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Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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| Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
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| Tournament | ||
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Twelve teams competed in the women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In addition to the United Kingdom, the host nation, 11 women's national teams qualified from six separate continental confederations.
Table
| Means of qualification | Date of completion | Venue1 | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2005 | none | 1 |  Great Britain
|
| AFC Preliminary Competition | 11 September 2011 |  China[1] |
2 |  Japan North Korea
|
| CAF Preliminary Competition | 22 October 2011[2] | multiple | 2 |  Cameroon South Africa
|
| CONCACAF Preliminary Competition | 29 January 2012 |  Canada[3] |
2 |  United States Canada
|
| CONMEBOL Preliminary Competition | 21 November 2010 |  Ecuador |
2 |  Brazil Colombia
|
| OFC Preliminary Competition | 4 April 2012 | multiple | 1 |  New Zealand
|
| Best UEFA teams in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | 17 July 2011 |  Germany |
2 |  Sweden France
|
| Total | 12 | |||
- ^1 Locations are those of final tournaments, various qualification stages may precede matches at these specific venues.
AFC
Japan and North Korea earned Olympic qualification places by finishing in the top two of the final round.
First round
| Group A | Group B | Group C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts |
Second round
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand
|
4 | 10 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan
|
4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Vietnam
|
4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Jordan (H)
|
4 | 3 |
| 5 |  Iran
|
4 | 0 |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
5 | 13 |
| 2 | North Korea
|
5 | 11 |
| 3 |  Australia
|
5 | 9 |
| 4 | China (H)
|
5 | 5 |
| 5 |  South Korea
|
5 | 4 |
| 6 | Thailand
|
5 | 0 |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
CAF
Cameroon and South Africa earned Olympic qualification places by winning their final round ties.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Botswana 
|
2–6 |  Zambia
|
1–4 | 1–2 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon 
|
w/o |  Equatorial Guinea
|
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Angola 
|
2–2 (a) |  Namibia
|
2–2 | 0–0 |
Congo 
|
w/o |  Nigeria
|
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| Cameroon
|
6–0 |  Mali
|
5–0 | 1–0 |
Guinea 
|
1–7 |  Ghana
|
1–2 | 0–5 |
DR Congo 
|
0–3 |  Ethiopia
|
0–0 | 0–3 |
Morocco 
|
1–3 |  Tunisia
|
0–3 | 1–0 |
| Zambia
|
1–5 | South Africa
|
1–2 | 0–3 |