Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A |  Germany |  France |
| B |  England |  Japan |
| C |  Sweden |  United States |
| D |  Brazil |  Australia |
The knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the top two teams of each of the four groups. It began on July 9 and ended with the Final on July 17, 2011.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A | Germany | France |
| B | England | Japan |
| C | Sweden | United States |
| D | Brazil | Australia |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 July – Wolfsburg | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 July – Frankfurt | ||||||||||
| Japan (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 July – Augsburg | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 July – Frankfurt | ||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| Japan (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 9 July – Leverkusen | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 (1) | |||||||||
| England | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 13 July – Mönchengladbach | ||||||||||
| France (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 July – Dresden | ||||||||||
| United States | 3 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Brazil | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 16 July – Sinsheim | ||||||||||
| United States (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
       England [2] |     France [2] |
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Player of the Match: Assistant referees: |
     Germany [5] |      Japan [5] |
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Player of the Match: Assistant referees: |
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Player of the Match: Assistant referees: |
| Brazil | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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 Brazil [9] |  United States [9] |
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Player of the Match: Assistant referees: |
| France | 1–3 | United States |
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France [11] |  United States [11] |
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 Japan [14] | Sweden [14] |
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