Netherlands Women's National Football Team / Olympic Games

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Participation in the finals 0 ( First : 2020 )
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(As of July 2019 )

The article contains a detailed account of the Dutch national soccer team for women at the Summer Olympics . The Netherlands was able to qualify for the 2020 tournament for the first time at the 2019 World Cup .

The national team at the Olympic Games

Overview

Olympic Games in Participation until ... opponent Result Trainer Comments and special features
Atlanta 1996 not qualified Since the Netherlands could not qualify for the 1995 World Cup, the team also had no opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games
Sydney 2000 not qualified Since the Netherlands could not qualify for the 1999 World Cup, the team also had no opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games
Athens 2004 not qualified Since the Netherlands could not qualify for the 2003 World Cup, the team also had no opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games
Beijing 2008 not qualified Since the Netherlands could not qualify for the 2007 World Cup, the team also had no opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games
London 2012 not qualified Since the Netherlands could not qualify for the 2011 World Cup, the team also had no opportunity to qualify for the Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro 2016 not qualified The Netherlands failed to qualify for the Olympic Games at a qualifying tournament in the Netherlands
Tokyo 2020 qualified Qualified as Vice World Champion 2019

The tournaments

Olympia 1996 in Atlanta

The Dutch women were in the qualifiers for the 1995 World Cup in Iceland failed, then that also failed to qualify. "Since there was not enough time for a qualifying round, the eight best teams from the 1995 World Cup were automatically invited to the Olympic tournament."

Olympia 2000 in Sydney

The three best European teams from the 1999 World Cup qualified for the second Olympic tournament. The Dutch women already failed in qualifying against the 1995 World Cup finalists, Germany and Norway. Both were then able to qualify for the Olympic Games at the World Cup, where the Norwegians won the gold medal.

Olympia 2004 in Athens

Since the Dutch women failed to qualify for the 2003 World Cup again to Germany and this time to England , they had no opportunity to qualify for the third Olympic women's football tournament.

2008 Olympics in Beijing

The three best European teams from the 2007 World Cup were able to qualify for the tournament in Beijing . Since the Dutch women failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup again to England and this time to France , they again had no opportunity to qualify for the Olympic women's football tournament.

Olympia 2012 in London

The Dutch missed the participation in the tournament in London again. This time they failed in qualifying for the 2011 World Cup to Norway.

Olympia 2016 in Rio de Janeiro

The Dutch women then qualified for the 2015 World Cup for the first time. At the World Cup, England was the best European team and third place in the World Cup, but not eligible to compete in the Olympic Games, Germany and France as fourth and teams eliminated in the quarter-finals were sure of the starting place. However, since the four European teams Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland were eliminated in the round of 16 and it was not clear which was the fourth best European team, the third European participant had to be determined separately. UEFA therefore decided to schedule a tournament for these teams . This took place in March 2016 in the Netherlands - also as a test for the 2017 European Championships in the Netherlands . The Dutch started with a 4: 3 win against Switzerland, then lost to Norway 1: 4 and played 1: 1 against Sweden, which won the Olympic ticket.

Olympia 2020 in Tokyo

The Dutch women were able to secure their participation in the tournament in Tokyo by finishing second at the 2019 World Cup , where they only lost to defending champions USA in the final.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fifa.com: Women's Olympic Football Tournament Atlanta 1996