Group G of the women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was played from 3 to 9 August 2016, and included Colombia, France, New Zealand and United States. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, while the third-placed team will also advance if they are among the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.[1]
All times are BRT (UTC−3). For matches in Manaus, which is in AMT (UTC−4), local times are listed in parentheses.[2]
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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G1 | United States | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Qualifying 1st place | 19 February 2016 | 6th | 2012 | Gold medal (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) | 1 |
G2 | New Zealand | OFC | OFC Qualifying 1st place | 26 January 2016 | 3rd | 2012 | Quarter-finals (2012) | 17 |
G3 | France | UEFA | FIFA World Cup 2nd best European team | 22 June 2015 | 2nd | 2012 | Fourth place (2012) | 3 |
G4 | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Copa América 2nd place | 28 September 2014 | 2nd | 2012 | Group stage (2012) | 24 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
United States | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Attendance: 10,059[3]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
United States[3] |
New Zealand[3] |
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Assistant referees:
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France | 4–0 | Colombia |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Attendance: 6,847[4]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
France[4] |
Colombia[4] |
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Assistant referees:
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United States | 1–0 | France |
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Lloyd 64' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Attendance: 11,782[5]
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
United States[5] |
France[5] |
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Assistant referees:
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Colombia | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Hearn 31' |
Attendance: 8,505[6]
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Colombia[6] |
New Zealand[6] |
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Assistant referees:
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Colombia | 2–2 | United States |
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C. Usme 26', 90' | Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
C. Dunn 41' Pugh 59' |
Attendance: 30,557[7]
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
Colombia[7] |
United States[7] |
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Assistant referees:
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New Zealand | 0–3 | France |
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Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA) |
Le Sommer 38' Cadamuro 63', 90+2' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,350[8]
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
New Zealand[8] |
France[8] |
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Assistant referees:
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