2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
	United States players celebrate after lifting the trophy.
Event	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Date	5 July 2015
Venue	BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Player of the Match	Carli Lloyd (United States)
Referee	Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Attendance	53,341
Weather	Sunny; 25 °C (77 °F)
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The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was the final game of the women's soccer tournament to determine the winners of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, It took place on July 5, 2015, at BC Place, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was played between Japan and the United States, this was also a rematch of the 2011 final which Japan won on penalties.^[2] The United States won 5–2, winning its first title in sixteen years and becoming the first team to win three Women's World Cup finals.^[3]

Road to the final

United States

Round

Japan

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Australia

3–1

Match 1

Switzerland

1–0

Sweden

0–0

Match 2

Cameroon

2–1

Nigeria

1–0

Match 3

Ecuador

1–0

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	United States	3	7
2	Australia	3	4
3	Sweden	3	3
4	Nigeria	3	1

Source: FIFA

Final standing

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Japan	3	9
2	Cameroon	3	6
3	Switzerland	3	3
4	Ecuador	3	0

Source: FIFA

Opponent

Result

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Colombia

Netherlands

China

Australia

Germany

England

Match

Details

5 July 2015

16:00 PDT (UTC−7)

United States	5–2	Japan
Lloyd 3', 5', 16' Holiday 14' Heath 54'	Report	Ōgimi 27' Johnston 52' (o.g.)

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 53,341

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

United States^[4]

Japan^[4]


GK	1	Hope Solo
RB	11	Ali Krieger
CB	19	Julie Johnston
CB	4	Becky Sauerbrunn
LB	22	Meghan Klingenberg
RM	17	Tobin Heath	79'
CM	12	Lauren Holiday
CM	14	Morgan Brian
LM	15	Megan Rapinoe	61'
CF	13	Alex Morgan	86'
CF	10	Carli Lloyd (c)
Substitutions:
DF	5	Kelley O'Hara	61'
FW	20	Abby Wambach	79'
DF	3	Christie Rampone	86'
Manager:
Jill Ellis


GK	18	Ayumi Kaihori
RB	19	Saori Ariyoshi
CB	3	Azusa Iwashimizu		33'
CB	4	Saki Kumagai
LB	5	Aya Sameshima
RM	9	Nahomi Kawasumi		39'
CM	6	Mizuho Sakaguchi
CM	13	Rumi Utsugi
LM	8	Aya Miyama (c)
CF	11	Shinobu Ohno		60'
CF	17	Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
MF	10	Homare Sawa	82'	33'
FW	15	Yuika Sugasawa		39'
FW	16	Mana Iwabuchi	85'	60'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki

Player of the Match:
Carli Lloyd (United States)

Assistant referees:
Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine)
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Fourth official:
Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Loreto Toloza (Chile)

Match rules:

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still tied.
Twelve named eligible substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

First half^[5]
Statistic	United States	Japan
Goals scored	4	1
Total shots	9	3
Shots on target	5	3
Ball possession	49%	51%
Corner kicks	3	0
Fouls committed	7	3
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Second half
Statistic	United States	Japan
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	6	9
Shots on target	2	1
Ball possession	47%	53%
Corner kicks	4	3
Fouls committed	7	7
Offsides	0	1
Yellow cards	0	2
Red cards	0	0

Overall^[6]
Statistic	United States	Japan
Goals scored	5	2
Total shots	15	12
Shots on target	7	4
Ball possession	48%	52%
Corner kicks	7	3
Fouls committed	14	10
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	0	2
Red cards	0	0

References

↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – Matches – USA-Japan: Match Facts". FIFA.com. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015. Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties". BBC Sport. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
↑ "Women's World Cup: USA 5-2 Japan". BBC Sport. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Tactical Line-up – United States-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2015. Archived 8 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Final match report – Half time" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2015. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Final match report" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2015. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Other websites

Official website Archived 2011-07-02 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – Matches – USA-Japan: Match Facts". FIFA.com. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015. Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties". BBC Sport. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

[3] "Women's World Cup: USA 5-2 Japan". BBC Sport. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

[usa-jpn_line-ups-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Tactical Line-up – United States-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2015. Archived 8 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Final match report – Half time" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2015. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] "Final match report" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2015. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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