The 2020 Summer Olympic women's football final was a football match that took place at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, on 6 August 2021 to determine the winner of women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Canada won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after both teams drew 1–1 after extra time in the final.
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| Event | Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament | ||||||
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| After extra time Canada won 3–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 6 August 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama | ||||||
| Referee | Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) | ||||||
Venue
editThe final was originally scheduled to be held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo at 11:00 local time. Both teams requested a later kickoff time due to concerns about excessive heat; as the National Stadium was already booked for athletics events in the evening, the game was moved to 21:00 local time at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama.[1][2]
Route to the final
edit Sweden
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Round |  Canada
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 United States
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3–0 | Match 1 |  Japan
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1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Australia
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4–2 | Match 2 |  Chile
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2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand
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2–0 | Match 3 |  Great Britain
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1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Group G winners
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Final standings | Group E runners-up | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan
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3–1 | Quarter-finals |  Brazil
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0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
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1–0 | Semi-finals | United States
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1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Match
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Statistics
edit| Statistic | Sweden | Canada |
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| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 24 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 54% | 46% |
| Corner kicks | 14 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 12 | 9 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Viewership
editDespite taking place early in the morning in Canada, the game was viewed by 4.4 million Canadians on CBC Television, making it the most watched event of the games in Canada.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Statement on 6 August Olympic medal matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (August 5, 2021). "Canada-Sweden Olympic soccer final pushed back due to concerns about heat". CBC.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Starting Line-up: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Referee Match Assignments: Fri 6 Aug 2021" (PDF). Olympics.com. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Match Report: Match 26, SWE vs CAN" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ @CBCOlympics (7 August 2021). "On Friday morning, a TV audience of 4.4 million watched @CBC to cheer on the Canadian Women's Soccer team as they won gold for Canada at 10:47 am, making this the most-watched moment of #Tokyo2020 in Canada" (Tweet) – via Twitter.