2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

2015 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup July 2015 September 2020 FIFA Women's World Cup Coupe du monde féminine de la FIFA 2015 2015 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.svg FIFA canvas Tournament logo Canada 6 June – 5 July 24 6 6 6 USA 3 JPN ENG GER 52 146 GER Célia ŠašićUSA Carli Lloyd(6 goals each) USA Carli Lloyd USA Hope Solo CAN Kadeisha Buchanan FRA 1974 2011 2019 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 2015https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=268012/match=300269506/match-report.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150707103445/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=268012/match=300269506/match-report.html dead 7 July 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – Matches – USA v Japan FIFA.com 6 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan. The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in 2011.Kessel Anna Biggest Women's World Cup to kick off in Canada amid surface tension https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/30/womens-world-cup-canada-artificial-pitches The Guardian 30 May 2015 1 June 2015 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. 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.USA Draws The 'Group of Death' In 2015 Women's World Cup 6 December 2014 https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112803/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ dead 27 September 2017 Five Thirty Eight 1 June 2015 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:Remarkable interest in hosting FIFA competitions https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/media/news/newsid=1366322/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111002204221/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/media/news/newsid=1366322/index.html dead 2 October 2011 FIFA 21 July 2011 17 January 2011 CountryCAN Canadacbc.ca; Canada in mix for 2015 Women's World Cup; 17 January 2010ZIM Zimbabwe (withdrawn) Zimbabwe withdrew its bid on 1 March 2011.Zimbabwe withdraws bid to host 2015 Women's World Cup https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9410484.stm BBC 22 February 2012 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.Reed Nigel http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/nigelreed/2011/02/2015-the-case-for-canada.html 2015: The case for Canada Cbc.ca 21 February 2011 22 October 2012 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 2015 FIFA 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.https://windsorstar.com/sports/party+over+what+next/3910494/story.html The party's over ... what's next? John MacKinnon Edmonton Journal 1 December 2010 1 December 2010June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 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:https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=1647597/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120620063252/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=1647597/index.html dead 20 June 2012 Qualification slots for Canada 2015 confirmed FIFA.com 11 June 2012 Allocation of slots for the 2015 FIFA Women's World CupConfederation/hostsContinent/countrySlotsChange from 2011 AFC Asia 5 +2 CAF Africa 3 +1 CONCACAF North, Central America and Caribbean 3.5 +1 CONMEBOL South America 2.5 +0.5 OFC Oceania 1 ±0 UEFA Europe 8 +3.5 Hosts Canada 1 – Total 24 +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.https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/germany2011/news/newsid=1498727/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021041/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/germany2011/news/newsid=1498727/ dead 3 December 2013 FIFA Disciplinary Committee decisions for Germany 2011 25 August 2011 12 June 2013 Qualified teams The latest published FIFA Rankings prior to the tournament (March 2015) are shown in parentheses.https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank=549/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150214063832/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank=549/index.html dead 14 February 2015 Women's Ranking (27 March 2015) FIFA.com 27 March 2015 AFC (5) AUS (10) CHN (16) JPN (4) KOR (18) THA (29) (debut) CAF (3) CMR (53) (debut) CIV (67) (debut) NGA (33) CONCACAF (4) CAN (8) (hosts) CRC (37) (debut) MEX (25) USA (2) CONMEBOL (3) BRA (7) COL (28) ECU (48) (debut) OFC (1) NZL (17) UEFA (8) ENG (6) FRA 1974 (3) GER (1) NED (12) (debut) NOR (11) ESP (14) (debut) SWE (5) SUI (19) (debut) thumb|upright=1.5| #0000ff Qualified #fba522 Did not qualifyblack Did not enter #9b9b9b Women's team inactive A 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 2026, 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.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2012/m=5/news=fifa-women-world-cup-canada-2015tm-host-cities-unveiled-1625191.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150325032937/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2012/m=5/news=fifa-women-world-cup-canada-2015tm-host-cities-unveiled-1625191.html dead 25 March 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Host Cities unveiled FIFA.com 4 May 2012 16 December 2014 Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012.http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/78048-no-halifax-stadium-soccer-world-cup No Halifax stadium for soccer World Cup The Chronicle Herald 27 March 2012 22 October 2012 Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games.Canadian host cities for 2015 Women's World Cup unveiled CBC.ca 4 May 2012 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canadian-host-cities-for-2015-women-s-world-cup-unveiled-1.1299058 https://web.archive.org/web/20130619051406/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2012/05/04/sp-soccer-women-world-cup-2015-canada-sites.html live 19 June 2013 4 May 2012 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 Stadiumhttps://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=18908/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120512221927/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=18908/index.html dead 12 May 2012 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Destination: Winnipeg FIFA 4 January 2015 and Lansdowne Stadiumhttps://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=3401/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120512193051/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=3401/index.html dead 12 May 2012 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Destination: Ottawa FIFA 4 January 2015 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 N 113 28 34 W region:IT_type:landmark inline Commonwealth Stadium 45 33 28 N 73 33 7 W region:IT_type:landmark inline Olympic Stadium 49 16 36 N 123 6 43 W region:IT_type:landmark inline BC Place 49 48 28 N 97 8 45 W region:IT_type:landmark inline Investors Group Field Capacity: 56,302 Capacity: 56,040 Capacity: 54,320 Capacity: 33,422 Surface: FieldTurf Duraspine Surface: Xtreme Turf Surface: Polytan LigaTurf Surface: FieldTurf Revolution Time zone: MDT (UTC−6) Time zone: EDT (UTC−4) Time zone: PDT (UTC−7) Time zone: CDT (UTC−5) 180px 180px 180px 180pxcenter Canada 350 Canada 53.533333 -113.5 #FFFFFF Edmonton top Canada 46.132778 -64.771389 #FFFFFF Moncton top Canada 45.516667 -73.65 #FFFFFF Montreal right Canada 45.420833 -75.69 #FFFFFF Ottawa bottom Canada 49.25 -123.1 #FFFFFF Vancouver right Canada 49.899444 -97.139167 #FFFFFF Winnipeg right Ottawa Moncton TD Place Stadium(Lansdowne Stadium) Moncton Stadium 45 23 53.44 N 75 41 1.14 W region:IT_type:landmark inline Frank Clair Stadium 46 6 30 N 64 47 0 W region:IT_type:landmark inline Moncton Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Capacity: 13,000 Surface: FieldTurf Surface: FieldTurf Time zone: EDT (UTC−4) Time zone: ADT (UTC−3) 180px 180px 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32131951 Women's World Cup: Hawk-Eye used in Canada tournament BBC Sport 31 March 2015https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=hawk-eye-confirmed-as-goal-line-technology-provider-for-canada-2015-2580727.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150331170115/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=hawk-eye-confirmed-as-goal-line-technology-provider-for-canada-2015-2580727.html dead 31 March 2015 Hawk-Eye confirmed as goal-line technology provider for Canada 2015 FIFA.com 31 March 2015 It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played on artificial turf,July 2021 with all matches played on such surfaces. There were some initial concerns 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.Rubin Josh Women drop artificial turf complaint over 2015 World Cup in Canada https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2015/01/21/women-drop-artificial-turf-complaint-over-2015-world-cup-in-canada.html Toronto Star 21 January 2015 1 June 2015 Squads 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 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. The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 28 May 2015.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=5/news=stellar-names-lined-up-for-canada-2015-2609275.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top https://web.archive.org/web/20150528141505/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=5/news=stellar-names-lined-up-for-canada-2015-2609275.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top dead 28 May 2015 Stellar names lined up for Canada 2015 FIFA.com 28 May 2015http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players FIFA.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143625/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf 28 May 2015 dead 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.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501 dead Japan legend Sawa makes cut for sixth World Cup Reuters 1 May 2015 28 May 2015 21 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821094856/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501 Match officials A total of 29 referees/support referees and 44 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=22-referees-7-support-referees-and-44-assistant-referees-appointed-for-2580523.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150331171445/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=22-referees-7-support-referees-and-44-assistant-referees-appointed-for-2580523.html dead 31 March 2015 22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 FIFA.com 30 March 2015http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/refereeing/02/58/05/09/matchofficialsfwwccanada2015_260315_neutral.pdf Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 FIFA.com 30 March 2015 8 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190608194357/https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/refereeing/02/58/05/09/matchofficialsfwwccanada2015_260315_neutral.pdf dead + Referees Confederation Referee AFC Rita Gani (Malaysia) Qin Liang (China PR) Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea) Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan) CAF Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon) CONCACAF Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico) Melissa Borjas (Honduras) Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) Margaret Domka (United States) Lucila Venegas (Mexico) CONMEBOL Salomé di Iorio (Argentina) Yeimy Martínez (Colombia) Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) OFC Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) UEFA Teodora Albon (Romania) Stéphanie Frappart (France) Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) Efthalia Mitsi (Greece) Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) Esther Staubli (Switzerland) Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) Carina Vitulano (Italy) + Fourth officials Confederation Referee AFC Abirami Naidu (Singapore) CAF Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia) CONCACAF Michelle Pye (Canada) CONMEBOL Olga Miranda (Paraguay) OFC Tupou Patia (Cook Islands) + Assistant referees Confederation Assistant referee AFC Cui Yongmei (China PR) Fang Yan (China PR) Allyson Flynn (Australia) Sarah Ho (Australia) Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea) Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea) Widiya Habibah Shamsuri (Malaysia) Naomi Teshirogi (Japan) CAF Ayawa Dzodope (Togo) Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi) Souad Oulhaj (Morocco) Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar) CONCACAF Elizabeth Aguilar (El Salvador) Princess Brown (Jamaica) Enedina Caudillo (Mexico) Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada) Mayte Chávez (Mexico) Kimberly Moreira (Costa Rica) Suzanne Morisset (Canada) Shirley Perelló (Honduras) CONMEBOL Janette Arcanjo (Brazil) Liliana Bejarano (Bolivia) Mariana de Almeida (Argentina) Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay) María Rocco (Argentina) Loreto Toloza (Chile) OFC Lata Kaumatule (Tonga) Sarah Walker (New Zealand) UEFA Natalie Aspinall (England) Ella De Vries (Belgium) Petruța Iugulescu (Romania) Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece) Angela Kyriakou (Cyprus) Manuela Nicolosi (France) Anna Nyström (Sweden) Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Tonja Paavola (Finland) Yolanda Parga Rodríguez (Spain) Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine) Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic) Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia) Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia) Marina Wozniak (Germany) 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.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2381393/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140703043633/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2381393/index.html dead 3 July 2014 Final Draw to take place on 6 December FIFA.com 22 June 2014 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.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=details-of-final-draw-for-canada-2015-2488260.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141208095124/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=details-of-final-draw-for-canada-2015-2488260.html dead 8 December 2014 Details of Final Draw for Canada 2015 FIFA.com 5 December 2014 Despite having a lower FIFA ranking than Sweden and England, Brazil was seeded ahead of both for "geographical reasons".http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/12/05/brazil-canada-france-germany-japan-usa-seeded-teams-for-womens-world-cup-draw/ Equalizer Soccer – Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, USA seeded teams for Women's World Cup Draw equalizersoccer.com 5 December 2014 17 June 2015http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/12/06/assigning-seeded-teams-to-groups-compromises-integrity-of-womens-world-cup-draw/ Equalizer Soccer – Assigning seeded teams to groups compromises integrity of Women's World Cup Draw equalizersoccer.com 6 December 2014 17 June 2015http://www.svt.se/sport/sverige-snuvat-pa-toppseedning Sverige snuvat på toppseedning svt.se 5 December 2014 17 June 2015 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.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=canada-2015-hopefuls-learn-fate-in-ottawa-2488364.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top https://web.archive.org/web/20141208195245/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=canada-2015-hopefuls-learn-fate-in-ottawa-2488364.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top dead 8 December 2014 Canada 2015 hopefuls learn fate in Ottawa FIFA.com 6 December 2015 Not drawing the groups for the seeded teams has drawn some criticism.https://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5916:frauen-wm-2015-gruppenauslosung-verkommt-zur-farce&catid=119&Itemid=888& https://web.archive.org/web/20150923130023/http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5916:frauen-wm-2015-gruppenauslosung-verkommt-zur-farce&catid=119&Itemid=888& dead 23 September 2015 Frauen-WM 2015: Gruppenauslosung verkommt zur Farce Framba.de 6 December 2014 dehttp://www.dynamotheory.com/2014/12/6/7344703/results-of-the-2015-womens-world-cup-draw-include-a-group-of-death-and Results of the Women's World Cup draw include a group of death and controversy SB Nation 6 December 2014 7 December 2014 1 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150601235649/http://www.dynamotheory.com/2014/12/6/7344703/results-of-the-2015-womens-world-cup-draw-include-a-group-of-death-and dead https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112803/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ dead 27 September 2017 USA Draws The 'Group of Death' In 2015 Women's World Cup FiveThirtyEight 6 December 2014 A FIFA spokesperson later confirmed that teams were allocated to certain groups for promotional reasons.http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/06/12/2015-womens-world-cup-rigged-assigned-seeds-tv-ratings-attendance/ Equalizer Soccer – FIFA explains why 2015 Women's World Cup is rigged equalizersoccer.com 12 June 2015 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).McCann Allison 2014-12-06 USA Draws The 'Group Of Death' In 2015 Women's World Cup https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112803/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ dead 27 September 2017 2024-03-08 FiveThirtyEight en-US The four draw pots of the tournament Pot 1 (Seeds) Pot 2 (CAF, CONCACAF, OFC) Pot 3 (AFC, CONMEBOL) Pot 4 (UEFA)CAN (hosts)BRAFRA 1974GERJPN (title holders)USACMRCIVNGACRCMEXNZLAUSCHNKORTHACOLECUENGNEDNORESPSWESUI Group stage right|thumb|upright=1.9| #2b42a3 Champion #34c0be Runner-up #269c5a Third place #81c846 Fourth place #e4e454 Quarter-finals orange Round of 16 #b94954 Group stage 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,FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 match schedule published. FIFA.com. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013. 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.http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/03/96/71/fwwc2015_matchschedule_16022015_en_neutral.pdf Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 FIFA.com 16 February 2015 29 March 2015 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702153544/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/03/96/71/fwwc2015_matchschedule_16022015_en_neutral.pdf dead 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. Tiebreakers Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat); Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question; Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; Drawing of lots. Group A 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A Group A no_hide_class_rules A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 Group B 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B Group B no_hide_class_rules B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Group C 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C Group C no_hide_class_rules C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Group D 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D Group D no_hide_class_rules D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 Group E 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E Group E no_hide_class_rules E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 Group F 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F Group F no_hide_class_rules F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 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. 3rd place Knockout stage 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 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 shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round.http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015e_neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141209162112/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015e_neutral.pdf dead 9 December 2014 Regulations FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 FIFA.com 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.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=calculators-and-cards-the-qualification-and-disciplinary-lowdown-2646911.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150614082731/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=calculators-and-cards-the-qualification-and-disciplinary-lowdown-2646911.html dead 14 June 2015 Calculators and cards: The qualification and disciplinary lowdown FIFA.com 12 June 2015 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.Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 – Football http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf Rio 2016 Official Website 22 January 2015 23 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf 6 September 2015https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/021c-0e15bae82b1a-3b87afea22a6-1000--germany-and-norway-drawn-together/ Germany and Norway drawn together UEFA 6 December 2014 n 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31702679 Football Association wants Great Britain sides at Rio Olympics BBC Sport 2 March 2015 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32125977 Rio 2016: FA scraps plans for Great Britain football teams BBC Sport 30 March 2015 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.https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/01c6-0e10aed35fe7-3a39833e0010-1000--olympic-play-off-dates-set/ Olympic play-off dates set UEFA 10 October 2007 Great Britain did compete in 2012 as the host nation. Two spots went to France and Germany which both reached the quarter-finals.https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=germany-france-qualify-for-rio-2016-2652563.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150623032245/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=germany-france-qualify-for-rio-2016-2652563.html dead 23 June 2015 Germany, France qualify for Rio 2016 FIFA 23 June 2015 23 June 2015 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.https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/0222-0e16018c40e9-856558345ee9-1000--european-contenders-impress-in-canada/ European contenders impress in Canada UEFA 18 June 2015https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=sweden-seal-europe-s-last-ticket-to-rio-2769430.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115600/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=sweden-seal-europe-s-last-ticket-to-rio-2769430.html dead 10 March 2016 Sweden seal Europe's last ticket to Rio FIFA.com 9 March 2016 Bracket Bracket Round of 16 R16-1 R16-2 R16-3 R16-4 R16-5 R16-6 R16-7 R16-8 Quarter-finals QF1 QF2 QF3 QF4 Semi-finals SF1 SF2 Third place play-off TPP Final 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final Final Awards FIFA Women's World Cup awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=lloyd-and-sasic-lead-the-way-2661396.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150707121509/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=lloyd-and-sasic-lead-the-way-2661396.html dead 7 July 2015 Lloyd, Solo and Sasic lead the way FIFA.com 6 July 2015 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.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/canada2015/awards/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190422160225/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/canada2015/awards/ dead 22 April 2019 Awards FIFA.com FIFA.com shortlisted twelve goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best,https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/goal-of-the-tournament-you-decide-2661399 Goal of the Tournament: You decide! FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 6 July 2015 17 July 2019 21 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121193543/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/goal-of-the-tournament-you-decide-2661399 dead with the poll closing on 13 July 2015.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/lloyd-adds-goal-of-the-tournament-to-her-haul-2663922 Lloyd adds Goal of the Tournament to her haul FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 13 July 2015 17 July 2019 Golden BallSilver BallBronze BallUSA Carli LloydFRA 1974 Amandine HenryJPN Aya MiyamaGolden BootSilver BootBronze BootGER Célia ŠašićUSA Carli LloydGER Anja Mittag6 goals, 1 assist553 minutes played6 goals, 1 assist630 minutes played5 goals, 2 assists474 minutes playedGolden GloveUSA Hope SoloBest Young PlayerCAN Kadeisha BuchananGoal of the TournamentUSA Carli Lloyd16 for 4–0 in Final vs Japan (5 July)FIFA Fair Play AwardFRA 1974 On 2 July 2015, following the semi-finals, FIFA announced the shortlists for three of the tournament awards.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=fifa-announces-shortlists-for-fifa-women-s-world-cup-2015-awards-2660468.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150704143403/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=fifa-announces-shortlists-for-fifa-women-s-world-cup-2015-awards-2660468.html dead 4 July 2015 FIFA announces shortlists for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 awards FIFA.com 2 July 2015Vancouver https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7f33d638ccd7f495/original/meobfmedswisjuxjy1yu-pdf.pdf Award candidates (in alphabetical order) FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 2 July 2015 16 July 2019 The following candidates were ultimately not selected: Golden Ball: Saori Ariyoshi (Japan), Lucy Bronze (England), Julie Johnston (United States), Megan Rapinoe (United States), Célia Šašić (Germany) Golden Glove: Nadine Angerer (Germany), Ayumi Kaihori (Japan) Best Young Player: Ada Hegerberg (Norway), Tang Jiali (China PR) All-Star Squad The All-Star Squad elected by FIFA's Technical Study Group consists of the following players:Canada 2015 Technical Report published, All-Star Squad announced https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2015/m=8/news=canada-2015-technical-report-published-all-star-squad-announced-2671299.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150819202524/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2015/m=8/news=canada-2015-technical-report-published-all-star-squad-announced-2671299.html dead 19 August 2015 FIFA.com Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders ForwardsENG Karen Bardsley GER Nadine Angerer USA Hope SoloCAN Kadeisha Buchanan ENG Lucy Bronze ENG Steph Houghton FRA 1974 Wendie Renard JPN Saori Ariyoshi USA Julie Johnston USA Meghan KlingenbergAUS Elise Kellond-Knight FRA 1974 Amandine Henry FRA 1974 Eugénie Le Sommer JPN Aya Miyama JPN Mizuho Sakaguchi JPN Rumi Utsugi USA Carli Lloyd USA Megan RapinoeAUS Lisa De Vanna FRA 1974 Élodie Thomis GER Anja Mittag GER Célia Šašić SUI Ramona Bachmann Dream Team The Dream Team elected by users of fifa.com consists of the following players and manager:2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/dream-team/ FIFA.com dead 3 November 2017 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702153418/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/dream-team/ Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards ManagerUSA Hope SoloCAN Kadeisha Buchanan FRA 1974 Wendie Renard USA Julie Johnston USA Ali Krieger JPN Aya Miyama USA Carli Lloyd USA Megan RapinoeGER Anja Mittag GER Célia Šašić USA Alex MorganGER Silvia Neid Prize money The total prize money offered by FIFA for the tournament was US$15 million.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30562216 Canada 2015: Prize money doubled for World Cup winners BBC Sport 20 December 2014 The winning team, United States, received $2 million. Statistics 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup statistics Goalscorers Goalscorers Assists Assists 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. main WDL complete FIFA Technical Reporthttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1816849eda4db6/original/jaeq2lvmczqjofxccj3u-pdf.pdf FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 – Technical Report: Overall ranking FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 121 (122 of PDF) 1 July 2019 H USA JPN ENG GER FRA CAN AUS CHN BRA NOR CMR COL NED KOR SUI SWE THA CRC NZL ESP NGA MEX CIV ECU 2 1 2 5 5 3 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 9 4 2 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 4 5 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 3 1 17 5 0 2 10 7 3 1 1 10 3 3 2 2 20 6 0 0 3 3 16 6 0 1 11 8 0 1 2 2 8 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 1 1 9 4 1 1 2 4 8 0 1 2 2 4 0 3 1 5 8 1 0 3 11 5 1 0 2 3 10 6 1 0 14 3 AUS BRA CMR CAN CHN COL CRC ECU ENG FRA 1974 GER CIV JPN MEX NED NZL NGA NOR KOR ESP SWE SUI THA USA T D E C A A F E C F F B B C F A A D B E E D C B D Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inquarter-finals Eliminated inround of 16 Eliminated ingroup stage yes yes yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 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.FIFA visit to Moncton stadium overshadowed by turf lawsuit 2 October 2014 CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fifa-visit-to-moncton-stadium-overshadowed-by-turf-lawsuit-1.2786077 11 November 2014http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/uswnt-stars-not-backing-down-on-stance-artificial-playing-surface-2015-womens-world-cup-091014 USWNT stars not backing down on artificial playing surface stance Fox Sports Fox Sports 9 October 2014https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/11593274/elite-female-players-sue-fifa-canada-soccer-association-turf-use-women-world-cup elite female players sue espnW 26 September 2014 9 October 2014 2012 Women's World Player of the Year Abby Wambach noted "The men would strike playing on artificial turf."https://www.coworker.org/petitions/fifa-the-world-cup-should-be-played-on-natural-grass FIFA: The World Cup Should Be Played on Natural Grass 9 October 2014 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.http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/10/01/players-officially-file-lawsuit-against-fifa-csa-over-artificial-turf-at-2015-womens-world-cup/ Equalizer Soccer – Players officially file lawsuit against FIFA, CSA over artificial turf at 2015 Women's World Cup 9 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141005054909/http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/10/01/players-officially-file-lawsuit-against-fifa-csa-over-artificial-turf-at-2015-womens-world-cup 5 October 2014 dead https://nationalpost.com/sports/soccer/elite-players-file-lawsuit-in-canada-alleging-gender-discrimination-over-artificial-turf-at-2015-womens-world-cup Elite players file application with Ontario human rights body alleging gender discrimination over artificial turf at 2015 Women's World Cup National Post 9 July 2015 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."http://globalnews.ca/news/1593031/players-file-lawsuit-in-canada-over-artificial-womens-world-cup-turf/ Players file lawsuit in Canada over artificial Women's World Cup turf 1 October 2014 Global News 9 October 2014http://globalnews.ca/news/1603131/fifa-officials-to-inspect-bc-place-turf-in-light-of-controversy/ FIFA officials to inspect BC Place turf in light of controversy 7 October 2014 Global News 9 October 2014 In January 2015, the lawsuit was withdrawn by the players.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2015/01/21/womens-world-cup-players-withdraw-turf-war-lawsuit-against-fifa-canada-soccer-association/ Women's World Cup players withdraw 'turf war' lawsuit against FIFA, Canada Soccer Association 21 January 2015 The Washington Post 8 May 2015 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.https://twitter.com/JSB_FOX/status/612759637423591424 Canada vs Switzerland 21 June 2015 Twitter 30 June 2015 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".http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/womens-world-cup-matildas-say-synthetic-turf-like-hot-coals-20150625-ghxbkk.html Matildas say synthetic turf 'like hot coals' 25 June 2015 The Sydney Morning Herald 30 June 2015 Prior to the start of the Australia vs Japan quarter-final in Edmonton on 27 June, Fox commentator Kyndra de St. Aubin measured the air temperature at 82 F and the turf temperature at 150 F. Despite such dangerous conditions, officials decided against taking cooling breaks during the match because the air temperature was under 32 C. As the game wore on, players appeared noticeably exhausted due to the playing conditions.https://twitter.com/Kyndrasports/status/614877828027416576 Australia vs Japan quarterfinal 27 June 2015 Twitter 30 June 2015 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."https://www.businessinsider.com/fifa-womens-world-cup-attedance-2015-6 Why some 'sold out' matches at the Women's World Cup look half empty Gaines Cork Business Insider 2019-06-14 Broadcasting thumb|right|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.Bell Media lands deal for FIFA soccer from 2015 through 2022 http://tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=379012 TSN.ca 18 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212051657/http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=379012 12 December 2013 deadFiFA awards further TV rights https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1533484/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111030013949/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1533484/index.html dead 30 October 2011 FIFA 5 July 2013 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 cable channels. Spanish-language rights were held by NBC Deportes, with matches airing on Telemundo and sister cable network NBC Universo.FIFA awards U.S. TV Rights https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1530715/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111022211139/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1530715/index.html dead 22 October 2011 FIFA 5 July 2013 Fox constructed a temporary studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, located outside the Vancouver Convention Centre.Screen goes dark on women's soccer game, Vancouver fans go ballistic https://theprovince.com/sports/Screen+goes+dark+women+soccer+game+Vancouver+fans/11115832/story.html 9 June 2015 The Province https://web.archive.org/web/20150609201017/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Screen+goes+dark+women+soccer+game+Vancouver+fans/11115832/story.html 9 June 2015 deadFox Sports transforms Vancouver Convention Centre into FIFA broadcast studio http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fox-sports-transforms-vancouver-convention-centre-into-fifa-broadcast-studio-1.3083197 CBC News 7 July 2015 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.EBU & FIFA conclude media rights agreement 8 December 2014 http://www3.ebu.ch/cms/render/live/en/sites/ebu/contents/news/2014/12/ebu-fifa-conclude-media-rights.html EBU 8 December 2014 In the United Kingdom, all matches from the tournament were shown by the BBC on television and streaming on the iPlayer, and all England matches aired on BBC Radio 5 Live radio.Women's World Cup on the BBC BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32628063 6 June 2015 In Australia, coverage was carried by the SBS, with 41 matches airing live on SBS One, and all 52 matches (including concurrent group stage matches not on television due to scheduling conflicts) streaming on the SBS website.Knox David http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/05/fifa-womens-world-cup-on-sbs.html FIFA Women's World Cup on SBS TV Tonight 14 May 2015 14 May 2015 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.https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2374629/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140617200658/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2374629/index.html dead 17 June 2014 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 unveils official mascot FIFA.com 17 June 2014 Sponsorships FIFA partnersFIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150620003359/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/index.html 20 June 2015 11 April 2024 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - FIFA.comNational Supporters Adidas Coca-Cola Gazprom Hyundai–Kia Visa Bell Canada Labatt Brewing Company (Budweiser)Cushnan David 2013-11-25 Labatt joins Bell as Women's World Cup 2015 supporter https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/labatt_joins_bell_as_womens_world_cup_2015_supporter/ 2024-04-11 SportsPro en-GB Trend MicroCanada Trend Micro Trend Micro Canada kicks in to Support FIFA Women's World Cup 2015™ https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/trend-micro-canada-kicks-in-to-support-fifa-womens-world-cup-2015-516830061.html 2024-04-11 www.newswire.ca en 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.https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/russian-sponsor-of-fifa-world-cup-sanctioned-as-tournament-ended Russian sponsor of FIFA world cup sanctioned as tournament ended Berthiaume Lee 8 July 2015 Ottawa Citizen 8 July 2015 See also 2014 FIFA World Cup Notes n References External links FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report FIFA Physical Analysis Results at RSSSF Women's association football Canada Association football Sports 2015 World Cup Category:2015 in Canadian women's soccer Category:Women's international association football competitions hosted by Canada Category:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification Category:June 2015 sports events in Canada Category:July 2015 sports events in Canada