Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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Twelve teams competed in the women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In addition to the United Kingdom, the host nation, 11 women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.

Table

More information Means of qualification, Date of completion ...
Means of qualificationDate of completionVenue1BerthsQualified
Host nation2005none1 Great Britain
AFC Preliminary Competition11 September 2011 China[1]2 Japan
 North Korea
CAF Preliminary Competition22 October 2011[2]multiple2 Cameroon
 South Africa
CONCACAF Preliminary Competition29 January 2012 Canada[3]2 United States
 Canada
CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition21 November 2010 Ecuador2 Brazil
 Colombia
OFC Preliminary Competition4 April 2012multiple1 New Zealand
Best UEFA teams in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup17 July 2011 Germany2 Sweden
 France
Total12
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  • ^1Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

AFC

Main article: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers

Japan and North Korea earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the final round.

First round

More information Group A, Group B ...
Group A Group B Group C

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Vietnam 4 10
2  Thailand 4 9
3  Chinese Taipei (H) 4 5
4  Myanmar 4 4
5  Hong Kong 4 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Uzbekistan 2 4
2  India 2 4
3  Bangladesh (H) 2 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Iran 3 7
2  Jordan (H) 3 5
3  Bahrain 3 2
4  Palestine 3 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
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Second round

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Thailand 4 10
2  Uzbekistan 4 9
3  Vietnam 4 7
4  Jordan (H) 4 3
5  Iran 4 0
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Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Final round

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Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Japan 5 13
2  North Korea 5 11
3  Australia 5 9
4  China (H) 5 5
5  South Korea 5 4
6  Thailand 5 0
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Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

CAF

Main article: 2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament

Cameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.

First round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botswana  2–6  Zambia 1–4 1–2
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Second round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gabon  w/o  Equatorial Guinea
Angola  2–2 (a)  Namibia 2–2 0–0
Congo  w/o  Nigeria
Cameroon  6–0  Mali 5–0 1–0
Guinea  1–7  Ghana 1–2 0–5
DR Congo  0–3  Ethiopia 0–0 0–3
Morocco  1–3  Tunisia 0–3 1–0
Zambia  1–5  South Africa 1–2 0–3
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Third round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia  2–2 (a)  Ghana 1–0 1–2
Cameroon  0–21  Equatorial Guinea 0–0 0–2
Nigeria  9–0  Namibia 7–0 2–0
South Africa  1–1 (6–5 p)  Tunisia 1–0 0–1
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More information Cameroon, 0–0 ...
Cameroon 0–0 Equatorial Guinea
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Attendance: 5,000
More information Equatorial Guinea, 2–0 ...
Equatorial Guinea 2–0 Cameroon
Añonma 12'
Jade 58'
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1 Equatorial Guinea were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player,[4] Jade Boho; Cameroon were advanced to the final round.[5]

Final round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  3–3 (3–4 p)  Cameroon 2–1 1–2
South Africa  4–1  Ethiopia 3–0 1–1
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CONCACAF

Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The United States and Canada earned Olympic qualification places by winning their semi-final matches.

Preliminary round

Main article: 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification

Caribbean Zone

More information Group A, Group B ...
Group A Group B

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Haiti 3 7
2  Cuba 3 7
3  Suriname 3 3
4  Aruba (H) 3 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Dominican Republic (H) 3 9
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 6
3  Bermuda 3 3
4  Dominica 3 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
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Ranking of second-placed teams

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Cuba 3 7
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 6
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Source: CONCACAF

Central American Zone

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Costa Rica 4 12
2  Guatemala (H) 4 9
3  El Salvador 4 6
4  Honduras 4 3
5  Nicaragua 4 0
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Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Group stage

More information Group A, Group B ...
Group A Group B

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Canada (H) 3 9
2  Costa Rica 3 6
3  Haiti 3 3
4  Cuba 3 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  United States 3 9
2  Mexico 3 6
3  Guatemala 3 3
4  Dominican Republic 3 0
Source: CONCACAF
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Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
January 27 – Vancouver
 
 
 Canada3
 
January 29 – Vancouver
 
 Mexico1
 
 Canada0
 
January 27 – Vancouver
 
 United States4
 
 United States3
 
 
 Costa Rica0
 

CONMEBOL

Main article: 2010 South American Women's Football Championship

Brazil and Colombia earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the second round of the South American Women's Football Championship.

First stage

More information Group A, Group B ...
Group A Group B

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Chile 4 9
2  Argentina 4 9
3  Ecuador (H) 4 9
4  Bolivia 4 3
5  Peru 4 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Brazil 4 12
2  Colombia 4 9
3  Paraguay 4 6
4  Venezuela 4 3
5  Uruguay 4 0
Source: CONMEBOL
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Second stage

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Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Brazil 3 9
2  Colombia 3 4
3  Chile 3 2
4  Argentina 3 1
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Source: CONMEBOL

OFC

Main article: 2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning their final round tie.

First stage

Round-robin

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Papua New Guinea 3 9
2  Tonga (H) 3 6
3  Samoa 3 3
4  Vanuatu 3 0
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Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Knockout round

 
Final
 
  
 
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa
 
 
 Papua New Guinea2
 
 
 Tonga0
 
 
 
 
 
Third place play-off
 
 
7 March 2012 – Nukuʻalofa
 
 
 Samoa0
 
 
 Vanuatu2
 

Final stage

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  15–0  Papua New Guinea 8–0 7–0
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UEFA

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

France and Sweden earned Olympic qualification places by finishing as the best UEFA teams in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

References

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