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Eight teams competed in the
women's football tournament
at the
1996 Summer Olympics
. In addition to the host nation, the United States, seven other teams qualified for the tournament based on the results from the
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
.
Method
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Unlike the
men's competition
, there was no fixed slot allocation for the women's tournament. Instead, the
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
would be used as the preliminary competition to qualify teams for the inaugural women's Olympic football tournament, which featured eight teams. The
United States
automatically qualified for the tournament as hosts, leaving seven spots to be determined by the Women's World Cup. Teams were ranked based on their results in the tournament, with the top seven teams in the ranking qualifying for the Olympics (excluding the United States and
England
, a non-
IOC
member).
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1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Qualification
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Twelve teams qualified for the
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
in Sweden based on a fixed slot allocation.
Group stage
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Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout stage
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Ranking of teams
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Teams were ranked by the round/place which they reached, and then by points, goal difference and goals scored. Teams eliminated in the quarter-finals are ranked by their quarter-final goal differential. Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in
extra time
are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by
penalty shoot-outs
are counted as draws.
Source: FIFA Technical Report
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Qualified teams
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Breakdown by confederation
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No teams from Africa (
CAF
) or Oceania (
OFC
) managed to qualify for the Olympic tournament.
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