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Football, Women

Date11 – 26 August 2004
StatusOlympic
LocationEthniko Kaftanzogleio Stadio Thessalonikis, Thessaloniki / Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Athina / Pampeloponnisiako Stadio, Patras / Pankritio Stadio, Iraklion / Panthessaliko Stadio, Volos
Participants166 from 10 countries
FormatRound-robin pools advance teams to single-elimination tournament of eight teams.

The women’s field was expanded from eight to ten teams, which gave the tournament an odd format as only two teams were eliminated in the group stage. Among them was 1996 silver medalist China, which was slaughtered by World Champion Germany 8-0. The first knockout round saw all favoured teams progress into the semis. The Germans, captained by star player Birgit Prinz, played 1996 champion United States, but trailed for most of the match. Only in stoppage time, the Germans levelled through Isabell Bachor. Heather O’Reilly scored the winner for the Americans nine minutes into sudden death overtime. The other 2003 World Cup finalist, Sweden, was also eliminated as Brazil moved to the final for the first time. As in Sydney, the decider went into overtime. Forward Abby Wambach headed in the winning goal three minutes away from penalty kicks.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1United StatesUSAGold
1Briana Scurry
3Christie Pearce-Rampone
4Cat Reddick
14Joy Fawcett
15Kate Sobrero-Markgraf
7Shannon Boxx
10Aly Wagner
11Julie Foudy
13Kristine Lilly
9Mia Hamm
16Abby Wambach
2Heather Mitts
5Lindsay Tarpley
6Brandi Chastain
8Angela Hucles
12Cindy Parlow
17Heather O'Reilly
19Shannon MacMillan DNS
21Tiffany Roberts DNS
20Lorrie Fair DNS
22Hope Solo DNS
18Kristin Luckenbill DNS
CoachApril Heinrichs
2BrazilBRASilver
8 Daniela
5 Juliana
6 Kóki
17 Roseli
3 Mônica
15 Maycon
11 Rosana
14 Elaine
9 Pretinha
7 Formiga
2Grazielle Nascimento
16 Kelly Cristina
13 Aline
4 Tânia Maranhão
12 Cristiane
18 Andréia
10 Marta
21 Dayane DNS
1 Maravilha DNS
CoachRené Simões
3GermanyGERBronze
1Silke Rottenberg
2Kerstin Stegemann
4Steffi Jones
15Sonja Fuss
17Ariane Hingst
3Kerstin Garefrekes
6Viola Odebrecht
7Pia Wunderlich
10Renate Lingor
8Petra Wimbersky
9Birgit Prinz
5Sarah Günther
11Martina Müller
12Navina Omilade
13Sandra Minnert
14Isabell Bachor
16Conny Pohlers
21Anja Mittag DNS
19Britta Carlson DNS
22Alexandra Schwald DNS
20Sandra Smisek DNS
18Nadine Angerer DNS
CoachTina Theune-Meyer
4SwedenSWE
9Malin Andersson
5Kristin Bengtsson
14Linda Fagerström
1Caroline Jönsson
7Sara Larsson
10Hanna Ljungberg
4Hanna Marklund
6Malin Moström
16Salina Olsson
12Josefine Öqvist
8Frida Östberg
13Lotta Schelin
15Therese Sjögran
17Anna Sjöström
11Victoria Svensson
3Jane Törnqvist
2Karolina Westberg
18Hedvig Lindahl DNS
20Sara Thunebro DNS
22Maja Åström DNS
21Anna-Maria Eriksson DNS
19Frida Nordin DNS
CoachMarika Domanski Lyfors
5AustraliaAUS
1Cassandra Kell
2Rhian Davies
3Sacha Wainwright
4Dianne Alagich
5Cheryl Salisbury
6Sally Shipard
8Heather Garriock
10Joanne Peters
14Gillian Foster
17Danielle Small
7Sarah Walsh
9Kylie Ledbrook
11Lisa De Vanna
12Karla Reuter
13Thea Slatyer
16Selin Kuralay
18Melissa Barbieri DNS
20Leah Blayney DNS
21Lana Harch DNS
15Tal Karp DNS
19Amy Taylor DNS
CoachAdrian Santrac
6NigeriaNGR
1Precious Dede
3Felicia Eze
6Faith Ikidi
13Yinka Kudaisi
17Chima Nwosu
2Efioanwan Ekpo
15Maureen Mmadu
4Perpetua Nkwocha
7Stella Mbachu
10Mercy Akide
11Vera Okolo
5Ajuma Ameh
8Rita Nwadike
9Blessing Igbojionu
14Akudo Sabi
16Nkechi Egbe
21Gloria Usieta DNS
19Stella Godwin DNS
22Elizabeth Johnson DNS
12Celestina Onyeka DNS
18Ogechi Onyinanya DNS
20Gift Otuwe DNS
CoachIsmaila Mabo
7JapanJPN
1Nozomi Yamago
3Hiromi Isozaki-Ikeda
5Naoko Kawakami
12Yasuyo Yamagishi
13Aya Shimokozuru
6Tomoe Kato
8Tomomi Miyamoto
16Yayoi Kobayashi
9Eriko Arakawa
10Homare Sawa
11Mio Otani
2Kyoko Yano
7Emi Yamamoto
14Karina Maruyama
15Miyuki Yanagita
17Kozue Ando
4Yumi Obe DNS
18Shiho Onodera DNS
22Miho Fukumoto DNS
20Yukari Kinga DNS
19Yuka Miyazaki DNS
21Tomoko Suzuki DNS
CoachEiji Ueda
8MexicoMEX
18Pamela Tajonar
2Elizabeth Gómez
3Rubí Sandoval
4Mónica González
5María de Jesús Castillo
6Mónica Vergara
8Fátima Leyva
11Patricia Pérez
15Dioselina Valderrama
9Maribel Domínguez
10Iris Mora
1Jennifer Molina
7Juana López
13Luz Saucedo
14Nancy Gutiérrez
16Alma Martínez
17Guadalupe Worbis
22Alba García DNS
12Carina Maravillas DNS
21Leslie Muñoz DNS
20Mónica Ocampo DNS
CoachLeonardo Cuéllar
9People's Republic of ChinaCHN
1Xiao Zhen
2Jin Xiaomei
3Li Jie
5Fan Yunjie
10Teng Wei
15Ren Liping
6Pu Wei
8Bi Yan
12Qu Feifei
9Han Duan
17Ji Ting
4Wang Liping
7Zhang Ouying
11Bai Lili
16Zhang Ying
13Liu Huana DNS
18Gao Yingying DNS
20Liu Yali DNS
22Ning Zhenyun DNS
14Shi Dan DNS
21Wang Kun DNS
19Zhong Jinyu DNS
CoachZhang Haitao
10GreeceGRE
16Eleni Benson
1Maria Giatrakou
15Tania Kalyvas
8Konstantina Katsaiti
13Alexandra Kavvada
10Natalia Chatzigiannidou
2Angeliki Lagoumtzi
17Maria Lazarou
12Amalia Loseno
6Efi Michailidou
18Ileana Moschou
11Dimitra Panteleiadou
14Anastasia Papadopoulou
5Athanasia Pouridou
3Sofia Smith
7Vasiliki Soupiadou
4Bemba Stratakis
9Angeliki Tefani
21Maria Adamaki DNS
19Sofia Fostiropoulou DNS
22Irene Papathanasiou DNS
20Dimitra Theochari DNS
CoachXanthi Konstantinidou

Preliminary Round

Date11 – 17 August 2004

Group E

PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1SwedenSWE10132-2Q
2NigeriaNGR10132-2Q
3JapanJPN10131-1q
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #111 Aug 18:00JapanJPN1 – 0SwedenSWE
Match #214 Aug 18:00NigeriaNGR1 – 0JapanJPN
Match #317 Aug 18:00SwedenSWE2 – 1NigeriaNGR

Group F

PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1GermanyGER200610-0Q
2MexicoMEX01111-3Q
3People's Republic of ChinaCHN01111-9
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #111 Aug 18:00GermanyGER8 – 0People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #214 Aug 18:00People's Republic of ChinaCHN1 – 1MexicoMEX
Match #317 Aug 18:00GermanyGER2 – 0MexicoMEX

Group G

PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1United StatesUSA21076-1Q
2BrazilBRA20168-2Q
3AustraliaAUS11142-2q
4GreeceGRE00300-11
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #111 Aug 18:00United StatesUSA3 – 0GreeceGRE
Match #211 Aug 18:00BrazilBRA1 – 0AustraliaAUS
Match #314 Aug 18:00United StatesUSA2 – 0BrazilBRA
Match #414 Aug 18:00AustraliaAUS1 – 0GreeceGRE
Match #517 Aug 18:00BrazilBRA7 – 0GreeceGRE
Match #617 Aug 18:00AustraliaAUS1 – 1United StatesUSA

Quarter-Finals

Date20 August 2004
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #120 Aug 18:00United StatesUSA2 – 1JapanJPN
Match #220 Aug 18:00GermanyGER2 – 1NigeriaNGR
Match #320 Aug 21:00SwedenSWE2 – 1AustraliaAUS
Match #420 Aug 21:00BrazilBRA5 – 0MexicoMEX

Semi-Finals

Date23 August 2004
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #123 Aug 18:00United StatesUSA2 – 1GermanyGERAET
Match #223 Aug 21:00BrazilBRA1 – 0SwedenSWE

Final Round

Date26 August 2004
FormatMedal round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/226 Aug 18:00United StatesUSA2 – 1BrazilBRAAET
Match 3/426 Aug 21:00GermanyGER1 – 0SwedenSWE