Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament


The women's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Omnilife Stadium from October 18 to October 27. Associations affiliated with FIFA that qualified were invited to send their full women's national teams.
For these Games, the women competed in an 8-team tournament, which is a drop from 10 at the 2007 games. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home field.

Teams

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the football competition. Mexico, the host nation and Canada along with six other countries qualified through regional competitions.
The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players September 2011. A minimum of two goalkeepers must be included in the squad.

Format

The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of CONCACAF in New York City, United States. The draw was conducted by CONCACAF Deputy General Secretary Ted Howard. The seeding information was not provided, rather the results of the draw were given.
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    • Preliminary round

    All times are local Central Daylight Time

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    Semifinals

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    Bronze Medal Match

    Gold medal match

    Goalscorers

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    Final standings