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

Group A 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 Canada, Colombia, hosts France and New Zealand. The top two teams, France and Canada, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Colombia as one of the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Olympic appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| A1 | France | 1 | UEFA | Hosts | 13 September 2017 | 3rd | 2016 | Fourth place (2012) |
| A2 | Colombia | 3 | CONMEBOL | 2022 Copa América Femenina top two | 25 July 2022 | 3rd | 2016 | Eleventh place (2012, 2016) |
| A3 | Canada | 2 | CONCACAF | CONCACAF play-off winner | 26 September 2023 | 5th | 2020 | Gold medalists (2020) |
| A4 | New Zealand | 4 | OFC | Oceania Qualifier winner | 19 February 2024 | 5th | 2020 | Eighth place (2012) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |
* ↑ On 27 July 2024, Canada was penalized 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in illegal drone spying at an official training venue. The decision was upheld by CAS on 31 July.
In the quarter-finals:
* The winners of Group A, France, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group C, Brazil.
* The runners-up of Group A, Canada, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Germany.
* The third-placed team of Group A, Colombia, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Spain.

## Matches
### Canada vs New Zealand

| Canada | New Zealand |
| GK | 1 | Kailen Sheridan |
| CB | 12 | Jade Rose |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 84' |
| RM | 10 | Ashley Lawrence |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming (c) |
| CM | 5 | Quinn | | 67' |
| LM | 2 | Gabrielle Carle | | 67' |
| RF | 15 | Nichelle Prince | | 56' |
| CF | 11 | Adriana Leon | | 90+4' |
| LF | 6 | Cloé Lacasse | | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Jordyn Huitema | | 56' |
| FW | 16 | Janine Beckie | | 56' |
| MF | 13 | Simi Awujo | | 67' |
| FW | 4 | Evelyne Viens | | 67' |
| DF | 20 | Shelina Zadorsky | | 90+4' |
| Assistant manager: ||
| Andy Spence ||
| GK | 1 | Anna Leat |
| RB | 4 | CJ Bott |
| CB | 14 | Katie Bowen (c) |
| CB | 13 | Rebekah Stott |
| LB | 3 | Mackenzie Barry | 59' |
| RM | 18 | Grace Jale |
| CM | 6 | Malia Steinmetz | 59' |
| CM | 11 | Katie Kitching |
| LM | 2 | Kate Taylor | 87' |
| CF | 10 | Indiah-Paige Riley |
| CF | 17 | Milly Clegg | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 7 | Michaela Foster | 59' |
| MF | 8 | Macey Fraser | 59' |
| FW | 16 | Jacqui Hand | 66' |
| FW | 9 | Gabi Rennie | 87' |
| Acting manager: ||
| Michael Mayne ||
* Assistant referees:
* Almira Spahić (Sweden)
* Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
* Video assistant referee:
* Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

### France vs Colombia

| France | Colombia |
| GK | 16 | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin |
| RB | 2 | Maëlle Lakrar |
| CB | 3 | Wendie Renard (c) |
| CB | 18 | Griedge Mbock Bathy |
| LB | 7 | Sakina Karchaoui | 72' |
| DM | 14 | Sandie Toletti |
| CM | 15 | Kenza Dali |
| CM | 8 | Grace Geyoro |
| RF | 11 | Kadidiatou Diani | 90+1' |
| CF | 12 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | 90+5' |
| LF | 10 | Delphine Cascarino | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Sandy Baltimore | 72' |
| DF | 13 | Selma Bacha | 72' |
| MF | 6 | Amandine Henry | 90+1' |
| FW | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 90+5' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
| GK | 12 | Katherine Tapia |
| RB | 17 | Carolina Arias | | 83' |
| CB | 16 | Jorelyn Carabalí |
| CB | 3 | Daniela Arias |
| LB | 2 | Manuela Vanegas |
| DM | 6 | Daniela Montoya (c) | | 46' |
| CM | 8 | Marcela Restrepo |
| CM | 10 | Leicy Santos |
| RF | 9 | Mayra Ramírez | 86' |
| CF | 11 | Catalina Usme |
| LF | 18 | Linda Caicedo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Manuela Paví | | 46' |
| DF | 5 | Yirleidis Minota | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Ángelo Marsiglia ||
* Assistant referees:
* Brooke Mayo (United States)
* Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
* Fourth official:
* Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
* Video assistant referee:
* Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

### New Zealand vs Colombia

| New Zealand | Colombia |
| GK | 1 | Anna Leat |
| RB | 4 | CJ Bott |
| CB | 14 | Katie Bowen (c) |
| CB | 13 | Rebekah Stott |
| LB | 3 | Mackenzie Barry |
| RM | 10 | Indiah-Paige Riley |
| CM | 2 | Kate Taylor | 78' |
| CM | 6 | Malia Steinmetz | 46' |
| LM | 11 | Katie Kitching |
| CF | 17 | Milly Clegg | 46' |
| CF | 16 | Jacqui Hand | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Grace Jale | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Annalie Longo | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Ally Green | 66' |
| FW | 9 | Gabi Rennie | 78' |
| Acting manager: ||
| Michael Mayne ||
| GK | 12 | Katherine Tapia |
| RB | 17 | Carolina Arias | 86' |
| CB | 3 | Daniela Arias |
| CB | 16 | Jorelyn Carabalí |
| LB | 2 | Manuela Vanegas |
| CM | 13 | Ilana Izquierdo | 90' |
| CM | 11 | Catalina Usme (c) | 78' |
| RW | 8 | Marcela Restrepo |
| AM | 10 | Leicy Santos |
| LW | 18 | Linda Caicedo | 90' |
| CF | 7 | Manuela Paví |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Daniela Montoya | 78' |
| DF | 4 | Daniela Caracas | 86' |
| MF | 15 | Liana Salazar | 90' |
| DF | 5 | Yirleidis Minota | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Ángelo Marsiglia ||
* Assistant referees:
* Park Mi-suk (South Korea)
* Joanna Charaktis (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
* Video assistant referee:
* Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

### France vs Canada

| France | Canada |
| GK | 16 | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin | | 63' |
| RB | 5 | Élisa De Almeida |
| CB | 18 | Griedge Mbock Bathy |
| CB | 3 | Wendie Renard (c) | | 72' |
| LB | 13 | Selma Bacha |
| DM | 14 | Sandie Toletti | 76' |
| CM | 15 | Kenza Dali |
| CM | 8 | Grace Geyoro |
| RF | 11 | Kadidiatou Diani | | 82' |
| CF | 12 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto |
| LF | 10 | Delphine Cascarino | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 7 | Sakina Karchaoui | | 63' |
| GK | 1 | Constance Picaud | | 63' |
| DF | 2 | Maëlle Lakrar | | 72' |
| MF | 6 | Amandine Henry | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
| GK | 1 | Kailen Sheridan |
| RB | 10 | Ashley Lawrence | 45+2' |
| CB | 12 | Jade Rose |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| LB | 2 | Gabrielle Carle | | 68' |
| CM | 5 | Quinn | | 67' |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming (c) |
| CM | 13 | Simi Awujo | | 90' |
| CF | 15 | Nichelle Prince | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Jordyn Huitema |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Adriana Leon | | 46' |
| FW | 4 | Evelyne Viens | | 67' |
| FW | 16 | Janine Beckie | | 68' |
| MF | 7 | Julia Grosso | | 90' |
| Acting manager: ||
| Andy Spence ||
* Assistant referees:
* Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
* Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)
* Fourth official:
* Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
* Video assistant referee:
* Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

### New Zealand vs France

| New Zealand | France |
| GK | 1 | Anna Leat |
| RB | 4 | CJ Bott |
| CB | 14 | Katie Bowen (c) |
| CB | 13 | Rebekah Stott | | 54' |
| LB | 7 | Michaela Foster | | 63' |
| RM | 10 | Indiah-Paige Riley | | 73' |
| CM | 2 | Kate Taylor |
| CM | 20 | Annalie Longo |
| LM | 11 | Katie Kitching | | 54' |
| CF | 16 | Jacqui Hand | | 74' |
| CF | 18 | Grace Jale |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Milly Clegg | | 54' |
| DF | 5 | Meikayla Moore | | 54' |
| DF | 3 | Mackenzie Barry | | 63' |
| DF | 15 | Ally Green | 90+6' | 73' |
| MF | 6 | Malia Steinmetz | | 74' |
| Acting manager: ||
| Michael Mayne ||
| GK | 16 | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin |
| RB | 2 | Maëlle Lakrar |
| CB | 18 | Griedge Mbock Bathy | 83' |
| CB | 5 | Élisa De Almeida |
| LB | 7 | Sakina Karchaoui |
| DM | 6 | Amandine Henry (c) |
| CM | 8 | Grace Geyoro | 63' |
| CM | 13 | Selma Bacha | 74' |
| RF | 10 | Delphine Cascarino | 83' |
| CF | 12 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | 63' |
| LF | 17 | Sandy Baltimore |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Kadidiatou Diani | 63' |
| MF | 15 | Kenza Dali | 63' |
| MF | 14 | Sandie Toletti | 74' |
| FW | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 83' |
| DF | 21 | Ève Périsset | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
* Assistant referees:
* Neuza Back (Brazil)
* Fabrini Bevilaqua (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
* Video assistant referee:
* Daiane Muniz (Brazil)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Leodán González (Uruguay)

### Colombia vs Canada

| Colombia | Canada |
| GK | 12 | Katherine Tapia |
| RB | 17 | Carolina Arias (c) |
| CB | 3 | Daniela Arias |
| CB | 5 | Yirleidis Minota | 19' | 78' |
| LB | 2 | Manuela Vanegas |
| CM | 16 | Jorelyn Carabalí |
| CM | 13 | Ilana Izquierdo |
| RW | 7 | Manuela Paví | 6' |
| AM | 8 | Marcela Restrepo |
| LW | 18 | Linda Caicedo | 90+5' |
| CF | 10 | Leicy Santos |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Daniela Montoya | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Ángelo Marsiglia ||
| GK | 1 | Kailen Sheridan |
| CB | 12 | Jade Rose |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles | | 85' |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| RM | 10 | Ashley Lawrence |
| CM | 7 | Julia Grosso | | 74' |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming (c) |
| LM | 6 | Cloé Lacasse | | 46' |
| RF | 16 | Janine Beckie | | 85' |
| CF | 11 | Adriana Leon | 45+3' | 61' |
| LF | 9 | Jordyn Huitema |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Nichelle Prince | | 46' |
| FW | 4 | Evelyne Viens | | 61' |
| MF | 5 | Quinn | | 74' |
| DF | 2 | Gabrielle Carle | | 85' |
| DF | 20 | Shelina Zadorsky | | 85' |
| Acting manager: ||
| Andy Spence ||
* Assistant referees:
* Emily Carney (Great Britain)
* Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
* Fourth official:
* Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Paolo Valeri (Italy)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* David Coote (Great Britain)

## Discipline

Canada were deducted 6 points by FIFA for their coaching staff's involvement in the Canada Soccer drone spying scandal. The decision was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 31 July.
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 |
| New Zealand | | | | 1 | –1 |
| France | | | 1 | | –1 |
| Canada | 1 | | 1 | 1 | –3 |
| Colombia | | 1 | | 3 | –8 |