2015 FIFA Women's World Cup statistics

Last updated November 10, 2024

The following article outlines the statistics for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup , which took place in Canada from 6 June to 5 July.

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

Anja Mittag

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Laura Bassett (against Japan)
Jenny Ruiz (against France)
Desire Oparanozie (against Sweden)
Julie Johnston (against Japan)

2 own goals

Angie Ponce (against Switzerland)

Source: FIFA^[1]

Assists

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

4 assists

Lena Goeßling

3 assists

Solveig Gulbrandsen

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA Technical Report

Scoring

Overall

Overall

Total number of goals scored: 146
Average goals per match: 2.81
Total number of braces: 9
Marie-Laure Delie, Ada Hegerberg, Isabell Herlovsen, Eugénie Le Sommer, Lena Petermann, Megan Rapinoe, Célia Šašić, Kyah Simon, Orathai Srimanee
Total number of hat-tricks: 6
Ramona Bachmann, Gaëlle Enganamouit, Fabienne Humm, Carli Lloyd, Anja Mittag, Célia Šašić,
Total number of penalty kicks awarded: 22
Total number of penalty kicks scored: 18
Ramona Bachmann, Gaëlle Enganamouit, Carli Lloyd (2), Ji So-yun, Christine Manie, Marta, Aya Miyama (2), Gabrielle Onguéné, Angie Ponce, Célia Šašić (2), Christine Sinclair, Wang Lisi, Fara Williams (3)
Total number of penalty kicks missed or saved: 4
Amber Hearn, Maren Mjelde, Célia Šašić, Abby Wambach
Penalty kick success rate: 81.82%
Own goals scored: 6
Laura Bassett, Julie Johnston, Desire Oparanozie, Angie Ponce (2), Jennifer Ruiz

Timing

First goal of the tournament: Christine Sinclair (penalty) for Canada against China
First brace of the tournament: Isabell Herlovsen for Norway against Thailand
First hat-trick of the tournament: Célia Šašić for Germany against Ivory Coast
Latest goal in a match: 108 minutes
Fara Williams (penalty) for England against Germany

Teams

Most goals scored by a team: 20
Germany
Fewest goals scored by a team: 1
Ecuador
Best goal difference: +14
Germany
Worst goal difference: -16
Ecuador
Most goals scored in a match by both teams: 11
Switzerland 10–1 Ecuador
Most goals scored in a match by one team: 10
Germany against Ivory Coast, Switzerland against Ecuador
Most goals scored in a match by the losing team: 2
Ivory Coast against Thailand, Japan against United States
Biggest margin of victory: 10 goals
Germany 10–0 Ivory Coast
Most clean sheets achieved by a team: 5
United States
Fewest clean sheets achieved by a team: 0
Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand
Most clean sheets given by an opposing team: 2
China, Ecuador, Germany, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand
Fewest clean sheets given by an opposing team: 0
Japan, Norway
Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a team: 5
United States
Most consecutive clean sheets given by an opposing team: 2
Germany, New Zealand, Nigeria

Individual

Most goals scored by an individual: 6
Carli Lloyd, Célia Šašić
Most assists provided by an individual: 3
Lena Goeßling
Most goals and assists produced by an individual: 7
Carli Lloyd (6 goals, 1 assist), Anja Mittag (5 goals, 2 assists), Célia Šašić (6 goals, 1 assist),
Most clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 5
Hope Solo
Fewest clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 0
Melissa Barbieri, Shirley Berruz, Waraporn Boonsing, Stefany Castaño, Precious Dede, Dinnia Díaz, Cynthia Djohore, Kim Jung-mi, Cecilia Santiago, Gaëlle Thalmann, Dominique Thiamale, Ainhoa Tirapu, Sari van Veenendaal
Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 5
Hope Solo
Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3
Ramona Bachmann for Switzerland against Ecuador, Gaëlle Enganamouit for Cameroon against Ecuador, Fabienne Humm for Switzerland against Ecuador, Carli Lloyd for United States against Japan, Anja Mittag for Germany against Ivory Coast, Célia Šašić for Germany against Ivory Coast
Oldest goal scorer: 37 years, 3 months and 6 days
Formiga for Brazil against South Korea
Youngest goal scorer: 18 years, 8 months and 3 days
Melissa Herrera for Costa Rica against South Korea

Wins and losses

Most wins: 6 – Japan, United States
Fewest wins: 0 – Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Sweden
Most losses: 3 – Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Switzerland
Fewest losses: 0 – United States
Most draws: 3 – Sweden
Fewest draws: 0 – Brazil, Cameroon, Ecuador, England, Ivory Coast, Japan, Switzerland, Thailand
Most points in the group stage: 9 – Brazil, Japan
Fewest points in the group stage: 0 – Ecuador, Ivory Coast

Match awards

Player of the Match

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Awards
1	Carli Lloyd	United States	Colombia (R16), China PR (QF), Germany (SF), Japan (WCF)	4
2	Aya Miyama	Japan	Switzerland (GS), Cameroon (GS), Ecuador (GS)	3
3	Karen Bardsley	England	Norway (R16), Germany (TP)	2
	Amandine Henry	France	Mexico (GS), South Korea (R16)
	Elise Kellond-Knight	Australia	Sweden (GS), Brazil (R16)
	Anja Mittag	Germany	Ivory Coast (GS), Sweden (R16)

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Awards
1	Hope Solo	United States	Sweden (GS), Nigeria (GS), Colombia (R16), China PR (QF), Germany (SF)	5
2	Sarah Bouhaddi	France	England (GS), Mexico (GS), South Korea (R16)	3
	Luciana	Brazil	South Korea (GS), Spain (GS), Costa Rica (GS)
	Erin McLeod	Canada	China PR (GS), New Zealand (GS), Switzerland (R16)
5	Nadine Angerer	Germany	Ivory Coast (GS), Thailand (GS)	2
	Wang Fei	China	Netherlands (GS), Cameroon (R16)
	Lydia Williams	Australia	Nigeria (GS), Brazil (R16)

Discipline

Total number of yellow cards: 110
Average number of yellow cards per match: 2.12
Total number of red cards: 3
Average number of red cards per match: 0.06
First yellow card of the tournament: Desiree Scott – Canada against China PR
First red card of the tournament: Ligia Moreira – Ecuador against Cameroon
Fastest dismissal from kick off: 47 minutes – Catalina Pérez – Colombia against United States
Latest dismissal in a match: 69 minutes – Sarah Nnodim – Nigeria against United States
Least time difference between two yellow cards given to the same player: 31 minutes – Sarah Nnodim – Nigeria against United States
Most yellow cards (team): 9 – Colombia
Most red cards (team): 1 – Colombia, Ecuador, Nigeria
Fewest yellow cards (team): 0 – Australia, Costa Rica
Most yellow cards (player): 2 – Hwang Bo-Ram, Fatou Coulibaly, Sarah Nnodim, Josephine Chukwunonye,
Most red cards (player): 1 – Ligia Moreira, Sarah Nnodim, Catalina Pérez
Most red cards (match): 1 – Cameroon vs Ecuador, Nigeria vs United States, United States vs Colombia

Multiple World Cups

Scoring at three or more World Cups

Name	2003		2007		2011		2015		Total goals
Name	Goals	Against	Goals	Against	Goals	Against	Goals	Against	Total goals
Lisa De Vanna	—		4	GHA (2), NOR, BRA	1	EQG	2	USA, SWE	7
Simone Laudehr	—		1	BRA	1	NGA	1	CIV	3
Marta	3	KOR, NOR, SWE	7	NZL (2), CHN (2), AUS, USA (2)	4	NOR (2), USA (2)	1	KOR	15
Aya Miyama	0	—	2	ENG (2)	2	NZL, USA	2	SUI, ENG	6
Yūki Ōgimi	—		1	ARG	1	NZL	2	ECU, USA	4
Christine Sinclair	3	GER, JPN, USA	3	GHA (2), AUS	1	GER	2	CHN, ENG	9
Abby Wambach	3	NGA, PRK, NOR	6	PRK, SWE (2), ENG, NOR (2)	4	SWE, BRA, FRA, JPN	1	NGA	14
Fara Williams	—		1	ARG	1	MEX	3	COL, JPN, GER	5

Appearing in four or more World Cups

Name	1995		1999		2003		2007		2011		2015		Total
Name	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Total
Kozue Ando	—		1	NOR	—		2	ENG, ARG	6	NZL, MEX, ENG, GER, SWE, USA	1	SUI	10
Melissa Barbieri	—		—		1	GHA	4	GHA, NOR, CAN, BRA	3	BRA, NOR, SWE	1	USA	9
Shannon Boxx	—		—		6	SWE, NGA, PRK, NOR, GER, CAN	5	PRK, SWE, NGA, ENG, BRA	5	PRK, SWE, BRA, FRA, JPN	1	NGA	17
Cristiane	—		—		4	KOR, NOR, FRA, SWE	6	NZL, CHN, DEN, AUS, USA, GER	4	AUS, NOR, EQG, USA	3	KOR, ESP, AUS	17
Onome Ebi	—		—		3	PRK, USA, SWE	2	SWE, PRK	3	FRA, GER, CAN	3	SWE, AUS, USA	11
Formiga	2	JPN, GER	6	MEX, ITA, GER, NGA, USA, NOR	3	KOR, NOR, SWE	6	NZL, CHN, DEN, AUS, USA, GER	4	AUS, NOR, EQG, USA	3	KOR, ESP, AUS	24
Solveig Gulbrandsen	—		5	CAN, JPN, SWE, CHN, BRA	4	FRA, BRA, KOR, USA	6	CAN, AUS, GHA, CHN, GER, USA	—		4	THA, GER, IVC, ENG	19
Marta	—		—		4	KOR, NOR, FRA, SWE	6	NZL, CHN, DEN, AUS, USA, GER	4	AUS, NOR, EQG, USA	3	KOR, ESP, AUS	17
Aya Miyama	—		—		1	CAN	3	ENG, ARG, GER	6	NZL, MEX, ENG, GER, SWE, USA	7	SUI, CMR, ECU, NED, AUS, ENG, USA	17
Perpetua Nkwocha	—		—		3	PRK, USA, SWE	3	SWE, PRK, USA	3	FRA, GER, CAN	1	AUS	10
Christie Rampone	—		1	PRK	4	SWE, PRK, NOR, CAN	6	PRK, SWE, NGA, ENG, BRA, NOR	6	PRK, COL, SWE, BRA, FRA, JPN	2	NGA, JPN	19
Trine Rønning	—		—		4	FRA, BRA, KOR, USA	4	CAN, AUS, CHN, GER	3	EQG, BRA, AUS	2	THA, ENG	13
Homare Sawa	3	SWE, BRA, GER	3	CAN, RUS, NOR	3	ARG, GER, CAN	3	ENG, ARG, GER	6	NZL, MEX, ENG, GER, SWE, USA	6	SUI, CMR, ECU, NED, AUS, USA	24
Christine Sinclair	—		—		6	GER, ARG, JPN, CHN, SWE, USA	3	NOR, GHA, AUS	3	GER, FRA, NGA	5	CHN, NZL, NED, SUI, ENG	17
Therese Sjögran	—		—		5	USA, NGA, BRA, CAN, GER	3	NGA, USA, PRK	6	COL, PRK, USA, AUS, JPN, FRA	4	NGA, USA, AUS, GER	18
Abby Wambach	—		—		6	SWE, NGA, PRK, NOR, GER, CAN	6	PRK, SWE, NGA, ENG, BRA, NOR	6	PRK, COL, SWE, BRA, FRA, JPN	7	AUS, SWE, NGA, COL, CHN, GER, JPN	25
Rhian Wilkinson	—		—		6	GER, ARG, JPN, CHN, SWE, USA	3	NOR, GHA, AUS	3	GER, FRA, NGA	3	NED, SUI, ENG	15

Overall results

Bold numbers indicate the maximum values in each column.

By team


Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	APts	GF	AGF	GA	AGA	GD	AGD	CS	ACS	YC	AYC	RC	ARC
Australia	5	2	1	2	7	1.40	5	1.00	5	1.00	0	0.00	2	0.40	0	0.00	0	0.00
Brazil	4	3	0	1	9	2.25	4	1.00	1	0.25	+3	0.75	3	0.75	3	0.75	0	0.00
Canada	5	2	2	1	8	1.60	4	0.80	3	0.60	+1	0.20	3	0.60	6	1.20	0	0.00
China	5	2	1	2	7	1.40	4	0.80	4	0.80	0	0.00	2	0.40	3	0.60	0	0.00
Cameroon	4	2	0	2	6	1.50	9	2.25	4	1.00	+5	1.25	1	0.25	7	1.75	0	0.00
Colombia	4	1	1	2	4	1.00	4	1.00	5	1.25	−1	−0.25	1	0.25	9	2.25	1	0.25
Costa Rica	3	0	2	1	2	0.67	3	1.00	4	1.33	−1	−0.33	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
Ecuador	3	0	0	3	0	0.00	1	0.33	17	5.67	−16	−5.33	0	0.00	6	2.00	1	0.33
England	7	5	0	2	15	2.14	10	1.43	7	1.00	+3	0.43	1	0.14	8	1.14	0	0.00
France	5	3	1	1	10	2.00	10	2.00	3	0.60	+7	1.40	3	0.60	3	0.60	0	0.00
Germany	7	3	2	2	11	1.57	20	2.86	6	0.86	+14	2.00	2	0.29	8	1.14	0	0.00
Ivory Coast	3	0	0	3	0	0.00	3	1.00	16	5.33	−13	−4.33	0	0.00	8	2.67	0	0.00
Japan	7	6	0	1	18	2.57	11	1.57	8	1.14	+3	0.43	3	0.43	6	0.86	0	0.00
Mexico	3	0	1	2	1	0.33	2	0.67	8	2.67	−6	−2.00	0	0.00	4	1.33	0	0.00
Netherlands	4	1	1	2	4	1.00	3	0.75	4	1.00	−1	−0.25	1	0.25	3	0.75	0	0.00
New Zealand	3	0	2	1	2	0.67	2	0.67	3	1.00	−1	−0.33	1	0.33	4	1.33	0	0.00
Nigeria	3	0	1	2	1	0.33	3	1.00	6	2.00	−3	−1.00	0	0.00	5	1.67	1	0.33
Norway	4	2	1	1	7	1.75	9	2.25	4	1.00	+5	1.25	1	0.25	1	0.25	0	0.00
South Korea	4	1	1	2	4	1.00	4	1.00	8	2.00	−4	−1.00	0	0.00	7	1.75	0	0.00
Spain	3	0	1	2	1	0.33	2	0.67	4	1.33	−2	−0.67	0	0.00	3	1.00	0	0.00
Sweden	4	0	3	1	3	0.75	5	1.25	8	2.00	−3	−0.75	1	0.25	2	0.50	0	0.00
Switzerland	4	1	0	3	3	0.75	11	2.75	5	1.25	+6	1.50	0	0.00	5	1.25	0	0.00
Thailand	3	1	0	2	3	1.00	3	1.00	10	3.33	−7	−2.33	0	0.00	3	1.00	0	0.00
United States	7	6	1	0	19	2.71	14	2.00	3	0.43	+11	1.57	5	0.71	6	0.86	0	0.00
Total	52⁽¹⁾	41	11⁽²⁾	41	145	1.39	146	1.40	146	1.40	0	0.00	25	0.24	110	1.06	3	0.03

Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
⁽¹⁾ – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
⁽²⁾ – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
⁽³⁾ – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

By confederation


Confederation	T	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	APts	Pts/T
AFC	5	24	12	3	9	39	1.63	7.80
CAF	3	10	2	1	7	7	0.70	2.33
CONCACAF	4	18	8	6	4	30	1.67	7.50
CONMEBOL	3	11	4	1	6	13	1.18	4.33
OFC	1	3	0	2	1	2	0.67	2.00
UEFA	8	38	15	9	14	54	1.42	6.75
Total	24	52⁽¹⁾	41	11⁽²⁾	41	145	1.39	6.04

Host nation(s) are situated in the region(s) rendered in italics.
⁽¹⁾ – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
⁽²⁾ – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
⁽³⁾ – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

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References

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