2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. The tournament was on June 26 to July 17. The champions were Japan, beating United States 2(3)-2(1) with penalty shots. Because of Japan's victory, Japan became the first Asian team to win any FIFA World Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | 22x20px Germany |
| Dates | 26 June – 17 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 22x20px Japan (1st title) |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 86 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 845,751 (26,430 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 23x15px Homare Sawa (5 goals) |
| Best player | 23x15px Homare Sawa |
← 2007 2015 → | |
The final was played in the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. The defending champions, Germany, lost to Japan during the quarter-finals.
Qualified Teams
AFC (3):
CAF (2):
CONCACAF (3):
- File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
- 23x15px Mexico
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
- 23x15px Columbia
OFC (1):
- 23x15px New Zealand
UEFA (5):
- File:Flag of England.svg England
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- 23x15px Germany (Hosts)
- 23x15px Norway
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Groups
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22x20px Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 22x20px Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 22x20px Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 22x20px Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
| 22x20px New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 22x20px Korea DPR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| 22x20px Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 22x20px Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 22x20px Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| 22x20px Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Knockout Stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 July | ||||||||||
| 23x15px Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 July | ||||||||||
| 23x15px Japan (aet) | 1 | |||||||||
| 23x15px Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 July | ||||||||||
| 23x15px Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| 23x15px Japan (pen) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 9 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 (1) | |||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 13 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France (pen) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 July | ||||||||||
| |
3 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (pen) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| 23x15px Homare Sawa | File:Flag of the United States.svg Abby Wambach | File:Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo |
Top goalscorer (Golden Boot)
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
|---|---|---|
| 23x15px Homare Sawa |
Other awards
| Best Goalkeeper | Best Young Player | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|
| 23x15px Caitlin Foord | 23x15px Japan |
All-Star Team
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Media
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Six original candidates to host the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
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Berlin Olympiastadion nach Umbau
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Außenansicht am 3. Heimspiel der Frankfurt Galaxy 2007
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Rewirpowerstadion Ruhrstadion Bochum sp1010714
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Borussia Park Mönchengladbach
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Rhein-Neckar-Arena
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The BayArena, home stadium of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in 2009 just after completion of the new roof
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Volkswagen Arena Wolfsburg
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Womens' World Cup Dresden 2011 USA vs North Korea Stadium 3
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Impuls Arena in Augsburg (Bayern, Deutschland) im Bau. Innenansicht der Ost-Tribüne am 28.06.2009.