2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
2011 edition of the 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 | |
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Host country | Germany |
Dates | 26 June – 17 July |
Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-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) | ![]() (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The final was played in the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. The defending champions, Germany, lost to Japan during the quarter-finals.
Qualified Teams change
AFC (3):
CAF (2):
CONCACAF (3):
OFC (1):
UEFA (5):
Groups change
Group A change
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Group B change
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
Group C change
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
North Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Group D change
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Knockout Stage change
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
9 July | ||||||||||
Germany | 0 | |||||||||
13 July | ||||||||||
Japan (aet) | 1 | |||||||||
Japan | 3 | |||||||||
10 July | ||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
17 July | ||||||||||
Australia | 1 | |||||||||
Japan (pen) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
9 July | ||||||||||
United States | 2 (1) | |||||||||
England | 1 (3) | |||||||||
13 July | ||||||||||
France (pen) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
France | 1 | |||||||||
10 July | ||||||||||
United States | 3 | |||||||||
Brazil | 2 (3) | |||||||||
United States (pen) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
Awards change
Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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Homare Sawa | Abby Wambach | Hope Solo |
Top goalscorer (Golden Boot) change
Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
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Homare Sawa | Marta | Abby Wambach |
Other awards change
Best Goalkeeper | Best Young Player | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
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Hope Solo | Caitlin Foord | Japan |
All-Star Team change
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Elise Kellond-Knight |
Jill Scott |