Group A, B, C and D consist of the sixteen male teams.
Here are the results from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Group E which consists of the hosts, Canada, Sweden and Argentina.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
China 2-1 Sweden ( Tianjin- Aug 6)
( Xu Yuan, Han Duan/ Lotta Schelin)
Argentina 1-2 Canada ( Tianjin- Aug 6)
(Ludmila Manicler/ Candace Chapman, Kara Lang)
Sweden 1-0 Argentina ( Tianjin- Aug 9)
(Nilla Fischer)
Canada 1-1 China ( Tianjin-Aug 9)
( Christine Sinclair/ Xu Yuan)
China 2-0 Argentina ( Qinhuangdao- Aug 12)
( Han Duan, Gu Yasha)
Sweden 2-1 Canada ( Beijing Workers’ Stadium, Beijing- Aug 12)
( Lotta Schelin*2/ Melissa Tancredi)
Teams that qualified for the quarterfinals-
China
Sweden
Canada ( one of the two best third placed teams)