2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final

July 2014 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final Penalty vainqueur de Saki Kumagai en 2011.jpg 250 Saki Kumagai scored the winning penalty Japan JPN 30px 2 United States USA 30px 2 After extra timeJapan won 3–1 on penalties 2011 7 17 y Waldstadion Frankfurt Ayumi Kaihori (Japan) Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) 48,817 Partly cloudy16 °C °F on77% humidityhttps://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/47/64/15/32_0717_jpn-usa_start.pdf Start list – Final – Japan v USA FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 17 July 2011 8 January 2020 October 2021 medicmedichttp://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255989/match=300144437/index.html Final – USA v Japan FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 17 July 2011 8 January 2020 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110720233656/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255989/match=300144437/index.html 20 July 2011 2007 2015 The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final was an association football match that took place on 17 July 2011 at Commerzbank-Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany, to determine the winner of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.http://www.soccernation.com/japan-vs-sweden-update-japan-wins-and-will-face-usa-in-world-cup-final-cms-1489 Japan vs Sweden Update: Japan Wins and Will Face USA in World Cup Final 13 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717005832/http://www.soccernation.com/japan-vs-sweden-update-japan-wins-and-will-face-usa-in-world-cup-final-cms-1489 17 July 2011 dead dmy-all It was played between Japan and the United States. Japan won 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw after extra time, becoming the first Asian team to win a senior—either men's or women's—World Cup final.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255989/match=300144437/summary.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110718121005/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=255989/match=300144437/summary.html dead 18 July 2011 Japan edge USA for maiden title 17 July 2011 FIFA 17 July 2011https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/17/japan-beats-u-s-in-thrilling-womens-world-cup-final/ Japan Beats U.S. in Thrilling Women's World Cup Final 17 May 2011 Time 18 July 2011 Gregory Seanhttp://proxy.espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6777475/women-world-cup-team-destiny-turns-japan Team of destiny turns out to be Japan 17 May 2011 ESPN 18 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720184217/http://proxy.espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6777475/women-world-cup-team-destiny-turns-japan 20 July 2011 dead dmy-allhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/17/usa-japan-live-world-cup-final USA v Japan - as it happened 17 May 2011 Guardian 18 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717220139/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/17/usa-japan-live-world-cup-final 17 July 2011 live Japan's victory was a major upset, made even more meaningful for the country as it was still feeling the effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people prior to the tournament.18 July 2011 Japan hold their nerve on penalties to lift women's World Cup https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/japan-hold-their-nerve-on-penalties-to-lift-women-s-world-cup-1.593362Giant-killing glory for Japan as women beat US for World Cup https://www.scotsman.com/sport/giant-killing-glory-japan-women-beat-us-world-cup-1667952https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/18/japan-womens-world-cup-reaction-joy Women's World Cup victory brings joy to Japan TheGuardian.com 18 July 2011 The 2011 final was the last major sporting event to be broadcast in Japan prior to the country's digital switchover that took place on 24 July 2011. Background The match was between the United States, which had been a major power in women's association football since winning the inaugural World Cup, and Japan, which had never won a major world title, or indeed even reached the final of a major world competition. This was also the first appearance of the United States in the final after 12 years. The United States was bidding to become the first team to win a third World Cup, having won in 1991 and 1999.http://uk.yahoo.com/ Yahoo UK | News, email and search Yahoo UK | News, email and search Japan was bidding to become the fourth team to win the World Cup, joining the United States, Norway and Germany. Before the beginning of the competition, the Japanese side had almost pulled out from the competition due to the disastrous earthquake that happened back in their home country, as the women's league in Japan was suspended and eventually cancelled.https://www.independent.co.uk/hei-fi/entertainment/japans-joy-from-nuclear-disaster-to-world-cup-triumph-2316150.html Japan's joy: From nuclear disaster to World Cup triumph Independent.co.uk 8 November 2011 7 November 2020 12 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112224538/https://www.independent.co.uk/hei-fi/entertainment/japans-joy-from-nuclear-disaster-to-world-cup-triumph-2316150.html dead The match was the third between the two teams in World Cup play. The United States beat Japan 3–0 in pool play in 1991, and won 4–0 in a 1995 quarterfinal match. Going into the final, the United States had never lost to Japan, with 22 wins and 3 draws.https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6766720/women-world-cup-abby-wambach-become-ultimate-warrior-david-hirshey Just call her Air Wambach David Hirshey ESPN.com 14 July 2011 15 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714140042/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6766720/women-world-cup-abby-wambach-become-ultimate-warrior-david-hirshey 14 July 2011 live Prior to the World Cup, the United States was the top-ranked team in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, while Japan was ranked fourth.http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=f/fullranking.html FIFA.com 4 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070604173129/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=f/fullranking.html 4 June 2007 dead Despite being ranked fourth, very few people expected Japan to reach the semi-finals, let alone win the tournament. With both Japan and the United States losing a match in pool play, this marked the first time that a team won the World Cup having done so.https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ycn-8777149 Quarterfinal losses open door for World Cup history: A fan's take 14 January 2017 26 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026035415/http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ycn-8777149 dead Japan became only the second Asian national team to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup final, following China's final appearance against the United States in 1999. This was also only the second final not involving a European team. Route to the final JapanRoundUnited StatesOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultNZL2–1Match 1PRK2–0MEX4–0Match 2COL3–0ENG0–2Match 3SWE1–2Group B yes JPNFinal standingGroup C yes USAOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultGER1–0 (a.e.t.)Quarter-finalsBRA2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pen.)SWE3–1Semi-finalsFRA3–1 thumb|right|Japan's group stage match against England at Impuls Arena Despite being ranked 1st in the world by FIFA,FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking, FIFA.com. Retrieved 11 August 2011 the United States was the final team to qualify for the 2011 World Cup. After finishing third in the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, which serves as the CONCACAF qualifier, the United States was forced to defeat Italy in a Home and Away playoff.CONCACAF to host second leg of WWC playoff https://web.archive.org/web/20110610223527/http://www.concacaf.com/page/WGC/NewsDetail/0,,12813~1997374,00.html 10 June 2011 , from concacaf.com, retrieved 14 July 2011 Japan, ranked 4th, qualified for the tournament by finishing third in the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, which served as the AFC qualifier. Once at the finals, the United States reached the knockout stage by finishing second in Group C behind Sweden, the only team they lost to in group play. They advanced through the quarterfinals on a penalty shootout with Brazil, in which the United States footballer Abby Wambach scored an equalizer in the 122nd minute of the game – in stoppage time, the latest goal ever scored in Women's World Cup play,http://www.gpb.org/news/2011/07/17/guts-goals-and-luck-will-win-the-world-cup Guts, Goals And Luck Will Win The World Cup 18 July 2011 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222939/http://www.gpb.org/news/2011/07/17/guts-goals-and-luck-will-win-the-world-cup dead – to tie the game 2–2 and bring the game into a penalty shootout. The United States then defeated France 3–1 to reach the final.http://blog.chron.com/soccer/2011/07/as-is-custom-the-u-s-is-ready-for-the-semifinals-at-the-womens-world-cup/ As is custom, the U.S. is ready for the semifinals at the Women's World Cup 14 July 2011 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011171441/http://blog.chron.com/soccer/2011/07/as-is-custom-the-u-s-is-ready-for-the-semifinals-at-the-womens-world-cup/ dead Japan reached the knockout stage by finishing second in Group B behind England, which was the only team to defeat Japan in group play.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/fifa.wwc/women%27s-world-cup?cc=5901 https://web.archive.org/web/20110630234421/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/fifa.wwc/women%27s-world-cup?cc=5901 dead 30 June 2011 Group Stage 2011 Table / Standings ESPN Soccernet 25 July 2011http://soccernet.espn.go.com/fixtures/_/league/fifa.wwc/fifa-womens-world-cup?cc=5901 WWC 2011 Fixtures & Results ESPN Soccernet 25 July 2011 7 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707122617/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/fixtures/_/league/fifa.wwc/fifa-womens-world-cup?cc=5901 dead Japan then stunned the host nation, two-time defending champions Germany, 1–0 in extra time.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-japans-late-goal-shocks-germany.html Japan's Late Goal Shocks Germany Longman Jeré The New York Times 9 July 2011 25 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710222622/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-japans-late-goal-shocks-germany.html 10 July 2011 live They then defeated Sweden 3–1 to reach the final match.http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6767028/women-world-cup-japan-emotional-victory-sweden https://web.archive.org/web/20110717201925/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-opinion/6767028/women-world-cup-japan-emotional-victory-sweden dead 17 July 2011 For Japan, an emotional victory over Sweden Gerstner Joanne C. ESPN 13 July 2011 25 July 2011 Match Summary The Americans, the pre-game favorites to win, began strongly and pressured the Japanese for the first 20 minutes. However neither Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe nor Abby Wambach managed to score to take an early lead. In 22', Shinobu Ohno gave Japan its first strike, but to no avail. In 28', Wambach's had a strike hit the bar. The Japanese had a chance in 30' but Ohno's breakthrough was denied by Hope Solo. The Americans resumed pressure and in 44', Christie Rampone almost cleared the Japanese line but was blocked; the Japanese launched an unsuccessful counterattack, ending the first half goalless. Japan had higher possession than the U.S. despite being mostly on the defensive.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/17/usa-japan-live-world-cup-final USA v Japan - as it happened | Sachin Nakrani The Guardian 17 July 2011 Nakrani Sachin The second half also began with American domination. Alex Morgan had a golden chance in 49', as Heather O'Reilly drove a low cross towards the near post which Morgan shot towards the net, beating Japanese keeper Ayumi Kaihori but was denied by the post. Kozue Ando and Ohno made the American defenders hustle from 54' to 56' before Aya Sameshima's corner kick was cleared. In 60', the Japanese almost got a chance to score when Yukari Kinga thrashed Sawa's excellent lofted through pass over the bar. In 69', Alex Morgan reacted first to a deep ball from Rapinoe, held off a challenge from Kumagai before drilling a low left-footed shot past Kaihori to give the U.S. a major breakthrough, giving the U.S. a 1–0 lead. The Japanese side regrouped and attacked the U.S., but Rampone's good defending management proved hard to break. However, in 81', as the U.S. attempted to counterattack, they were caught off guard by quick Japanese response, and while Ali Krieger have cleared the first chance, a mis-touch by Rachel Buehler provided Aya Miyama a golden chance, and she didn't miss it to level 1–1 for Japan. The U.S. attacked hard for the remaining time, but there was no goal to come as the two sides settled 1–1 after 90 minutes. Extra-time began with Japan enjoying better possession as usual, though they still maintained a defensive approach to fight against strong American attacks. In 104', when it appeared that they would end the first half of extra-time with no goal, Wambach's powerful header from the centre of the area off of Morgan's excellent pass gave the U.S. a 2–1 lead. With the second half of extra-time started, the Japanese looked exhausted and the U.S. appeared to have an advantage. However, mistakes by American defenders allowed Miyama and Homare Sawa to make direct threats, though there was no goal. But in 117', Japan received a corner kick; Miyama sent a low ball to Sawa, who ran towards the near post, made the corner before any U.S. defender and poked the ball over Solo to level it again. The result was kept til the end of extra-time even after Azusa Iwashimizu received a red card, sending the game to a penalty shoot-out. For the United States, Shannon Boxx, Lloyd, and Tobin Heath missed three straight kicks, while only Yūki Nagasato missed the net out of Japan's first three attempts. Wambach tried to salvage it with a goal, but it went in vain when Saki Kumagai scored the decisive penalty to give Japan the World Cup trophy for the first time. Details 2011 7 17 y 20:45 CEST JPN 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Final 2–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final yes https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/germany2011/match-center/300144437 USA Miyama 81 Sawa 117 Morgan 69 Wambach 104 Waldstadion, Frankfurt 48,817https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/47/65/78/32_0717_jpn-usa_fulltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110725131205/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/47/65/78/32%5F0717%5Fjpn-usa%5Ffulltime.pdf dead 25 July 2011 Match report – Final – Japan v USA FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 17 July 2011 7 January 2020 Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) Miyama Nagasato Sakaguchi Kumagai 3–1 Boxx Lloyd Heath Wambach _JFA_10h _JFA_10h_womens _JFA_10h _STRICON_WHITE _3_stripes_white 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 Japanhttps://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/47/64/16/32_0717_jpn-usa_tacticalstartlist.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20121112042304/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/47/64/16/32_0717_jpn-usa_tacticalstartlist.pdf dead 12 November 2012 Tactical Line-up – Japan-United States FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 17 July 2011 17 July 2011 _US_women_2011 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF United States GK 21Ayumi KaihoriRB 2 Yukari KingaCB 3 Azusa Iwashimizu 0 120+1CB 4 Saki KumagaiLB 15Aya SameshimaCM 6 Mizuho SakaguchiCM 10Homare Sawa (c)RW 11Shinobu Ohno 66AM 8 Aya Miyama 97LW 9 Nahomi KawasumiCF 7 Kozue Ando 66Substitutions:FW 18Karina Maruyama 66 119FW 17Yūki Nagasato 66FW 20Mana Iwabuchi 119Manager:Norio Sasaki300px GK 1 Hope SoloRB 11Ali KriegerCB 19Rachel BuehlerCB 3 Christie Rampone (c)LB 6 Amy LePeilbetRM 9 Heather O'ReillyCM 10Carli LloydCM 7 Shannon BoxxLM 15Megan Rapinoe 114SS 12Lauren Cheney 46CF 20Abby WambachSubstitutions:FW 13Alex Morgan 46MF 17Tobin Heath 114Manager:SWE Pia Sundhage Player of the Match: Ayumi Kaihori (Japan) Assistant referees: Marina Wozniak (Germany)http://refereeingworld.blogspot.com/2011/07/fifa-womens-world-cup-final-2011.html FIFA Women's World Cup Final 2011: Steinhaus (GER) 15 July 2011 refereeingworld.blogspot.com 15 July 2011 Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Fourth official: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden) Statistics +OverallStatisticJapanUnited StatesGoals scored 2 2Total shots 14 27Shots on target 6 5Ball possession 52% 48%Corner kicks 4 8Fouls committed 11 10Offsides 2 3Yellow cards 1 0Red cards 1 0 Reaction and impact The outcome of the game was so unbelievable that it caused widespread celebration in Japan as the country had just suffered the devastating March earthquake that demoralized the country.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33405105 Women's World Cup: Japan reacts with sadness and pride BBC News 6 July 2015 The Japanese side received international acclaim for becoming world champions from the background of a catastrophic natural disaster and poor conditions prior to the tournament, as well as referring to Japan's journey as a "fairytale", noting how the Japanese side came off a natural disaster crisis, lacked any sufficient support from the JFA as women's football wasn't the top priority of Japan's football development and had almost pulled out from the tournament owing to the disaster at home.https://www.nichibei.org/2011/07/japan-beats-u-s-to-seal-women%E2%80%99s-world-cup-fairytale/ Japan beats U.S. to seal Women's World Cup fairytale www.nichibei.org Miho Kajioka, a football fan from Tokyo summed it up "We haven't had a single piece of good news for the past four months. It's as if we had nothing to be hopeful about, so in that sense the result is great. It's incredible."https://scroll.in/field/962568/against-all-odds-japans-fifa-womens-world-cup-triumph-that-brought-joy-to-a-tsunami-hit-nation Remembering Japan's 2011 Fifa Women's World Cup triumph that brought joy to a tsunami-hit nation 22 May 2020 Tony DiCicco, manager of the victorious American side in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and a commentator in ESPN at the time, expressed the shocking outcome, “They feel they can win. That's almost never been the case before.”https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/sports/soccer/japans-world-cup-team-lifts-a-country.html Japanese Team Comes of Age, and Lifts a Country The New York Times 15 July 2011 Aya Sameshima, who was part of the Japanese side in 2011, expressed that determination was the reason for Japan to overcome the adverse situations.https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/03/football/womens-world-cup-2019-japan-fukushima-france-wwc-spt-intl/index.html How football became a 'bright light' for Japan after the Fukushima disaster 3 June 2019 Following the end of the game, the Japanese raised "thank you" banner to thank for international support to Japan in the difficult time, and was applauded by the majority of fans.https://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2011/07/19/2582078/japan-players-share-womens-world-cup-victory-with-victims-of Nadeshiko Japan players share their victory with the victims of the earthquake | Goal.com www.goal.comhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/25/womens-world-cup-japan Women's World Cup game-changing moments No 5: Japan in 2011 | Nick Ames TheGuardian.com 25 June 2019 Japanese wheelchair basketball player Akira Toyoshima literally took inspiration to pursue his career from footballer Aya Sameshima who coincidentally happened to be one of Akira Toyoshima's colleagues while working at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and the playing style of Sameshima inspired Toyoshima to remain upbeat and play to his potential despite the latter being struck in the negative mindset following the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami. He revealed that he was working as an accountant at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant when the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan and the tsunami eventually claimed the lives of thousands of people.Akira Toyoshima: I want to deliver hope and courage through our performances https://www.paralympic.org/feature/akira-toyoshima-i-want-deliver-hope-and-courage-through-our-performances 2024-06-15 International Paralympic Committee en Toyoshima insisted that he was focused on organizing a set of important and urgent documents in the main office building of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant as a member of the accounting team. 2021-03-13 Wheelchair basketball star aims to lift Tohoku with gold at Tokyo Paralympics https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/03/13/basketball/paralympian-akira-toyoshima-tokyo-paralympics/ 2024-06-15 The Japan Times en See also 2007 AFC Asian Cup final, which Iraq won the tournament despite significant adverse situations (Iraq War) at home Japan–United States women's soccer rivalry Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup References 2 External links Official FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 site l Category:FIFA Women's World Cup finals Category:Football competitions in Frankfurt Category:United States women's national soccer team matches Category:Japan women's national football team matches Category:2010s in Frankfurt Category:Japan–United States sports relations Category:July 2011 sports events in Germany Category:Football finals in Germany