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Sixteen teams are scheduled to compete in the women's football tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics. Fifteen women's national teams from six confederations will qualify to join the United States, who qualified as the host nation.[1]

Table

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In April 2025, the IOC Executive Board approved FIFA's suggestion that the women's tournament be expanded to 16 teams.[2] In December 2025, the FIFA Council approved the final allocation of berths,[3] although CONMEBOL had already completed qualification.

Means of qualification Dates[a] Venue(s)[a] Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation N/a N/a 1  United States
2028 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 19 April – 4 December 2027 Multiple 2
2028 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 4 June 2026 – December 2027 Multiple 2
2026 CONCACAF W Championship 27 November – 5 December 2026 United States 3

2025 Copa América Femenina 11 July – 2 August 2025 Ecuador 2  Brazil
 Colombia
2028 OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament TBD TBD 1
2027 UEFA Women's Nations League TBD TBD 4


AFC–CONMEBOL play-off TBD TBD 1
Total 16
Notes
  1. 1 2 Dates and venues are those of final tournaments (or final round of qualification tournaments); various qualification stages may precede these matches.

Confederation qualification

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AFC

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The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup quarter-finalists will be drawn into two groups of four teams with each group playing a league format. The two group winners will qualify for the Olympics,[4] and two teams will play home-and-away to determine who will advance AFC–CONMEBOL play-off.

CAF

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Thirty-five nations will compete in five rounds of two-legged ties to determine the two CAF qualifiers:

  • First round – The six lowest-ranked teams will compete June 2026 to determine who will face the three highest-ranked teams in the second round.
  • Second round – Thirty-two teams will compete October 2026 to advance to the third round.
  • Third round – Sixteen teams will compete February–March 2027 to advance to the fourth round.
  • Fourth round – Eight teams will compete October 2027 to advance to the fifth round.
  • Fifth round – Four teams will compete November–December 2027 to qualify for the Olympics.

Most recent stage (First round)

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sudan 0–30 Comoros0–170–13
South Sudan 1–2 Madagascar1–10–1
Mauritius 3–1 Djibouti2–11–0

Next stage (Second round)

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tunisia Matches 7/8 Senegal5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Benin Matches 9/10 Mali5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Congo Matches 11/12 Morocco5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Comoros Matches 13/14 Nigeria5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Guinea Matches 15/16 Cameroon5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
DR Congo Matches 17/18 Ivory Coast5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Central African Republic Matches 19/20 Algeria5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Burkina Faso Matches 21/22 Equatorial Guinea5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Rwanda Matches 23/24 Ethiopia5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Botswana Matches 25/26 Tanzania5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Angola Matches 27/28 Namibia5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Madagascar Matches 29/30 South Africa5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Seychelles Matches 31/32 Kenya5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Malawi Matches 33/34 Zimbabwe5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Uganda Matches 35/36 Zambia5–13 Oct5–13 Oct
Mauritius Matches 37/38 Ghana5–13 Oct5–13 Oct

CONCACAF

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The top three teams of the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship tournament — the two finalists plus the winner of the third-place match — will qualify for the Olympics. (This follows a revision on 17 December 2025 of FIFA's earlier allocation of Olympic slots.[5]) In addition the United States, as the Olympic host, is automatically qualified, so that four CONCACAF teams will qualify in all. Should the United States reach the semi-finals, then the three other semi-finalists will qualify for the Olympics.[6]

Most recent stage (qualification)

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Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Mexico 4 12
2  Puerto Rico 4 9
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 6
4  U.S. Virgin Islands 4 3
5  Saint Lucia 4 0
Source: CONCACAF

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Jamaica 4 12
2  Nicaragua 4 9
3  Guyana 4 6
4  Antigua and Barbuda 4 1
5  Dominica 4 1
Source: CONCACAF

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Costa Rica 4 12
2  Guatemala 4 9
3  Bermuda 4 6
4  Grenada 4 3
5  Cayman Islands 4 0
Source: CONCACAF

Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Haiti 4 10
2  Dominican Republic 4 8
3  Belize 4 6
4  Suriname 4 4
5  Anguilla 4 0
Source: CONCACAF

Group E
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Panama 4 12
2  Cuba 4 7
3  Aruba 4 6
4  Curaçao 4 3
5  Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 1
Source: CONCACAF

Group F
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  El Salvador 3 9
2  Trinidad and Tobago 3 4
3  Honduras 3 4
4  Barbados 3 0
Source: CONCACAF

Next stage (CONCACAF W Championship)

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 27 November 2026 (2026-11-27) – Mansfield
 
 
  United States
 
 1 December 2026 (2026-12-01) – Mansfield
 
  El Salvador
 
 
 
 27 November 2026 (2026-11-27) – Mansfield
 
 
 
  Jamaica
 
 5 December 2026 (2026-12-05) – Houston
 
  Costa Rica
 
 
 
 28 November 2026 (2026-11-28) – Mansfield
 
 
 
  Canada
 
 1 December 2026 (2026-12-01) – Mansfield
 
  Panama
 
 
 
 28 November 2026 (2026-11-28) – Mansfield
 
 Third place
 
  Mexico
 
 5 December 2026 (2026-12-05) – Houston
 
  Haiti
 
 
 
 
 
 

CONMEBOL

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The finalists of the 2025 Copa América Femenina, Brazil and Colombia, qualified for the Olympics before FIFA had announced slot allocation. In December 2025, FIFA announced that one team each from AFC and CONMEBOL would compete in a playoff for the last slot.[3]

Group stage

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Group A Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Argentina 4 12
2  Uruguay 4 7
3  Chile 4 6
4  Ecuador (H) 4 4
5  Peru 4 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Brazil 4 10
2  Colombia 4 8
3  Paraguay 4 6
4  Venezuela 4 4
5  Bolivia 4 0
Source: CONMEBOL

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 July – Quito (RPD)
 
 
 Argentina0 (4)
 
2 August – Quito (RPD)
 
 Colombia (p)0 (5)
 
 Colombia4 (4)
 
29 July – Quito (RPD)
 
 Brazil (p)4 (5)
 
 Brazil5
 
 
 Uruguay1
 
 
Fifth place match
 
  
 
28 July – Quito (IDV)
 
 
 Chile0
 
 
 Paraguay1
 
 
Third place match
 
  
 
1 August – Quito (RPD)
 
 
 Argentina (p)2 (5)
 
 
 Uruguay2 (4)
 

OFC

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As in previous Olympic tournaments, OFC was allocated one slot. The qualification format has not been announced as of May 2026.

UEFA

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On 17 December 2025, UEFA was allocated four slots for the 2028 Olympics.[5] The Olympic qualifiers will be the four semifinalists of the 2027 UEFA Nations League.[6][failed verification]

AFC–CONMEBOL play-off

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One team from AFC and Argentina, as third-place team in the 2025 Copa América Femenina, will meet to determine the final Olympic qualifier.[3] As of February 2026, no further details have been provided.

References

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  1. ↑ "LA28 Reveals Medal Event Program and Athlete Quota". LA28. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "FIFA celebrates historic step for women's football at LA28 Olympic Games". FIFA. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Regulations for the Preliminary Competition of the Olympic Football Tournaments – GAMES OF THE XXXIV OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES 2028" (PDF). FIFA. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "AFC unveils breakthrough reforms to strengthen Women's National Team Competitions". Asian Football Confederation. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 "FIFA Council approves record-breaking FIFA World Cup 2026 financial contribution". FIFA. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 "FIFA sets women's soccer allocations for 2028 LA Olympics". Just Women's Sports. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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