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Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament final

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2020 Summer Olympic women's football final
EventFootball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
After extra time
Canada won 3–2 on penalties
Date6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
VenueInternational Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
RefereeAnastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
2016
2024

The 2020 Summer Olympic women's football final was a football match that took place at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, on 6 August 2021 to determine the winner of women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Canada won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after both teams drew 1–1 after extra time in the final.

Venue

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The final was originally scheduled to be held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo at 11:00 local time. Both teams requested a later kickoff time due to concerns about excessive heat; as the National Stadium was already booked for athletics events in the evening, the game was moved to 21:00 local time at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama.[1][2]

Route to the final

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 Sweden Round  Canada
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 United States 3–0 Match 1  Japan 1–1
 Australia 4–2 Match 2  Chile 2–1
 New Zealand 2–0 Match 3  Great Britain 1–1
Group G winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Sweden 3 9
2  United States 3 4
3  Australia 3 4
4  New Zealand 3 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Final standings Group E runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Great Britain 3 7
2  Canada 3 5
3  Japan (H) 3 4
4  Chile 3 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Japan 3–1 Quarter-finals  Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
 Australia 1–0 Semi-finals  United States 1–0

Match

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Details

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Sweden 1–1 (a.e.t.) Canada
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Penalties
2–3
Sweden[3]
Canada[3]
GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
RB 4 Hanna Glas
CB 13 Amanda Ilestedt downward-facing red arrow 120'
CB 14 Nathalie Björn
LB 6 Magdalena Eriksson downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 16 Filippa Angeldal downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 17 Caroline Seger (c)
RW 10 Sofia Jakobsson downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 9 Kosovare Asllani Yellow card 104'
LW 18 Fridolina Rolfö downward-facing red arrow 106'
CF 11 Stina Blackstenius downward-facing red arrow 106'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Jonna Andersson upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 5 Hanna Bennison upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 8 Lina Hurtig upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 19 Anna Anvegård upward-facing green arrow 106'
MF 15 Olivia Schough upward-facing green arrow 106'
DF 3 Emma Kullberg upward-facing green arrow 120'
Manager:
Peter Gerhardsson
GK 1 Stephanie Labbé
RB 10 Ashley Lawrence
CB 14 Vanessa Gilles
CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan
LB 2 Allysha Chapman downward-facing red arrow 93'
DM 11 Desiree Scott downward-facing red arrow 120+2'
CM 17 Jessie Fleming
CM 5 Quinn downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 12 Christine Sinclair (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 16 Janine Beckie Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 15 Nichelle Prince downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Julia Grosso upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Adriana Leon upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 6 Deanne Rose upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 19 Jordyn Huitema upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 8 Jayde Riviere upward-facing green arrow 93'
DF 4 Shelina Zadorsky upward-facing green arrow 120+2'
Manager:
United Kingdom Bev Priestman

Assistant referees:[4]
Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Sanja Rodak (Croatia)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kim Kyong-min (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Marco Guida (Italy)

Statistics

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Overall[5]
Statistic Sweden Canada
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 24 14
Shots on target 3 3
Saves 2 2
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 14 5
Fouls committed 12 9
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

Viewership

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Despite taking place early in the morning in Canada, the game was viewed by 4.4 million Canadians on CBC Television, making it the most watched event of the games in Canada.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Statement on 6 August Olympic medal matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ Heroux, Devin (August 5, 2021). "Canada-Sweden Olympic soccer final pushed back due to concerns about heat". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Referee Match Assignments: Fri 6 Aug 2021" (PDF). Olympics.com. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Match Report: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ @CBCOlympics (7 August 2021). "On Friday morning, a TV audience of 4.4 million watched @CBC to cheer on the Canadian Women's Soccer team as they won gold for Canada at 10:47 am, making this the most-watched moment of #Tokyo2020 in Canada" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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