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

The 2020 Summer Olympic women's football final was a football match that took place at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan, on 6 August 2021 to determine the winner of women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Canada won their first gold medal by defeating Sweden 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after both teams drew 1–1 after extra time in the final.

## Venue

The final was originally scheduled to be held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo at 11:00 local time. Both teams requested a later kickoff 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 local time at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama.

## Route to the final

| Sweden | Sweden | Round | Canada | Canada |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| United States | 3–0 | Match 1 | Japan | 1–1 |
| Australia | 4–2 | Match 2 | Chile | 2–1 |
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Match 3 | Great Britain | 1–1 |
| Group G winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Sweden 3 9 2  United States 3 4 3  Australia 3 4 4  New Zealand 3 0 Source: TOCOG and FIFA | Group G winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Sweden 3 9 2  United States 3 4 3  Australia 3 4 4  New Zealand 3 0 Source: TOCOG and FIFA | Final standings | Group E runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Great Britain 3 7 2  Canada 3 5 3  Japan (H) 3 4 4  Chile 3 0 Source: TOCOG and FIFA (H) Host | Group E runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Great Britain 3 7 2  Canada 3 5 3  Japan (H) 3 4 4  Chile 3 0 Source: TOCOG and FIFA (H) Host |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| Japan | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) |
| Australia | 1–0 | Semi-finals | United States | 1–0 |

## Match

### Details

| 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)

### Statistics

Overall :

| Statistic | Sweden | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
| Total shots | 24 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 54% | 46% |
| Corner kicks | 14 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 12 | 9 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |

## Viewership

Despite taking place early in the morning in Canada, the game was viewed by 4.4 million Canadians on CBC Television, making it the most watched event of the games in Canada.

