Group G of the Women’s Football Tournament at the Summer Olympics in Beijing consists of Japan, the USA, Norway and New Zealand.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1/td> |
Norway 2-0 USA ( Aug 6- Qinhuangdao)
( Leni Kaurin, Melissa Wiik)
Japan 2-2 New Zealand ( Aug 6- Qinhuangdao)
( Aya Miyama pen, Homare Sawa/ Kirsty Yallop, Amber Yearn pen)
USA 1-0 Japan ( Aug 9- Qinhuangdao)
( Carli Lloyd)
NZ 0-1 Norway ( Aug 9- Qinhuangdao)
( Melissa Wiik)
Norway 1-5 Japan ( Aug 12- Shanghai)
(Guro Knutsen/Yukari Kinga, Gunhild Fulstad OG, Shinobu Ohno, Homare Sawa, Ayumi Hara)
USA 4-0 New Zealand ( Aug 12- Shenyang)
( Heather O’Reilly, Amy Rodriguez, Lindsay Tarples, Angela Hucles)
Teams that qualified for the quarterfinals :-
USA
Norway
Japan ( One of the two best third placed teams)