# Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group B

Group B of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was played from 25 to 31 July 2024. The group, one of three 4-team groups competing in the group stage of the Olympic tournament, consisted of Australia, Germany, the United States and Zambia. The top two teams, the United States and Germany, advanced to the knockout stage.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| B1 | United States | 1 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship winner | 18 July 2022 | 8th | 2020 | Gold medalists (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| B2 | Zambia | 4 | CAF | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament top two | 10 April 2024 | 2nd | 2020 | Ninth place (2020) |
| B3 | Germany | 2 | UEFA | 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals top two | 28 February 2024 | 6th | 2016 | Gold medalists (2016) |
| B4 | Australia | 3 | AFC | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament top two | 28 February 2024 | 5th | 2020 | Fourth place (2020) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The winners of Group B, the United States, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Japan.
* The runners-up of Group B, Germany, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Canada.

## Matches
### Germany vs Australia

| Germany | Australia |
| GK | 12 | Ann-Katrin Berger |
| RB | 15 | Giulia Gwinn |
| CB | 3 | Kathrin Hendrich |
| CB | 5 | Marina Hegering | | 73' |
| LB | 2 | Sarai Linder |
| DM | 9 | Sjoeke Nüsken | | 46' |
| RM | 16 | Jule Brand |
| CM | 6 | Janina Minge | 45+1' | 73' |
| LM | 17 | Klara Bühl | | 89' |
| CF | 11 | Alexandra Popp (c) |
| CF | 7 | Lea Schüller |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Sydney Lohmann | | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Bibiane Schulze | | 73' |
| MF | 14 | Elisa Senß | | 73' |
| FW | 18 | Vivien Endemann | | 89' |
| Interim manager: ||
| Horst Hrubesch ||
| GK | 1 | Mackenzie Arnold |
| RB | 12 | Ellie Carpenter |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| CB | 15 | Clare Hunt |
| LB | 7 | Steph Catley (c) | | 77' |
| RM | 5 | Cortnee Vine | | 59' |
| CM | 8 | Kyra Cooney-Cross |
| CM | 6 | Katrina Gorry | | 59' |
| LM | 11 | Mary Fowler |
| CF | 16 | Hayley Raso | | 77' |
| CF | 9 | Caitlin Foord | 22' | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Sharn Freier | | 59' |
| MF | 17 | Clare Wheeler | | 59' |
| FW | 2 | Michelle Heyman | | 77' |
| MF | 10 | Emily van Egmond | | 77' |
| DF | 3 | Kaitlyn Torpey | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson ||
* Assistant referees:
* Sandra Ramírez (Mexico)
* Karen Díaz (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
* Video assistant referee:
* Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

### United States vs Zambia

| United States | Zambia |
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 2 | Emily Fox |
| CB | 4 | Naomi Girma |
| CB | 12 | Tierna Davidson |
| LB | 7 | Crystal Dunn |
| DM | 17 | Sam Coffey |
| CM | 10 | Lindsey Horan (c) | | 65' |
| CM | 16 | Rose Lavelle | | 46' |
| RF | 5 | Trinity Rodman | 44' | 65' |
| CF | 9 | Mallory Swanson | | 65' |
| LF | 11 | Sophia Smith | | 43' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Lynn Williams | | 43' |
| MF | 3 | Korbin Albert | | 46' |
| DF | 6 | Casey Krueger | | 65' |
| DF | 13 | Jenna Nighswonger | | 65' |
| MF | 14 | Emily Sonnett | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Emma Hayes ||
| GK | 18 | Ngambo Musole |
| RB | 4 | Esther Siamfuko |
| CB | 5 | Pauline Zulu | 34' |
| CB | 3 | Lushomo Mweemba |
| LB | 13 | Martha Tembo | 45' |
| CM | 14 | Prisca Chilufya | | 37' |
| CM | 9 | Kabange Mupopo |
| CM | 10 | Grace Chanda | | 38' |
| RF | 15 | Hellen Chanda |
| CF | 11 | Barbra Banda (c) |
| LF | 17 | Racheal Kundananji |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Avell Chitundu | | 37' |
| DF | 16 | Esther Muchinga | | 38' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Mwape ||
* Assistant referees:
* Rafael Alves (Brazil)
* Guillerme Camilo (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Daiane Muniz (Brazil)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile)

### Australia vs Zambia

| Australia | Zambia |
| GK | 1 | Mackenzie Arnold |
| RB | 12 | Ellie Carpenter |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy | 87' |
| CB | 15 | Clare Hunt |
| LB | 7 | Steph Catley (c) |
| CM | 8 | Kyra Cooney-Cross |
| CM | 10 | Emily van Egmond | | 57' |
| CM | 6 | Katrina Gorry | | 57' |
| RF | 16 | Hayley Raso | | 57' |
| CF | 11 | Mary Fowler |
| LF | 9 | Caitlin Foord |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Kaitlyn Torpey | | 57' |
| FW | 2 | Michelle Heyman | | 57' |
| MF | 17 | Clare Wheeler | | 57' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson ||
| GK | 18 | Ngambo Musole |
| RB | 4 | Esther Siamfuko |
| CB | 16 | Esther Muchinga | 77' |
| CB | 3 | Lushomo Mweemba |
| LB | 13 | Martha Tembo |
| RM | 15 | Hellen Chanda |
| CM | 9 | Kabange Mupopo | | 83' |
| LM | 17 | Racheal Kundananji |
| AM | 20 | Racheal Nachula | | 83' |
| AM | 7 | Misozi Zulu | | 66' |
| CF | 11 | Barbra Banda (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Rhoda Chileshe | | 66' |
| MF | 12 | Avell Chitundu | | 83' |
| MF | 14 | Prisca Chilufya | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Mwape ||
* Assistant referees:
* Migdalia Rodríguez (Venezuela)
* Mary Blanco (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Leodán González (Uruguay)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Héctor Paletta (Argentina)

### United States vs Germany

| United States | Germany |
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 2 | Emily Fox | | 90+2' |
| CB | 4 | Naomi Girma |
| CB | 12 | Tierna Davidson | | 44' |
| LB | 7 | Crystal Dunn |
| DM | 17 | Sam Coffey | 22' |
| CM | 10 | Lindsey Horan (c) |
| CM | 16 | Rose Lavelle |
| RF | 5 | Trinity Rodman | | 90+2' |
| CF | 9 | Mallory Swanson |
| LF | 11 | Sophia Smith | | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Emily Sonnett | | 44' |
| FW | 8 | Lynn Williams | | 85' |
| DF | 13 | Jenna Nighswonger | | 90+2' |
| DF | 6 | Casey Krueger | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Emma Hayes ||
| GK | 12 | Ann-Katrin Berger |
| RB | 15 | Giulia Gwinn |
| CB | 3 | Kathrin Hendrich | 18' |
| CB | 5 | Marina Hegering |
| LB | 19 | Felicitas Rauch |
| DM | 9 | Sjoeke Nüsken | | 68' |
| RM | 16 | Jule Brand |
| CM | 6 | Janina Minge |
| LM | 17 | Klara Bühl |
| CF | 11 | Alexandra Popp (c) | | 77' |
| CF | 7 | Lea Schüller |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Sydney Lohmann | | 68' |
| MF | 14 | Elisa Senß | | 77' |
| Interim manager: ||
| Horst Hrubesch ||
* Assistant referees:
* Maximiliano Del Yesso (Argentina)
* Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
* Video assistant referee:
* Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

### Australia vs United States

| Australia | United States |
| GK | 1 | Mackenzie Arnold |
| RB | 12 | Ellie Carpenter |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| CB | 15 | Clare Hunt |
| LB | 7 | Steph Catley (c) |
| DM | 3 | Kaitlyn Torpey | 59' |
| CM | 8 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | 46' |
| CM | 6 | Katrina Gorry | 59' |
| RF | 16 | Hayley Raso | 85' |
| CF | 11 | Mary Fowler |
| LF | 9 | Caitlin Foord |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Clare Wheeler | 46' |
| FW | 2 | Michelle Heyman | 59' |
| MF | 10 | Emily van Egmond | 59' |
| MF | 13 | Tameka Yallop | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson | 45+1' |
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 2 | Emily Fox | | 65' |
| CB | 4 | Naomi Girma |
| CB | 14 | Emily Sonnett |
| LB | 7 | Crystal Dunn | | 46' |
| DM | 17 | Sam Coffey | 3' |
| CM | 10 | Lindsey Horan (c) |
| CM | 16 | Rose Lavelle | | 65' |
| RF | 5 | Trinity Rodman | | 65' |
| CF | 9 | Mallory Swanson | | 80' |
| LF | 11 | Sophia Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Jenna Nighswonger | | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Lynn Williams | | 65' |
| MF | 3 | Korbin Albert | 67' | 65' |
| DF | 6 | Casey Krueger | | 65' |
| MF | 20 | Croix Bethune | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Emma Hayes ||
* Assistant referees:
* Cyril Mugnier (France)
* Mehdi Rahmouni (France)
* Fourth official:
* Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
* Video assistant referee:
* Jérôme Brisard (France)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

### Zambia vs Germany

| Zambia | Germany |
| GK | 18 | Ngambo Musole |
| RB | 4 | Esther Siamfuko |
| CB | 5 | Pauline Zulu |
| CB | 3 | Lushomo Mweemba |
| LB | 13 | Martha Tembo |
| RM | 15 | Hellen Chanda | 35' | 65' |
| CM | 9 | Kabange Mupopo |
| LM | 17 | Racheal Kundananji |
| AM | 20 | Racheal Nachula | | 46' |
| AM | 8 | Ochumba Lubandji |
| CF | 11 | Barbra Banda (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Prisca Chilufya | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Mary Wilombe | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Mwape ||
| GK | 12 | Ann-Katrin Berger |
| RB | 15 | Giulia Gwinn |
| CB | 3 | Kathrin Hendrich | 22' |
| CB | 4 | Bibiane Schulze |
| LB | 19 | Felicitas Rauch |
| DM | 9 | Sjoeke Nüsken | 89' |
| RM | 16 | Jule Brand | 46' |
| CM | 6 | Janina Minge |
| LM | 17 | Klara Bühl |
| CF | 11 | Alexandra Popp (c) | 69' |
| CF | 7 | Lea Schüller | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Sara Doorsoun | 22' |
| FW | 18 | Vivien Endemann | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Laura Freigang | 69' |
| MF | 8 | Sydney Lohmann | 69' |
| MF | 14 | Elisa Senß | 89' |
| Interim manager: ||
| Horst Hrubesch ||
* Assistant referees:
* Makoto Bozono (Japan)
* Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
* Fourth official:
* Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
* Video assistant referee:
* Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

## Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
* first yellow card: minus 1 point;
* indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
* direct red card: minus 4 points;
* yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Germany | 1 | | 1 | | –2 |
| Australia | 1 | | 1 | 1 | –3 |
| United States | 1 | | 1 | 2 | –4 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | –7 |