Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament The women's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Omnilife Stadium from October 18 to October 27. Associations affiliated with FIFA that qualified were invited to send their full women's national teams. For these Games, the women competed in an 8-team tournament, which is a drop from 10 at the 2007 games. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home field. A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the football competition. Mexico, the host nation
Brazil at the 2008 Summer Paralympics of the Games, finishing in respectable 9th place. André Brasil and Daniel Dias, both of swimming and Lucas Prado of athletics were Brazil's top medalists. Prado won three gold medals, Brasil won five medals (four golds and one silver) and Dias won nine medals (four golds, four silvers and one bronze). The Brazilian football 5-a-side team won the gold medal after defeating China in the gold medal match. The Brazilian football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals; they were defeated by Iran in the bronze medal match. The men's team didn't win any medals; they were 11th out of 12