Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group E

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Group E of the women's soccer tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was played from 21 to 25 July 1996, and included hosts United States, China, Denmark and Sweden. The top two teams advanced to the Semi-finals.[1]

All times are EST (UTC−5).

Teams[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Semi-finals
2  United States (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches[edit]

United States vs Denmark[edit]

United States 3–0 Denmark
Venturini 37'
Hamm 41'
Milbrett 49'		 Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 25,303[2]

Sweden vs China PR[edit]

Sweden 0–2 China
Report (FIFA) Shi Guihong 31'
Zhao Lihong 32'
Attendance: 46,724[3]

Denmark vs China PR[edit]

Denmark 1–5 China
Madsen 55' Report (FIFA) Shi Guihong 10'
Liu Ailing 49'
Sun Qingmei 29', 59'
Fan Yunjie 36'
Attendance: 34,871[4]

United States vs Sweden[edit]

United States 2–1 Sweden
Venturini 15'
MacMillan 62'		 Report (FIFA) Overbeck 64' (o.g.)
Attendance: 28,000[5]
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

United States vs China PR[edit]

United States 0–0 China
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 55,650[6]

Denmark vs Sweden[edit]

Denmark 1–3 Sweden
Jensen 90' Report (FIFA) Swedberg 62', 68'
Videkull 76'
Attendance: 17,020[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 - Women". FIFA.com.
  2. ^ "USA - Denmark". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Sweden - China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Denmark - China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "USA - Sweden". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. ^ "USA - China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Denmark - Sweden". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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