2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Coupe du monde féminine de football 2015
Tournament details
Host country
Canada
Dates
6 June – 5 July
Teams
24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)
6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
United States (3rd title)
Runners-up
Japan
Third place
England
Fourth place
Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played
52
Goals scored
146 (2.81 per match)
Attendance
1,353,506 (26,029 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Célia Šašić
Carli Lloyd
(6 goals each)
Best player
Carli Lloyd
Best young player
Kadeisha Buchanan
Best goalkeeper
Hope Solo
Fair play award
France
← 20112019 →
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. In March 2011, Canada won the right to host the event, the first time the country would host the tournament and the third time it has been held in North America. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the finals on 5 July 2015[1] with a United States victory over Japan.
The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in 2011.[2] Canada's team received direct entry as host and a qualification tournament of 134 teams was held for the remaining 23 places. With the expanded tournament, eight teams made their Women's World Cup debut.[2] All previous Women's World Cup finalists qualified for the tournament, with defending champions Japan and returning champions Germany (2003, 2007) and the United States (1991, 1999) among the seeded teams.[3]
The 2015 tournament used goal-line technology for the first time with the Hawk-Eye system.[4][5] It is also the first Women's World Cup to be played on artificial turf. There were some initial concerns over a possible increased risk of injuries from playing on artificial turf, but a legal challenge suggesting matches should be played on grass as in similar men's tournaments was dropped in January 2015.[6]
Contents [hide]
1 Host selection
2 Qualification
2.1 Qualified teams
3 Broadcasting
4 Mascot and sponsors
5 Venues
5.1 Artificial turf
6 Squads
7 Match officials
8 Draw
8.1 Controversies
9 Group stage
9.1 Group A
9.2 Group B
9.3 Group C
9.4 Group D
9.5 Group E
9.6 Group F
9.7 Ranking of third-placed teams
10 Knockout stage
10.1 Round of 16
10.2 Quarter-finals
10.3 Semi-finals
10.4 Match for third place
10.5 Final
11 Goalscorers
12 Awards
12.1 Dream Team
13 Prize money
14 Tournament ranking
14.1 Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics
15 References
16 External links
Host selection[edit]
The bidding for each FIFA Women's World Cup typically includes hosting rights for the previous year's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (similar to the men's version, in which the host nation stages the Confederations Cup the year before). Bids for the tournament were required to be submitted by December 2010. Only two bids were submitted:[7]
Canada[8]
Zimbabwe (withdrawn)
Zimbabwe withdrew its bid on 1 March 2011.[9] The country was seen as a long shot as its women's team was ranked 103rd in the world at the time of the bid and has never qualified for a Women's World Cup. There is also ongoing political and economic instability in the country.[10]
Qualification[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Qualified
Did not qualify
Did not enter
Women's team inactive
For 2015, the number of qualifying teams grew from 16 to 24 and scheduled matches increased from 32 to 52.[11] On 11 June 2012, FIFA announced a change to the allocation of the qualifying berths for its continental confederations. The FIFA Executive Committee approved the following slot allocation and the distribution of eight new slots:[12]
AFC (Asia): 5 slots (up from 3)
CAF (Africa): 3 slots (up from 2)
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean): 3.5 slots (up from 2.5)
CONMEBOL (South America): 2.5 slots (up from 2)
OFC (Oceania): 1 slot (same as 2011)
UEFA (Europe): 8 slots (up from 4.5)
Host Nation: 1 slot (same as 2011)
After North Korea had several players test positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA banned the North Korean team from participating in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. This was the first time a women's team had been banned from a Women's World Cup, and it was the first time since 1995 that North Korea did not participate in a Women's World Cup.[13]
Qualified teams[edit]
The latest published FIFA Rankings prior to the tournament (March 2015) are shown in brackets.[14]
AFC (5)
Australia (10)
China PR (16)
Japan (4)
South Korea (18)
Thailand (29)
CAF (3)
Cameroon (53)
Ivory Coast (67)
Nigeria (33)
CONCACAF (4)
Canada (8) (hosts)
Costa Rica (37)
Mexico (25)
United States (2)
CONMEBOL (3)
Brazil (7)
Colombia (28)
Ecuador (48)
OFC (1)
New Zealand (17)
UEFA (8)
England (6)
France (3)
Germany (1)
Netherlands (12)
Norway (11)
Spain (14)
Sweden (5)
Switzerland (19)
Broadcasting[edit]
Fox Sports studio at Jack Poole Plaza.
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of the first FIFA tournaments under new rights deals in two North American markets. In its host country of Canada, the competition was televised by CTV, TSN and RDS (French) through a new rights agreement with parent company Bell Media.[15][16] In the United States, English-language television rights were held by Fox Sports with coverage carried on the main Fox broadcast network, along with the Fox Sports 1 & 2 cable channels. Spanish-language rights were held by NBC Deportes, with telecasts airing on Telemundo over-the-air and NBC Universo on cable.[17] Fox constructed a temporary studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, located outside the Vancouver Convention Centre.[18][19]
In December 2014, the European Broadcasting Union extended its rights to FIFA tournaments for its members in 37 countries, including the 2015 Women's World Cup.[20] In the United Kingdom, all matches from the tournament were shown by the BBC across BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Red Button. All England games, and other selected matches, were broadcast on radio by BBC Radio 5 Live.[21] In Australia, SBS aired all 52 matches live online, and televised 41 matches live, with the only matches not televised live being those which aired concurrently.[22]
Mascot and sponsors[edit]
On 17 June 2014, the mascot of the tournament, Shuéme, a female great white owl was unveiled at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.[23]
The five top-tier sponsors were Coca-Cola, Adidas, Hyundai–Kia, Visa, and Gazprom. In the final week of the tournament, the Canadian government added Gazprom to a list of organizations sanctioned for supporting the Russian annexation of Crimea. Media suggested the addition was delayed to reduce embarrassment to FIFA.[24]
Venues[edit]
The cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton were selected to host tournament matches.[25] Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012.[26] Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games.[27] Due to FIFA's policy against commercial sponsorship of stadium names, Investors Group Field in Winnipeg and TD Place Stadium in Ottawa were respectively known as Winnipeg Stadium[28] and Lansdowne Stadium[29] during the tournament.
Canada had previously hosted FIFA tournaments including the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which set an attendance record for that tournament, and most recently the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Ottawa
BC Place
Commonwealth Stadium
Investors Group Field
(Winnipeg Stadium)
TD Place Stadium
(Lansdowne Stadium)
49°16′36″N 123°6′43″W
53°33′35″N 113°28′34″W
49°48′28″N 97°8′45″W
45°23′53.44″N 75°41′1.14″W
Capacity: 54,320
Capacity: 53,058
Capacity: 33,422
Capacity: 24,000
Surface: Polytan LigaTurf
Surface: FieldTurf Duraspine
Surface: FieldTurf Revolution
Surface: FieldTurf
Time zone: PDT (UTC−7)
Time zone: MDT (UTC−6)
Time zone: CDT (UTC−5)
Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)
Edmonton Moncton Montreal Ottawa Vancouver Winnipeg
Montreal
Moncton
Olympic Stadium
Moncton Stadium
45°33′28″N 73°33′7″W
46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W
Capacity: 56,040
Capacity: 13,000
Surface: Xtreme Turf
Surface: FieldTurf
Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)
Time zone: ADT (UTC−3)
Note: Seating capacities as configured for these FIFA games.
Artificial turf[edit]
All of the tournament's venues had fields composed of artificial turf, which some players believe results in a higher risk of injuries to players. More than 50 players protested the use of the surface instead of grass on the basis of gender discrimination. They filed a lawsuit challenging FIFA's decision to play on artificial turf, claiming FIFA would never allow the men's World Cup to be played on "unsafe" artificial turf and thus the organizers had violated the Canadian Human Rights Act.[30][31][32] 2012 Women's World Player of the Year Abby Wambach noted "The men would strike playing on artificial turf."[33] The controversial issue of gender equality and an equal playing field for all sparked debate in many countries around the world. A application filed on 1 October 2014 with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal by a group of women's international soccer players against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association noted that, in 1994, FIFA spent $2 million to plant natural grass over artificial turf in New Jersey and Detroit.[34][35] Some celebrities and prominent players showed their support for the women soccer players in defence of their lawsuit, including U.S. men's team keeper Tim Howard. Even with the possibility of boycotts, FIFA's head of women's competitions, Tatjana Haenni, made it clear "We play on artificial turf and there's no Plan B."[36][37] In January 2015, the lawsuit was withdrawn by the players.[38]
Fox commentator Julie Steward-Binks measured the turf temperature at several games. On 21 June at the Canada vs Switzerland round of 16 game in Vancouver, she reported that her thermometer was "officially broken". Her thermometer appears to max out at 120 °F (49 °C).[39]
During the tournament, Australian striker Michelle Heyman slammed the playing conditions, saying the turf is like "walking on hot coals" and the players feet "just turn white, your skin is all ripped off".[40]
Prior to the start of the Australia vs Japan quarterfinal in Edmonton on 27 June, Fox commentator Kyndra de St. Aubin measured the air temperature at 82 °F (28 °C) and the turf temperature at 150 °F (66 °C). Despite such dangerous conditions, officials decided against taking cooling breaks during the match because the air temperature was under 32 °C (90 °F). As the game wore on, players appeared noticeably exhausted due to the playing conditions.[41]
Squads[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squads
Each team's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers), two more than the 2011 tournament, and the same number as men's World Cup squads. Each participating national association was required to confirm its final 23-player squad no later than 10 working days before the start of the tournament. Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game.[42]
The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 28 May 2015.[43][44] Formiga of Brazil and Homare Sawa of Japan were included in World Cup squads for the sixth time, a record for any men or women players.[45]
Match officials[edit]
A total of 22 referees, 7 support referees, and 44 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[46][47]
Confederation
Referee
AFC
Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Qin Liang (China)
Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
CAF
Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
CONCACAF
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Carol Chenard (Canada)
Margaret Domka (United States)
Michelle Pye (Canada)
Lucia Venegas (Mexico)
CONMEBOL
Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
OFC
Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
UEFA
Teodora Albon (Romania)
Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Confederation
Assistant referees
AFC
Cui Yongmei (China)
Fang Yan (China)
Allyson Flynn (Australia)
Sarah Ho (Australia)
Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)
Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)
Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
CAF
Ayawa Dzodope (Togo)
Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)
Souad Oulhaj (Morocco)
Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)
CONCACAF
Elizabeth Aguilar (El Salvador)
Princess Brown (Jamaica)
Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
Mayte Chávez (Mexico)
Kimberly Moreira (Costa Rica)
Suzanne Morisset (Canada)
Shirley Perello (Honduras)
CONMEBOL
Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)
Liliana Bejarano (Bolivia)
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
Maria Rocco (Argentina)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)
OFC
Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)
Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
UEFA
Natalie Aspinall (England)
Ella de Vries (Belgium)
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
Angela Kyriakou (Cyprus)
Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Anna Nyström (Sweden)
Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
Tonja Paavola (Finland)
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine)
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)
Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)
Marina Wozniak (Germany)
Draw[edit]
The draw was held on 6 December 2014 at 12:00 Eastern Standard Time at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Canada.[48] The seeding pots were announced the day before. Because UEFA qualified eight teams into the final tournament, which had only six groups, two groups by necessity had to contain two European teams. Otherwise, no group could have more than one team from any confederation.[49]
Pot 1 (Seeds)
Pot 2 (CAF, CONCACAF, OFC)
Pot 3 (AFC, CONMEBOL)
Pot 4 (UEFA)
Canada (hosts)
Brazil
France
Germany
Japan
United States
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Costa Rica
Mexico
New Zealand
Australia
China PR
South Korea
Thailand
Colombia
Ecuador
England
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Controversies[edit]
Despite having a lower FIFA ranking, Brazil was seeded ahead of Sweden for geographical reasons.[50][51][52]
Before the draw, the Organizing Committee placed the seeded teams in the following groups: Germany in Group B, Japan in Group C, United States in Group D, Brazil in Group E, and France in Group F; Canada were already in Group A as the tournament host.[53] Not drawing the groups for the seeded teams has drawn some criticism.[54][55][56] A FIFA spokesperson later confirmed that teams were allocated to certain groups for promotional reasons.[57]
Group stage[edit]
The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013,[58] with the hosts, Canada, placed in position A1. The final schedule with match times was released on the same day right after the draw was made.[59]
Champion
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
Quarter-finals
Round of 16
Group stage
The first round, or group stage, saw the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in a round-robin-format of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage.[42]
The ranking of each team in each group were determined as follows:
points obtained in all group matches;
goal difference in all group matches;
number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams were on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows:
points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Group A[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos
Team v t e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Group stage result
1
Canada (H)
3
1
2
0
2
1
+1
5
Advance to knockout stage
2
China PR
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
4
3
Netherlands
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
4
New Zealand
3
0
2
1
2
3
−1
2
Source: FIFA
(H) Host.
6 June 2015
Canada
1–0
China PR
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
New Zealand
0–1
Netherlands
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
11 June 2015
China PR
1–0
Netherlands
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Canada
0–0
New Zealand
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
15 June 2015
Netherlands
1–1
Canada
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
China PR
2–2
New Zealand
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Group B[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Pos
Team v t e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Group stage result
1
Germany
3
2
1
0
15
1
+14
7
Advance to knockout stage
2
Norway
3
2
1
0
8
2
+6
7
3
Thailand
3
1
0
2
3
10
−7
3
4
Ivory Coast
3
0
0
3
3
16
−13
0
Source: FIFA
7 June 2015
Norway
4–0
Thailand
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Germany
10–0
Ivory Coast
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
11 June 2015
Germany
1–1
Norway
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Ivory Coast
2–3
Thailand
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
15 June 2015
Thailand
0–4
Germany
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Ivory Coast
1–3
Norway
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Group C[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Pos
Team v t e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Group stage result
1
Japan
3
3
0
0
4
1
+3
9
Advance to knockout stage
2
Cameroon
3
2
0
1
9
3
+6
6
3
Switzerland
3
1
0
2
11
4
+7
3
4
Ecuador
3
0
0
3
1
17
−16
0
Source: FIFA
8 June 2015
Cameroon
6–0
Ecuador
BC Place, Vancouver
Japan
1–0
Switzerland
BC Place, Vancouver
12 June 2015
Switzerland
10–1
Ecuador
BC Place, Vancouver
Japan
2–1
Cameroon
BC Place, Vancouver
16 June 2015
Ecuador
0–1
Japan
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Switzerland
1–2
Cameroon
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Group D[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Pos
Team v t e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Group stage result
1
United States
3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
7
Advance to knockout stage
2
Australia
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
3
Sweden
3
0
3
0
4
4
0
3
4
Nigeria
3
0
1
2
3
6
−3
1
Source: FIFA
8 June 2015
Sweden
3–3
Nigeria
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
United States
3–1
Australia
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
12 June 2015
Australia
2–0
Nigeria
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
United States
0–0
Sweden
Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
16 June 2015
Nigeria
0–1
United States
BC Place, Vancouver
Australia
1–1
Sweden
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Group E[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E
Pos
Team v t e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Group stage result
1
Brazil
3
3
0
0
4
0
+4
9
Advance to knockout stage
2
South Korea
3
1
1
1
4
5
−1
4
3
Costa Rica
3
0
2
1
3
4
−1
2
4
Spain
3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
Source: FIFA
9 June 2015
Spain
1–1
Costa Rica
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Brazil
2–0
South Korea
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
13 June 2015
Brazil
1–0
Spain
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
South Korea
2–2
Costa Rica
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
17 June 2015
Costa Rica
0–1
Brazil
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
South Korea
2–1
Spain
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Group F[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F
Pos
Team v t e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Group stage result
1
France
3
2
0
1
6
2
+4
6
Advance to knockout stage
2
England
3
2
0
1
4
3
+1
6
3
Colombia
3
1
1
1
4
3
+1
4
4
Mexico
3
0
1
2
2
8
−6
1
Source: FIFA
9 June 2015
France
1–0
England
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Colombia
1–1
Mexico
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
13 June 2015
France
0–2
Colombia
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
England
2–1
Mexico
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
17 June 2015
Mexico
0–5
France
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
England
2–1
Colombia
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the next stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up. The ranking of the third-placed teams were determined by the "rules for classification" listed below the table (that is, ranked by columns Pts, GD, and GF in sequence; then by drawing lots).[42]
Pos
Grp
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Result
1
F
Colombia
3
1
1
1
4
3
+1
4
Knockout stage
2
A
Netherlands
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
3
C
Switzerland
3
1
0
2
11
4
+7
3
4
D
Sweden
3
0
3
0
4
4
0
3
5
B
Thailand
3
1
0
2
3
10
−7
3
6
E
Costa Rica
3
0
2
1
3
4
−1
2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.
In the next stage the four third-placed teams were matched with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations.[42]
Knockout stage[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage comprises the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There are four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds are the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There is also a match to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes is followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores are still level, there is a penalty shootout to determine who progresses to the next round.[42] Single yellow cards accrued will be cancelled after the quarter-finals, therefore ensuring that no players miss the Final because of receiving a caution in the semi-finals.[60]
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
20 June – Edmonton
China PR
1
26 June – Ottawa
Cameroon
0
China PR
0
22 June – Edmonton
United States
1
United States
2
30 June – Montreal
Colombia
0
United States
2
20 June – Ottawa
Germany
0
Germany
4
26 June – Montreal
Sweden
1
Germany (pen.)
1 (5)
21 June – Montreal
France
1 (4)
France
3
5 July – Vancouver
South Korea
0
United States
5
21 June – Moncton
Japan
2
Brazil
0
27 June – Edmonton
Australia
1
Australia
0
23 June – Vancouver
Japan
1
Japan
2
1 July – Edmonton
Netherlands
1
Japan
2
22 June – Ottawa
England
1
Third place
Norway
1
27 June – Vancouver
4 July – Edmonton
England
2
England
2
Germany
0
21 June – Vancouver
Canada
1
England (a.e.t.)
1
Canada
1
Switzerland
0
Combinations of matches in the Round of 16
The third-placed teams which advanced will be placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations.[42]
Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third teams qualify from groups:
Canada (1A) plays vs.:
Germany (1B) plays vs.:
Japan (1C) plays vs.:
USA (1D) plays vs.:
A B C D
3C
3D
3A
3B
A B C E
3C
3A
3B
3E
A B C F
3C
3A
3B
3F
A B D E
3D
3A
3B
3E
A B D F
3D
3A
3B
3F
A B E F
3E
3A
3B
3F
A C D E
3C
3D
3A
3E
A C D F
3C
3D
3A
3F
A C E F
3C
3A
3F
3E
A D E F
3D
3A
3F
3E
B C D E
3C
3D
3B
3E
B C D F
3C
3D
3B
3F
B C E F
3E
3C
3B
3F
B D E F
3E
3D
3B
3F
C D E F
3C
3D
3F
3E
Round of 16[edit]
20 June 2015
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Germany
4–1
Sweden
Mittag 24'
Šašić 36' (pen.), 78'
Marozsán 88'
Report
Sembrant 82'
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 22,486
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
20 June 2015
17:30 MDT (UTC−6)
China PR
1–0
Cameroon
Wang Shanshan 12'
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 15,958
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
21 June 2015
14:00 ADT (UTC−3)
Brazil
0–1
Australia
Report
Simon 80'
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 12,054
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
21 June 2015
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)
France
3–0
South Korea
Delie 4 ', 48'
Thomis 8'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,518
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
21 June 2015
16:30 PDT (UTC−7)
Canada
1–0
Switzerland
Bélanger 52'
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 53,855
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
22 June 2015
17:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Norway
1–2
England
Gulbrandsen 54'
Report
Houghton 61'
Bronze 76'
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 19,829
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
22 June 2015
18:00 MDT (UTC−6)
United States
2–0
Colombia
Morgan 53'
Lloyd 66' (pen.)
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 19,412
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
23 June 2015
19:00 PDT (UTC−7)
Japan
2–1
Netherlands
Ariyoshi 10'
Sakaguchi 78'
Report
Van de Ven 90+2'
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 28,717
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Quarter-finals[edit]
26 June 2015
16:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Germany
1–1 (a.e.t.)
France
Šašić 84' (pen.)
Report
Nécib 64'
Penalties
Behringer
Laudehr
Peter
Marozsán
Šašić
5–4
Thiney
Abily
Nécib
Renard
Lavogez
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 24,859
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
26 June 2015
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)
China PR
0–1
United States
Report
Lloyd 51'
Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 24,141
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
27 June 2015
14:00 MDT (UTC−6)
Australia
0–1
Japan
Report
Iwabuchi 87'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 19,814
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
27 June 2015
16:30 PDT (UTC−7)
England
2–1
Canada
Taylor 11'
Bronze 14'
Report
Sinclair 42'
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 54,027
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Semi-finals[edit]
30 June 2015
19:00 EDT (UTC−4)
United States
2–0
Germany
Lloyd 69' (pen.)
O'Hara 84'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 51,176
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
1 July 2015
17:00 MDT (UTC−6)
Japan
2–1
England
Miyama 33' (pen.)
Bassett 90+2' (o.g.)
Report
Williams 40' (pen.)
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 31,467
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Match for third place[edit]
4 July 2015
14:00 MDT (UTC−6)
Germany
0–1 (a.e.t.)
England
Report
Williams 108' (pen.)
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 21,483
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Final[edit]
Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
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)
Goalscorers[edit]
For more details on this topic, see 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup statistics.
6 goals
Célia Šašić
Carli Lloyd
5 goals
Anja Mittag
3 goals
Kyah Simon
Gaëlle Enganamouit
Fara Williams
Marie-Laure Delie
Eugénie Le Sommer
Ada Hegerberg
Ramona Bachmann
Fabienne Humm
2 goals
Lisa De Vanna
Madeleine Ngono Mani
Gabrielle Onguéné
Christine Sinclair
Wang Lisi
Wang Shanshan
Lady Andrade
Lucy Bronze
Karen Carney
Sara Däbritz
Lena Petermann
Ange N'Guessan
Aya Miyama
Yūki Ōgimi
Kirsten van de Ven
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Isabell Herlovsen
Linda Sembrant
Orathai Srimanee
Megan Rapinoe
1 goal
Andressa Alves
Formiga
Marta
Raquel
Christine Manie
Ajara Nchout
Josée Bélanger
Ashley Lawrence
Daniela Montoya
Catalina Usme
Melissa Herrera
Raquel Rodríguez
Karla Villalobos
Angie Ponce
Steph Houghton
Fran Kirby
Jodie Taylor
Amandine Henry
Louisa Nécib
Élodie Thomis
Melanie Behringer
Simone Laudehr
Melanie Leupolz
Dzsenifer Marozsán
Alexandra Popp
Josée Nahi
Saori Ariyoshi
Mana Iwabuchi
Mizuho Sakaguchi
Aya Sameshima
Yuika Sugasawa
Fabiola Ibarra
Verónica Pérez
Lieke Martens
Rebekah Stott
Hannah Wilkinson
Ngozi Okobi
Francisca Ordega
Asisat Oshoala
Maren Mjelde
Trine Rønning
Cho So-hyun
Jeon Ga-eul
Ji So-yun
Kim Soo-yun
Verónica Boquete
Victoria Losada
Nilla Fischer
Sofia Jakobsson
Eseosa Aigbogun
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
Martina Moser
Thanatta Chawong
Tobin Heath
Lauren Holiday
Alex Morgan
Kelley O'Hara
Christen Press
Abby Wambach
1 own goal
Laura Bassett (playing against Japan)
Jennifer Ruiz (playing against France)
Desire Oparanozie (playing against Sweden)
Julie Johnston (playing against Japan)
2 own goals
Angie Ponce (in the same match, playing against Switzerland)
Source: FIFA.com[61]
Awards[edit]
See also: FIFA Women's World Cup awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[62]
Award
Winner[63]
Other shortlisted candidates[64]
Golden Ball
Carli Lloyd
Saori Ariyoshi
Lucy Bronze
Julie Johnston
Megan Rapinoe
Célia Šašić
Silver Ball
Amandine Henry
Bronze Ball
Aya Miyama
Golden Boot
Célia Šašić [note 1]
—
Silver Boot
Carli Lloyd [note 1]
Bronze Boot
Anja Mittag
Golden Glove
Hope Solo
Nadine Angerer
Ayumi Kaihori
Young Player Award
Kadeisha Buchanan
Ada Hegerberg
Tang Jiali
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
France
—
Notes
^ Jump up to: a b Šašić and Lloyd had the same number of goals and assists (6 goals, 1 assist). Šašić won the Golden Boot due to having played fewer minutes.
Dream Team[edit]
The Dream Team elected by users of fifa.com consisted of the following players.[65]
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Manager
Hope Solo
Kadeisha Buchanan
Wendie Renard
Julie Johnston
Ali Krieger
Aya Miyama
Carli Lloyd
Megan Rapinoe
Anja Mittag
Célia Šašić
Alex Morgan
Silvia Neid
Prize money[edit]
The total prize money offered by FIFA for the tournament was US$15 million,[66] which represents 2.6% of the total prize money for the 2014 Men's World Cup ($576 million).[67]
The winning team, United States, received $2 million,[66] representing 5.7% of the amount received by Germany for winning the 2014 Men's World Cup ($35 million).[67]
Tournament ranking[edit]
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Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final result
1
United States
7
6
1
0
14
3
+11
19
Champions
2
Japan
7
6
0
1
11
8
+3
18
Runners-up
3
England
7
5
0
2
10
7
+3
15
Third place
4
Germany
7
3
2
2
20
6
+14
11
Fourth place
5
France
5
3
1
1
10
3
+7
10
Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6
Canada (H)
5
2
2
1
4
3
+1
8
7
Australia
5
2
1
2
5
5
0
7
8
China PR
5
2
1
2
4
4
0
7
9
Brazil
4
3
0
1
4
1
+3
9
Eliminated in
Round of 16
10
Norway
4
2
1
1
9
4
+5
7
11
Cameroon
4
2
0
2
9
4
+5
6
12
Colombia
4
1
1
2
4
5
−1
4
13
Netherlands
4
1
1
2
3
4
−1
4
14
South Korea
4
1
1
2
4
8
−4
4
15
Switzerland
4
1
0
3
11
5
+6
3
16
Sweden
4
0
3
1
5
8
−3
3
17
Thailand
3
1
0
2
3
10
−7
3
Eliminated in
Group stage
18
Costa Rica
3
0
2
1
3
4
−1
2
19
New Zealand
3
0
2
1
2
3
−1
2
20
Spain
3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
21
Nigeria
3
0
1
2
3
6
−3
1
22
Mexico
3
0
1
2
2
8
−6
1
23
Ivory Coast
3
0
0
3
3
16
−13
0
24
Ecuador
3
0
0
3
1
17
−16
0
Source: FIFA.com[citation needed]
(H) Host.
Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics[edit]
Three places in the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament, to be held in Brazil, are reserved for teams from UEFA. These will be filled by the UEFA teams that progress the furthest in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, other than ineligible England.[68][69] Two places went to France and Germany, the only UEFA quarter-finalists besides England.[70] The third best finish was a tie between four teams eliminated in the round of 16: Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. No tiebreaker criteria based on World Cup Finals performances was used: instead a play-off tournament in February/March 2016 will determine UEFA's third Olympic qualifier.[71]
Even though England were the top UEFA team in the World Cup, they will not play at the Olympics. The English Football Association (FA) is affiliated to the British Olympic Association and on 2 March 2015 said it wanted a British Olympic team to compete if England earned a place.[72] Following strong objections from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations, and a commitment from FIFA that they would not allow entry of a British team unless all four Home Nations agreed, the FA announced on 30 March 2015 that they would not seek entry into the Olympic tournament.[73]
