| Date | 1 August 1996 — 20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia | |
| Referee | Bente Skogvang |  NOR |
| Linesman | Nelly Viennot |  FRA |
| Linesman | María Rodríguez |  MEX |
| 4th Official | Sonia Denoncourt |  CAN |
| Attendance | 76,481 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 1 | 1 | 1 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Mia Hamm | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 10 | Michelle Akers | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 13 | Kristine Lilly | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Tiffeny Milbrett | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Tiffany Roberts | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Shannon MacMillan | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Julie Foudy | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 15 | Tisha Venturini | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Carla Overbeck | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 6 | Brandi Chastain | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 14 | Joy Fawcett | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Briana Scurry | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |||||
| Coach | Tony DiCicco | ||||||||||
People's Republic of China| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4 | Yu Hongqi | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 7 | Wei Haiying | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 8 | Shui Qingxia | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Zhao Lihong | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Sun Wen | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Liu Ailing | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Sun Qingmei | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Liu Ying | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 15 | Shi Guihong | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Wang Liping | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Fan Yunjie | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 5 | Xie Huilin | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 16 | Gao Hong | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Coach | Ma Yuanan | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 (1) | Xie Huilin | | yellow | ||
| 15 (1) | Kristine Lilly | | yellow | ||
| 34 (1) | Tiffeny Milbrett | | yellow | ||
| 40 (1) | Briana Scurry | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 (1) | Shannon MacMillan | | 1-0 | ||
| 32 (1) | Sun Wen | | 1-1 | ||
| 68 (2) | Tiffeny Milbrett | | 2-1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 (2) | Shi Guihong | | out | ||
| 70 (2) | Wei Haiying | | in | ||
| 71 (2) | Tiffeny Milbrett | | out | ||
| 71 (2) | Tiffany Roberts | | in | ||
| 87 (2) | Wang Liping | | out | ||
| 87 (2) | Yu Hongqi | | in |
