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

The 2024 Summer Olympic women's football gold medal match was a football match to determine the winners of the women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The match was the eighth final of the women's football tournament at the Olympics, a quadrennial tournament contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA to decide the Olympic champions. The match took place at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 10 August 2024. This was the first Olympic women's football final to take place after the men's tournament final.

## Background

This was Brazil's third Olympic final, having lost both the 2004 and 2008 finals to the United States after extra time. Overall, this was their fourth major tournament final, having lost the 2007 Women's World Cup final to Germany.
This was the sixth Olympic final for the U.S., with them winning four of the first five Olympic women's football tournament finals dating back to 1996. Their most recent final was in 2012 victory against Japan and their previous final loss was suffered against Norway in 2000. Overall, this was their 11th major tournament final, having won in the 1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019 Women's World Cup finals and lost to Japan in 2011.

## Venue

The final was held at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
The stadium first opened in 1897, and had been refurbished twice since 1972, first for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and then for the UEFA Euro 2016. It hosted the UEFA Euro finals in 1960 and 1984. It also hosted some matches for the 1938 and 1998 World Cups, the 2019 Women's World Cup, and the three aforementioned UEFA Euros.

## Route to the final

| Brazil | Brazil | Round | United States | United States |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Match 1 | Zambia | 3–0 |
| Japan | 1–2 | Match 2 | Germany | 4–1 |
| Spain | 0–2 | Match 3 | Australia | 2–1 |
| Group C third place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Spain 3 9 2  Japan 3 6 3  Brazil 3 3 4  Nigeria 3 0 Source: FIFA | Group C third place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Spain 3 9 2  Japan 3 6 3  Brazil 3 3 4  Nigeria 3 0 Source: FIFA | Final standings | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  United States 3 9 2  Germany 3 6 3  Australia 3 3 4  Zambia 3 0 Source: FIFA | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  United States 3 9 2  Germany 3 6 3  Australia 3 3 4  Zambia 3 0 Source: FIFA |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| France | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Japan | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Spain | 4–2 | Semi-finals | Germany | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |

## Match
### Details

| Brazil | United States |
| GK | 1 | Lorena |
| CB | 15 | Thaís |
| CB | 21 | Lauren | | 84' |
| CB | 3 | Tarciane | 81' |
| RM | 9 | Adriana (c) |
| CM | 8 | Vitória Yaya | | 50' |
| CM | 5 | Duda Sampaio | | 61' |
| LM | 13 | Yasmim |
| RF | 18 | Gabi Portilho |
| CF | 11 | Jheniffer | | 61' |
| LF | 14 | Ludmila | | 61' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 12 | Tainá |
| DF | 4 | Rafaelle Souza | | 84' |
| MF | 17 | Ana Vitória | | 50' |
| MF | 20 | Angelina | | 61' |
| FW | 10 | Marta | | 61' |
| FW | 16 | Gabi Nunes |
| FW | 19 | Priscila | | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Arthur Elias ||
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 2 | Emily Fox |
| CB | 4 | Naomi Girma |
| CB | 12 | Tierna Davidson | 74' |
| LB | 7 | Crystal Dunn |
| DM | 3 | Korbin Albert |
| CM | 17 | Sam Coffey |
| CM | 10 | Lindsey Horan (c) |
| RF | 5 | Trinity Rodman |
| CF | 9 | Mallory Swanson | 90+5' |
| LF | 11 | Sophia Smith | 84' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 18 | Casey Murphy |
| DF | 6 | Casey Krueger | 90+5' |
| DF | 13 | Jenna Nighswonger |
| MF | 14 | Emily Sonnett | 74' |
| MF | 16 | Rose Lavelle |
| FW | 8 | Lynn Williams | 84' |
| FW | 15 | Jaedyn Shaw |
| Manager: ||
| Emma Hayes ||
| Assistant referees: Almira Spahić (Sweden) Francesca Di Monte (Italy) Fourth official: Rebecca Welch (Great Britain) Reserve assistant referee: Franca Overtoom (Netherlands) Video assistant referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) Assistant video assistant referees: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Jérôme Brisard (France) | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time |