Group F of the women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 3 to 9 August 2016, and included Australia, Canada, Germany and Zimbabwe. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, while the third-placed team Australia also advanced because they were among the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.[1]
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Olympic appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings at start of event |
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F1 | Canada | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Qualifying 2nd place | 19 February 2016 | 3rd | 2012 | Bronze medal (2012) | 10 |
F2 | Australia | AFC | AFC Qualifying 1st place | 7 March 2016 | 3rd | 2004 | Quarter-finals (2004) | 5 |
F3 | Zimbabwe | CAF | CAF Qualifying winners | 18 October 2015 | 1st | — | — | 93 |
F4 | Germany | UEFA | FIFA World Cup best European team | 22 June 2015 | 5th | 2008 | Bronze medal (2000, 2004, 2008) | 2 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Canada | 2–0 | Australia |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Attendance: 20,521[3]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Canada[3] |
Australia[3] |
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Assistant referees:
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Zimbabwe | 1–6 | Germany |
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Basopo 50' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
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Attendance: 20,521[4]
Zimbabwe[4] |
Germany[4] |
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Assistant referees:
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Canada | 3–1 | Zimbabwe |
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Beckie 7', 35' Sinclair 19' (pen.) |
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Chirandu 86' |
Attendance: 30,295[5]
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Canada[5] |
Zimbabwe[5] |
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Assistant referees:
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Germany | 2–2 | Australia |
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Däbritz 45+2' Bartusiak 88' |
Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Kerr 6' Foord 45' |
Attendance: 37,475[6]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Germany[6] |
Australia[6] |
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Assistant referees:
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Germany | 1–2 | Canada |
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Behringer 13' (pen.) | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Tancredi 26', 60' |
Attendance: 8,227[7]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Germany[7] |
Canada[7] |
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Assistant referees:
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Australia | 6–1 | Zimbabwe |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Msipa 90+1' |
Attendance: 5,115[8]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Australia[8] |
Zimbabwe[8] |
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Assistant referees:
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