# Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Knockout stage

The knockout stage of the women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 30 July to 6 August 2021. The top two teams from each group in the group stage, as well as the two best third-placed teams, qualified for the knockout stage.
All times listed are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).

## Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

### Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:
| Third-placed teams qualify from groups | Third-placed teams qualify from groups | Third-placed teams qualify from groups | 1E vs | 1G vs |
| E | F | | 3F | 3E |
| E | | G | 3G | 3E |
| | F | G | 3G | 3F |

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, along with the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best two qualify) |
| E | Great Britain | Canada | Japan |
| F | Netherlands | Brazil | — |
| G | Sweden | United States | Australia |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 30 July – Kashima | 30 July – Kashima | | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 August – Yokohama | 2 August – Yokohama | | |
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 4 | 2 August – Yokohama | 2 August – Yokohama | |
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 4 | Australia | 0 | |
| 30 July – Saitama | 30 July – Saitama | | Australia | 0 | |
| 30 July – Saitama | 30 July – Saitama | Sweden | 1 | |
| Sweden | 3 | Sweden | 1 | |
| Sweden | 3 | | | | 6 August – Yokohama | 6 August – Yokohama |
| Japan | 1 | | | | 6 August – Yokohama | 6 August – Yokohama |
| Japan | 1 | | | | Sweden | 1 (2) |
| 30 July – Yokohama | 30 July – Yokohama | | | | | Sweden | 1 (2) |
| 30 July – Yokohama | 30 July – Yokohama | | | | Canada (p) | 1 (3) |
| Netherlands | 2 (2) | | | | Canada (p) | 1 (3) |
| Netherlands | 2 (2) | 2 August – Kashima | 2 August – Kashima | | | |
| United States (p) | 2 (4) | 2 August – Kashima | 2 August – Kashima | | | |
| United States (p) | 2 (4) | United States | 0 | | | |
| 30 July – Rifu | 30 July – Rifu | | United States | 0 | | | |
| 30 July – Rifu | 30 July – Rifu | Canada | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Canada (p) | 0 (4) | Canada | 1 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Canada (p) | 0 (4) | | | | 5 August – Kashima | 5 August – Kashima |
| Brazil | 0 (3) | | | | 5 August – Kashima | 5 August – Kashima |
| Brazil | 0 (3) | | | | Australia | 3 |
| | | | | | United States | 4 |

## Quarter-finals
### Canada vs Brazil

| Canada | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Stephanie Labbé |
| RB | 10 | Ashley Lawrence | 90+1' |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| LB | 2 | Allysha Chapman | | 109' |
| DM | 11 | Desiree Scott |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming |
| CM | 5 | Quinn | | 63' |
| AM | 12 | Christine Sinclair (c) |
| CF | 16 | Janine Beckie | | 105+2' |
| CF | 15 | Nichelle Prince | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 6 | Deanne Rose | | 63' | 114' |
| MF | 7 | Julia Grosso | | 63' |
| FW | 9 | Adriana Leon | | 105+2' |
| DF | 8 | Jayde Riviere | 117' | 109' |
| FW | 19 | Jordyn Huitema | | | 114' |
| Manager: ||
| Bev Priestman ||
| GK | 1 | Bárbara |
| RB | 13 | Bruna |
| CB | 3 | Érika |
| CB | 4 | Rafaelle |
| LB | 6 | Tamires |
| RM | 7 | Duda | 59' | 102' |
| CM | 8 | Formiga | | 73' |
| CM | 17 | Andressinha |
| LM | 10 | Marta (c) |
| CF | 16 | Beatriz | | 59' |
| CF | 9 | Debinha |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Ludmila | 101' | 59' |
| MF | 11 | Angelina | | 73' |
| FW | 21 | Andressa | | 102' |
| Manager: ||
| Pia Sundhage ||
* Assistant referees:
* Manuela Nicolosi (France)
* Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
* Fourth official:
* Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)

### Great Britain vs Australia

| Great Britain | Australia |
| GK | 1 | Ellie Roebuck |
| RB | 2 | Lucy Bronze | 44' | 112' |
| CB | 5 | Steph Houghton (c) |
| CB | 16 | Leah Williamson |
| LB | 3 | Demi Stokes | | 58' |
| CM | 4 | Keira Walsh | | 97' |
| CM | 11 | Caroline Weir |
| RW | 12 | Rachel Daly | | 58' |
| AM | 8 | Kim Little | | 80' |
| LW | 15 | Lauren Hemp | | 96' |
| CF | 9 | Ellen White |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Millie Bright | | 58' |
| FW | 10 | Fran Kirby | | 58' |
| MF | 18 | Jill Scott | | 80' |
| FW | 7 | Nikita Parris | | 96' |
| MF | 6 | Sophie Ingle | | 97' |
| MF | 17 | Georgia Stanway | 120+1' | 112' |
| Manager: ||
| Hege Riise ||
| GK | 18 | Teagan Micah |
| CB | 12 | Ellie Carpenter |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| CB | 5 | Aivi Luik | | 80' |
| RM | 16 | Hayley Raso | | 88' |
| CM | 10 | Emily van Egmond |
| CM | 13 | Tameka Yallop |
| LM | 7 | Steph Catley |
| RF | 17 | Kyah Simon | 71' | 80' |
| CF | 2 | Sam Kerr (c) | 26' |
| LF | 9 | Caitlin Foord | | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 3 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | | 80' | 108' |
| FW | 11 | Mary Fowler | | 80' |
| FW | 15 | Emily Gielnik | | 80' |
| MF | 6 | Chloe Logarzo | | 88' |
| DF | 4 | Clare Polkinghorne | | | 108' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson ||
* Assistant referees:
* Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)
* Mary Njorge (Kenya)
* Fourth official:
* Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
* Video assistant referee:
* Benoît Millot (France)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Fu Ming (China PR)

### Sweden vs Japan

| Sweden | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Hedvig Lindahl |
| RB | 4 | Hanna Glas |
| CB | 13 | Amanda Ilestedt | 29' |
| CB | 14 | Nathalie Björn |
| LB | 6 | Magdalena Eriksson |
| CM | 16 | Filippa Angeldal | | 62' |
| CM | 17 | Caroline Seger (c) |
| RW | 10 | Sofia Jakobsson | | 90' |
| AM | 9 | Kosovare Asllani | | 90' |
| LW | 18 | Fridolina Rolfö | | 75' |
| CF | 11 | Stina Blackstenius | | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Hanna Bennison | | 62' |
| MF | 15 | Olivia Schough | | 75' |
| FW | 8 | Lina Hurtig | | 75' |
| DF | 2 | Jonna Andersson | | 90' |
| FW | 7 | Madelen Janogy | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Peter Gerhardsson ||
| GK | 18 | Ayaka Yamashita |
| RB | 2 | Risa Shimizu |
| CB | 4 | Saki Kumagai (c) |
| CB | 5 | Moeka Minami |
| LB | 16 | Asato Miyagawa |
| RM | 14 | Yui Hasegawa | | 82' |
| CM | 7 | Emi Nakajima | | 86' |
| CM | 8 | Narumi Miura | | 72' |
| LM | 6 | Hina Sugita |
| CF | 10 | Mana Iwabuchi | 38' |
| CF | 11 | Mina Tanaka |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Jun Endo | | 72' |
| DF | 17 | Nanami Kitamura | | 82' |
| MF | 20 | Honoka Hayashi | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Asako Takakura ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mayte Chávez (Mexico)
* Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
* Video assistant referee:
* Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

### Netherlands vs United States

| Netherlands | United States |
| GK | 1 | Sari van Veenendaal (c) |
| RB | 2 | Lynn Wilms |
| CB | 3 | Stefanie van der Gragt |
| CB | 4 | Aniek Nouwen |
| LB | 17 | Dominique Janssen |
| CM | 6 | Jill Roord | | 97' |
| CM | 14 | Jackie Groenen |
| CM | 10 | Daniëlle van de Donk | 90+4' |
| RF | 7 | Shanice van de Sanden | | 63' |
| CF | 9 | Vivianne Miedema |
| LF | 11 | Lieke Martens |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Lineth Beerensteyn | | 63' |
| MF | 13 | Victoria Pelova | | 97' |
| Manager: ||
| Sarina Wiegman ||
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 5 | Kelley O'Hara | 115' |
| CB | 17 | Abby Dahlkemper |
| CB | 4 | Becky Sauerbrunn (c) |
| LB | 2 | Crystal Dunn |
| CM | 9 | Lindsey Horan | 77' |
| CM | 8 | Julie Ertz |
| CM | 3 | Sam Mewis | | 58' |
| RF | 7 | Tobin Heath | | 64' |
| CF | 10 | Carli Lloyd | | 58' |
| LF | 21 | Lynn Williams | | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Rose Lavelle | | 57' |
| FW | 11 | Christen Press | | 58' |
| FW | 13 | Alex Morgan | | 58' |
| FW | 15 | Megan Rapinoe | | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Vlatko Andonovski ||
* Assistant referees:
* Kim Kyong-min (South Korea)
* Lee Seul-gi (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

## Semi-finals
### United States vs Canada

| United States | Canada |
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher | | 30' |
| RB | 5 | Kelley O'Hara | 32' | 80' |
| CB | 4 | Becky Sauerbrunn (c) |
| CB | 12 | Tierna Davidson |
| LB | 2 | Crystal Dunn |
| CM | 16 | Rose Lavelle |
| CM | 8 | Julie Ertz |
| CM | 9 | Lindsey Horan |
| RF | 7 | Tobin Heath | | 60' |
| CF | 13 | Alex Morgan | | 61' |
| LF | 21 | Lynn Williams | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 18 | Adrianna Franch | | 30' |
| FW | 11 | Christen Press | | 60' |
| FW | 15 | Megan Rapinoe | | 60' |
| FW | 10 | Carli Lloyd | | 61' |
| MF | 3 | Sam Mewis | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Vlatko Andonovski ||
| GK | 1 | Stephanie Labbé |
| RB | 10 | Ashley Lawrence |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| LB | 2 | Allysha Chapman |
| DM | 11 | Desiree Scott |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming |
| CM | 5 | Quinn | 60' |
| AM | 12 | Christine Sinclair (c) | 87' |
| CF | 16 | Janine Beckie |
| CF | 15 | Nichelle Prince | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Julia Grosso | 60' |
| FW | 6 | Deanne Rose | 60' | 90' |
| FW | 19 | Jordyn Huitema | 87' |
| FW | 9 | Adriana Leon | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Bev Priestman ||
* Assistant referees:
* Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
* Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)
* Fourth official:
* Stéphanie Frappart (France)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Manuela Nicolosi (France)
* Video assistant referee:
* Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Fu Ming (China PR)

### Australia vs Sweden

| Australia | Sweden |
| GK | 18 | Teagan Micah |
| CB | 12 | Ellie Carpenter | 90+6' |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| CB | 7 | Steph Catley |
| RM | 16 | Hayley Raso | | 84' |
| CM | 10 | Emily van Egmond |
| CM | 6 | Chloe Logarzo | | 69' |
| LM | 13 | Tameka Yallop | | 69' |
| RF | 17 | Kyah Simon | | 69' |
| CF | 2 | Sam Kerr (c) |
| LF | 9 | Caitlin Foord | | 90+1' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Clare Polkinghorne | | 69' |
| MF | 11 | Mary Fowler | | 69' |
| MF | 3 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | | 69' |
| FW | 15 | Emily Gielnik | | 84' |
| DF | 21 | Laura Brock | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson ||
| GK | 1 | Hedvig Lindahl |
| RB | 4 | Hanna Glas |
| CB | 13 | Amanda Ilestedt |
| CB | 14 | Nathalie Björn |
| LB | 6 | Magdalena Eriksson |
| CM | 16 | Filippa Angeldal | 73' |
| CM | 17 | Caroline Seger (c) |
| RW | 10 | Sofia Jakobsson | 90+1' |
| AM | 9 | Kosovare Asllani |
| LW | 18 | Fridolina Rolfö |
| CF | 11 | Stina Blackstenius | 90+4' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Hanna Bennison | 73' |
| DF | 2 | Jonna Andersson | 90+1' |
| FW | 8 | Lina Hurtig | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Peter Gerhardsson ||
* Assistant referees:
* Shirley Perello (Honduras)
* Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Mariana De Almeida (Argentina)
* Video assistant referee:
* Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Erick Miranda (Mexico)

## Bronze medal match

| Australia | United States |
| GK | 18 | Teagan Micah |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| CB | 4 | Clare Polkinghorne | 74' |
| CB | 7 | Steph Catley |
| RM | 16 | Hayley Raso | 67' |
| CM | 10 | Emily van Egmond |
| CM | 6 | Chloe Logarzo | 67' |
| LM | 13 | Tameka Yallop | 87' |
| RF | 17 | Kyah Simon | 67' |
| CF | 2 | Sam Kerr (c) |
| LF | 9 | Caitlin Foord |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Mary Fowler | 67' |
| MF | 3 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | 67' |
| DF | 19 | Courtney Nevin | 67' |
| FW | 15 | Emily Gielnik | 74' |
| DF | 21 | Laura Brock | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson ||
| GK | 18 | Adrianna Franch |
| RB | 5 | Kelley O'Hara |
| CB | 4 | Becky Sauerbrunn (c) |
| CB | 12 | Tierna Davidson |
| LB | 2 | Crystal Dunn |
| CM | 3 | Sam Mewis | 61' |
| CM | 8 | Julie Ertz |
| CM | 9 | Lindsey Horan |
| RF | 11 | Christen Press | 85' |
| CF | 10 | Carli Lloyd | 81' |
| LF | 15 | Megan Rapinoe | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Tobin Heath | 60' |
| MF | 16 | Rose Lavelle | 61' |
| FW | 13 | Alex Morgan | 81' |
| DF | 14 | Emily Sonnett | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Vlatko Andonovski ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mariana De Almeida (Argentina)
* Mary Blanco (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Stéphanie Frappart (France)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)
* Video assistant referee:
* Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

## Gold medal match

The gold medal match was originally scheduled to be held on 6 August 2021, 11:00, at Japan National Stadium, Tokyo. Both teams requested a later kick-off time due to concerns about excessive heat; as the National Stadium was already booked for athletics events in the evening, the game was moved to 21:00 on the same day at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama.
| Sweden | Canada |
| GK | 1 | Hedvig Lindahl |
| RB | 4 | Hanna Glas |
| CB | 13 | Amanda Ilestedt | | 120' |
| CB | 14 | Nathalie Björn |
| LB | 6 | Magdalena Eriksson | | 75' |
| CM | 16 | Filippa Angeldal | | 75' |
| CM | 17 | Caroline Seger (c) |
| RW | 10 | Sofia Jakobsson | | 75' |
| AM | 9 | Kosovare Asllani | 104' |
| LW | 18 | Fridolina Rolfö | | 106' |
| CF | 11 | Stina Blackstenius | | 106' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Jonna Andersson | | 75' |
| MF | 5 | Hanna Bennison | | 75' |
| FW | 8 | Lina Hurtig | | 75' |
| FW | 19 | Anna Anvegård | | 106' |
| MF | 15 | Olivia Schough | | 106' |
| DF | 3 | Emma Kullberg | | 120' |
| Manager: ||
| Peter Gerhardsson ||
| GK | 1 | Stephanie Labbé |
| RB | 10 | Ashley Lawrence |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| LB | 2 | Allysha Chapman | | 93' |
| DM | 11 | Desiree Scott | | 120+2' |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming |
| CM | 5 | Quinn | | 46' |
| AM | 12 | Christine Sinclair (c) | | 86' |
| CF | 16 | Janine Beckie | 27' | 46' |
| CF | 15 | Nichelle Prince | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Julia Grosso | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Adriana Leon | | 46' |
| FW | 6 | Deanne Rose | | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Jordyn Huitema | | 86' |
| DF | 8 | Jayde Riviere | | 93' |
| DF | 4 | Shelina Zadorsky | | 120+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Bev Priestman ||
* Assistant referees:
* Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
* Sanja Rodak (Croatia)
* Fourth official:
* Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Kim Kyong-min (South Korea)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Marco Guida (Italy)