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2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countriesFirst round:
Tajikistan (Group A)
Thailand (Group B)
Myanmar (Group C)
Palestine (Group D)
Second round:
Myanmar (Group A)
Uzbekistan (Group B)
Qatar (Group C)
Third round:
South Korea (Group A)
Australia (Group B)
DatesFirst round:
4–13 November 2018
Second round:
3–9 April 2019
Third round:
3–13 February 2020
Play-off round:
6–11 March 2020 and 8–13 April 2021
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored255 (4.55 per match)
Attendance52,896 (945 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chinese Taipei Yu Hsiu-chin (10 goals)
2016
2024

The 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan as the AFC representatives, together with Japan (which already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the host nation, and did not participate in the qualifying stage).[1]

Format

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Of the 47 AFC member associations, a total of 25 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage. The format is as follows:[2]

  • First round: Excluding Japan, the five highest-ranked teams based on the June 2018 FIFA Women's World Rankings – which were Australia, North Korea, China PR, South Korea and Thailand – received byes to the third round. The next two highest-ranked teams – Vietnam and Uzbekistan – received byes to the second round. The remaining 18 teams were drawn into two groups of five teams and two groups of four teams, with the teams also seeded according to their FIFA Rankings.[3] In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The group winners, runners-up and two best third placed advance to the second round.[4][5]
  • Second round: The twelve teams (two teams who entered this round and ten teams from the first round) are drawn into three groups of four teams. In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The group winners advanced to the third round.[6]
  • Third round: The eight teams (five teams who entered this round and the group winners from the second round) are drawn into two groups of four teams. In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The top two teams of each group advance to the play-off round.
  • Play-off round: The group winners play against the runner-ups of the other third round group on a home-and-away basis. The two winners qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.

Tiebreakers

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Teams are ranked according to the following criteria (Regulations for the 2020 Olympic Football Tournaments, Article 19.2 and 19.3):[7]

  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overall goal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Play-off ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations for the 2020 Olympic Football Tournaments, Article 19.6).[7]

Teams

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The draw for the first round of the qualifiers was held on 2 August 2018 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] All first round hosts were appointed after the draw.[4]

Olympic hosts
 Japan (6)
Teams entering third round
  1.  Australia (8)
  2.  North Korea (10)
  3.  South Korea (15)
  4.  China (17)
  5.  Thailand (28)
Teams entering second round
  1.  Vietnam (37)
  2.  Uzbekistan (41)
Teams entering first round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 (unranked)
  1.  Chinese Taipei (42)
  2.  Myanmar (44) (H)*
  3.  Jordan (57)
  4.  Iran (58)
  1.  India (60)
  2.  Philippines (73)
  3.  Hong Kong (76)
  4.  Indonesia (77)
  1.  United Arab Emirates (88) (W)
  2.  Palestine (96) (H)*
  3.  Singapore (101)
  4.  Nepal (102)
  1.  Tajikistan (110) (H)*
  2.  Bangladesh (112)
  3.  Maldives (119)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.
  • Numbers in parentheses indicate the June 2018 FIFA Women's World Rankings (otherwise unranked).[8]
  • (H): Qualification first round group hosts (* all chosen as group hosts after the draw, remaining group hosted at neutral venue)
  • (N): Not a member of the International Olympic Committee, ineligible for Olympics
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter

First round

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The first round was played between 4–13 November 2018.[9]

Schedule[10]
Matchday Group A Groups B, C, D
Dates Matches Dates Matches
Matchday 1 4 November 2018 3 v 2, 5 v 4 8 November 2018 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 6 November 2018 4 v 1, 5 v 3 11 November 2018 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 8 November 2018 1 v 5, 2 v 4 13 November 2018 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Matchday 4 11 November 2018 2 v 5, 3 v 1
Matchday 5 13 November 2018 4 v 3, 1 v 2

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 0 33 0 +33 12 Second round
2  Philippines 4 3 0 1 17 7 +10 9
3  Tajikistan (H) 4 2 0 2 11 13 −2 6
4  Mongolia 4 0 1 3 4 20 −16 1
5  Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 27 −25 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Singapore 0–9 Philippines
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)
Mongolia 1–4 Tajikistan
Report

Mongolia 2–2 Singapore
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Tajikistan 0–9 Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Chinese Taipei 9–0 Mongolia
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)
Philippines 3–1 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan)

Philippines 5–1 Mongolia
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Singapore 0–10 Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)

Chinese Taipei 5–0 Philippines
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
Tajikistan 6–0 Singapore
Report

Group B

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  • All matches were held in Thailand (neutral venue host).
  • Times listed are UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 1 1 0 9 1 +8 4 Second round
2  Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
3  Lebanon 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
4  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
5  Macau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Iran 8–0 Lebanon
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Asaka Matsushita (Japan)

Lebanon 0–4 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 104
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Iran 1–1 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 41
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Second round
2  India 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4
3  Nepal 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
India 1–1 Nepal
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)
Myanmar 5–0 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 1,381
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Bangladesh 1–7 India
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mi Siyu (China)
Nepal   1–1 Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 1,601

Nepal   1–1 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lee Yi-chi (Chinese Taipei)
Myanmar 2–1 India
Report
Attendance: 1,698

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Second round
2  Indonesia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  Palestine (H) 3 1 1 1 3 9 −6 4
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Jordan 6–0 Maldives
Report
Attendance: 180
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Indonesia 1–1 Palestine
Report
  • Sohgian 90+5'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Maldives 1–3 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)
Palestine 0–7 Jordan
Report

Jordan 3–0 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 110
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Palestine 2–1 Maldives
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Due to groups having different number of teams after withdrawals, the results against the fourth-placed and fifth-placed teams in four-team and five-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Nepal 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Second round
2 D  Palestine 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 1
3 A  Tajikistan 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 0
4 B  Lebanon 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Second round

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The draw for the second round of the qualifiers was held on 13 February 2019, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12][13] For the second round, the twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their latest FIFA Rankings. The three teams which originally indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts (Myanmar, Palestine and Uzbekistan) prior to the draw were drawn into separate groups.[14]

Participation in qualification second round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Vietnam (35)
  2.  Chinese Taipei (40)
  3.  Myanmar (44) (H)
  1.  Jordan (52)
  2.  Iran (60)
  3.  India (62)
  1.  Philippines (74)
  2.  Hong Kong (77)
  3.  Indonesia (84)
  1.  Palestine (106) (H)
  2.  Nepal (108)
  3.  Uzbekistan (NR) (H)
Notes
  • Numbers in parentheses indicate the December 2018 FIFA Women's World Rankings (NR: unranked).[15]
  • (H): Qualification second round group hosts (Palestine were chosen to serve as hosts prior to the draw, but were replaced after the draw, and group hosted at neutral venue)

The second round was played between 3–9 April 2019.[16]

Schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 3 April 2019 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 2 6 April 2019 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 9 April 2019 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Third round
2  India 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
3  Nepal 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Indonesia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
India 2–0 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Myanmar 3–1 Nepal
Report
Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

Nepal   1–3 India
Report
Attendance: 356
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Indonesia 0–6 Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 755
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Myanmar 3–3 India
Report
Attendance: 851
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Indonesia 1–2 Nepal
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Cha Min-ji (South Korea)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Third round
2  Uzbekistan (H) 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Jordan 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
4  Hong Kong 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Vietnam 2–1 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 306
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Jordan 0–0 Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)

Uzbekistan 2–0 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 220
Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)
Hong Kong 1–2 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Doumouh Al-Bakkar (Lebanon)

Vietnam 2–0 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 30
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Hong Kong 1–5 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 145
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)

Group C

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  • All matches were held in Qatar (neutral venue host); matches were originally to be held in Palestine, but were moved as Iranian citizens were banned from entering Palestine territories by Iranian law.[17][18]
  • Times listed are UTC+3.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Third round
2  Philippines 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 10 6 +4 3
4  Palestine 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Chinese Taipei 3–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 22
Referee: Seinn Cho Aung (Myanmar)
Iran 0–2 Philippines
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Palestine 0–9 Iran
Report
Attendance: 85
Referee: Asmita Manandhar (Nepal)
Philippines 2–4 Chinese Taipei
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Chinese Taipei 4–1 Iran
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Philippines 7–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 71
Referee: Asmita Manandhar (Nepal)

Third round

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The draw for the third round of the qualifiers was held on 18 October 2019, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[19][20] For the third round, the eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their latest FIFA Rankings. The two teams which originally indicated their intention to serve as qualification group hosts prior to the draw (China and South Korea) were drawn into separate groups (this was already ensured due to them being in the same pot).[21]

Participation in qualification third round
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Australia (8) (H)*
  2.  North Korea (9) (W)
  1.  China (16) (H)
  2.  South Korea (20) (H)
  1.  Vietnam (34)
  2.  Thailand (39)
  1.  Chinese Taipei (40)
  2.  Myanmar (45)
Notes
  • Numbers in parentheses indicate the September 2019 FIFA Women's World Rankings.[22]
  • (H): Qualification third round group hosts (* Australia replaced China as group hosts after the draw)
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

The third round was scheduled to be played between 3–9 February 2020.[23][24] However, the schedule of Group B was extended to 3–13 February 2020 due to a shift for the Group B hosts to Australia and the quarantine requirements of members of the China national team as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schedule
Matchday Group A Group B
Dates Matches Dates Matches
Matchday 1 3 February 2020 3 v 1 3 February 2020 3 v 4
Matchday 2 6 February 2020 2 v 3 7 February 2020 1 v 4, 2 v 3
Matchday 3 9 February 2020 1 v 2 10 February 2020 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 4 13 February 2020 1 v 2

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea (H) 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Play-off round
2  Vietnam 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3  Myanmar 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
4  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Myanmar 0–7 South Korea
Live Report
Stats Report

Vietnam 1–0 Myanmar
Live Report
Stats Report

South Korea 3–0 Vietnam
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Group B

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  • All matches were originally scheduled to be held in China, but were moved to Australia.
  • On 22 January 2020, the AFC moved the third round qualifiers Group B from Wuhan to Nanjing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China which originated from Wuhan.[29][30]
  • On 26 January 2020, as the pandemic worsened in China, the Chinese Football Association withdrew their hosting rights, and all group matches were moved to Sydney in Australia.[31][32]
  • On 29 January 2020, after the announcement of the venues and kick-off times,[33] and upon their arrival in Australia, the Chinese team and staff were subject to quarantine at a hotel in Brisbane for a term set to end on 5 February, after the first games were scheduled to be played on 3 February, as a result of the requirements of the Australian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[34] On 31 January 2020, Football Federation Australia published the amended match schedule which allowed China to play their first match after the quarantine had ended.[35] Further changes to the schedule were announced on 2 and 5 February 2020.[36][37]
  • Times listed are UTC+11.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Play-off round
2  China 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 7
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 1 12 −11 3
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Thailand 0–1 Chinese Taipei
Live Report
Stats Report

China 6–1 Thailand
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 616
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Australia 7–0 Chinese Taipei
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,510
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Chinese Taipei 0–5 China
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 505
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Thailand 0–6 Australia
Live Report
Stats Report

Australia 1–1 China
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 5,660

Play-off round

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The play-off round was scheduled for 6 March 2020 (first legs hosted by third round group winners) and 11 March 2020 (second legs hosted by third round group runners-up).[23] However, only one of the two ties was played as scheduled.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China, the home leg of China was moved to Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney, Australia instead of in China.[38][39] The home leg of South Korea was originally scheduled to be played at Yongin Citizen Sports Park in Yongin, but had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. The Korea Football Association had urged that it must be played in South Korean territory even if the match is played behind closed doors, while the Chinese Football Association had urged that it must be switched to a neutral venue such as Australia due to the re-entry ban to Chinese nationals by the Australian Federal government.[40][41][42] On 28 February 2020, the AFC announced both legs were rescheduled to 9 and 14 April 2020.[43] On 9 March 2020, FIFA and AFC announced that play-off matches between South Korea and China were further postponed to 4 and 9 June 2020.[44][45][46] On 27 May 2020, FIFA and AFC confirmed that play-off matches between South Korea and China would be postponed to 19 and 24 February 2021, as the Olympics had been postponed to July 2021.[47][48] On 2 February 2021, FIFA and AFC announced that play-off matches between South Korea and China were further postponed to 8 and 13 April 2021.[49][50] On 3 March 2021, FIFA and AFC confirmed the venues and time for the play-off matches between South Korea and China.[51]

The two play-off round winners qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  7–1  Vietnam 5–0 2–1
South Korea  3–4  China 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Australia 5–0 Vietnam
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 14,014
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Vietnam 1–2 Australia
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 54
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Australia won 7–1 on aggregate.


South Korea 1–2 China
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 1,091
China 2–2 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Live Report
Stats Report

China won 4–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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The following three teams from the AFC qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament, including Japan which qualified as the hosts.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics1
 Japan 7 September 2013 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Australia 11 March 2020[52] 3 (20002, 20042, 2016)
 China 13 April 2021[53] 5 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 Australia qualified as a member of the OFC in 2000 and 2004.

Goalscorers

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  • First round: there were 128 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 5.12 goals per match.
  • Second round: there were 73 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.06 goals per match.
  • Third round: there were 39 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.
  • Play-off round: there were 15 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

In total, there were 255 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 4.55 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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