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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.
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^"Match report – Colombia v Canada" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ ab"Tactical Line-up – Colombia v Canada" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.