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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 13–28 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Norway (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 326,215 (20,388 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sun Wen (4 goals) |
| Fair play award | Germany |
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The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the second edition of the women's Olympic football tournament and was held from 13 to 28 September 2000. It was hosted at three venues along the Eastern side of Australia with matches being held in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
The tournament features eight women's national teams from six continental confederations with the qualification coming from the previous year's World Cup. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the semi-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Sydney Football Stadium.
At the end of the group stage, Brazil, Germany, Norway and the United States qualified through to the knockout stage. After Norway and the United States both won the semi-finals, the final was played on the 28 September 2000. The match would go to extra time, with a controversial handball in the 102nd minute from Dagny Mellgren securing Norway the gold medal as they won 3–2. Germany won the bronze medal defeating Brazil 2–0.
Medal winners
Venues
Further information: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics § VenuesThe tournament was held in three venues across three cities:
Qualification
Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's qualificationThe seven best quarter-finalists at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the host nation Australia qualified for the 2000 Olympic women's football tournament.
- Africa (CAF)
- Asia (AFC)
- North and Central America (CONCACAF)
- South America (CONMEBOL)
- Europe (UEFA)
- Oceania (OFC)
Australia – host nation
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Squads
Main article: Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's team squadsMatch officials
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Group stage
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Sweden
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Australia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Australia | 0–3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Grings  39'Wiegmann 70'Lingor 90' |
| Sweden | 0–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pretinha 21' Kátia 70' |
| Australia | 1–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Salisbury 57' |
Report | Andersson 66' (pen.) |
| Germany | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Prinz 33', 41' |
Report | Raquel 72' |
| Australia | 1–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes 33' |
Report | Raquel 56' Kátia 64' |
| Germany | 1–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Hingst 88' |
Report |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Norway
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| China
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | Norway |
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| Milbrett 18' Hamm 24' |
Report |
| China | 3–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Zhao 12' Sun 57', 83' |
Report | Nkwocha 85>pen.' |
| United States | 1–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Foudy 38' |
Report | Sun 67' |
| Norway | 3–1 | Nigeria |
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| Mellgren 22' Riise 62' (pen.)Pettersen 90' |
Report | Akide 78' |
| United States | 3–1 | Nigeria |
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| Chastain 26' Lilly 35'MacMillan 56' |
Report | Akide 48' |
| Norway | 2–1 | China |
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| Pettersen 55' Haugenes 78' |
Report | Sun 75' (pen.) |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 September – Sydney | ||||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||
| 28 September – Sydney | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Norway | 3 | |||||
| 24 September – Canberra | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 September – Sydney | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Germany | 0–1 | Norway |
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| Report | Wunderlich 80' (o.g.) |
| United States | 1–0 | Brazil |
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| Hamm 60' |
Report |
Bronze medal match
| Germany | 2–0 | Brazil |
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| Lingor 64' Prinz 79' |
Report |
Gold medal match
| Norway | 3 – 2 (a.e.t./g.g.) | United States |
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| Espeseth 44' Gulbrandsen 78'Mellgren  102' |
Report | Milbrett 5', 90' |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 42 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match. Sun Wen of China was the top scorer of the tournament with four goals.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Sunni Hughes
- Cheryl Salisbury
- Pretinha
- Zhao Lihong
- Inka Grings
- Ariane Hingst
- Bettina Wiegmann
- Perpetua Nkwocha
- Gro Espeseth
- Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
- Margunn Haugenes
- Hege Riise
- Malin Andersson
- Brandi Chastain
- Julie Foudy
- Kristine Lilly
- Shannon MacMillan
1 own goal
- Tina Wunderlich (against Norway)
Source: FIFA
Assists
5 assists
2 assists
1 assist
- Sharon Black
- Kátia
- Pretinha
- Liu Ailing
- Inka Grings
- Birgit Prinz
- Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
- Julie Foudy
- Shannon MacMillan
- Tiffeny Milbrett
- Carla Overbeck
Source: FIFA
FIFA Fair Play Award
- Winner: Germany
Germany won the FIFA Fair Play Award, given to the team with the best record of fair play during the tournament.
Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Norway
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Gold medal |
| 2 | F | United States
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Silver medal |
| 3 | E | Germany
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | E | Brazil
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | F | China
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | E | Sweden
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 7 | E | Australia (H)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 8 | F | Nigeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
References
- "SYDNEY 2000: SOCCER; After a Wild, Intense Match, Norway Wins Gold Over the US – New York Times". The New York Times. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- White, Joseph. "Norway Beats U.S. to Win Soccer Gold – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ Statistics – Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000. Zürich. 2000.
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External links
- Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000 – Women, FIFA.com
- RSSSF Summary
- FIFA Technical Report (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
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