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was held from July 25 to 27, 1998. It was the first time women's football was played at the Goodwill Games, and the second time the sport was played overall. No men's tournament was held in 1998. It was also the last football tournament at the Goodwill Games, as the sport was dropped in 2001. All matches were played at the

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won the tournament, winning 2–0 against

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in the gold medal match.

Schedule

Teams

Venue

Squads

The four national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of players, including two goalkeepers.

Matches

''All times are local, EDT ( UTC−4)''

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Statistics

Goalscorers

Tournament ranking

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Notes

References

External links

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