China3–2Brazil
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United States
Olympic football 1996 · Women
United States
Italy’s campaign: Did not qualify
The tournament in short
WinnerUnited States
Teams8
Matches played16
Goal53
Update of tabellini: 31 October 2026
The path of Italy
Italy did not play the final stage of this edition.
Spins and Charts
Phases of rafts · Girone E
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | United States (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | — |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | — |
Phases of rafts · Girone F
| Rank | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | — |
Final classification
| Rank | Girone | Team | Playing | Vineyard | Wall | Percentage | Goals scored | Goals conceded | Difference goals | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | United States (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Gold Medal |
| 2 | E | China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | F | Norway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | F | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | Fourth place |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | F | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Elimination: group stage |
| 6 | E | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Elimination: group stage |
| 7 | F | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Elimination: group stage |
| 8 | E | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | Elimination: group stage |
Direct elimination phase
Key: dts = after extra time; dcr = after a penalty shootout.
Direct elimination phase · Semi-finals
Norway1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)United States
goalscorers →Direct elimination phase · Final for third place
Brazil0–2Norway
goalscorers →Direct elimination phase · Final for gold
China1–2United States
goalscorers →All games
The dates follow the local tournament schedule.
Showed parties: 16
United States3–0Denmark
United States: Venturini 37'; Hamm 41'; Milbrett 49'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida · 16:00
Referee: Cláudia de Vasconcellos (Brazil) · Spectators: 25,303
Table at source ↗Sweden0–2China
China: Shi Guihong 31'; Zhao Lihong 32'
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida · 16:00
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) · Spectators: 46,724
Table at source ↗Germany3–2Japan
Germany: Wiegmann 5'; Tomei 29' (authoritate); Mohr 52'
Japan: Kioka 18'; Noda 33'
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama · 13:30
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) · Spectators: 44,211
Table at source ↗Norway2–2Brazil
Norway: Medalen 32'; Aarønes 68'
Brazil: Pretinha 57', 89'
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C. · 15:00
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) · Spectators: 45,946
Table at source ↗United States2–1Sweden
United States: Venturini 15'; MacMillan 62'
Sweden: Overbeck 64' (authoritate)
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida · 18:00
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway) · Spectators: 28,000
Table at source ↗Denmark1–5China
Denmark: Madsen 55'
China: Shi Guihong 10'; Liu Ailing 49'; Sun Qingmei 29', 59'; Fan Yunjie 36'
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida · 16:00
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) · Spectators: 34,871
Table at source ↗Brazil2–0Japan
Brazil: Kátia 68'; Pretinha 78'
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama · 16:30
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) · Spectators: 26,111
Table at source ↗Norway3–2Germany
Norway: Aarønes 5'; Medalen 34'; Riise 65'
Germany: Wiegmann 32'; Prinz 62'
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C. · 18:30
Referee: Edward McGregor Lennie (Australia) · Spectators: 28,000
Table at source ↗United States0–0China
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida · 18:30
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) · Spectators: 55,650
Table at source ↗Denmark1–3Sweden
Denmark: Jensen 90'
Sweden: Swedberg 62', 68'; Videkull 76'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida · 18:30
Referee: Cláudia de Vasconcellos (Brazil) · Spectators: 17,020
Table at source ↗Brazil1–1Germany
Brazil: Sissi 53'
Germany: Wunderlich 4'
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama · 18:30
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) · Spectators: 28,319
Table at source ↗Norway4–0Japan
Norway: Pettersen 25', 86'; Medalen 60'; Tangeraas 74'
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C. · 18:30
Referee: Omar Al-Mehanna (Saudi Arabia) · Spectators: 30,237
Table at source ↗China3–2Brazil
China: Qingmei 5'; Haiying 83', 90'
Brazil: Roseli 67'; Pretinha 72'
Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) · Spectators: 64,196
Table at source ↗Norway1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)United States
Norway: Medalen 18'
United States: Akers 76' (rigori); MacMillan 100'
Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada) · Spectators: 64,196
Table at source ↗Brazil0–2Norway
Norway: Aarønes 21', 25'
Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) · Spectators: 76,489
Table at source ↗China1–2United States
China: Sun 32'
United States: MacMillan 19'; Milbrett 68'
Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway) · Spectators: 76,489
Table at source ↗No match matches the filters.
goalscorers
Authors are excluded from the labelling classification. Unidentified players in sources remain separated.
| goalscorers | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Kristin Aarønes | Norway | 4 |
| Linda Medalen | Norway | 4 |
| Pretinha | Brazil | 4 |
| Shannon MacMillan | United States | 3 |
| Sun Qingmei | China | 3 |
| Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | 2 |
| Malin Swedberg | Sweden | 2 |
| Marianne Pettersen | Norway | 2 |
| Shi Guihong | China | 2 |
| Tiffeny Milbrett | United States | 2 |
| Tisha Venturini | United States | 2 |
| Wei Haiying | China | 2 |
| Akemi Noda | Japan | 1 |
| Birgit Prinz | Germany | 1 |
| Fan Yunjie | China | 1 |
| Futaba Kioka | Japan | 1 |
| Hege Riise | Norway | 1 |
| Heidi Mohr | Germany | 1 |
| Helle Jensen | Denmark | 1 |
| Kátia Cilene Teixeira | Brazil | 1 |
| Lena Videkull | Sweden | 1 |
| Lene Madsen | Denmark | 1 |
| Liu Ailing | China | 1 |
| Mia Hamm | United States | 1 |
| Michelle Akers | United States | 1 |
| Pia Wunderlich | Germany | 1 |
| Roseli | Brazil | 1 |
| Sissi | Brazil | 1 |
| Sun Wen | China | 1 |
| Trine Tangeraas | Norway | 1 |
| Zhao Lihong | China | 1 |
Authorized: 2 · Unidentified markers: 0
Curiosity of the edition
goals and records
53 goals in 16 matches: 3.31 goals per game.
The game with more goals
Denmark – China 1–5 · 23/07/1996
Supplementary and staff
0 matches decided by shoot-outs, with the shoot-out score shown separately.
The women's Olympic tournament is reserved for major nationals, without age limit.
Sources of tabellini and charts
Structured data obtained from related sources; undocumented names and minutes remain as unknown. The final rigours are separated from the goals of the game.
Wikipedia · 1996 ↗Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31/10/2026
Data checked: 30 October 2026
Tournament figures
- Team
- Women
- Host country
- United States
- Winners
- United States
- Runners-up
- China
- Third place
- Norway
- Fourth place
- Brazil
- Final
- United States – China · 2–1
- Teams
- 8
- Matches
- 16
- Goals
- 53
- Total attendance
- 691762
- Top scorers
- Pretinha / Ann Kristin Aarønes / Linda Medalen (4 goals)
Did not qualify
Sources and credits
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament · Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
The comment of the event
United States wins the tournament. The winner’s campaign: 5 matches, 4 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats.
An unbeaten campaign: consistent results and resilience in the decisive rounds define this triumph.
The decisive match: China–United States 1–2.