In the early morning of July 26, 2024, Beijing time, the first round of 6 matches of the women's football group stage of the Paris Olympics ended, of which France 3-2 Colombia; Germany 3-0 Australia; Spain 2-1 Japan. The results and points of each group are as follows:
Group A:
Canada 2-1 New Zealand
In the first half, New Zealand took advantage of a corner kick opportunity, Barry volleyed the goal to the first goal, and in stoppage time, Lakas received a long pass from a team-mate; In the second half, Canada Vian scored from a tight angle in the right side of the box to overtake the score, and finally Canada reversed New Zealand 2-1.
France 3-2 Colombia
Only 5 minutes into the opening game, Catoto burst into the penalty area and swept the goal from a small angle, Dali hit the goal post and bounced into the net, Catoto scored with a header to expand the advantage and complete the brace; Colombia won a penalty in the second half, Usme scored a penalty to pull one back, Pavi forced the France defense and scored a single goal, and finally France narrowly beat Colombia 3-2.
In Group A, France and Canada have 3 points, France has scored more goals than Canada and ranks first, and New Zealand has 0 points at the bottom.
Group B:
Germany 3-0 Australia
In the first half, Germany took a corner from the right and Heglin scored with a header; In the second half, it was also a corner from the right, Schuller headed home, and less than five minutes later, Lind's cross from the left assisted Brand's push to open the net, and Germany ended with a 3-0 clean sheet against Australia.
United States 3-0 Zambia
In the first half, United States scored three goals in a row, Rodman kept passing the ball and turned and volleyed the goal, Swanson received a wonderful through ball from his teammates and volleyed from a small angle, less than a minute Swanson scored another goal in the same plot to complete the brace, Zambia Paulina was red carded for a foul outside the box, and neither side achieved anything in the second half, and finally United States easily won 3-0 against Zambia.
In Group B, Germany and United States won 3-0 and tied for first place in the group standings with 3 points, while Australia and Zambia were bottom with 0 points.
Group C:
Spain 2-1 Japan
In the first half, Japan's Aoba Fujino scored with a direct shot from a free kick, and Spain's Bonmati equalized with a through ball pushed by a teammate; In the second half, Spain Mariona scored the winning goal to overtake the score, and finally Spain defeated Japan 2-1.
Nigeria 0-1 Brazil
In the first half, Gabriel received a long pass from a team-mate, paused and then took a volley into the penalty area, and in the second half neither side achieved anything, and Brazil won 1-0 against Nigeria.
In Group C, Spain are top of the group table with three points, followed by Brazil and Nigeria at the bottom of the table with zero goals.
Attached is the schedule for the second round of the women's group stage of the Paris Olympics:
28 July:
23:00 New Zealand vs Colombia (Group A)
23:00 Brazil vs Japan (Group C)
29 July:
01:00 Australia vs Zambia (Group B)
01:00 Spain vs Nigeria (Group C)
03:00 France vs Canada (Group A)
03:00 United States vs Germany (Group B)