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).
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Table
Means of qualification | Ref. | Dates1 | Venue1 | Berths | Qualified |
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Host country | 7 September 2013 | N/A | 1 | ![]() | |
2018 Copa América | [2] | 4–22 April 2018 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2018 OFC Nations Cup | [3] | 18 November – 1 December 2018 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup (as UEFA qualifying) |
[4] | 7 June – 7 July 2019 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship | [5] | 28 January – 9 February 2020 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
2020 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament | [6] | 5–10 March 2020 | Various | 1 | ![]() |
2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament | [7] | 6–11 March 2020 & 8–13 April 2021 | Various | 2 | ![]() 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
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 |
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![]() | 7th | Champions (2006) | 37 |
![]() | 7th | Fifth place (1995) | 84 |
![]() | 8th | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2014) | 8 |
![]() | 8th | Runners-up (1991) | 40 |
![]() | 6th | Runners-up (2010, 2014) | 24 |
![]() | 7th | Third place (2014) | Not ranked |
![]() | 6th | Fourth place (2006) | 50 |
![]() | 6th | Third place (1998) | 59 |
![]() | 6th | Third place (2006) | 68 |
![]() | 7th | Third place (1991) | 64 |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 | Final stage |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 12 | Final stage |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
Final stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | CAF–CONMEBOL play-off |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
2018 OFC Nations Cup
New Zealand earned an Olympic qualification place by winning the Nations Cup.
Qualified teams
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 |
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![]() | Automatic | 4th | Third place (2010, 2014) | |
![]() | 2nd | Third place (1983) | ||
![]() | 11th | Champions (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014) | ||
![]() | 9th | Runners-up (2007, 2010, 2014) | ||
![]() | 3rd | Fourth place (2003) | ||
![]() | 2nd | Group stage (2010) | ||
![]() | 4th | Third place (2007) | ||
![]() | Qualification winner | 3rd | Fourth place (1983, 1998) |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | +27 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Final stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
28 November – Maré | ||||||
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1 December – Nouméa | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
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28 November – Lifou | ||||||
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Third place match | ||||||
1 December – Nouméa | ||||||
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UEFA qualification through the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Qualification for women's championships (UEFA) |
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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
Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals |
Last appearance |
Streak | Previous best performance | 2019 performance |
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![]() | UEFA qualification play-off winners | 13 November 2018 | 2nd | 2015 | 2 | Round of 16 (2015) | Runners-up |
![]() | UEFA qualification Group 4 winners | 4 September 2018 | 8th | 2015 | 8 | Runners-up (2003) | Third place |
![]() ![]() | UEFA qualification Group 1 winners | 31 August 2018 | 5th | 2015 | 4 | Third place (2015) | Fourth place |
![]() | Hosts | 19 March 2015 | 4th | 2015 | 3 | Fourth place (2011) | Quarter-finals |
![]() | UEFA qualification Group 5 winners | 4 September 2018 | 8th | 2015 | 8 | Champions (2003, 2007) | Quarter-finals |
![]() | UEFA qualification Group 6 winners | 8 June 2018 | 3rd | 1999 | 1 | Quarter-finals (1991) | Quarter-finals |
![]() | UEFA qualification Group 3 winners | 4 September 2018 | 8th | 2015 | 8 | Champions (1995) | Quarter-finals |
![]() | UEFA qualification Group 7 winners | 8 June 2018 | 2nd | 2015 | 2 | Group stage (2015) | Round of 16 |
![]() | UEFA qualification Group 2 winners | 4 September 2018 | 1st | – | 1 | Debut | Group Stage |
2020 CONCACAF 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 |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
Final stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 February – Carson | ||||||
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9 February – Carson | ||||||
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7 February – Carson | ||||||
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2020 CAF 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 2 | 5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 4 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bye | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | ![]() |
— | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bye | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 2 | 2 (5) | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 (3) | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 | 3 | 14 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bye | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye |
2020 AFC 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 | ||||
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Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 (unranked) | ||
First round
- Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | +33 | 12 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 1 |
- Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
- Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Second round
- Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Third round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
- Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Third round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
- Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Third round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
Third round
- Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | Play-off round |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
- Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 7 | Play-off round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
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 |
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Cameroon ![]() |
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TBD Apr | TBD Apr |
Notes
- 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
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- "La Copa América Femenina se celebrará del 4 al 22 de abril". CONMEBOL.com. 21 July 2017.
- "OFC Women's Nations Cup confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 March 2018.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup fixtures/results". UEFA.com. 16 June 2019.
- "United States Set to Host 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". CONCACAF. Miami. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Tokyo 2020: Sierra Leone disqualified, Angola withdraws". CAF. 5 March 2019.
- "Asia's elite set to vie for two Tokyo 2020 tickets". Asian Football Confederation. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
- "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Home nations agree to GB women's football team". 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- 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.
- "Kenya outwit Malawi, through to third round". cafonline.com. CAF. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "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
- "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.
- "FIFA pospone el repechaje olímpico entre Chile y Camerún debido al COVID-19". ANFP. 17 March 2020.
- "La Roja Femenina disputará en febrero el repechaje para los Juegos Olímpicos". laroja.cl. 31 July 2020.
- "Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Cameroon-Chile postponed". FIFA.com. 4 February 2021.