2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
Dates6 June – 5 July
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of England.svg  England
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored146 (2.81 per match)
Attendance1,353,506 (26,029 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Célia Šašić
Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd
Best young player Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadeisha Buchanan
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo
Fair play awardFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
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The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by a North American country for the third time. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the final on 5 July 2015 [1] with a United States victory over Japan.

Contents

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. It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played on artificial turf, with all matches played on such surfaces, even though there were some initial concerns over a possible increased risk of injuries.

Host selection

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: [4]

Country
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [5]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (withdrawn)

Zimbabwe withdrew its bid on 1 March 2011. [6] 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 was also ongoing political and economic instability in the country. [7]

The selected host, 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.

Qualification

For 2015, the number of qualifying teams grew from 16 to 24 and scheduled matches increased from 32 to 52. [8] 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: [9]

...allocation of slots for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Confederation/hostsContinent/countrySlotsChange from 2011
AFC Asia5+2
CAF Africa3+1
CONCACAF North, Central America and Caribbean3.5+1
CONMEBOL South America2.5+0.5
OFC Oceania1±0
UEFA Europe8+3.5
HostsCanada1–
Total24+8

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 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. [10]

Qualified teams

The latest published FIFA Rankings prior to the tournament (March 2015) are shown in parentheses. [11]

A then-record eight nations made their Women's World Cup debut, as listed above: Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand. As of 2023, this is the last time Ecuador, Ivory Coast, and Mexico have qualified.

Venues

The cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton were selected to host tournament matches. [12] Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012. [13] Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games. [14] 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 [15] and Lansdowne Stadium [16] during the tournament. Seating capacities shown in table below are as configured for these FIFA games.

Edmonton Montreal Vancouver Winnipeg
Commonwealth Stadium Olympic Stadium BC Place Investors Group Field
(Winnipeg Stadium)
53°33′35″N113°28′34″W / 53.55972°N 113.47611°W / 53.55972; -113.47611 (Commonwealth Stadium) 45°33′28″N73°33′7″W / 45.55778°N 73.55194°W / 45.55778; -73.55194 (Olympic Stadium) 49°16′36″N123°6′43″W / 49.27667°N 123.11194°W / 49.27667; -123.11194 (BC Place) 49°48′28″N97°8′45″W / 49.80778°N 97.14583°W / 49.80778; -97.14583 (Investors Group Field)
Capacity: 56,302Capacity: 56,040Capacity: 54,320Capacity: 33,422
Surface: FieldTurf DuraspineSurface: Xtreme Turf Surface: Polytan LigaTurfSurface: FieldTurf Revolution
Time zone: MDT (UTC−6)Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)Time zone: PDT (UTC−7)Time zone: CDT (UTC−5)
Commonwealth.jpg Olympic Stadium Soccer.JPG BC Place 2015 Women's FIFA World Cup.jpg Investors Group CANnwt vs USnwt.png
Ottawa Moncton
TD Place Stadium
(Lansdowne Stadium)		 Moncton Stadium
45°23′53.44″N75°41′1.14″W / 45.3981778°N 75.6836500°W / 45.3981778; -75.6836500 (Frank Clair Stadium) 46°6′30″N64°47′0″W / 46.10833°N 64.78333°W / 46.10833; -64.78333 (Moncton Stadium)
Capacity: 24,000Capacity: 13,000
Surface: FieldTurf Surface: FieldTurf
Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)Time zone: ADT (UTC−3)
TDPlace.jpg New moncton stadium.JPG

Innovations

The tournament introduced goal-line technology with the Hawk-Eye system by which it is possible to show on the stadium screen if the ball was in or not. [17] [18] It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played on artificial turf,[ clarification needed ] with all matches played on such surfaces. There were some initial concerns (please see below) 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. [19]

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. [20]

The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 28 May 2015. [21] [22] 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. [23]

Match officials

A total of 29 referees/support referees and 44 assistant referees were selected for the tournament. [24] [25]

Draw

The draw was held on 6 December 2014 at 12:00 Eastern Standard Time at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [26] 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. [27] Despite having a lower FIFA ranking than Sweden and England, Brazil was seeded ahead of both for "geographical reasons". [28] [29] [30] 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. [31] Not drawing the groups for the seeded teams has drawn some criticism. [32] [33] [34] A FIFA spokesperson later confirmed that teams were allocated to certain groups for promotional reasons. [35]

The group of death for this FIFA World Cup was Group D with three top 10-ranked teams, USA (2), Sweden (5) and Australia (10). [36]

Group stage

Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage FIFA Womens World Cup 2015.png

The 24 teams of the tournament were arranged into 6 groups labelled A to F. The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013, [37] 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. [38]

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. [20]

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)312021+15Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31113304
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31112204
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 302123−12
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 53,058 [39]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 53,058 [40]
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 35,544 [41]
Referee: Yeimy Martínez (Colombia)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 35,544 [42]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 45,420 [43]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 26,191 [44]
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3210151+147Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 321082+67
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3102310−73
4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3003316−130
Source: FIFA
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 4–0 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 20,953 [45]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 10–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 20,953 [46]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 1–1 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 18,987 [47]
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–3 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 18,987 [48]
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg 0–4 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 26,191 [49]
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–3 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 7,147 [50]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330041+39Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 320193+66
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3102114+73
4Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3003117−160
Source: FIFA
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg 6–0 Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 25,942 [51]
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 1–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 25,942 [52]
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 10–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 31,441 [53]
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 31,441 [54]
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg 0–1 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 14,522 [55]
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1–2 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,177 [56]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 321041+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31114404
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30304403
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 301236−31
Source: FIFA
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 3–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 31,148 [57]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 3–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 31,148 [58]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 32,716 [59]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 0–0 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 32,716 [60]
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 52,193 [61]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,177 [62]
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Group E

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330040+49Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 311145−14
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 302134−12
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 301224−21
Source: FIFA
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 1–1 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 10,175 [63]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 10,175 [64]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 1–0 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 28,623 [65]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 2–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 28,623 [66]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 9,543 [67]
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 21,562 [68]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Group F

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 320162+46Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 320143+16
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 311143+14
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 301228−61
Source: FIFA
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1–0 Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 11,686 [69]
Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 11,686 [70]
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 0–2 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 13,138 [71]
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
England  Flag of England.svg 2–1 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 13,138 [72]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 0–5 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 21,562 [73]
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
England  Flag of England.svg 2–1 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 13,862 [74]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up. [20]

PosGrpTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 F Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 311143+14Advance to knockout stage
2 A Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31112204
3 C Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3102114+73
4 D Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30304403
5 B Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3102310−73
6 E Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 302134−12
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

The knockout stage comprised the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There was also a match to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores were still level, there was a penalty shootout to determine who progressed to the next round. [20] Single yellow cards accrued were cancelled after the quarter-finals, therefore ensuring that no players miss the Final because of receiving a caution in the semi-finals. [75]

Three spots in the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament were filled by the UEFA teams that progressed the furthest in the tournament, other than England. [76] [77] [n 1] Two spots went to France and Germany which both reached the quarter-finals. [81] The third spot was a tie between four teams eliminated in the round of 16: Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. A play-off tournament in March 2016 determined UEFA's third Olympic qualifier to be Sweden. [82] [83]

Bracket

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
20 June – Edmonton
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
26 June – Ottawa
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
22 June – Edmonton
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
30 June – Montreal
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
20 June – Ottawa
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4
 
26 June – Montreal
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (p)1 (5)
 
21 June – Montreal
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1 (4)
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 3
 
5 July – Vancouver
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
21 June – Moncton
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
27 June – Edmonton
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
23 June – Vancouver
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
1 July – Edmonton
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
22 June – Ottawa
 
Flag of England.svg  England 1 Third place play-off
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
 
27 June – Vancouver 4 July – Edmonton
 
Flag of England.svg  England 2
 
Flag of England.svg  England 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
21 June – Vancouver
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1 Flag of England.svg  England (a.e.t.)1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0
 

Round of 16

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 4–1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 22,486 [84]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 15,958 [85]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 0–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Attendance: 12,054 [86]
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 3–0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 15,518 [87]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 53,855 [88]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 1–2 Flag of England.svg  England
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 19,829 [89]
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 19,412 [90]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 28,717 [91]
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Quarter-finals

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Attendance: 24,141 [93]
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 0–1 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 19,814 [94]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
England  Flag of England.svg 2–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 54,027 [95]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Semi-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–0 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 51,176 [96]
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 31,467 [97]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Third place play-off

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 21,483 [98]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 5–2 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 53,341 [99]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [100] The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were sponsored by Adidas, while the Best Young Player and Goal of the Tournament awards were sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company. [101] FIFA.com shortlisted twelve goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best, [102] with the poll closing on 13 July 2015. [103]

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Amandine Henry Flag of Japan.svg Aya Miyama
Golden BootSilver BootBronze Boot
Flag of Germany.svg Célia Šašić Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd Flag of Germany.svg Anja Mittag
6 goals, 1 assist
553 minutes played		6 goals, 1 assist
630 minutes played		5 goals, 2 assists
474 minutes played
Golden Glove
Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo
Best Young Player
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadeisha Buchanan
Goal of the Tournament
Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd
Soccerball shade.svg16' for 4–0 in Final vs Japan (5 July)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France

On 2 July 2015, following the semi-finals, FIFA announced the shortlists for three of the tournament awards. [104] [105] The following candidates were ultimately not selected:

All-Star Squad

The All-Star Squad elected by FIFA's Technical Study Group consists of the following players: [106]

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of England.svg Karen Bardsley
Flag of Germany.svg Nadine Angerer
Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadeisha Buchanan
Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze
Flag of England.svg Steph Houghton
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Wendie Renard
Flag of Japan.svg Saori Ariyoshi
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Johnston
Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Klingenberg

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elise Kellond-Knight
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Amandine Henry
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Eugénie Le Sommer
Flag of Japan.svg Aya Miyama
Flag of Japan.svg Mizuho Sakaguchi
Flag of Japan.svg Rumi Utsugi
Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa De Vanna
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Élodie Thomis
Flag of Germany.svg Anja Mittag
Flag of Germany.svg Célia Šašić
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ramona Bachmann

Dream Team

The Dream Team elected by users of fifa.com consists of the following players and manager: [107]

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwardsManager

Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadeisha Buchanan
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Wendie Renard
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Johnston
Flag of the United States.svg Ali Krieger

Flag of Japan.svg Aya Miyama
Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe

Flag of Germany.svg Anja Mittag
Flag of Germany.svg Célia Šašić
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan

Flag of Germany.svg Silvia Neid

Prize money

The total prize money offered by FIFA for the tournament was US$15 million. [108] The winning team, United States, received $2 million. [108]

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 146 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match. Célia Šašić of Germany and Carli Lloyd of the United States finished as the top scorers with six goals.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Source: FIFA [109]

Assists

Lena Goeßling of Germany won the assists table with four assists.

4 assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA Technical Report

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in soccer, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 D Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7610143+1119Champions
2 C Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7601118+318Runners-up
3 F Flag of England.svg  England 7502107+315Third place
4 B Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7322206+1411Fourth place
5 F Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 5311103+710Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6 A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)522143+18
7 D Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52125507
8 A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 52124407
9 E Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 430141+39Eliminated in
round of 16
10 B Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 421194+57
11 C Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 420294+56
12 F Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 411245−14
13 A Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 411234−14
14 E Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 411248−44
15 C Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4103115+63
16 D Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 403158−33
17 B Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3102310−73Eliminated in
group stage
18 E Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 302134−12
19 A Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 302123−12
20 E Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 301224−21
21 D Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 301236−31
22 F Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 301228−61
23 B Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3003316−130
24 C Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3003117−160
Source: FIFA Technical Report [110]
(H) Hosts

Controversies

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. [111] [112] [113] 2012 Women's World Player of the Year Abby Wambach noted "The men would strike playing on artificial turf." [114] The controversial issue of gender equality and an equal playing field for all sparked debate in many countries around the world. An 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. [115] [116] Some celebrities and prominent players showed their support for the women soccer players in defence of their lawsuit, including United States 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." [117] [118] In January 2015, the lawsuit was withdrawn by the players. [119]

Fox commentator Julie Stewart-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). [120]

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". [121]

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. [122]

Attendance was largely inflated by FIFA as single tickets were sold for double-headers during the group stages. "This allows FIFA to report the combined attendance for both matches as the attendance for each match when in reality the true attendance for one or both matches is likely to be much different." [123]

Broadcasting

Fox Sports' studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza; the tournament marked one of their first under a new rights agreement for FIFA tournaments. Fox Sports studio in Vancouver for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup (18875089463).jpg
Fox Sports' studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza; the tournament marked one of their first under a new rights agreement for FIFA tournaments.

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, Bell Media acquired the broadcast rights; the competition was televised by CTV and TSN in English, as well as Réseau des sports (RDS) in French. [124] [125] 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 and Fox Sports 2 pay TV channels. Spanish-language rights were held by Telemundo and sister cable network NBC Universo. [126] Fox constructed a temporary studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, located outside the Vancouver Convention Centre. [127] [128]

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. [129] In the United Kingdom, all matches from the tournament were shown by the BBC via BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Red Button on TV and Radio 5 Live on radio. [130] 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. [131]

Marketing

Mascot

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. [132]

Sponsorships

FIFA partners [133] National Supporters

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. [136]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Even though England were one of the top three UEFA teams in the World Cup, they were not eligible to 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. [78] 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. [79] Similar circumstances prevented them from playing in the 2008 Olympics, when England finished as one of the top three UEFA teams in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. [80] Great Britain did compete in 2012 as the host nation.

Related Research Articles

The Australia women's national soccer team has represented Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. Australia co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with New Zealand. The Matildas automatically qualified as co-host, and the Matildas finished fourth overall.

Group A of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of hosts Canada, China, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Matches were played from 6 to 15 June 2015.

Group B of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Germany, Ivory Coast, Norway and Thailand. Matches were played from 7 to 15 June 2015. Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to play at a senior World Cup since Indonesia in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Group F of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of France, England, Colombia and Mexico. Matches were played from 9 to 17 June 2015.

The knockout stage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup began on 20 June and ended with the final match on 5 July 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in this knockout stage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">England at the FIFA Women's World Cup</span> Performance of England in football tournament

England have participated six times at the FIFA Women's World Cup: in 1995, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. They have reached the quarter-finals in each of their participation and the semi-finals three times, reaching the final in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup</span> Performance of United States in soccer tournament

The United States women's national soccer team is the most successful women's national team in the history of the Women's World Cup, having won four titles, earning second-place once and third-place finishes three times. The United States is one of five countries including Germany, Japan, Norway, and Spain to win a FIFA Women's World Cup.. The United States was also the only team that played the maximum number of matches possible in every tournament until they got eliminated in the round of 16 in 2023.

The Netherlands has qualified three times for the FIFA Women's World Cup: In 2015, in 2019, and in 2023. They reached the 2nd round in 2015 and the final in 2019.

The Cameroon women's national football team has represented Cameroon at the FIFA Women's World Cup on two occasions, in 2015 and 2019.

The Nigeria women's national football team has represented Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup at all nine stagings of the tournament, one of seven teams to do so. Despite the rich history, however, Nigeria's successes have been rather modest, having only progressed to the knockout phase in three occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the FIFA Women's World Cup</span>

The Spain women's national football team has represented Spain at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions, in 2015, 2019 and 2023. Their victory at the 2023 edition of the tournament made Spain the second nation, after Germany, to have won world titles in both men's and women's football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup</span> Performance of Germany in football tournament

The Germany women's national football team has represented Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup on nine occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. They have won the title twice and were runners-up once. They also reached the fourth place in 1991 and in 2015.

The Norway women's national football team has represented Norway at the FIFA Women's World Cup on nine occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. They were runners up in 1991. They won the following tournament in 1995. They also reached the fourth place in 1999 and in 2007.

The China women's national football team has represented China at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2019 and 2023, finishing as runners up once (1999) and once in fourth place (1995). Alongside Japan and Australia, they became one of the only three Asian Football Confederation teams to finish on the top four of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup</span>

The Sweden women's national football team has represented Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup on nine occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023. There were runners up once and four times bronze medalists: in 1991, in 2011, in 2019 and in 2023.

The Switzerland women's national football team has played in two FIFA Women's World Cup, in 2015 and 2023. They have qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The Thailand women's national football team has represented Thailand at the FIFA Women's World Cup at two stagings of the tournament; they have appeared in the last two tournaments, held in 2015 and 2019.

The Canada women's national soccer team has represented Canada at eight of the nine staging's of the FIFA Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament in 1991 is currently the only edition for which they failed to qualify.

The Colombia women's national football team has represented Colombia at the FIFA Women's World Cup at three stagings of the tournament, in 2011, 2015, 2023.


The France women's national football team has represented France at the FIFA Women's World Cup at five stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023, they hosted in 2019.

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