FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
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The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China
from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United States
. FIFA
immediately granted the 2007 event to China, which means that no new host nation was chosen competitively until the voting was held for the 2011 Women's World Cup.
The tournament opened with a record-breaking match in Shanghai
, as Germany
beat Argentina
11–0 to register the biggest win and the highest scoring match in Women's World Cup
history. The tournament ended with Germany defeating Brazil
2–0 in the final, having never surrendered a goal in the entire tournament. The Germans became the first national team in FIFA Women's World Cup
history to obtain two consecutive titles.
which is available as a free internet feed through TVUnetworks
.
):
is using the FIFA Women's World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic women's tournament
. The best three performing UEFA teams will qualify for the Olympics. Originally it was thought that, should England
make the top three European teams, they would compete under the United Kingdom
banner. However, on 6 September 2007, FIFA issued a press release indicating that England are ineligible to participate in the 2008 Olympics as England does not have its own Olympic Committee.
For the determination of the ranking only first through fourth place, quarterfinal elimination or group phase elimination count. If there is a need to make a distinction between teams eliminated in the quarterfinal or between teams eliminated in the group phase these teams will meet in a play-off match. In no case will the points or goals (difference) count for teams eliminated before the semi-final.
Germany and Norway qualified for the Olympics at the World Cup, whereas Denmark and Sweden had to enter a play-off for the third Olympics spot. Sweden won both legs of the playoffs with a total of 7-3 agg. to qualify for the Olympics.
after the completion of the qualifying rounds.
FIFA automatically seeded the host and defending champions, slotting China
and Germany
into Group D and Group A, respectively. The FIFA Women's World Ranking for March 2007 was used to determine the teams to occupy the other seeded positions, B1 and C1. United States
were ranked first, Germany second and Norway
third, so the United States and Norway were also seeded.
Also, no two teams from the same confederation could draw each other, except for those from UEFA, where a maximum of two teams from UEFA could be drawn into the same group. Group B quickly became dubbed the group of death
since three of the top five teams in the world were drawn in this group — the USA (1st), Sweden (3rd) and (5th), according to the June 2007 FIFA Women's World Rankings
, the last to be released before the tournament. The same four teams were drawn together in Group A in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, on that occasion the USA and Sweden progressed to the knockout stages.
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BRAZIL:
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GK
1
Andréia
DF
3
Aline
(c)
DF
5
Renata Costa
DF
4
Tânia
MF
2
Elaine
MF
8
Formiga
MF
20
Ester
MF
9
Maycon
FW
11
Cristiane
FW
7
Daniela
FW
10
Marta
Substitutes:
DF
6
Rosana
MF
18
Pretinha
FW
15
Kátia
Manager:
Jorge Barcellos
6 goals: Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Abby Wambach
5 goals Birgit Prinz
Cristiane
4 goals: Lisa De Vanna
Kelly Smith
Renate Lingor
3 goals Christine Sinclair
Sandra Smisek
2 goals
Li Jie
Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
Melanie Behringer
Kerstin Garefrekes
Aya Miyama
Isabell Herlovsen
Ane Stangeland Horpestad
Lotta Schelin
Lori Chalupny
Heather O'Reilly
1 goal
Eva González Heather Garriock
Collette McCallum
Cheryl Salisbury
Sarah Walsh
Lauren Colthorpe
Formiga
Daniela
Pretinha
Renata Costa
Candace-Marie Chapman Martina Franko
Sophie Schmidt
Melissa Tancredi
Bi Yan Song Xiaoli Xie Caixia Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Katrine Pedersen
Vicky Exley
Jill Scott
Fara Williams
Annike Krahn
Simone Laudehr
Martina Müller
Kerstin Stegemann
Anita Amankwa Adjoa Bayor
Florence Okoe Yuki Nagasato
Cynthia Uwak
Kil Son Hui Kim Yong Ae Kim Kyong Hwa Ri Kum Suk Ri Un Suk Lise Klaveness
Lene Storløkken
Victoria Svensson
Shannon Boxx
Kristine Lilly
Own goals Eva González (for England) Trine Rønning
(for Germany) Leslie Osborne
(for Brazil)
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
immediately granted the 2007 event to China, which means that no new host nation was chosen competitively until the voting was held for the 2011 Women's World Cup.
The tournament opened with a record-breaking match in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, as Germany
Germany women's national football team
The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...
beat Argentina
Argentina women's national football team
The Argentina women's national football team represents Argentina in international women's football. Since there is no professional league in Argentina, almost all its members are amateur players....
11–0 to register the biggest win and the highest scoring match in Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
history. The tournament ended with Germany defeating Brazil
Brazil women's national football team
The Brazil women's national football team represents Brazil in international women's association football. Brazil played their first game on July 22, 1986 against the United States....
2–0 in the final, having never surrendered a goal in the entire tournament. The Germans became the first national team in FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...
history to obtain two consecutive titles.
Teams
Africa (CAF Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those... ) Asia (AFC Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are... ) (host nation — automatically qualified) (defeated Mexico Mexico women's national football team The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation. In the 1970s, the team gained popularity, with Mexico finishing 3rd in a unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy... in AFC–CONCACAF playoffs) North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean... ) |
Europe (UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... ) Oceania (OFC Oceania Football Confederation The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries... ) South America (CONMEBOL CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations... ) |
Venues
The venues selected to host the competition are:| Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government... |
Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... |
Hangzhou Hangzhou Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people... |
Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... |
Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
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| Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium The Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium , often colloquially referred to as the Water Drop , is a stadium in Tianjin, China. Construction started in August 2003 and was completed in August 2007.... |
Wuhan Stadium | Yellow Dragon Stadium Yellow Dragon Sports Center Zhejiang Yellow Dragon Sports Center or Zhejiang Huanglong Sports Center is a sports complex also used for cultural events such as music concerts and celebrations, located in the center of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Huanglong means "Yellow Dragon" in Chinese... |
Chengdu Sports Center Chengdu Sports Center Chengdu City Sports Centre or Sichuan Provincial Sports Centre is a multi-use stadium in Chengdu, China which is currently used mostly for football matches.... |
Hongkou Stadium |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 51,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 33,000 |
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Squads
Referees
Coverage
Numerous TV stations across the world provide coverage of the tournament. One notable example is the Chinese-language channel CCTV-5CCTV-5
CCTV-5 , also known as the Sports Channel, part of the China Central Television family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CCTV-5 began broadcasting on 1 January 1995...
which is available as a free internet feed through TVUnetworks
TVUnetworks
TVU Networks Corporation is a company that manufactures live mobile television broadcasting equipment and offers an Internet television broadcasting platform that uses P2PTV technology. Founded in 2005, the company is based in Mountain View, California.....
.
Monetary rewards
For the first time in FIFA Women's World Cup history, all teams received monetary bonuses according to the round they reached (all in USDUnited States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
):
- Champions: 1,000,000
- Runners-up: 800,000
- Third place: 650,000
- Fourth place: 550,000
- Quarter-finalists: 300,000
- First round exit: 200,000
Other rewards
UEFAUEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
is using the FIFA Women's World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic women's tournament
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...
. The best three performing UEFA teams will qualify for the Olympics. Originally it was thought that, should England
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
make the top three European teams, they would compete under the United Kingdom
United Kingdom national football team
No United Kingdom national football team currently exists, as there are separate teams representing England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in football. These national teams compete in the World Cup and European Championships and other internationals. A UK team has played in friendly...
banner. However, on 6 September 2007, FIFA issued a press release indicating that England are ineligible to participate in the 2008 Olympics as England does not have its own Olympic Committee.
For the determination of the ranking only first through fourth place, quarterfinal elimination or group phase elimination count. If there is a need to make a distinction between teams eliminated in the quarterfinal or between teams eliminated in the group phase these teams will meet in a play-off match. In no case will the points or goals (difference) count for teams eliminated before the semi-final.
Germany and Norway qualified for the Olympics at the World Cup, whereas Denmark and Sweden had to enter a play-off for the third Olympics spot. Sweden won both legs of the playoffs with a total of 7-3 agg. to qualify for the Olympics.
Draw
The group draw took place on 22 April 2007 in WuhanWuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
after the completion of the qualifying rounds.
FIFA automatically seeded the host and defending champions, slotting China
China women's national football team
The China women's national football team represents the People's Republic of China in international women's football.- Records :China had held the record of going for 442 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal, until it was broken by Germany on September 26, 2007, when Germany beat Norway 3-0...
and Germany
Germany women's national football team
The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...
into Group D and Group A, respectively. The FIFA Women's World Ranking for March 2007 was used to determine the teams to occupy the other seeded positions, B1 and C1. United States
United States women's national soccer team
The United States women's national soccer team represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world...
were ranked first, Germany second and Norway
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, are former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams...
third, so the United States and Norway were also seeded.
Also, no two teams from the same confederation could draw each other, except for those from UEFA, where a maximum of two teams from UEFA could be drawn into the same group. Group B quickly became dubbed the group of death
Group of death
A group of death in a multi-stage tournament is a group which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament...
since three of the top five teams in the world were drawn in this group — the USA (1st), Sweden (3rd) and (5th), according to the June 2007 FIFA Women's World Rankings
FIFA Women's World Rankings
The FIFA Women's World Rankings for football were introduced in 2003, with the first rankings published in March of that year, as a follow-on to the existing FIFA World Rankings for men...
, the last to be released before the tournament. The same four teams were drawn together in Group A in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, on that occasion the USA and Sweden progressed to the knockout stages.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 |
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UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
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Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 |
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Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
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Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
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Third place playoff
Final
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| GK | 1 | Nadine Angerer | ||
| DF | 2 | Kerstin Stegemann Kerstin Stegemann Kerstin Stegemann is a former female football player from Germany.Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the German national team, playing in an April 13, 1995... |
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| DF | 5 | Annike Krahn Annike Krahn Annike Krahn is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:... |
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| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst Ariane Hingst Ariane Hingst is a German footballer. Primarily utilized as a defender or a defensive holding, midfielder Hingst announced this summer that she would be retiring from international football with the German national team. In addition it was announced by 1... |
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| DF | 6 | Linda Bresonik Linda Bresonik Linda Bresonik is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or wing back for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club:... |
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| MF | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:... |
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| MF | 14 | Simone Laudehr Simone Laudehr Simone Laudehr is a German footballer. She plays as a central midfielder or winger for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club :... |
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| MF | 10 | Renate Lingor Renate Lingor Renate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in... |
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| MF | 7 | Melanie Behringer Melanie Behringer Melanie Behringer is a German footballer. She plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:... |
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| FW | 8 | Sandra Smisek Sandra Smisek Sandra Smisek is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.Smisek has played for Germany at four FIFA Women's World Cup finals.-References:... |
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| FW | 9 | Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA... (c) |
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| FW | 16 | Martina Müller Martina Müller Martina Müller is a former professional tennis player from Germany. On April 2, 2007 she reached a career high WTA-ranking of No. 33.... |
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| MF | 19 | Fatmire Bajramaj Fatmire Bajramaj Fatmire "Lira" Bajramaj is a German footballer with Albanian etnicity. She plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team. She placed 3rd in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.-Club:Bajramaj began her... |
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| Silvia Neid Silvia Neid Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time... |
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BRAZIL:
Aline Pellegrino
Aline Pellegrino, or simply Aline is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a defender for Russian side WFC Rossiyanka. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and competed at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup...
(c)
Renata Aparecida da Costa
Renata Aparecida da Costa, or simply Renata Costa or Kóki is a Brazilian women's soccer player.- Career :...
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro
Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro, or simply Tânia is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She plays as a defender for Brazil's Saad EC, and is a member of the Brazilian National Team, for which she won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
Elaine Estrela Moura
Elaine Estrela Moura is a Brazilian footballer playing in Saint Louis Athletica and the Brazilian national team....
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...
Ester Aparecida dos Santos
Ester Aparecida dos Santos, or simply Ester is a Brazilian women's soccer player, who plays for Sky Blue FC.- Career :...
Andréia dos Santos
Andréia dos Santos known as Maycon is a Brazilian women's association football player. She currently plays as a midfielder for Brazil's Saad EC. She was a member of the Brazilian National Team that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player...
Daniela Alves Lima
Daniela Alves Lima , commonly known as Daniela, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de...
Rosana dos Santos Augusto
Rosana dos Santos Augusto , commonly known as Rosana, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder currently playing for French club Lyon in the Division 1 Féminine. She is also a member of the Brazilian Women's National Team.-Club career:Rosana played for years in Brazil before moving to...
Delma Gonçalves
Delma Gonçalves known as Pretinha is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a striker for South Korea's Daekyo Kangaroos. She has been a longtime member of the Brazilian National Team for which she debuted in 1991...
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva , known simply as Kátia is a female Brazilian footballer.-Career:...
MATCH OFFICIALS
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Awards
| Golden Shoe Winner | Golden Ball Winner | FIFA Fair Play Trophy | Best Goalkeeper |
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 Marta |
Marta |
 Nadine Angerer |
All-Star Team
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Nadine Angerer  Bente NordbyBente Nordby Bente Nordby is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper, who last played for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She played with the Norwegian Women's National Football Team from 1991 to 2007.- Career :... |
Ariane Hingst Ariane Hingst Ariane Hingst is a German footballer. Primarily utilized as a defender or a defensive holding, midfielder Hingst announced this summer that she would be retiring from international football with the German national team. In addition it was announced by 1...  Li JieLi Jie (footballer) Li Jie is a female Chinese football player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she finished ninth with the Chinese team in the women's tournament. She played both matches.-External links:*... Ane Stangeland HorpestadAne Stangeland Horpestad Ane Stangeland Horpestad as Ane Stangeland, is a woman footballer from South-West Norway who has captained the Norwegian national team for three seasons and plays for Klepp in the top Norwegian league, the Toppserien, as a central defender. She is from the seaside village of Orre and lives in the... Kerstin StegemannKerstin Stegemann Kerstin Stegemann is a former female football player from Germany.Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the German national team, playing in an April 13, 1995... |
Daniela Daniela Alves Lima Daniela Alves Lima , commonly known as Daniela, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de... FormigaMiraildes Maciel Mota Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...  Kelly SmithKelly Smith Kelly Jayne Smith, MBE is an English football forward currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Youth and university:... Renate LingorRenate Lingor Renate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in... Ingvild StenslandIngvild Stensland Ingvild Stensland is a Norwegian football player who plays for Stabæk Fotball in the Toppserien. She plays as a midfielder and is currently a member of the Norway women's national team having made her debut in 2003...  Kristine LillyKristine Lilly Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years... |
 Lisa De VannaLisa De Vanna Lisa Marie De Vanna is an Australian football forward currently playing for Newcastle Jets in the W-League in Australia and is a member of the Australian National Team.-Early years & playing style:... Marta CristianeCristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player... Birgit PrinzBirgit Prinz Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA... |
Goalscorers
7 goals Marta6 goals: Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian football striker from the city of Trondheim who retired from football at the end of 2007...
Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach
Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an American professional soccer player, coach and Olympic gold medalist. A four-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, she has been a regular on the U.S. women's national team since 2003...
5 goals Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA...
Cristiane
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian association football player...
4 goals: Lisa De Vanna
Lisa De Vanna
Lisa Marie De Vanna is an Australian football forward currently playing for Newcastle Jets in the W-League in Australia and is a member of the Australian National Team.-Early years & playing style:...
Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith
Kelly Jayne Smith, MBE is an English football forward currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Youth and university:...
Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor
Renate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in...
3 goals Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair
Christine Margaret Sinclair is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professional soccer for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent ten years with the Canadian national team participating in two World Cups in 2007 and 2003 and the 2008 Summer...
Sandra Smisek
Sandra Smisek
Sandra Smisek is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.Smisek has played for Germany at four FIFA Women's World Cup finals.-References:...
2 goals
Li Jie
Li Jie (footballer)
Li Jie is a female Chinese football player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2004 she finished ninth with the Chinese team in the women's tournament. She played both matches.-External links:*...
Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
Cathrine Paaske Sørensen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Pali Blues and the Danish national team She was signed to play for the Los Angeles Sol of the American Women's Professional Soccer league, but the team folded in February...
Melanie Behringer
Melanie Behringer
Melanie Behringer is a German footballer. She plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
Kerstin Garefrekes
Kerstin Garefrekes
Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
Aya Miyama
Aya Miyama
is a Japanese football midfielder who currently plays for Okayama Yunogō Belle of the L. League. She is also a member of the Japan's national team that won the 2011 Women's World Cup.-Early career:...
Isabell Herlovsen
Isabell Herlovsen
Isabell Lehn Herlovsen is a German-born Norwegian football player who is currently playing for LSK Kvinner FK after being released from her contract with French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine...
Ane Stangeland Horpestad
Ane Stangeland Horpestad
Ane Stangeland Horpestad as Ane Stangeland, is a woman footballer from South-West Norway who has captained the Norwegian national team for three seasons and plays for Klepp in the top Norwegian league, the Toppserien, as a central defender. She is from the seaside village of Orre and lives in the...
Lotta Schelin
Lotta Schelin
Charlotta Eva Schelin , usually referred to as Lotta Schelin, is a Swedish football player who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine...
Lori Chalupny
Lori Chalupny
Lori Christine Chalupny is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.-Career:...
Heather O'Reilly
Heather O'Reilly
Heather Ann O'Reilly , also known by her initials HAO, is a member of the United States women's national soccer team and a two-time Olympic Gold medalist...
1 goal
Eva González Heather Garriock
Heather Garriock
Heather Ann Garriock is an Australian football midfielder currently playing for Sydney FC of the Australian W-League and is a member of the Australian women's national team.-Club career:...
Collette McCallum
Collette McCallum
Collette McCallum is an Australian football midfielder currently playing for Perth Glory of the Australian W-League.-Career:She played for Pali Blues in the American W-League in 2008...
Cheryl Salisbury
Cheryl Salisbury
Cheryl Ann Salisbury is a female football player.-Biography:She most recently played as a defender for the New York Power in the WUSA and for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League...
Sarah Walsh
Sarah Walsh
Sarah Walsh is an Australian football forward currently playing for Sydney FC of Australia's W-League and is a member of the Australia women's national association football team....
Lauren Colthorpe
Lauren Colthorpe
Lauren Elizabeth Colthorpe is an Australian women's football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Brisbane Roar and is a member of the Australian national team, The Matilda's....
Formiga
Miraildes Maciel Mota
Miraildes Maciel Mota , commonly known as Formiga , is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for FC Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Formiga was acquired by FC Gold Pride in the 2008 WPS...
Daniela
Daniela Alves Lima
Daniela Alves Lima , commonly known as Daniela, is a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder who last played for Saint Louis Athletica of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazil women's national football team.-Career:Daniela begun her career at the age of 13, at Portuguesa de...
Pretinha
Delma Gonçalves
Delma Gonçalves known as Pretinha is a Brazilian women's soccer player. She currently plays as a striker for South Korea's Daekyo Kangaroos. She has been a longtime member of the Brazilian National Team for which she debuted in 1991...
Renata Costa
Renata Aparecida da Costa
Renata Aparecida da Costa, or simply Renata Costa or Kóki is a Brazilian women's soccer player.- Career :...
Candace-Marie Chapman Martina Franko
Martina Franko
Martina Franko is a Canadian football defender who played for Vancouver Whitecaps.-Career:Franko performs a versatile role, and can play as either a midfielder or forward...
Sophie Schmidt
Sophie Schmidt
Sophie Diana Schmidt is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for magicJack in the WPS. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team.-International Career:Schmidt has represented Canada on the U-17 and U-20 youth teams...
Melissa Tancredi
Melissa Tancredi
Melissa Tancredi is a Canadian soccer forward who currently plays for Piteå IF ladies team.-External links:* *...
Bi Yan Song Xiaoli Xie Caixia Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Brøndby and the Danish national team.-References:*...
Katrine Pedersen
Katrine Pedersen
Katrine Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She plays for the Danish national team, of which she is currently the captain.-Club career:...
Vicky Exley
Vicky Exley
Vicky Exley is an English international women's footballer, who plays for Doncaster Rovers Belles in the FA WSL, the top division of women's football in England. She has also played over 50 times for England's national side.-Club career:...
Jill Scott
Jill Scott (footballer)
Jill Louise Scott is an English female footballer. She is a central midfielder, currently playing for Everton and England women...
Fara Williams
Fara Williams
Fara Tanya Franki Williams Merrett is an English football player. She is a central midfielder for England Women and Everton Ladies.A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams is considered one of England's leading players...
Annike Krahn
Annike Krahn
Annike Krahn is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:...
Simone Laudehr
Simone Laudehr
Simone Laudehr is a German footballer. She plays as a central midfielder or winger for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club :...
Martina Müller
Martina Müller (footballer)
Martina Müller is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.-Club:Müller had played at several smaller clubs at youth level, before joining the reigning German champions FSV Frankfurt in 1998...
Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann
Kerstin Stegemann is a former female football player from Germany.Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the German national team, playing in an April 13, 1995...
Anita Amankwa Adjoa Bayor
Adjoa Bayor
Adjoa Bayor is the skipper of the Black Queens, which is the Ghana women's national football team.- Career :She was a member of the World All Stars team to play against the China women's national football team in April 2007 at Wuhan, China.She has played for Ghatel Ladies in Accra, Ghana and has...
Florence Okoe Yuki Nagasato
Yūki Nagasato
is a Japanese women's football striker.She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam of the Women's Bundesliga and is a member of the Japan women's national football team. She also played for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they defeated the US in the final.-Career...
Cynthia Uwak
Cynthia Uwak
Cynthia Uwak is a Nigerian football striker who currently is playing for PK-35 Vantaa in the Women's League in Finland. Uwak previously played for 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Women's Bundesliga , FC United of Jakobstad and Olympique Lyonnais...
Kil Son Hui Kim Yong Ae Kim Kyong Hwa Ri Kum Suk Ri Un Suk Lise Klaveness
Lise Klaveness
Lise Klaveness is a Norwegian football player who has played more than fifty matches for the Norway women's national football team....
Lene Storløkken
Lene Storløkken
Lene Glesåsen Storløkken is a Norwegian football player who played for the LSK Kvinner FK.-Career:Storløkken is a midfielder and her former clubs are Athene Moss, Setskog/Høland FK and Kurland FK.-International career:...
Victoria Svensson
Victoria Svensson
Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson is a former Swedish female football player. She was team captain on the Swedish women's national team and Djurgårdens IF Dam; captaining the national team during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup...
Shannon Boxx
Shannon Boxx
Shannon Boxx is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team....
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey is a retired American soccer player who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team for 24 years...
Own goals Eva González (for England) Trine Rønning
Trine Rønning
Trine Bjerke Rønning is a Norwegian football player. She made her debut on the Norway women's national football team in 1999 and has played many seasons for the national team, becoming vice-captain in 2009...
(for Germany) Leslie Osborne
Leslie Osborne
Leslie Marie Osborne is an American soccer defensive midfielder who currently plays for the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.-Career:...
(for Brazil)