2008 Summer Olympics women's football tournament

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The 2008 Summer Olympics women's football tournament was the Olympic women's soccer competition held in Beijing, featuring national teams from around the world competing for the gold medal.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic football tournament
women's football tournament
ageRestriction no age limit
bestPlayer Carli Lloyd
bronzeMedalist Germany women's national football team
category 2008 in women's association football
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
International women's association football competitions hosted by China
cities 4
confederations 6
continent Asia
defendingChampion United States women's national football team
endDate 2008-08-21
finalAfterExtraTime true
finalScore United States 1–0 Brazil
finalVenue Workers' Stadium
fourthPlace Japan women's national football team
gender women
goalsScored 64
goldMedalist United States women's national football team
governingBody FIFA
groupStageFormat round-robin
hostCity Beijing
hostCountry China
hostNationTeam China women's national football team
knockoutStage bronze medal match
gold medal match
quarter-finals
semi-finals
matchesPlayed 26
medalEvent yes
nextEdition 2012 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
numberOfGroups 3
numberOfTeams 12
openingMatchDate 2008-08-06
organisedBy International Olympic Committee
partOf 2008 Summer Olympics
previousEdition 2004 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
qualificationMethod FIFA Women's World Cup performance
continental qualification tournaments
silverMedalist Brazil women's national football team
sport association football
startDate 2008-08-06
topScorer Cristiane
topScorerGoals 5
tournamentFormat group stage and knockout stage
venues 5

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