough3201+66
Australiathrough311104
Greece3003-110

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Germanythrough2200+106
Mexicothrough2011-21
China2011-81

Group C

TeamPWDLGDPts
Nigeriathrough210103
Swedenthrough210103
Japanthrough210103

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.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. Birgit Prinz Germany 5
  2. Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva Brazil 5
  3. Abby Wambach United States 4
  4. Marta Vieira da Silva Brazil 3
  5. Kristine Lilly United States 3
  6. Renate Lingor Germany 2
  7. Conny Pohlers Germany 2
  8. Mia Hamm United States 2
  9. Pretinha Brazil 2
  10. Mercy Akide Nigeria 2

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.