The women's football tournament at the

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competition in these Games, the women competed in an eight-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket. The women's competition was an open-age competition with no age restrictions.

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Qualification

A total of eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. Hosts Canada and Mexico qualified automatically. The winners of the regional Caribbean and Central American championships also qualified. The top four teams at the South American Championships also qualified.

Summary

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Medalists

Rosters

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had to submit up to 18 players on their rosters. * * * * * * * *

Competition format

In the first round of the competition, teams were divided into two groups of four teams, played in round-robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the group once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. The teams were ranked as follows: #Points #Goal difference #Goals scored #Head-to-head points #Drawing of lots Following the completion of the group games, the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals, with the winners of one group playing the runners-up of another group. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the gold medal match and the losers advanced to the bronze medal match. All games were played in two 45-minute halves. In the medal round, if the match ended in a draw after 90 minutes, extra time was played (two 15-minute halves), followed by penalty kicks competition if the match still remained tied.

First round

The official detailed schedule and draw was revealed on April 24, 2015. ''All times were

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Group A

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Group B

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Medal round

Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Competition summary

Goalscorers

;7 goals * Cristiane ;3 goals * Stephany Mayor ;2 goals * Andressa Alves * Formiga * Maurine * Rafaelle * Janine Beckie * Shelina Zadorsky *

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* Ligia Moreira * Kerlly Real * Mónica Ocampo * Nayeli Rangel * Mariah Shade ;1 goal * Florencia Bonsegundo * Mariana Larroquette * María Belén Potassa * Fabiana * Monica * Raquel * Thaisa *

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* Emma Fletcher *

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* Diana Ospina * Ingrid Vidal * Shirley Cruz * Karla Villalobos * Denise Pesántes * Teresa Noyola * Jennifer Ruiz * Maylee Atthin-Johnson * Kennya Cordner ;1 own goal * Fabiana (playing against Mexico) * Arianna Romero (playing against Brazil)

Final standings

References

External links

Football - Event Overview - Women
Toronto 2015 Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Pan American Games

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