| | Event type

Football, Women

Date	6 – 21 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Qinghuangdao Shi Ao Ti Zhongxin Tiyuchang, Qinhuangdao / Shanghai Tiyuchang, Shanghai / Shenyang Aolinpike Tiyu Zhongxin Tiyuchang, Shenyang / Tianjin Aolinpike Zhongxin Tiyuchang, Tianjin / Gongren Tiyuchang, Beijing
Participants	195 from 12 countries
Format	Round-robin pools advance teams to single-elimination tournament of four teams.

The women’s tournament was well attended, with seven of the quarter-finalists of the 2007 World Cup competing. (The only missing team was England, because Great Britain does not enter Olympic football tournaments.). Remarkably though, the last team to qualify was losing finalist Brazil, which had did not qualify directly from the continental qualifier. Other title contenders were Germany, the World Champion, and the United States, two-time Olympic Champion.

The favourites had a tough preliminary round, with Germany and Brazil opening against each other in a goal-less draw, while the US lost their first match to Norway. But the trio made it through to the semi-finals, supplemented by Japan, which upset the host nation in the quarter-finals. Led by star players Cristiane and Marta, the Brazilians took revenge for the lost World Cup final, beating Germany 4-1. Their opponent in the final was the same as in Athens. The United States overcame an earlier goal by Japan to win 4-2, and reached their fourth Olympic final in the fourth Olympic football tournament for women.

Like the previous women’s finals, the last match was a close affair. After the full 90 minutes, neither of the teams had scored. For the third time in succession, the Olympic final went into overtime. After six minutes, midfielder Carli Lloyd opened the score with a shot from just outside the box. Both teams then had good goal scoring changes in the remainder, but failed to convert them, and the United States won their third Olympic gold medal. With Germany winning the bronze medal match, the three podium nations were the same as they had been in 2004.

Though the US women had won Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2004, World Cups in 1991 and 1999, and never failed to be on the podium at either event, the past year had been tumultuous for the American team. At the 2007 World Cup, the US faced Brazil in the semi-finals. The US goal keeper throughout the tournament had been Hope Solo, but US coach Greg Ryan benched her for the match against Brazil, replacing her with Brianna Scurry, formerly the top US keeper, but now in the twilight of her career. With Scurry in goal, Brazil crushed the Americans 4-0. Solo did not go quietly, telling the press quite firmly that her benching should not have happened, and that she would not have allowed those goals. After those remarks, Ryan threw Solo off the team for the bronze medal match and the US players refused to allow her to return to the team. Ryan was fired as national coach shortly after the World Cup. It was not until Sweden’s Pia Sundhage (a 1996 Olympian) was chosen to replace Ryan as coach that Solo was invited back to the national team.

Then shortly before the Beijing Olympics, further problems arose for the US in a friendly against Brazil. In that match, their final warm-up for the Olympics, American star striker Abby Wambach broke her tibia in a collision with Andreía Rosa. Wambach had surgery and could not play at the Olympics. With her scoring prowess missing, and the uncertainty of Solo in goal, the United States was considered somewhat of a mystery team in Beijing.

Pos	Number	Team	NOC	Goals	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Penalty Kicks	Shots	Shots on Goal	Corner Kicks	Free Kicks	Offsides	Fouls Committed
1	–	United States	USA	12	5	0	–	122	71	35	2	19	67	Gold
	7	Shannon Boxx		0	0	0	–	13	6	–	–	–	13
	4	Rachel Buehler		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	17	Lori Chalupny		1	0	0	–	5	4	–	–	–	3
	12	Lauren Cheney		0	1	0	–	5	2	–	–	–	1
	14	Stephanie Cox		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	13	Tobin Heath		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	2
	16	Angela Hucles		4	0	0	–	22	14	–	–	–	3
	6	Tasha Kai		1	1	0	–	8	4	–	–	–	2
	11	Carli Lloyd		2	0	0	–	25	14	–	–	–	16
	15	Kate Sobrero-Markgraf		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	2
	2	Heather Mitts		0	2	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	9
	9	Heather O'Reilly		2	1	0	–	11	7	–	–	–	7
	3	Christie Pearce-Rampone		0	0	0	–	3	1	–	–	–	0
	8	Amy Rodriguez		1	0	0	–	17	11	–	–	–	5
	1	Hope Solo		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	5	Lindsay Tarpley		1	0	0	–	10	7	–	–	–	3
	10	Aly Wagner		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	18	Nicole Barnhart DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Pia Sundhage
2	–	Brazil	BRA	11	9	0	–	77	42	36	3	14	80	Silver
	1	Andréia		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	3	Andréia Rosa		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	3
	12	Bárbara		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	11	Cristiane		5	0	0	–	26	11	–	–	–	6
	7	Daniela		2	1	0	–	8	7	–	–	–	9
	16	Érika		0	1	0	–	4	2	–	–	–	7
	9	Estér		0	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	5
	15	Fabiana Baiana		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	8	Formiga		1	2	0	–	9	6	–	–	–	10
	13	Fran		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	1
	10	Marta		3	2	0	–	17	10	–	–	–	8
	17	Maurine		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	6	Maycon		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	6
	14	Pretinha		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	5	Kóki		0	1	0	–	3	1	–	–	–	5
	18	Rosana		0	1	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	5
	2	Simone Jatobá		0	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	7
	4	Tânia Maranhão		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	5
Coach		Jorge Barcellos
3	–	Germany	GER	7	5	0	–	81	42	37	3	20	59	Bronze
	1	Nadine Angerer		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	15	Lira Bajramaj		2	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	2
	7	Melanie Behringer		0	0	0	–	12	7	–	–	–	9
	6	Linda Bresonik		0	1	0	–	4	2	–	–	–	1
	18	Kerstin Garefrekes		1	0	0	–	8	4	–	–	–	5
	17	Ariane Hingst		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	5	Annike Krahn		0	0	0	–	5	3	–	–	–	1
	14	Simone Laudehr		1	2	0	–	8	3	–	–	–	15
	10	Renate Lingor		0	0	0	–	2	0	–	–	–	8
	11	Anja Mittag		1	0	0	–	11	6	–	–	–	1
	13	Célia Okoyino da Mbabi		0	0	0	–	2	0	–	–	–	2
	4	Babett Peter		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	0
	16	Conny Pohlers		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	2
	9	Birgit Prinz		1	2	0	–	17	10	–	–	–	7
	8	Sandra Smisek		0	0	0	–	4	2	–	–	–	2
	2	Kerstin Stegemann		1	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	3
	3	Saskia Bartusiak DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	12	Ursula Holl DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Silvia Neid
4	–	Japan	JPN	11	5	0	–	76	47	26	8	24	42
	7	Kozue Ando		0	0	0	–	5	2	–	–	–	3
	9	Eriko Arakawa		1	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	1
	1	Miho Fukumoto		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	13	Ayumi Hara		1	0	0	–	4	3	–	–	–	0
	3	Hiromi Isozaki-Ikeda		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	4	Azusa Iwashimizu		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	3
	6	Tomoe Kato		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	2	Yukari Kinga		1	1	0	–	10	6	–	–	–	4
	12	Karina Maruyama		0	0	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	1
	8	Aya Miyama		1	0	0	–	10	9	–	–	–	2
	17	Yuki Nagasato-Ogimi		1	1	0	–	14	7	–	–	–	9
	11	Shinobu Ohno		2	0	0	–	12	7	–	–	–	2
	15	Mizuho Sakaguchi		0	1	0	–	6	2	–	–	–	1
	10	Homare Sawa		3	1	0	–	11	9	–	–	–	12
	16	Rumi Utsugi		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	5	Miyuki Yanagita		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	14	Kyoko Yano		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	1
	18	Ayumi Kaihori DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Norio Sasaki
5	–	People's Republic of China	CHN	5	2	0	–	38	21	12	3	7	19
	7	Bi Yan		0	0	0	–	4	3	–	–	–	1
	17	Gu Yasha		1	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	0
	9	Han Duan		1	0	0	–	9	6	–	–	–	3
	18	Han Wenxia		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	3	Li Jie		0	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	4
	14	Liu Huana		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	10	Liu Sa		0	0	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	0
	12	Lou Jiahui		0	1	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	1
	11	Pu Wei		0	0	0	–	5	1	–	–	–	2
	16	Wang Dandan		0	0	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	0
	5	Weng Xinzhi		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	8	Xu Yuan		2	0	0	–	7	3	–	–	–	1
	6	Zhang Na		0	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	1
	4	Zhang Ying		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	3
	1	Zhang Yanru		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	15	Zhou Gaoping		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	2
	13	Jiang Shuai DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	2	Yuan Fan DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Shang Ruihua
6	–	Sweden	SWE	4	3	0	–	64	39	29	4	16	41
	10	Johanna Almgren		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	19	Maria Aronsson		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	18	Nilla Fischer		1	0	0	–	6	2	–	–	–	4
	16	Linda Forsberg		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	3
	9	Jessica Landström		0	1	0	–	7	3	–	–	–	9
	7	Sara Larsson		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	0
	1	Hedvig Lindahl		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	14	Josefine Öqvist		0	0	0	–	4	2	–	–	–	2
	13	Frida Östberg		0	0	0	–	4	1	–	–	–	6
	4	Anna Paulson		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	2
	17	Charlotte Rohlin		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	3
	8	Lotta Schelin		3	0	0	–	10	8	–	–	–	1
	5	Caroline Seger		0	1	0	–	5	4	–	–	–	4
	3	Stina Segerström		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	15	Therese Sjögran		0	0	0	–	8	5	–	–	–	3
	11	Victoria Svensson		0	0	0	–	14	9	–	–	–	3
	6	Sara Thunebro		0	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	1
	2	Karolina Westberg DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	12	Caroline Jönsson DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Thomas Dennerby
7	–	Norway	NOR	5	0	0	–	34	17	8	0	7	32
	12	Marit Fiane Christensen		0	0	0	–	4	1	–	–	–	2
	3	Gunhild Følstad		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	2
	8	Solveig Gulbrandsen		0	0	0	–	10	6	–	–	–	3
	9	Isabell Herlovsen		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	14	Guro Knutsen		1	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	0
	6	Marie Knutsen		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	2
	11	Leni Larsen Kaurin		1	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	1
	17	Lene Mykjåland		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	5	Siri Nordby		1	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	7	Trine Rønning		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	15	Marita Skammelsrud Lund		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	1	Erika Skarbø		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	2	Ane Stangeland Horpestad		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	4	Ingvild Stensland		0	0	0	–	3	1	–	–	–	5
	13	Lene Storløkken		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	6
	16	Elise Thorsnes		0	0	0	–	5	2	–	–	–	2
	10	Melissa Wiik		2	0	0	–	6	3	–	–	–	5
	18	Christine Colombo Nilsen DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Bjarne Berntsen
8	–	Canada	CAN	5	3	0	–	59	34	13	2	15	40
	9	Candace Chapman		1	0	0	–	2	2	–	–	–	2
	16	Jonelle Filigno		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	0
	10	Martina Franko		0	1	0	–	3	1	–	–	–	4
	5	Robyn Gayle		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	11	Randee Hermus		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	0
	15	Kara Lang		1	1	0	–	14	8	–	–	–	9
	1	Karina LeBlanc		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	8	Diana Matheson		0	0	0	–	4	2	–	–	–	6
	18	Erin McLeod		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	2	Jodi-Ann Robinson		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	1
	4	Clare Rustad		0	0	0	–	8	1	–	–	–	4
	6	Sophie Schmidt		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	3
	12	Christine Sinclair		2	0	0	–	16	11	–	–	–	1
	14	Melissa Tancredi		1	0	0	–	5	3	–	–	–	4
	17	Brittany Timko		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	13	Amy Walsh		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	7	Rhian Wilkinson		0	0	0	–	3	3	–	–	–	2
	3	Emily Zurrer		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	3
Coach		Even Pellerud
9	–	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK	2	5	0	–	32	19	15	3	2	33
	7	Ho Sun-Hui		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	1	Jon Myong-Hui		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	8	Kil Son-Hui		0	1	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	9
	17	Kim Yong-Ae		0	0	0	–	2	0	–	–	–	3
	2	Kim Kyong-Hwa		1	1	0	–	8	7	–	–	–	2
	6	Kim Ok-Sim		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	16	Kong Hye-Ok		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	4
	3	Om Jong-Ran		0	0	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	3
	10	Ri Kum-Suk		1	0	0	–	6	3	–	–	–	3
	11	Ri Un-Gyong		0	1	0	–	6	4	–	–	–	2
	9	Ri Un-Suk		0	0	0	–	5	2	–	–	–	4
	5	Song Jong-Sun		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	0
	15	Sonu Kyong-Sun		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	18	Han Hye-Yong DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	14	Jang Il-Ok DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	4	Jang Yong-Ok DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	12	Ri Un-Hyang DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	13	Yu Jong-Hui DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Kim Kwang-Min
10	–	New Zealand	NZL	2	3	0	–	15	8	7	3	6	31
	1	Jenny Bindon		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	5	Abby Erceg		0	0	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	0
	3	Anna Green		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	0
	9	Amber Hearn		1	1	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	2
	14	Kristy Hill		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	4	Katie Hoyle-Duncan		0	0	0	–	2	1	–	–	–	5
	15	Emma Kete		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	5
	16	Renee Leota		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	10	Emily McColl		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	1
	8	Hayley Moorwood		0	1	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	5
	17	Marlies Oostdam		0	1	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	5
	2	Ria Percival		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	4
	7	Ali Riley		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	2
	6	Rebecca Smith		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	0
	13	Rebecca Tegg		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	0
	11	Kirsty Yallop		1	0	0	–	2	2	–	–	–	2
	18	Rachel Howard DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	12	Merissa Smith DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		John Herdman
=11	–	Argentina	ARG	1	2	0	–	22	11	8	2	5	38
	3	Yésica Arrién		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	16	María Blanco		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	3
	6	Gabriela Chávez		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	5
	10	Mariela Coronel		0	0	0	–	7	6	–	–	–	4
	18	Vanina Correa		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	5	Marisa Gerez		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	3
	2	Eva González		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	3
	4	Florencia Mandrile		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	4
	7	Ludmila Manicler		1	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	2
	8	Emilia Mendieta		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	14	Andrea Ojeda		0	0	0	–	3	0	–	–	–	3
	15	Mercedes Pereyra		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	1
	9	María Potassa		0	0	0	–	3	1	–	–	–	0
	13	Florencia Quiñones		0	1	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	8
	11	Fabiana Vallejos		0	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	2
	17	Analía Almeida DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	1	Guadalupe Calello DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	12	Daiana Cardone DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		José Carlos Borrello
=11	–	Nigeria	NGR	1	3	0	–	29	18	8	2	10	43
	8	Ifeanyi Chiejene		0	0	0	–	4	3	–	–	–	2
	10	Rita Chikwelu		0	0	0	–	3	2	–	–	–	7
	11	Lilian Cole		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	1	Precious Dede		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	5	Onome Ebi		0	1	0	–	2	2	–	–	–	10
	17	Edith Eduviere		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	2	Efioanwan Ekpo		0	1	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	4
	13	Christie George		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	5
	14	Faith Ikidi		0	0	0	–	1	0	–	–	–	1
	15	Tawa Ishola		0	0	0	–	1	1	–	–	–	0
	16	Ulunma Jerome		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	2
	7	Stella Mbachu		0	0	0	–	0	0	–	–	–	0
	9	Sarah Michael		0	0	0	–	7	5	–	–	–	5
	4	Perpetua Nkwocha		1	0	0	–	7	4	–	–	–	4
	12	Cynthia Uwak		0	1	0	–	3	0	–	–	–	3
	6	Kikelomo Ajayi DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	18	Tochukwu Oluehi DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	3	Ayisat Yusuf DNS		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Joseph Ladipo

Preliminary Round

Date	6 – 12 August 2008

Group E

Pos	Team	NOC	Wins	Ties	Losses	Points	Goals
1	People's Republic of China	CHN	2	1	0	7	5-2	Q
2	Sweden	SWE	2	0	1	6	4-3	Q
3	Canada	CAN	1	1	1	4	4-4	q
4	Argentina	ARG	0	0	3	0	1-5

Match	Date/Time	Team	NOC	Result	Team	NOC
Match #1	06 Aug 17:00	Canada	CAN	2 – 1	Argentina	ARG
Match #2	06 Aug 19:45	People's Republic of China	CHN	2 – 1	Sweden	SWE
Match #3	09 Aug 17:00	Sweden	SWE	1 – 0	Argentina	ARG
Match #4	09 Aug 19:45	Canada	CAN	1 – 1	People's Republic of China	CHN
Match #5	12 Aug 19:45	People's Republic of China	CHN	2 – 0	Argentina	ARG
Match #6	12 Aug 19:45	Sweden	SWE	2 – 1	Canada	CAN

Group F

Pos	Team	NOC	Wins	Ties	Losses	Points	Goals
1	Brazil	BRA	2	1	0	7	5-2	Q
2	Germany	GER	2	1	0	7	2-0	Q
3	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK	1	0	2	3	2-3
4	Nigeria	NGR	0	0	3	0	1-5

Match	Date/Time	Team	NOC	Result	Team	NOC
Match #1	06 Aug 17:00	Brazil	BRA	0 – 0	Germany	GER
Match #2	06 Aug 19:45	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK	1 – 0	Nigeria	NGR
Match #3	09 Aug 17:00	Germany	GER	1 – 0	Nigeria	NGR
Match #4	09 Aug 19:45	Brazil	BRA	2 – 1	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK
Match #5	12 Aug 17:00	Germany	GER	1 – 0	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	PRK
Match #6	12 Aug 17:00	Brazil	BRA	3 – 1	Nigeria	NGR

Group G

Pos	Team	NOC	Wins	Ties	Losses	Points	Goals
1	United States	USA	2	0	1	6	5-2	Q
2	Norway	NOR	2	0	1	6	4-5	Q
3	Japan	JPN	1	1	1	4	7-4	q
4	New Zealand	NZL	0	1	2	1	2-7

Match	Date/Time	Team	NOC	Result	Team	NOC
Match #1	06 Aug 17:00	Japan	JPN	2 – 2	New Zealand	NZL
Match #2	06 Aug 19:45	Norway	NOR	2 – 0	United States	USA
Match #3	09 Aug 17:00	United States	USA	1 – 0	Japan	JPN
Match #4	09 Aug 19:45	Norway	NOR	1 – 0	New Zealand	NZL
Match #5	12 Aug 19:45	Japan	JPN	5 – 1	Norway	NOR
Match #6	12 Aug 19:45	United States	USA	4 – 0	New Zealand	NZL

Quarter-Finals

Date	15 August 2008
Format	Winners of each match advanced to semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	15 Aug 18:00	United States	USA	2 – 1	Canada	CAN	AET
Match #2	15 Aug 18:00	Brazil	BRA	2 – 1	Norway	NOR
Match #3	15 Aug 21:00	Germany	GER	2 – 0	Sweden	SWE	AET
Match #4	15 Aug 21:00	Japan	JPN	2 – 0	People's Republic of China	CHN

Semi-Finals

Date	18 August 2008
Format	Winners of each match advanced to final round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match #1	18 Aug 18:00	Brazil	BRA	4 – 1	Germany	GER
Match #2	18 Aug 21:00	United States	USA	4 – 2	Japan	JPN

Final Round

Date	21 August 2008
Format	Medal round.

Match	Date/Time	Competitors	NOC	Result	Competitors	NOC
Match 1/2	21 Aug 21:00	United States	USA	1 – 0	Brazil	BRA	AET
Match 3/4	21 Aug 18:00	Germany	GER	2 – 0	Japan	JPN