Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Twelve teams are scheduled to compete in the women's football at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Football at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Qualification
menwomen
Tournament
menwomen
Squads
menwomen

Table
Means of qualification Ref. Dates1 Venue1 Berths Qualified
Host country 7 September 2013 N/A 1  Japan
2018 Copa América [2] 4–22 April 2018  Chile 1  Brazil
2018 OFC Nations Cup [3] 18 November – 1 December 2018  New Caledonia 1  New Zealand
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
(as UEFA qualifying)		 [4] 7 June – 7 July 2019  France 3  Great Britain
 Netherlands
 Sweden
2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship [5] 28 January – 9 February 2020  United States 2  Canada
 United States
2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament [6] 5–10 March 2020 Various 1  Zambia
2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament [7] 6–11 March 2020 & 8–13 April 2021 Various 2  Australia
TBD
CAF–CONMEBOL play-off April 2021 Various 1 TBD
Total   12  
  • ^1 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments), various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.

2018 Copa América
Main article: 2018 Copa América Femenina

Brazil earned an Olympic qualification place by winning the Copa América. Chile advanced to the playoff round against Cameroon, the second-place team from the CAF qualifying tournament.

Qualified teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
at start of event
 Argentina7thChampions (2006)37
 Bolivia7thFifth place (1995)84
 Brazil (holders)8thChampions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014)8
 Chile (hosts)8thRunners-up (1991)40
 Colombia6thRunners-up (2010, 2014)24
 Ecuador7thThird place (2014)Not ranked
 Paraguay6thFourth place (2006)50
 Peru6thThird place (1998)59
 Uruguay6thThird place (2006)68
 Venezuela7thThird place (1991)64

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 10 Final stage
2  Chile 4 2 2 0 8 2 +6 8
3  Paraguay 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7
4  Uruguay 4 0 1 3 2 11 −9 1
5  Peru 4 0 1 3 1 12 −11 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: First stage tiebreakers

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21 12 Final stage
2  Argentina 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9
3  Venezuela 4 2 0 2 9 6 +3 6
4  Bolivia 4 1 0 3 1 18 −17 3
5  Ecuador 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: First stage tiebreakers

Final stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 2020 Summer Olympics
2  Chile 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 CAF–CONMEBOL play-off
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4  Colombia 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Final stage tiebreakers

2018 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup

New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning the Nations Cup.

Qualified teams
Main article: 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup qualification

All 11 OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[8] The top seven ranked teams advanced to the final automatically, with the remaining four competing in a qualification stage for the final place. Tahiti and New Caledonia, as French administrative divisions, were not eligible to compete at the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Team Method of
qualification		 Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
at start of event
 Cook IslandsAutomatic4thThird place (2010, 2014)
 New Caledonia2ndThird place (1983)
 New Zealand11thChampions (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014)
 Papua New Guinea9thRunners-up (2007, 2010, 2014)
 Samoa3rdFourth place (2003)
 Tahiti2ndGroup stage (2010)
 Tonga4thThird place (2007)
 FijiQualification winner3rdFourth place (1983, 1998)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  Tahiti 3 0 1 2 8 12 −4 1
4  Samoa 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 27 0 +27 9 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 15 10 +5 6
3  Tonga 3 1 0 2 1 23 −22 3
4  Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Final stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 November – Maré
 
 
 Papua New Guinea1
 
1 December – Nouméa
 
 Fiji5
 
 Fiji0
 
28 November – Lifou
 
 New Zealand8
 
 New Zealand8
 
 
 New Caledonia0
 
Third place match
 
 
1 December – Nouméa
 
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 
 New Caledonia1

UEFA qualification through the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup § Qualified UEFA teams for Summer Olympics
Qualification for women's championships (UEFA)
FIFA Women's World Cup
UEFA Women's Championship
Summer Olympics

Nine teams from UEFA competed at the World Cup, with the three best-placed European teams earning an Olympic qualification place. Three UEFA teams reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, which earned an Olympic qualification place for Great Britain (through England's performance), the Netherlands and Sweden, with Sweden eliminating reigning Olympic champions Germany.

Great Britain qualified through England's performance in the World Cup (a procedure already successfully employed by Team GB in field hockey and rugby sevens), based on a format agreed by the four British football associations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales). Scotland also qualified for the World Cup but, under the agreement whereby the highest ranked home nation is nominated to compete for the purposes of Olympic qualification, their performance was not taken into account. Scotland players, along with Welsh and Northern Irish players, will be eligible for the Great Britain team in Tokyo.[9]

Qualified UEFA teams
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals		 Last
appearance		 Streak Previous best performance 2019 performance
 NetherlandsUEFA qualification play-off winners13 November 20182nd20152Round of 16 (2015) Runners-up
 SwedenUEFA qualification Group 4 winners4 September 20188th20158Runners-up (2003) Third place
 England (for  Great Britain)UEFA qualification Group 1 winners31 August 20185th20154Third place (2015) Fourth place
 FranceHosts19 March 20154th20153Fourth place (2011) Quarter-finals
 GermanyUEFA qualification Group 5 winners4 September 20188th20158Champions (2003, 2007) Quarter-finals
 ItalyUEFA qualification Group 6 winners8 June 20183rd19991Quarter-finals (1991) Quarter-finals
 NorwayUEFA qualification Group 3 winners4 September 20188th20158Champions (1995) Quarter-finals
 SpainUEFA qualification Group 7 winners8 June 20182nd20152Group stage (2015) Round of 16
 ScotlandUEFA qualification Group 2 winners4 September 20181st–1Debut Group Stage

2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship
Main article: 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

The United States and Canada qualified for Olympic by winning the semi-finals of the Olympic Qualifying Championship.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Host.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 22 0 +22 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0
Source: CONCACAF

Final stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 February – Carson
 
 
 Canada1
 
9 February – Carson
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 Canada0
 
7 February – Carson
 
 United States3
 
 United States4
 
 
 Mexico0
 

2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Main article: 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Zambia earned an Olympic qualification place by winning the qualifying tournament. Cameroon will advance to the playoff round against Chile, the second-place team from the CONMEBOL qualifying tournament.

Bracket
First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round   Fifth round
 Ivory Coast — — w/o  
 Sierra Leone — —      Ivory Coast 3 0 3  
 Mali 3 2 5    Mali 0 0 0  
 Morocco 1 2 3        Ivory Coast (a) 0 1 1  
 Algeria 2 1 3        Nigeria 0 1 1  
 Chad 0 1 1      Algeria 0 0 0
 Nigeria    Nigeria 2 1 3  
Bye        Ivory Coast 0 1 1  
 Ethiopia 3 1 4        Cameroon 0 2 2  
 Uganda 2 0 2      Ethiopia 1 0 1  
 Cameroon    Cameroon (a) 1 0 1  
Bye        Cameroon 2 1 3
 Tanzania 2 0 2        DR Congo 0 2 2  
 DR Congo 2 1 3      DR Congo — — w/o
 Equatorial Guinea    Equatorial Guinea — —  
Bye        Cameroon 3 1 4
 Gabon (p) 0 2 2 (5)        Zambia (a) 2 2 4
 Congo 2 0 2 (3)      Gabon 0 0 0  
 Ghana    Ghana 3 2 5  
Bye        Ghana 0 0 0  
 Malawi 11 3 14        Kenya (a.e.t.) 0 1 1  
 Mozambique 1 0 1      Malawi 3 0 3
 Kenya    Kenya 2 3 5  
Bye        Kenya 2 0 2
 Angola — —        Zambia 2 1 3  
 Zambia — — w/o      Zambia[note 1] 5 — w/o  
 Zimbabwe    Zimbabwe 0 —  
Bye        Zambia 1 2 3
 Botswana 1 2 3        Botswana 0 0 0  
 Namibia 0 2 2      Botswana (p) 0 0 0 (3)
 South Africa    South Africa 0 0 0 (2)  
Bye  

2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Main article: 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Australia qualified for Olympic by winning the play-off round of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Qualified teams
Teams entering
third round		 Teams entering
second round		 Teams entering first round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 (unranked)

 Australia
 China PR
 North Korea
 South Korea
 Thailand

 Vietnam
 Uzbekistan

 Chinese Taipei
 Myanmar
 Jordan
 Iran

 India
 Philippines
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia

 United Arab Emirates
 Palestine
 Singapore
   Nepal

 Tajikistan
 Bangladesh
 Maldives

 Lebanon
 Macau1
 Mongolia

First round
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 33 0 +33 12 Second round
2  Philippines 4 3 0 1 17 7 +10 9
3  Tajikistan (H) 4 2 0 2 11 13 −2 6
4  Mongolia 4 0 1 3 4 20 −16 1
5  Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 27 −25 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 1 1 0 9 1 +8 4 Second round
2  Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
3  Lebanon 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
5  Macau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Second round
2  India 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4
3    Nepal 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Second round
2  Indonesia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Palestine (H) 3 1 1 1 3 9 −6 4
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Second round
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Third round
2  India 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
3    Nepal 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Indonesia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Third round
2  Uzbekistan (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Jordan 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
4  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Third round
2  Philippines 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 10 6 +4 3
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Third round
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Play-off round
2  Vietnam 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3  Myanmar 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
4  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Play-off round
2  China PR 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 7
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 1 12 −11 3
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  7–1  Vietnam 5–0 2–1
South Korea  Match 2  China PR 8 Apr 13 Apr

CAF–CONMEBOL play-off
Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CAF–CONMEBOL play-off)

The Cameroon, the African runners-up, and Chile, the South American runners-up, will compete in a home-and-away two-legged play-off for a spot in the Olympics. The draw for the order of legs was held on 31 January 2020 at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The first leg will be held in Cameroon (the participating team from Africa was not known at the time of draw), while the second leg will be held in Chile.[12][13] The matches were originally scheduled to be played on 9 and 15 April 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] The matches were rescheduled to 18 and 24 February 2021, as the Olympics had been postponed to July 2021.[15] However, FIFA announced on 4 February 2021 that the matches had been further postponed to the women's international match window in April 2021, with exact dates to be confirmed.[16]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon   Chile TBD Apr TBD Apr

Notes
  1. Zimbabwe Football Association failed to field a side for the second leg against Zambia after the players refused to fulfill the fixture as they were owed allowances from the 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship.[10][11]

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org (press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "La Copa América Femenina se celebrará del 4 al 22 de abril". CONMEBOL.com. 21 July 2017.
  3. "OFC Women's Nations Cup confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 March 2018.
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup fixtures/results". UEFA.com. 16 June 2019.
  5. "United States Set to Host 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". CONCACAF. Miami. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. "Tokyo 2020: Sierra Leone disqualified, Angola withdraws". CAF. 5 March 2019.
  7. "Asia's elite set to vie for two Tokyo 2020 tickets". Asian Football Confederation. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
  9. "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Home nations agree to GB women's football team". 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  10. Vickers, Steve; Mangunda, Yvonne (1 September 2019). "Zimbabwe's women boycott Olympic football qualifier against Zambia over unpaid fees". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  11. "Kenya outwit Malawi, through to third round". cafonline.com. CAF. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  12. "FIFA.com en español". Twitter (in Spanish). Zürich: @fifacom_es. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020. 🚨 Chile jugará de local la vuelta del repechaje intercontinental a #Tokyo2020 Así lo ha determinado el sorteo celebrado hoy en Zúrich 🇨🇱 @LaRoja se medirá a 🇨🇲 Camerún o 🇿🇲 Zambia por el pase al Torneo Olímpico de Fútbol Femenino 🗓️ 9 Abril - Ida 🗓️ 15 Abril - Vuelta
  13. "El Estadio Tierra de Campeones de Iquique albergará la vuelta del repechaje olímpico" [The Estadio Tierra de Campeones will host the 2nd Leg of the Olympic Play-offs] (in Spanish). La Roja. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  14. "FIFA pospone el repechaje olímpico entre Chile y Camerún debido al COVID-19". ANFP. 17 March 2020.
  15. "La Roja Femenina disputará en febrero el repechaje para los Juegos Olímpicos". laroja.cl. 31 July 2020.
  16. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Cameroon-Chile postponed". FIFA.com. 4 February 2021.
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