Group E of the women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 21 to 27 July 2021 and included Canada, Chile, Great Britain and hosts Japan.
The top two teams, Great Britain and Canada, advanced to the knockout stage, along with third-placed Japan as one of the two best third-placed teams among all three groups.
[1] Notes In the quarter-finals,[1] Assistant referees:[4] Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi) Mary Njorge (Kenya) Fourth official: Ndidi Patience Madu (Nigeria) Video assistant referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) Assistant video assistant referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) Assistant referees:[4] Neuza Back (Brazil) Mónica Amboya (Ecuador) Fourth official: Maria Rivet (Mauritius) Video assistant referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) Assistant referees:[7] Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Susanne Küng (Switzerland) Fourth official: Maria Rivet (Mauritius) Video assistant referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) Assistant referees:[7] Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia) Sanja Rodak (Croatia) Fourth official: Ndidi Patience Madu (Nigeria) Video assistant referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) Assistant video assistant referee: Chris Penso (United States) Assistant referees:[10] Shirley Perello (Honduras) Mary Blanco (Colombia) Fourth official: Ndidi Patience Madu (Nigeria) Video assistant referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) Assistant video assistant referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel) Assistant referees:[10] Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic) Maryna Striletska (Ukraine) Fourth official: Kate Jacewicz (Australia) Video assistant referee: Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil) Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied.
These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[1] Only one of the above deductions could be applied to a player in a single match.