Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament matches
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Group E

Rank Team        
1. 3 2 1 0 7 1
6
7 X 0:0 2:0 5:1
2. 3 2 1 0 5 1
4
7 0:0 X 2:1 3:0
3. 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 0:2 1:2 X 3:1
4. 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0 1:5 0:3 1:3 X

USA vs Denmark

 United States United States 3 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Denmark Denmark
Manager:  United States Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco is an American soccer player, coach, and commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.In 1970, DiCicco graduated from...


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry
Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...



06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team....



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Carla Overbeck

14 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Joy Fawcett

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...



11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Julie Foudy

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...



09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...

 sub 75'

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers is a former leading American association football player, who starred in the historic 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the 1991 tournament...

 sub 62'

16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tiffeny Milbrett sub 66'

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Substitutes:

03 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Cindy Parlow on 62'

05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany M. Roberts is an American Soccer player, world and olympic champion. She attended the all-girls' Carondelet High School.She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-External links:*...

 on 66'

12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Carin Gabarra on 75'

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Unused Substitutes:

02 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey may refer to:*Mary Harvey , American soccer goalkeeper*Lady Mary Dering , English composer*Mary Hervey, maid of honour, pronounced Harvey...



07 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson is an American soccer player and olympic champion.She received a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....



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Scorers:

1-0 Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:...

 (37')

2-0 Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...

 (41')

3-0 Tiffeny Milbrett (49')

Half-time:
2-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Sunday
July 21, 1996

Kick off:
4 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Citrus Bowl
Citrus Bowl
The Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....

, Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...



Attendance:
25303

Referee:
Cláudia de Vasconcellos  Brazil

Assistants:
María Rodríguez  Mexico
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot is a French football referee. An international woman's referee since 1995, Viennot attracted the attention of the wider football community when she was shortlisted, along with eighty-two other elite referees, as a possible assistant referee in the 2006 World Cup.Viennot attended a...

  France

Fourth Official:
Bente Skogvang  Norway

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Denmark Keld Gantzhorn
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Dorthe Larsen

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Bonny Madsen

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kamma Flæng 

12 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Lene Terp
Lene Terp
Lene Terp is a Danish former football defender. She captained the Danish national team from 1998 until her retirement in 2003.-Club career:Terp began her career with Kolding, moved on to Vejle, then signed for Odense in 1997...



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Rikke Holm 

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Christina Petersen

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Birgit Christensen

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Lisbet Kolding (capt.) sub 68'

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Brøndby and the Danish national team.-References:*...



10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Gitte Krogh sub 80'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Lene Madsen sub 46'

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Substitutes:

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Helle Jensen on 46'

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Anette Laursen on 68'

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Christine Bonde on 80'

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Unused Substitutes:

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Merete Pedersen
Merete Pedersen
Merete Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for OB Odense and the Danish national team.-References:*...



16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Helle Bjerregaard

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Scorers:

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Sweden vs PR China

 Sweden Sweden 0 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)
 People's Republic of China PR China
Manager:  Sweden Bengt Simonson
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Annelie Nilsson

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Cecilia Sandell

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Åsa Jakobsson sub 46'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Annika Nessvold

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kristin Bengtsson
Kristin Bengtsson
Gärd Kristin Bengtsson is a women's soccer player, who currently plays for Djurgården/Älvsjö. She holds the record for the most capped player in the Swedish women's national team, with 157 caps. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal...



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anna Pohjanen 

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Pia Sundhage
Pia Sundhage
Pia Mariane Sundhage is a Swedish former professional football player who is currently the head coach of the United States Women's National Team. While she played most of her career as a forward, she had stints as a midfielder as well as a sweeper.- Club :...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Malin Swedberg 

10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Ulrika Kalte sub 71'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Lena Videkull

14 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Maria Kun sub 64'

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Substitutes:

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Camilla Svensson-Gustafsson on 46'

09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Malin Andersson on 64'

16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Carolina Ljungberg is a Swedish football player, playing the position of forward. She plays for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on February 6, 1996 where Sweden won 8-0 against Spain.She is not related to Swedish male...

 on 71'

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Unused Substitutes:

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Ulrika Karlsson

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Julia Carlsson

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Scorers:

-

Half-time:
0-2

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Sunday
July 21, 1996

Kick off:
4 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...

, Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...



Attendance:
46724

Referee:
Gamal Al-Ghandour
Gamal Al-Ghandour
- Details :El-Ghandour has refereed the 2002 African Cup of Nations final , the second leg of the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup final , and five successive African Cup of Nations, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. He is the first African referee to run a match in the UEFA European Football...

  Egypt

Assistants:
Jeon Young-Hyun  South Korea
Carlos Velázquez
Carlos Velázquez
Carlos Fernandez Velázquez Castillo is a Mexican goalkeeper. He currently plays for CF Pachuca.Velázquez made his debut on April 29, 2006 during a 3-2 loss to Cruz Azul in the Clausura 2006 tournament....

  Uruguay

Fourth Official:
Roberto Rubén Ruscio  Argentina

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
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Team:

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Gao Hong
Gao Hong (footballer)
Gao Hong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches as goalkeeper....



02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wang Liping
Wang Liping (footballer)
Wang Liping is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....

 sub 65'

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



12 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches, but missed the final after being sent off in the semifinal.Four years later she was a member of...



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....



09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sun Wen
Sun Wen (football)
Sun Wen is a retired well-known female Chinese football player.Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17 . A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....



15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 sub 60'

08 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....

 sub 60'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...



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Substitutes:

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches.-External links:*...

 on 60'

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 on 60'

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ying
Liu Ying (footballer)
Liu Ying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played three matches including the final....

 on 65'

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Unused Substitutes:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She was the backup goalkeeper behind Gao Hong.-External links:*...



14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played two matches.-External links:*...



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Scorers:

0-1 Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 (31')

0-2 Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....

 (32')

USA vs Sweden

 United States United States 2 — 1
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Sweden Sweden
Manager:  United States Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco is an American soccer player, coach, and commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.In 1970, DiCicco graduated from...


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry
Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...



06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team....



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Carla Overbeck

14 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Joy Fawcett

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...



11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Julie Foudy

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...

 sub 89'

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...

 sub 85'

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers is a former leading American association football player, who starred in the historic 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the 1991 tournament...



16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tiffeny Milbrett sub 58'

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Substitutes:

05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany M. Roberts is an American Soccer player, world and olympic champion. She attended the all-girls' Carondelet High School.She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-External links:*...

 on 58'

12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Carin Gabarra on 85'

07 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson is an American soccer player and olympic champion.She received a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....

 on 89'

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Unused Substitutes:

02 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey may refer to:*Mary Harvey , American soccer goalkeeper*Lady Mary Dering , English composer*Mary Hervey, maid of honour, pronounced Harvey...



03 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Cindy Parlow

----
Scorers:

1-0 Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:...

 (15')

2-0 Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...

 (62')

Half-time:
1-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Tuesday
July 23, 1996

Kick off:
6 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Citrus Bowl
Citrus Bowl
The Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....

, Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...



Attendance:
28000

Referee:
Bente Skogvang  Norway

Assistants:
Dramane Dante  Mali
María Rodríguez  Mexico

Fourth Official:
Cláudia de Vasconcellos  Brazil

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Sweden Bengt Simonson
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Annelie Nilsson

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Cecilia Sandell sub 67'

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Camilla Svensson-Gustafsson

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Annika Nessvold 

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kristin Bengtsson
Kristin Bengtsson
Gärd Kristin Bengtsson is a women's soccer player, who currently plays for Djurgården/Älvsjö. She holds the record for the most capped player in the Swedish women's national team, with 157 caps. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal...



09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Malin Andersson

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Pia Sundhage
Pia Sundhage
Pia Mariane Sundhage is a Swedish former professional football player who is currently the head coach of the United States Women's National Team. While she played most of her career as a forward, she had stints as a midfielder as well as a sweeper.- Club :...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Malin Swedberg

10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Ulrika Kalte sub 85'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Lena Videkull

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Julia Carlsson sub 56'

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Substitutes:

16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Carolina Ljungberg is a Swedish football player, playing the position of forward. She plays for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on February 6, 1996 where Sweden won 8-0 against Spain.She is not related to Swedish male...

 on 56'

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Åsa Jakobsson on 67'

14 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Maria Kun sub 85'

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Unused Substitutes:

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Ulrika Karlsson

?

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Scorers:

2-1 Carla Overbeck (64', og
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

)

Denmark vs PR China

 Denmark Denmark 1 — 5
(final score after 90 minutes)
 People's Republic of China PR China
Manager:  Denmark Keld Gantzhorn
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Dorthe Larsen

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Bonny Madsen

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kamma Flæng

12 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Lene Terp
Lene Terp
Lene Terp is a Danish former football defender. She captained the Danish national team from 1998 until her retirement in 2003.-Club career:Terp began her career with Kolding, moved on to Vejle, then signed for Odense in 1997...



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Rikke Holm

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Christina Petersen sub 84'

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Birgit Christensen

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Lisbet Kolding (capt.)

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Christine Bonde sub 42'

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Helle Jensen sub 46'

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Gitte Krogh

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Substitutes:

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Lene Madsen on 42'

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Brøndby and the Danish national team.-References:*...

 on 46'

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Anette Laursen on 84'

----
Unused Substitutes:

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Merete Pedersen
Merete Pedersen
Merete Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for OB Odense and the Danish national team.-References:*...



16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Helle Bjerregaard

----
Scorers:

1-4 Lene Madsen (55')

Half-time:
0-4

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Tuesday
July 23, 1996

Kick off:
6 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...

, Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...



Attendance:
34871

Referee:
Benito Archundia
Benito Archundia
Benito Armando Archundia Téllez is a retired Mexican football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records. He has been a professional referee since 1985 and has had his FIFA referee permission since 1993...

  Mexico

Assistants:
Peter Kelly  Trinidad and Tobago
Amir Osman Mohamed  Sudan

Fourth Official:
Roberto Rubén Ruscio  Argentina

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
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Team:

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Gao Hong
Gao Hong (footballer)
Gao Hong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches as goalkeeper....



02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wang Liping
Wang Liping (footballer)
Wang Liping is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



12 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches, but missed the final after being sent off in the semifinal.Four years later she was a member of...



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....



09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sun Wen
Sun Wen (football)
Sun Wen is a retired well-known female Chinese football player.Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17 . A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be...

 sub 43'

10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....

 sub 84'

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...



08 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...

 sub 61'

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Substitutes:

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played two matches.-External links:*...

 on 43'

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ying
Liu Ying (footballer)
Liu Ying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played three matches including the final....

 on 61'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches.-External links:*...

 on 84'

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Unused Substitutes:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She was the backup goalkeeper behind Gao Hong.-External links:*...



07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.-External links:*...



----
Scorers:

0-1 Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 (10')

0-2 Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....

 (15')

0-3 Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...

 (29')

0-4 Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....

 (32')

1-5 Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...

 (59')

USA vs PR China

 United States United States 0 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)
 People's Republic of China PR China
Manager:  United States Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco is an American soccer player, coach, and commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.In 1970, DiCicco graduated from...


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry
Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...



06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team....



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Carla Overbeck

14 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Joy Fawcett

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...

 

11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Julie Foudy

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:...

 sub 63'

05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany M. Roberts is an American Soccer player, world and olympic champion. She attended the all-girls' Carondelet High School.She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-External links:*...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...



10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers is a former leading American association football player, who starred in the historic 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the 1991 tournament...



16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tiffeny Milbrett sub 30'

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Substitutes:

12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Carin Gabarra on 30'

03 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Cindy Parlow on 63'

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Unused Substitutes:

02 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey may refer to:*Mary Harvey , American soccer goalkeeper*Lady Mary Dering , English composer*Mary Hervey, maid of honour, pronounced Harvey...



07 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson is an American soccer player and olympic champion.She received a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....



09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...



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Scorers:

-

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Thursday
July 25, 1996

Kick off:
6.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...

, Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...



Attendance:
55650

Referee:
Pierluigi Collina
Pierluigi Collina
Pierluigi Collina is a former Italian football referee. He is still involved in football as non-paid consultant to the Italian Football Referees Association , and is a member of the UEFA Referees Committee...

  Italy

Assistants:
Amir Osman Mohamed  Sudan
Carlos Velázquez
Carlos Velázquez
Carlos Fernandez Velázquez Castillo is a Mexican goalkeeper. He currently plays for CF Pachuca.Velázquez made his debut on April 29, 2006 during a 3-2 loss to Cruz Azul in the Clausura 2006 tournament....

  Uruguay

Fourth Official:
Gamal Al-Ghandour
Gamal Al-Ghandour
- Details :El-Ghandour has refereed the 2002 African Cup of Nations final , the second leg of the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup final , and five successive African Cup of Nations, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. He is the first African referee to run a match in the UEFA European Football...

  Egypt

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
----
Team:

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Gao Hong
Gao Hong (footballer)
Gao Hong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches as goalkeeper....

 

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wang Liping
Wang Liping (footballer)
Wang Liping is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



12 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches, but missed the final after being sent off in the semifinal.Four years later she was a member of...



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....

 

09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sun Wen
Sun Wen (football)
Sun Wen is a retired well-known female Chinese football player.Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17 . A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....

 

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 sub 88'

08 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....

 sub 53'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...



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Substitutes:

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played two matches.-External links:*...

 on 53'

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 on 88'

----
Unused Substitutes:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She was the backup goalkeeper behind Gao Hong.-External links:*...



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches.-External links:*...



13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ying
Liu Ying (footballer)
Liu Ying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played three matches including the final....



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Scorers:

-

Denmark vs Sweden

 Denmark Denmark 1 — 3
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Sweden Sweden
Manager:  Denmark Keld Gantzhorn
----
Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Dorthe Larsen

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Anette Laursen sub 46'

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Bonny Madsen

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kamma Flæng

12 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Lene Terp
Lene Terp
Lene Terp is a Danish former football defender. She captained the Danish national team from 1998 until her retirement in 2003.-Club career:Terp began her career with Kolding, moved on to Vejle, then signed for Odense in 1997...



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Rikke Holm (capt.)

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Christina Petersen sub 69'

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Birgit Christensen

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Brøndby and the Danish national team.-References:*...



10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Gitte Krogh 

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Lene Madsen

----
Substitutes:

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Helle Jensen on 46'

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Merete Pedersen
Merete Pedersen
Merete Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for OB Odense and the Danish national team.-References:*...

 on 69'

----
Unused Substitutes:

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Lisbet Kolding

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Christine Bonde

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Helle Bjerregaard

----
Scorers:

1-3 Helle Jensen (90')

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Thursday
July 25, 1996

Kick off:
6.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Citrus Bowl
Citrus Bowl
The Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....

, Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...



Attendance:
17020

Referee:
Cláudia de Vasconcellos  Brazil

Assistants:
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot is a French football referee. An international woman's referee since 1995, Viennot attracted the attention of the wider football community when she was shortlisted, along with eighty-two other elite referees, as a possible assistant referee in the 2006 World Cup.Viennot attended a...

  France
María Rodríguez  Mexico

Fourth Official:
Bente Skogvang  Norway

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Sweden Bengt Simonson
----
Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Annelie Nilsson sub 31'

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Cecilia Sandell sub 27'

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Camilla Svensson-Gustafsson

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Annika Nessvold

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kristin Bengtsson
Kristin Bengtsson
Gärd Kristin Bengtsson is a women's soccer player, who currently plays for Djurgården/Älvsjö. She holds the record for the most capped player in the Swedish women's national team, with 157 caps. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal...



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anna Pohjanen

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Pia Sundhage
Pia Sundhage
Pia Mariane Sundhage is a Swedish former professional football player who is currently the head coach of the United States Women's National Team. While she played most of her career as a forward, she had stints as a midfielder as well as a sweeper.- Club :...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Malin Swedberg

09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Malin Andersson

10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Ulrika Kalte sub 84'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Lena Videkull

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Substitutes:

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Åsa Jakobsson on 27'

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Ulrika Karlsson on 31'

14 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Maria Kun sub 84'

----
Unused Substitutes:

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Julia Carlsson

16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Carolina Ljungberg is a Swedish football player, playing the position of forward. She plays for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on February 6, 1996 where Sweden won 8-0 against Spain.She is not related to Swedish male...



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Scorers:

0-1 Malin Swedberg (62')

0-2 Malin Swedberg (68')

0-3 Lena Videkull (76')

Group F

Rank Team        
1. 3 2 1 0 9 4
5
7 X 2:2 3:2 4:0
2. 3 1 2 0 5 3
2
5 2:2 X 1:1 2:0
3. 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 2:3 1:1 X 3:2
4. 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 0:4 0:2 2:3 X

Norway vs Brazil

 Norway Norway 2 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Brazil Brazil
Manager:  Norway Even Pellerud
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud is a Norwegian football coach and former player.Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986...


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :...

 

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1988, and played 97 matches for the national team. She played at the first Women's World Cup in China 1991, and won a silver medal with the Norwegian team, after...



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...

 

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Jakobsen) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 60 matches for the national team....



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Hege Riise
Hege Riise
Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Heidi Støre
Heidi Støre
Heidi Støre is a former Norwegian footballer and world champion as captain for the national team.She played for the clubs Sprint-Jeløy , Trollhättan , Kolbotn , Nikko and Athene Moss...

 sub 31'

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 90 matches for the national team....

 sub 76'

16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Ann Kristin Aarønes

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...

 

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. Her twin sister Nina Nymark Andersen is also a football player....



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Substitutes:

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...

 on 31'

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990, and played 57 matches for the national team....

 on 76'

----
Unused Substitutes:

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....



12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team....



15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas is a Norwegian footballer and olympic medalist.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...



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Scorers:

1-0 Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...

 (32')

2-1 Ann Kristin Aarønes (68')

Half-time:
1-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Sunday
July 21, 1996

Kick off:
3 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....



Attendance:
45946

Referee:
José García Aranda
José García Aranda
José María García-Aranda Encinar is a retired football referee from Spain, best known for supervising three matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also led two matches at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and Holland...

  Spain

Assistants:
Lencie Fred
Lencie Fred
Lencie Fred is a former international association football referee from Vanuatu. He was the first referee from his country to be included on the FIFA list of referees. Fred started refereeing at a young age and was named as an assistant referee for the 1996 Summer Olympics...

  Vanuatu
Mohamed Al-Musawi  Oman

Fourth Official:
Omer Al Mehannah
Omer Al Mehannah
Omer Saleh Al Mehannah is a football referee from the Asian state of Saudi Arabia. He is known for having officiated the football tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.-References:*...

  Saudi Arabia

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Brazil José Duarte
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Meg

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nenê sub 85'

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Elane

16 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sônia
SONIA
SONIA is the acronym for Sterling OverNight Index Average, the reference rate for overnight unsecured transactions in the Sterling market...

 sub 83'

04 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Fanta

05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Márcia Taffarel

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sissi
Sissi (footballer)
Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...



07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Pretinha sub 86'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Roseli

14 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tânia Maranhão
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, or simply Tânia is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She plays as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...



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Substitutes:

19 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kátia Cilene
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva , known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.-Career:...

 on 83'

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Marisa on 85'

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michael Jackson on 86'

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Unused Substitutes:

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Suzy

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Didi

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Scorers:

1-1 Pretinha (57')

2-2 Pretinha (89')

Germany vs Japan

 Germany Germany 3 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Japan Japan
Manager:  Germany Gero Bisanz
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Manuela Goller
Manuela Goller
Manuela Goller is a German former footballer.-Early life:Manuela Goller was born in Wipperfürth to Franz-Josef Goller, a dairy farmer, and joined the local sports club, TuS Egen, which he runs....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Doris Fitschen

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Birgitt Austermühl

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach is a former German international footballer. She plays the position of defender. Currently Nardenbach is player in the first team and coach of the youth teams at third tier FFC Montabaur.-Club career:...



13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sandra Minnert
Sandra Minnert
Sandra Minnert is a former German football defender. She played for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Coaching career:...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year....



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Silvia Neid
Silvia Neid
Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time...



07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Martina Voss
Martina Voss
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg is a retired German football midfielder and lately was head coach for women's football club FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany's top flight, the Fußball-Bundesliga. Her contract was ended on 17 February 2011...



16 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for the German national team.-Success:Word Cup Winner 2003Runner-up World Cup 1995,...

 sub 65'

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr is a former German footballer. As a footballer she was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.-Club career:...



11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Patricia Brocker
Patricia Brocker
Patricia Brocker is a former German football player.Patricia Brocker played as a student for FSV Jägersburg, later for VfR 09 Saarbrücken and TuS Niederkirchen. Her biggest club level success was the German Championship in 1993. In 1992, she debuted for the Germany women's national football team...

 sub 53'

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Substitutes:

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA...

 on 53'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann is a former female football player from Germany.Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the German national team, playing in an April 13, 1995...

 on 65'

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Unused Substitutes:

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Dagmar Pohlmann

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Katja Kraus
Katja Kraus
Katja Kraus is a German former footballer and the first German woman to be a board member of a Fußball-Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV.-Early life:...



16 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in...



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Scorers:

1-0 Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year....

 (5')

2-1 Yumi Tomei (29', og
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....

)

3-2 Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr is a former German footballer. As a footballer she was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.-Club career:...

 (52')

Half-time:
2-2

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Sunday
July 21, 1996

Kick off:
1.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Legion Field
Legion Field
Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak...

, Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...



Attendance:
44211

Referee:
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt is a retired football referee from Canada.Denoncourt became the first female FIFA accredited referee in 1994. She went on to referee the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments...

  Canada

Assistants:
Gitte Holm  Denmark
Janice Gettemeyer  United States

Fourth Official:
Ingrid Jonsson  Sweden

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Japan Tamotsu Suzuki
Tamotsu Suzuki
Tamotsu Suzuki is a former Japanese football player. He was head coach of the 1991 and 1995 Japanese Women's National football teams, one of only nine coaches to coach two FIFA Women's World Cup teams....


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Junko Ozawa

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yumi Tomei

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Rie Yamaki

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Maki Haneta 

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yumi Obe

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kae Nishina 

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Homare Sawa
Homare Sawa
is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Asako Takakura

09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Futaba Kioka

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda is a former Japanese female football player.Noda played for the Japan women's national football team at the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also participated for Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...



12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tamaki Uchiyama sub 73'

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Substitutes:

11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Etsuko Handa on 73'

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Unused Substitutes:

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Nami Otake

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kaoru Kadohara

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Miyuki Izumi

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Shiho Onodera

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Scorers:

1-1 Futaba Kioka (18')

2-2 Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda is a former Japanese female football player.Noda played for the Japan women's national football team at the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also participated for Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 (33')

Norway vs Germany

 Norway Norway 3 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Germany Germany
Manager:  Norway Even Pellerud
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud is a Norwegian football coach and former player.Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986...


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :...



13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990, and played 57 matches for the national team....

 sub 76'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Jakobsen) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist....



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 60 matches for the national team....



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Hege Riise
Hege Riise
Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....



02 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1988, and played 97 matches for the national team. She played at the first Women's World Cup in China 1991, and won a silver medal with the Norwegian team, after...



07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. Her twin sister Nina Nymark Andersen is also a football player....



09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....

 sub 65'

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...



16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Ann Kristin Aarønes 

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Substitutes:

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas is a Norwegian footballer and olympic medalist.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 on 65'

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 90 matches for the national team....

 on 76'

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Unused Substitutes:

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...



12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team....



17 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1994, and played 32 matches for the national team....



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Scorers:

1-0 Ann Kristin Aarønes (5')

2-1 Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...

 (34')

3-2 Hege Riise
Hege Riise
Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....

 (65')

Half-time:
2-1

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Tuesday
July 23, 1996

Kick off:
6.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....



Attendance:
28000

Referee:
Edward Lennie
Edward Lennie
Edward Lennie OAM is a retired Australian football referee. He is best known for officiating at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 Olympic Games.-1998 World Cup:...

  Australia

Assistants:
Jorge Arango
Jorge Arango
The architect Jorge Arango was born in Bogotà, Colombia, and educated in Chile, Colombia and at Harvard. Arango was invited to come to America by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the U.S. State Department....

  Colombia
Yuri Dupanov  Belarus

Fourth Official:
Antônio Pereira
Antônio Pereira
Antônio Pereira da Silva is a former football referee from Brazil. He is known for having officiated the football tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...

  Brazil

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Germany Gero Bisanz
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Manuela Goller
Manuela Goller
Manuela Goller is a German former footballer.-Early life:Manuela Goller was born in Wipperfürth to Franz-Josef Goller, a dairy farmer, and joined the local sports club, TuS Egen, which he runs....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Doris Fitschen

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach is a former German international footballer. She plays the position of defender. Currently Nardenbach is player in the first team and coach of the youth teams at third tier FFC Montabaur.-Club career:...



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Birgitt Austermühl

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sandra Minnert
Sandra Minnert
Sandra Minnert is a former German football defender. She played for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Coaching career:...



16 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for the German national team.-Success:Word Cup Winner 2003Runner-up World Cup 1995,...

 sub 54'

10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Silvia Neid
Silvia Neid
Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time...

 sub 76'

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year....



07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Martina Voss
Martina Voss
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg is a retired German football midfielder and lately was head coach for women's football club FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany's top flight, the Fußball-Bundesliga. Her contract was ended on 17 February 2011...



11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Patricia Brocker
Patricia Brocker
Patricia Brocker is a former German football player.Patricia Brocker played as a student for FSV Jägersburg, later for VfR 09 Saarbrücken and TuS Niederkirchen. Her biggest club level success was the German Championship in 1993. In 1992, she debuted for the Germany women's national football team...

 sub 52'

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr is a former German footballer. As a footballer she was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.-Club career:...



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Substitutes:

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA...

 on 52'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann is a former female football player from Germany.Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the German national team, playing in an April 13, 1995...

 on 54'

16 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in...

 on 76'

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Unused Substitutes:

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Dagmar Pohlmann

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Katja Kraus
Katja Kraus
Katja Kraus is a German former footballer and the first German woman to be a board member of a Fußball-Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV.-Early life:...



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Scorers:

1-1 Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year....

 (32')

2-2 Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA...

 (62')

Brazil vs Japan

 Brazil Brazil 2 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Japan Japan
Manager:  Brazil José Duarte
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Team:

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Didi

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nenê

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Elane

16 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sônia
SONIA
SONIA is the acronym for Sterling OverNight Index Average, the reference rate for overnight unsecured transactions in the Sterling market...

 sub 36'

04 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Fanta

05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Márcia Taffarel

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sissi
Sissi (footballer)
Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...



07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Pretinha

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Roseli

14 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tânia Maranhão
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, or simply Tânia is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She plays as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...



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Substitutes:

19 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kátia Cilene
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva , known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.-Career:...

 on 36'

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Unused Substitutes:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Meg

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Suzy

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michael Jackson

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Marisa

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Scorers:

1-0 Kátia Cilene
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva , known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.-Career:...

 (68')

2-0 Pretinha (78')

Half-time:
0-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Tuesday
July 23, 1996

Kick off:
4.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Legion Field
Legion Field
Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak...

, Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...



Attendance:
26111

Referee:
Ingrid Jonsson  Sweden

Assistants:
Janice Gettemeyer  United States
Gitte Holm  Denmark

Fourth Official:
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt is a retired football referee from Canada.Denoncourt became the first female FIFA accredited referee in 1994. She went on to referee the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments...

  Canada

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Japan Tamotsu Suzuki
Tamotsu Suzuki
Tamotsu Suzuki is a former Japanese football player. He was head coach of the 1991 and 1995 Japanese Women's National football teams, one of only nine coaches to coach two FIFA Women's World Cup teams....


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Junko Ozawa

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yumi Tomei

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Rie Yamaki

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Maki Haneta

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yumi Obe

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kae Nishina

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Homare Sawa
Homare Sawa
is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Asako Takakura sub 72'

09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Futaba Kioka

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda is a former Japanese female football player.Noda played for the Japan women's national football team at the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also participated for Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...



12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tamaki Uchiyama

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Substitutes:

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Nami Otake on 72'

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Unused Substitutes:

11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Etsuko Handa

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kaoru Kadohara

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Miyuki Izumi

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Shiho Onodera

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Scorers:

-

Norway vs Japan

 Norway Norway 4 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Japan Japan
Manager:  Norway Even Pellerud
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud is a Norwegian football coach and former player.Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986...


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :...



13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990, and played 57 matches for the national team....



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Jakobsen) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist....



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...

 sub 77'

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 60 matches for the national team....



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Hege Riise
Hege Riise
Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....

 sub 70'

02 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1988, and played 97 matches for the national team. She played at the first Women's World Cup in China 1991, and won a silver medal with the Norwegian team, after...



07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. Her twin sister Nina Nymark Andersen is also a football player....



09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....



10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...

 sub 61'

16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Ann Kristin Aarønes

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Substitutes:

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas is a Norwegian footballer and olympic medalist.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 on 61'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...

 on 70'

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 90 matches for the national team....

 on 77'

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Unused Substitutes:

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team....



17 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1994, and played 32 matches for the national team....



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Scorers:

1-0 Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....

 (25')

2-0 Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...

 (60')

3-0 Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas is a Norwegian footballer and olympic medalist.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 (74')

4-0 Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....

 (86')

Half-time:
1-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Thuersday
July 25, 1996

Kick off:
6.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....



Attendance:
30237

Referee:
Omer Al Mehannah
Omer Al Mehannah
Omer Saleh Al Mehannah is a football referee from the Asian state of Saudi Arabia. He is known for having officiated the football tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA.-References:*...

  Saudi Arabia

Assistants:
Mohamed Al-Musawi  Oman
Lencie Fred
Lencie Fred
Lencie Fred is a former international association football referee from Vanuatu. He was the first referee from his country to be included on the FIFA list of referees. Fred started refereeing at a young age and was named as an assistant referee for the 1996 Summer Olympics...

  Vanuatu

Fourth Official:
Edward Lennie
Edward Lennie
Edward Lennie OAM is a retired Australian football referee. He is best known for officiating at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 Olympic Games.-1998 World Cup:...

  Australia

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Japan Tamotsu Suzuki
Tamotsu Suzuki
Tamotsu Suzuki is a former Japanese football player. He was head coach of the 1991 and 1995 Japanese Women's National football teams, one of only nine coaches to coach two FIFA Women's World Cup teams....


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Team:

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Shiho Onodera

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yumi Tomei

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Rie Yamaki

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Maki Haneta

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yumi Obe sub 78'

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kae Nishina

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Homare Sawa
Homare Sawa
is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Asako Takakura

09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Futaba Kioka

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda
Akemi Noda is a former Japanese female football player.Noda played for the Japan women's national football team at the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also participated for Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...



12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tamaki Uchiyama sub 81'

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Substitutes:

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kaoru Kadohara on 78'

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Miyuki Izumi on 81'

----
Unused Substitutes:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Junko Ozawa

11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Etsuko Handa

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Nami Otake

----
Scorers:

-

Brazil vs Germany

 Brazil Brazil 1 — 1
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Germany Germany
Manager:  Brazil José Duarte
----
Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Meg

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nenê

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Márcia Taffarel

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Elane

04 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Fanta 

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sissi
Sissi (footballer)
Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...



19 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kátia Cilene
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva , known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.-Career:...

 sub 85'

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Pretinha

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Roseli

14 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tânia Maranhão
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, or simply Tânia is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She plays as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

 

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Substitutes:

16 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sônia
SONIA
SONIA is the acronym for Sterling OverNight Index Average, the reference rate for overnight unsecured transactions in the Sterling market...

 on 85'

----
Unused Substitutes:

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Suzy

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michael Jackson

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Didi

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Marisa

----
Scorers:

1-1 Sissi
Sissi (footballer)
Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...

 (53')

Half-time:
0-1

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Group stage)

Date:
Thuersday
July 25, 1996

Kick off:
6.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Legion Field
Legion Field
Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak...

, Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...



Attendance:
28319

Referee:
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt is a retired football referee from Canada.Denoncourt became the first female FIFA accredited referee in 1994. She went on to referee the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments...

  Canada

Assistants:
Gitte Holm  Denmark
Janice Gettemeyer  United States

Fourth Official:
Pirom Un-Prasert
Pirom Un-Prasert
Pirom Un-Prasert is a retired international football referee from Thailand, best known for refereeing two matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.-References:*...

  Thailand

Match rules:
90 minutes
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Germany Gero Bisanz
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Manuela Goller
Manuela Goller
Manuela Goller is a German former footballer.-Early life:Manuela Goller was born in Wipperfürth to Franz-Josef Goller, a dairy farmer, and joined the local sports club, TuS Egen, which he runs....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Doris Fitschen

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach is a former German international footballer. She plays the position of defender. Currently Nardenbach is player in the first team and coach of the youth teams at third tier FFC Montabaur.-Club career:...

 sub 46'

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Birgitt Austermühl 

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sandra Minnert
Sandra Minnert
Sandra Minnert is a former German football defender. She played for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Coaching career:...



16 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for the German national team.-Success:Word Cup Winner 2003Runner-up World Cup 1995,...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Silvia Neid
Silvia Neid
Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time...

 sub 68'

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year....



07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Martina Voss
Martina Voss
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg is a retired German football midfielder and lately was head coach for women's football club FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany's top flight, the Fußball-Bundesliga. Her contract was ended on 17 February 2011...



11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Patricia Brocker
Patricia Brocker
Patricia Brocker is a former German football player.Patricia Brocker played as a student for FSV Jägersburg, later for VfR 09 Saarbrücken and TuS Niederkirchen. Her biggest club level success was the German Championship in 1993. In 1992, she debuted for the Germany women's national football team...

 sub 42'

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr is a former German footballer. As a footballer she was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.-Club career:...



----
Substitutes:

15 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA...

 on 42'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann is a former female football player from Germany.Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the German national team, playing in an April 13, 1995...

 on 46'

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Dagmar Pohlmann on 68'

----
Unused Substitutes:

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Katja Kraus
Katja Kraus
Katja Kraus is a German former footballer and the first German woman to be a board member of a Fußball-Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV.-Early life:...



16 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in...



----
Scorers:

0-1 Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich
Pia Wunderlich is a German football midfielder. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and has been selected for the German national team.-Success:Word Cup Winner 2003Runner-up World Cup 1995,...

 (4')

Knockout stages

PR China vs Brazil

 People's Republic of China PR China 3 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Brazil Brazil
Manager:  People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
----
Team:

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Gao Hong
Gao Hong (footballer)
Gao Hong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches as goalkeeper....



02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wang Liping
Wang Liping (footballer)
Wang Liping is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



12 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong
Wen Lirong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches, but missed the final after being sent off in the semifinal.Four years later she was a member of...

 

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....



09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sun Wen
Sun Wen (football)
Sun Wen is a retired well-known female Chinese football player.Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17 . A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....



15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 sub 55'

08 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....

 sub 70'

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...



----
Substitutes:

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 on 55'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches.-External links:*...

 on 70'

----
Unused Substitutes:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She was the backup goalkeeper behind Gao Hong.-External links:*...



13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ying
Liu Ying (footballer)
Liu Ying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played three matches including the final....



14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played two matches.-External links:*...



----
Scorers:

1-0 Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...

 (5')

2-2 Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 (83')

3-2 Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 (90')

Half-time:
1-0

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Semi final)

Date:
Sunday
July 28, 1996

Kick off:
3 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. The 92,746-seat stadium is the seventh largest stadium in the NCAA. Architecturally, the stadium is known for the fact that its numerous expansions over the years have been...

, Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...



Attendance:
64196

Referee:
Ingrid Jonsson  Sweden

Assistants:
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot is a French football referee. An international woman's referee since 1995, Viennot attracted the attention of the wider football community when she was shortlisted, along with eighty-two other elite referees, as a possible assistant referee in the 2006 World Cup.Viennot attended a...

  France
María Rodríguez  Mexico

Fourth Official:
Bente Skogvang  Norway

Match rules:
90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
with decision by Golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...


Penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

 if scores still level
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Brazil José Duarte
----
Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Meg

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nenê

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Márcia Taffarel

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Elane

04 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Fanta

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sissi
Sissi (footballer)
Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...



19 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kátia Cilene
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva , known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.-Career:...

 sub 46'

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Pretinha

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Roseli

14 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tânia Maranhão
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, or simply Tânia is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She plays as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...



----
Substitutes:

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Suzy on 46'

----
Unused Substitutes:

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michael Jackson

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Didi

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Marisa

16 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sônia
SONIA
SONIA is the acronym for Sterling OverNight Index Average, the reference rate for overnight unsecured transactions in the Sterling market...



----
Scorers:

1-1 Roseli (67')

1-2 Pretinha (72')

Norway vs USA

 Norway Norway 1 — 2
(final score after 100 minutes)
 United States United States
Manager:  Norway Even Pellerud
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud is a Norwegian football coach and former player.Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986...


----
Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :...



13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990, and played 57 matches for the national team....

 sub 71'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Jakobsen) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist....



03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...

 

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 60 matches for the national team....



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Hege Riise
Hege Riise
Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....



02 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen
Agnete Carlsen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1988, and played 97 matches for the national team. She played at the first Women's World Cup in China 1991, and won a silver medal with the Norwegian team, after...



07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. Her twin sister Nina Nymark Andersen is also a football player....



09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....



10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...



16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Ann Kristin Aarønes

----
Substitutes:

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas is a Norwegian footballer and olympic medalist.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 on 71'

----
Unused Substitutes:

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...



12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team....



14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 90 matches for the national team....



17 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1994, and played 32 matches for the national team....



----
Scorers:

1-0 Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...

 (18')

Half-time:
1-0

After 90 mins:
1-1

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Semi final)

Date:
Sunday
July 28, 1996

Kick off:
5.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. The 92,746-seat stadium is the seventh largest stadium in the NCAA. Architecturally, the stadium is known for the fact that its numerous expansions over the years have been...

, Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...



Attendance:
64196

Referee:
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt is a retired football referee from Canada.Denoncourt became the first female FIFA accredited referee in 1994. She went on to referee the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments...

  Canada

Assistants:
Jorge Arango
Jorge Arango
The architect Jorge Arango was born in Bogotà, Colombia, and educated in Chile, Colombia and at Harvard. Arango was invited to come to America by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the U.S. State Department....

  Colombia
Gitte Holm  Denmark

Fourth Official:
José García Aranda
José García Aranda
José María García-Aranda Encinar is a retired football referee from Spain, best known for supervising three matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also led two matches at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and Holland...

  Spain

Match rules:
90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
with decision by Golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...


Penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

 if scores still level
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  United States Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco is an American soccer player, coach, and commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.In 1970, DiCicco graduated from...


----
Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry
Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...



06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team....



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Carla Overbeck

14 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Joy Fawcett

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...



11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Julie Foudy

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:...



05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany M. Roberts is an American Soccer player, world and olympic champion. She attended the all-girls' Carondelet High School.She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-External links:*...



09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...



10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers is a former leading American association football player, who starred in the historic 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the 1991 tournament...



16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tiffeny Milbrett sub 96'

----
Substitutes:

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...

 on 96'

----
Unused Substitutes:

02 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey may refer to:*Mary Harvey , American soccer goalkeeper*Lady Mary Dering , English composer*Mary Hervey, maid of honour, pronounced Harvey...



03 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Cindy Parlow

07 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson is an American soccer player and olympic champion.She received a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....



12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Carin Gabarra

----
Scorers:

1-1 Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers is a former leading American association football player, who starred in the historic 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the 1991 tournament...

 (76', pen
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

)

1-2 Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...

 (100', g.g
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...

)

Brazil vs Norway

 Brazil Brazil 0 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)
 Norway Norway
Manager:  Brazil José Duarte
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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Meg

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Suzy

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Elane

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Marisa

16 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Sônia
SONIA
SONIA is the acronym for Sterling OverNight Index Average, the reference rate for overnight unsecured transactions in the Sterling market...

 sub 70'

04 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Fanta

05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Márcia Taffarel sub 46'

08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sissi
Sissi (footballer)
Sisleide do Amor Lima , commonly known as Sissi, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a former member of the Brazil women's national football team.Sissi won the golden boot award in the 1999 Women's World Cup in...

 sub 86'

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Pretinha

11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Roseli

----
Substitutes:

19 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kátia Cilene
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva , known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.-Career:...

 on 46'

09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michael Jackson on 70'

02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nenê on 86'

----
Unused Substitutes:

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Didi

?

----
Scorers:

Half-time:
0-2

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Bronze medal match)

Date:
Tuesday
August 1, 1996

Kick off:
6 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. The 92,746-seat stadium is the seventh largest stadium in the NCAA. Architecturally, the stadium is known for the fact that its numerous expansions over the years have been...

, Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...



Attendance:
76489

Referee:
Ingrid Jonsson  Sweden

Assistants:
Gitte Holm  Denmark
Carlos Velázquez
Carlos Velázquez
Carlos Fernandez Velázquez Castillo is a Mexican goalkeeper. He currently plays for CF Pachuca.Velázquez made his debut on April 29, 2006 during a 3-2 loss to Cruz Azul in the Clausura 2006 tournament....

  Uruguay

Fourth Official:
Pirom Un-Prasert
Pirom Un-Prasert
Pirom Un-Prasert is a retired international football referee from Thailand, best known for refereeing two matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.-References:*...

  Thailand

Match rules:
90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
with decision by Golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...


Penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

 if scores still level
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  Norway Even Pellerud
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud is a Norwegian football coach and former player.Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986...


----
Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby
Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :...



11 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune
Brit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Andersen
Nina Nymark Jakobsen) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist....

 sub 46'

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth
Gro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...

 

05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust
Merete Myklebust is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 60 matches for the national team....



06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Hege Riise
Hege Riise
Hege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....



15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas
Trine Tangeraas is a Norwegian footballer and olympic medalist.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 sub 89'

07 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen
Anne Nymark Andersen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. Her twin sister Nina Nymark Andersen is also a football player....



09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Pettersen
Marianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....

 sub 89'

16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Ann Kristin Aarønes

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...



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Substitutes:

13 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson
Tina Svensson is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990, and played 57 matches for the national team....

 on 46'

14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen
Tone Haugen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 90 matches for the national team....

 on 89'

17 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl
Tone Gunn Frustøl is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1994, and played 32 matches for the national team....

 on 89'

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Unused Substitutes:

12 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team....



?

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Scorers:

0-1 Ann Kristin Aarønes (21')

0-2 Ann Kristin Aarønes (25')

PR China vs USA

 People's Republic of China PR China 1 — 2
(final score after 90 minutes)
 United States United States
Manager:  People's Republic of China Ma Yuanan
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Team:

16 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Gao Hong
Gao Hong (footballer)
Gao Hong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches as goalkeeper....



02 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Wang Liping
Wang Liping (footballer)
Wang Liping is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....

 sub 86'

03 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie
Fan Yunjie is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....



05 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin
Xie Huilin is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....

 

06 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong
Zhao Lihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....



09 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Sun Wen
Sun Wen (football)
Sun Wen is a retired well-known female Chinese football player.Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17 . A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be...



10 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing
Liu Ailing is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal....



13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Liu Ying
Liu Ying (footballer)
Liu Ying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played three matches including the final....



15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong
Shi Guihong is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 sub 69'

08 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia
Shui Qingxia is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches....



11 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei
Sun Qingmei is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...



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Substitutes:

07 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying
Wei Haiying is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches including the final and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 on 69'

04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi
Yu Hongqi is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played four matches.-External links:*...

 on 86'

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Unused Substitutes:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian
Zhong Honglian is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She was the backup goalkeeper behind Gao Hong.-External links:*...



14 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng
Chen Yufeng is a female Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played two matches.-External links:*...



?

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Scorers:

1-1 Sun Wen
Sun Wen (football)
Sun Wen is a retired well-known female Chinese football player.Sun appeared in the national squad at the age of 17 . A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be...

 (32')

Half-time:
1-1

Competition:
Olympic tournament
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....


(Gold medal match)

Date:
Tuesday
August 1, 1996

Kick off:
8.30 p.m.
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...



Venue:
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium
Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. The 92,746-seat stadium is the seventh largest stadium in the NCAA. Architecturally, the stadium is known for the fact that its numerous expansions over the years have been...

, Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...



Attendance:
76489

Referee:
Bente Skogvang  Norway

Assistants:
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot
Nelly Viennot is a French football referee. An international woman's referee since 1995, Viennot attracted the attention of the wider football community when she was shortlisted, along with eighty-two other elite referees, as a possible assistant referee in the 2006 World Cup.Viennot attended a...

  France
María Rodríguez  Mexico

Fourth Official:
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt
Sonia Denoncourt is a retired football referee from Canada.Denoncourt became the first female FIFA accredited referee in 1994. She went on to referee the 1995, 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments...

  Canada

Match rules:
90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
with decision by Golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...


Penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

 if scores still level
Five named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions
Manager:  United States Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco is an American soccer player, coach, and commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.In 1970, DiCicco graduated from...


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Team:

01 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Briana Scurry
Briana Scurry
Briana Colette Scurry is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup , 1996 Olympics , 1999 World Cup , 2003 World Cup , 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Cup...

 

06 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastain is a professional American soccer defender and midfielder who plays for the team California Storm of Women's Premier Soccer League and is a former member of the United States women's national soccer team....



04 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Carla Overbeck

14 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Joy Fawcett

13 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...

 

11 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Julie Foudy

15 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini
Tisha Venturini-Hoch is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.-Career:...



08 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...



09 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...

 sub 89'

10 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers is a former leading American association football player, who starred in the historic 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the 1991 tournament...



16 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Tiffeny Milbrett sub 71'

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Substitutes:

05 - MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 - Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany Roberts
Tiffany M. Roberts is an American Soccer player, world and olympic champion. She attended the all-girls' Carondelet High School.She won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-External links:*...

 on 71'

12 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Carin Gabarra on 89'

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Unused Substitutes:

02 - GK
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 - Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey
Mary Harvey may refer to:*Mary Harvey , American soccer goalkeeper*Lady Mary Dering , English composer*Mary Hervey, maid of honour, pronounced Harvey...



03 - FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 - Cindy Parlow

07 - DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 - Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson
Staci Wilson is an American soccer player and olympic champion.She received a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....



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Scorers:

0-1 Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan
-References:...

 (19')

1-2 Tiffeny Milbrett (68')
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