Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
[1][2] It was hosted at three venues along the Eastern side of Australia with matches being held in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.The tournament features eight women's national teams from six continental confederations with the qualification coming from the previous year's World Cup.After Norway and the United States both won the semi-finals, the final was played on the 28 September 2000.The match would go to extra time, with a controversial handball in the 102nd minute from Dagny Mellgren securing Norway the gold medal as they won 3–2.The tournament was held in three venues across three cities: The seven best quarter-finalists at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the host nation Australia qualified for the 2000 Olympic women's football tournament.