Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group F

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]

All times are BRT (UTC−3).^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Olympic appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings at start of event
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

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Canada vs Australia

3 August 2016

15:00

Canada	2–0	Australia
Beckie 1' Sinclair 80'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 20,521^[3]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Canada^[3]

Australia^[3]


GK	1	Stephanie Labbé
DF	3	Kadeisha Buchanan	48'
DF	4	Shelina Zadorsky	19'
DF	7	Rhian Wilkinson		22' 46'
DF	10	Ashley Lawrence
MF	8	Diana Matheson		69'
MF	11	Desiree Scott
MF	17	Jessie Fleming
FW	12	Christine Sinclair (c)
FW	14	Melissa Tancredi		23'
FW	16	Janine Beckie
Substitutions:
DF	2	Allysha Chapman		46'
MF	5	Quinn^{[note 1]}		23'
MF	13	Sophie Schmidt		69'
Manager:
John Herdman


GK	1	Lydia Williams
DF	4	Clare Polkinghorne (c)
DF	5	Laura Alleway
DF	14	Alanna Kennedy
MF	3	Katrina Gorry
MF	6	Chloe Logarzo	61'
MF	8	Elise Kellond-Knight
MF	10	Emily van Egmond
MF	16	Michelle Heyman	71'
FW	9	Caitlin Foord
FW	15	Samantha Kerr	46'
Substitutions:
DF	7	Steph Catley	46'
FW	11	Lisa De Vanna	61'
FW	17	Kyah Simon	71'
Manager:
Alen Stajcic

Assistant referees:
Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Fourth official:
Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Zimbabwe vs Germany

3 August 2016

18:00

Zimbabwe	1–6	Germany
Basopo 50'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Däbritz 22' Popp 36' Behringer 53', 78' Leupolz 83' Chibanda 90' (o.g.)

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 20,521^[4]

Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Zimbabwe^[4]

Germany^[4]


GK	16	Lindiwe Magwede
DF	2	Lynett Mutokuto
DF	3	Shiela Makoto	41'
DF	4	Nobuhle Majika	77'
DF	14	Eunice Chibanda
MF	5	Msipa Emmaculate		81'
MF	6	Talent Mandaza
MF	12	Marjory Nyaumwe
FW	7	Rudo Neshamba (c)		46'
FW	15	Rutendo Makore	90+1'
FW	17	Kudakwashe Basopo		81'
Substitutions:
FW	18	Felistas Muzongondi		46'
MF	11	Daisy Kaitano		81'
FW	13	Erina Jeke		81'
Manager:
Shadreck Mlauzi


GK	1	Almuth Schult
DF	3	Saskia Bartusiak (c)
DF	4	Leonie Maier
DF	5	Annike Krahn
MF	6	Simone Laudehr	19'
MF	7	Melanie Behringer
MF	13	Sara Däbritz
MF	17	Isabel Kerschowski	72'
FW	9	Alexandra Popp
FW	10	Dzsenifer Marozsán
FW	11	Anja Mittag	65'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Melanie Leupolz	19'
MF	8	Lena Goeßling	65'
DF	12	Tabea Kemme	72'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

Assistant referees:
Cui Yongmei (China)
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Canada vs Zimbabwe

6 August 2016

15:00

Canada	3–1	Zimbabwe
Beckie 7', 35' Sinclair 19' (pen.)	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Chirandu 86'

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 30,295^[5]

Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

Canada^[5]

Zimbabwe^[5]


GK	18	Sabrina D'Angelo
DF	3	Kadeisha Buchanan	59'
DF	9	Josée Bélanger	80'
DF	10	Ashley Lawrence
MF	5	Quinn^{[note 1]}
MF	8	Diana Matheson		63'
MF	13	Sophie Schmidt
MF	17	Jessie Fleming	58'	70'
FW	12	Christine Sinclair (c)
FW	14	Melissa Tancredi		61'
FW	16	Janine Beckie
Substitutions:
FW	6	Deanne Rose		61'
DF	2	Allysha Chapman		63'
FW	15	Nichelle Prince		70'
Manager:
John Herdman


GK	1	Chido Dringirai	18'
DF	3	Shiela Makoto
DF	4	Nobuhle Majika
DF	14	Eunice Chibanda
MF	5	Msipa Emmaculate
MF	6	Talent Mandaza
MF	8	Rejoice Kapfumvuti
MF	12	Marjory Nyaumwe
FW	15	Rutendo Makore		79'
FW	17	Kudakwashe Bhasopo		88'
FW	18	Felistas Muzongondi (c)		68'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Mavis Chirandu		68'
MF	11	Daisy Kaitano		79'
FW	13	Erina Jeke		88'
Manager:
Shadreck Mlauzi

Assistant referees:
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Yoleida Lara (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Teodora Albon (Romania)

Germany vs Australia

6 August 2016

18:00

Germany	2–2	Australia
Däbritz 45+2' Bartusiak 88'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Kerr 6' Foord 45'

Arena Corinthians, São Paulo

Attendance: 37,475^[6]

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Germany^[6]

Australia^[6]


GK	1	Almuth Schult
DF	3	Saskia Bartusiak (c)
DF	4	Leonie Maier
DF	5	Annike Krahn		46'
DF	12	Tabea Kemme
MF	7	Melanie Behringer
MF	13	Sara Däbritz
MF	16	Melanie Leupolz
FW	9	Alexandra Popp	30'
FW	10	Dzsenifer Marozsán		70'
FW	11	Anja Mittag		61'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Josephine Henning	56'	46'
MF	17	Isabel Kerschowski		61'
MF	8	Lena Goeßling		70'
Manager:
Silvia Neid


GK	1	Lydia Williams
DF	4	Clare Polkinghorne
DF	5	Laura Alleway
DF	7	Steph Catley
DF	14	Alanna Kennedy
MF	3	Katrina Gorry
MF	8	Elise Kellond-Knight
MF	11	Lisa De Vanna (c)	67'
FW	9	Caitlin Foord
FW	15	Samantha Kerr	83'
FW	17	Kyah Simon
Substitutions:
MF	6	Chloe Logarzo	67'
FW	16	Michelle Heyman	83'
Manager:
Alen Stajcic

Assistant referees:
Sarah Jones (New Zealand)
Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Australia vs Zimbabwe

9 August 2016

16:00

Australia	6–1	Zimbabwe
De Vanna 2' Polkinghorne 15' Kennedy 37' Simon 50' Heyman 55', 66'	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Msipa 90+1'

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 5,115^[7]

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Australia^[7]

Zimbabwe^[7]


GK	18	Mackenzie Arnold
DF	4	Clare Polkinghorne
DF	7	Steph Catley
DF	14	Alanna Kennedy
MF	3	Katrina Gorry		52'
MF	6	Chloe Logarzo	90+5'
MF	8	Elise Kellond-Knight
MF	9	Caitlin Foord		75'
MF	10	Emily van Egmond
FW	11	Lisa De Vanna (c)		74'
FW	17	Kyah Simon
Substitutions:
FW	16	Michelle Heyman		52'
FW	2	Larissa Crummer		74'
DF	12	Ellie Carpenter		75'
Manager:
Alen Stajcic


GK	1	Chido Dringirai		58'
DF	2	Lynett Mutokuto
DF	3	Shiela Makoto	80'
DF	4	Nobuhle Majika (c)
DF	14	Eunice Chibanda
MF	5	Msipa Emmaculate
MF	6	Talent Mandaza
MF	8	Rejoice Kapfumvuti		75'
MF	10	Mavis Chirandu		46'
MF	12	Marjory Nyaumwe
FW	17	Kudakwashe Bhasopo
Substitutions:
FW	15	Rutendo Makore		46'
GK	16	Lindiwe Magwede		58'
MF	11	Daisy Kaitano		75'
Manager:
Shadreck Mlauzi

Assistant referees:
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
Fourth official:
Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Germany vs Canada

9 August 2016

16:00

Germany	1–2	Canada
Behringer 13' (pen.)	Report (Rio2016) Report (FIFA)	Tancredi 26', 60'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 8,227^[8]

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Germany^[8]

Canada^[8]


GK	1	Almuth Schult
DF	2	Josephine Henning		46'
DF	3	Saskia Bartusiak (c)
DF	12	Tabea Kemme
DF	14	Babett Peter
MF	7	Melanie Behringer
MF	8	Lena Goeßling
MF	17	Isabel Kerschowski		68'
FW	10	Dzsenifer Marozsán	59'	68'
FW	11	Anja Mittag
FW	15	Mandy Islacker
Substitutions:
DF	5	Annike Krahn		46'
FW	9	Alexandra Popp		68'
MF	16	Melanie Leupolz		68'
Manager:
Silvia Neid


GK	1	Stephanie Labbé
DF	2	Allysha Chapman
DF	4	Shelina Zadorsky
DF	7	Rhian Wilkinson
DF	9	Josée Bélanger
MF	5	Quinn^{[note 1]}
MF	11	Desiree Scott
MF	13	Sophie Schmidt		64'
MF	17	Jessie Fleming		46'
FW	6	Deanne Rose		69'
FW	14	Melissa Tancredi (c)
Substitutions:
DF	10	Ashley Lawrence		46'
MF	8	Diana Matheson		64'
FW	15	Nichelle Prince	90'	69'
Manager:
John Herdman

Assistant referees:
Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)
Cui Yongmei (China)
Fourth official:
Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Then known as Rebecca Quinn

References

^ "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2015.
^ "Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Match Report: CAN vs AUS" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Match Report: GER vs AUS" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Match Report: GER vs CAN" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

External links

Football – Women, Rio2016.com
Women's Olympic Football Tournament, Rio 2016, FIFA.com

[Quinn-4] Then known as Rebecca Quinn

[regulations-1] "Regulations for the Olympic Football Tournaments 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2015.

[2] "Match Schedule Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2016.

[CAN_vs_AUS-3] "Match Report: CAN vs AUS" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[ZIM_vs_GER-5] "Match Report: ZIM vs GER" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[CAN_vs_ZIM-6] "Match Report: CAM vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[GER_vs_AUS-7] "Match Report: GER vs AUS" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[AUS_vs_ZIM-8] "Match Report: AUS vs ZIM" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[GER_vs_CAN-9] "Match Report: GER vs CAN" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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