Group F of the women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was played from 21 to 27 July 2021 and included Brazil, China PR, the Netherlands and Zambia.
The top two teams, the Netherlands and Brazil, advanced to the knockout stage.
[1] Notes In the quarter-finals,[1] Assistant referees:[4] Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic) Maryna Striletska (Ukraine) Fourth official: Stéphanie Frappart (France) Video assistant referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) This was the highest-scoring women's football match ever at the Olympic Games, with the Netherlands' tally of ten goals is also a women's Olympic record.
[6] Assistant referees:[4] Mariana De Almeida (Argentina) Mary Blanco (Colombia) Fourth official: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Assistant referees:[9] Shirley Perello (Honduras) Chantal Boudreau (Canada) Fourth official: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey) Assistant video assistant referee: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Assistant referees:[9] Kim Kyong-min (South Korea) Lee Seul-gi (South Korea) Fourth official: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) Video assistant referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) Assistant referees:[12] Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi) Mary Njorge (Kenya) Fourth official: Maria Rivet (Mauritius) Video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) Assistant video assistant referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States) Assistant referees:[12] Makoto Bozono (Japan) Naomi Teshirogi (Japan) Fourth official: Stéphanie Frappart (France) Video assistant referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey) 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.