Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016: Official Draw Result

Published on: 14 April 2016

Rio de Janeiro: Asia’s representatives at the Women’s Football Tournament at Rio 2016, Australia and China, found out the first steps on becoming the continent’s first Olympic gold medalists following Thursday’s draw at the Maracana.

Australia, taking part in the Olympics for the first time as a member of the AFC having represented the OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) at Athens 2004 and on home soil in Sydney four years earlier, have been drawn in Group E where they will face debutants Zimbabwe, Canada, and Germany, while China, silver medallists at the inaugural tournament in Atlanta in 1996take on hosts Brazil, Sweden, and South Africa in Group F

The top two teams from each group along with the two best third ranked teams will qualify for the quarter finals.

An impressive display in the qualifiers in Osaka saw Alen Stajcic’s side win their first four games to guarantee Australia’s return to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years before a 1-1 draw with China (pictured) in the final round of fixtures saw the Matildas finish top of the six-team table.

The Steel Roses went into the last match of the qualifiers having also booked their place at the Rio Olympics in the penultimate round, with their 1-0 defeat of Korea Republic coupled with Australia’s 2-1 victory over DPR Korea, ensuring China would finish in the top two when the curtain came down on a thrilling competition.

GROUP E: Brazil, China, Sweden, South Africa

GROUP F: Canada, Australia, Zimbabwe, Germany

GROUP G: USA, New Zealand, France, Colombia

AUSTRALIA: OLYMPIC FACTS & FIGURES  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous appearances: 2 (2004, 2000)

Best finish: Quarter-finals (2004)

Matches played: 7

All-time record (W-D-L): 1 - 2 - 4

Goals scored: 5

Goals conceded: 10

Best result: 1-0 (v Greece in 2004)

CHINA: OLYMPIC FACTS & FIGURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous appearances: 4 (2008, 2004, 2000, 1996)

Best finish: Silver medal (1996)

Matches played: 14

All-time record (W-D-L): 6 - 4 - 4

Goals scored: 22

Goals conceded: 22

Best result: 5-1 (versus Denmark in 1996)

Source: the-afc.com

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