Olympics 2012
ChampionsUnited States
United States won, ahead of Japan (2–1 in the final, 9 Aug 2012). 12 teams, 26 games, 2.73 goals a game; hosted by England, Scotland, Wales.
The road to the final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britainthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Brazilthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| New Zealandthrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Statesthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Francethrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedenthrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Japanthrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Canadathrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
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
- 2012-08-03Brazil0–2JapanQuarter-finals · Cardiff44%
- 2012-08-03Great Britain0–2CanadaQuarter-finals · Coventry13%
- 2012-08-03Sweden1–2FranceQuarter-finals · Glasgow46%
- 2012-08-03United States2–0New ZealandQuarter-finals · Newcastle97%
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
- 2012-08-09United States2–1JapanFinal · London69%
Top scorers
- Christine Sinclair Canada 6
- Abby Wambach United States 5
- Melissa Tancredi Canada 4
- Carli Lloyd United States 4
- Steph Houghton Great Britain 3
- Alex Morgan United States 3
- Megan Rapinoe United States 3
- Yūki Ōgimi Japan 3
- Marta Brazil 2
- Cristiane Brazil 2
Upsets
- 2012-07-25Great Britain1–0New ZealandUpsetGroup A · Cardiff21%
- 2012-07-31Great Britain1–0BrazilUpsetGroup A · London4%
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.