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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the fifth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was an international football competition for women held in China from 10 to 30 September 2007.[1] Originally, China was to host the 2003 edition, 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 meant that no new host nation was chosen competitively until the voting was held for the 2011 Women's World Cup.
| 2007年女子世界杯足球赛 2007 Nián nǚzǐ shìjièbēi zúqiú sài | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 10–30 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Germany (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Third place | United States |
| Fourth place | Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 111 (3.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,190,971 (37,218 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marta (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Marta |
| Best goalkeeper | Nadine Angerer |
| Fair play award | Norway |
← 2003 2011 → | |
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, records which stood until 2019. 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 retain their title.
The golden goal rule for extra time in knockout matches was eliminated by FIFA, although no matches went to extra time (and therefore, none required a penalty shootout).
Teams edit
The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the FIFA Women's World Ranking before the tournament were:[2]
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Venues edit
The venues selected to host the competition were:[3]
| Tianjin | |||
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| Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 60,000 | |||
| Wuhan | |||
| Wuhan Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 60,000 | |||
| Hangzhou | Chengdu | Shanghai | |
| Yellow Dragon Sports Center | Chengdu Sports Centre | Hongkou Stadium | |
| Capacity: 51,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | |
Squads edit
Match officials edit
FIFA's Refereeing Department selected 14 referees and 22 assistant referees from around the world to officiate the 32 games that made up the final tournament.[4] Candidate referees for the tournament were placed under scrutiny from 2005 onwards and attended a series of training camps. Candidates refereeing standards were regularly monitored at various tournaments around the globe before a final list was prepared.[5] This was followed by a training camp in the Canary Islands in January 2007 and a final period of preparation and training at the home of FIFA in Zürich in May.[6][7] No referees were chosen from the Oceania Football Confederation at the finals. The original selection group was made up of 42 entrants,[8] 6 of which failed fitness tests resulting in the final group of 36 being confirmed for China.[9] The United States was the only country represented by two referees.[7]
Unlike the men's tournaments, the quartets of match officials do not necessarily come from the same country or confederation. This selection system was explained by Sonia Denoncourt, the head of women's refereeing at FIFA's Refereeing Department, "We don't have as many referees among the women and we certainly don't want to sacrifice quality. What we are looking for above all is compatibility on the field of play and the closest possible language links in the team selected for each game. The most important thing for us is that the referees have a good performance in the match."[5] A fourth official was chosen from those referees not officiating a game at that time.
The referees stayed together throughout the competition at their hotel base in Shanghai.[5] From there they travelled to the various venues for their designated games, before returning to base camp to continue with their specialised training programmes.[5] As well as fitness training, they attended regular theory sessions and reviewed previous matches to try to identify possible errors and improve their performance levels. A psychologist was also assigned to the group to help with their mental preparations ahead of games.
Draw edit
The group draw took place on 22 April 2007 at the Guanggu Science and Technology Exhibition Centre in Wuhan after the completion of the qualifying rounds.[10]
FIFA automatically seeded the host and defending champions, slotting China and Germany into Group D and Group A, respectively.[11] The FIFA Women's World Ranking for March 2007 was used to determine the teams to occupy the other seeded positions, B1 and C1.[12] United States were ranked first, Germany second and Norway third,[13] 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[14] since three of the top five teams in the world were drawn in this group – the USA (1st), Sweden (3rd) and North Korea (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,[14] on that occasion the US and Sweden progressed to the knockout stages.
Group stage edit
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[15]
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Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: FIFA
The four teams were also paired in the same group in 2003.
| United States | 2–2 | North Korea |
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| Sweden | 0–2 | United States |
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| North Korea | 2–0 | Nigeria |
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| Nigeria | 0–1 | United States |
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| North Korea | 1–2 | Sweden |
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Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
| Norway | 2–1 | Canada |
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| Norway | 7–2 | Ghana |
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Attendance: 43,817[16]
Referee: Jennifer Bennett (United States)
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | China (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| New Zealand | 0–5 | Brazil |
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| Denmark | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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| China | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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Attendance: 55,832[16]
Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 September – Wuhan | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 September – Tianjin | ||||||||||
| North Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 September – Wuhan | ||||||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 September – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| 22 September – Tianjin | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| 27 September – Hangzhou | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 September – Tianjin | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 September – Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
| Germany | 3–0 | North Korea |
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| Report |
Semi-finals edit
Attendance: 53,819[16]
Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)
Third place play-off edit
| Norway | 1–4 | United States |
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| Report |
Final edit
Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[21][22][23] FIFA.com shortlisted ten goals for users to vote on as the Goal of the Tournament.[24] The Most Entertaining Team award was also decided by a poll on FIFA.com.[25][26][27]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Marta | Birgit Prinz | Cristiane |
| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe |
| Marta | Abby Wambach | Ragnhild Gulbrandsen |
| 7 goals, 5 assists | 6 goals, 1 assist | 6 goals, 0 assists |
| Best Goalkeeper | ||
| Nadine Angerer | ||
| Goal of the Tournament | ||
| Marta | ||
| 79' for 4–0 in Semi-finals vs United States (27 September) | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Norway | ||
| Most Entertaining Team | ||
| Brazil | ||
All-Star Team edit
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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| Ariane Hingst | Daniela |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 111 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.47 goals per match. Marta of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Eva González
- Lauren Colthorpe
- Heather Garriock
- Collette McCallum
- Cheryl Salisbury
- Sarah Walsh
- Daniela
- Formiga
- Pretinha
- Renata Costa
- Candace 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
- Yūki Nagasato
- Cynthia Uwak
- Kil Son-hui
- Kim Kyong-hwa
- Kim Yong-ae
- Ri Kum-suk
- Ri Un-suk
- Lise Klaveness
- Lene Storløkken
- Victoria Svensson
- Shannon Boxx
- Kristine Lilly
1 own goal
- Eva González (against England)
- Trine Rønning (against Germany)
- Leslie Osborne (against Brazil)
Assists edit
3 assists
2 assists
1 assist
- Dianne Alagich
- Lisa De Vanna
- Caitlin Munoz
- Sarah Walsh
- Daniela
- Elaine
- Candace Chapman
- Kristina Kiss
- Christine Sinclair
- Ma Xiaoxu
- Zhou Gaoping
- Stine Dimun
- Katrine Pedersen
- Johanna Rasmussen
- Karen Carney
- Rachel Yankey
- Simone Laudehr
- Birgit Prinz
- Kerstin Stegemann
- Adjoa Bayor
- Gunhild Følstad
- Solveig Gulbrandsen
- Siri Nordby
- Ingvild Stensland
- Frida Östberg
- Therese Sjögran
- Victoria Svensson
- Lori Chalupny
- Abby Wambach
Source: FIFA Technical Report
Tournament ranking edit
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | A | Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 16 | Champions |
| 2 | D | Brazil | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | United States | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | C | Norway | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | D | China (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | C | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | |
| 7 | A | England | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | |
| 8 | B | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 9 | C | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | A | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | B | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 12 | D | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 | B | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 14 | D | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
| 15 | C | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | |
| 16 | A | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Marketing edit
Sponsorships edit
Source:[29]
Coverage edit
Numerous TV stations around the world provided coverage of the tournament. One notable example is the Chinese-language channel CCTV-5, which also broadcast over the internet via TVUnetworks.
Monetary rewards edit
For the first time in FIFA Women's World Cup history, all teams received monetary bonuses according to the round they reached (all in USD):[30]
- 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 edit
UEFA used the FIFA Women's World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic women's tournament. The best three performing UEFA teams would 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 were ineligible to participate in the 2008 Olympics as England does not have its own Olympic Committee.[31] For the determination of the ranking only first through fourth place, quarterfinal elimination or group phase elimination counted. If there was a need to make a distinction between teams eliminated in the quarterfinal or between teams eliminated in the group phase these teams would meet in a play-off match. In no case would the points or goal 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 on aggregate to qualify for the Olympics.
Controversies edit
Kenneth Heiner-Møller and Danish players accused the Chinese hosts of harassment and covert surveillance prior to China's first round match against Denmark. China's Swedish coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors and her assistant Pia Sundhage were unaware of the incidents and Heiner-Møller absolved them of any blame, although he refused to shake hands after the match.[32]
Notes edit
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The 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup the fifth edition of the FIFA Women s World Cup was an international football competition for women held in China from 10 to 30 September 2007 1 Originally China was to host the 2003 edition 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 meant that no new host nation was chosen competitively until the voting was held for the 2011 Women s World Cup 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup2007年女子世界杯足球赛2007 Nian nǚzǐ shijiebei zuqiu saiTournament detailsHost countryChinaDates10 30 SeptemberTeams16 from 6 confederations Venue s 5 in 5 host cities Final positionsChampions Germany 2nd title Runners up BrazilThird place United StatesFourth place NorwayTournament statisticsMatches played32Goals scored111 3 47 per match Attendance1 190 971 37 218 per match Top scorer s Marta 7 goals Best player s MartaBest goalkeeperNadine AngererFair play award Norway 20032011 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 records which stood until 2019 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 retain their title The golden goal rule for extra time in knockout matches was eliminated by FIFA although no matches went to extra time and therefore none required a penalty shootout Contents 1 Teams 2 Venues 3 Squads 4 Match officials 5 Draw 6 Group stage 6 1 Group A 6 2 Group B 6 3 Group C 6 4 Group D 7 Knockout stage 7 1 Bracket 7 2 Quarter finals 7 3 Semi finals 7 4 Third place play off 7 5 Final 8 Awards 8 1 All Star Team 9 Statistics 9 1 Goalscorers 9 2 Assists 9 3 Tournament ranking 10 Marketing 10 1 Sponsorships 11 Coverage 12 Monetary rewards 12 1 Other rewards 13 Controversies 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksTeams editMain article 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup qualification The qualified teams listed by region with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the FIFA Women s World Ranking before the tournament were 2 Africa CAF nbsp Nigeria 24 nbsp Ghana 47 Asia AFC nbsp China 11 host nation automatically qualified nbsp Australia 15 nbsp North Korea 5 nbsp Japan 10 defeated Mexico in AFC CONCACAF playoffs North America Central America amp Caribbean CONCACAF nbsp Canada 9 nbsp United States 1 Europe UEFA nbsp Norway 4 nbsp Sweden 3 nbsp Germany 2 nbsp Denmark 6 nbsp England 12 Oceania OFC nbsp New Zealand 23 South America CONMEBOL nbsp Argentina 29 nbsp Brazil 8 Venues editThe venues selected to host the competition were 3 Tianjin nbsp nbsp Shanghai nbsp Chengdu nbsp Wuhan nbsp Tianjin nbsp Hangzhou2007 FIFA Women s World Cup China Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Capacity 60 000 nbsp Wuhan Wuhan Stadium Capacity 60 000 nbsp Hangzhou Chengdu Shanghai Yellow Dragon Sports Center Chengdu Sports Centre Hongkou Stadium Capacity 51 000 Capacity 40 000 Capacity 33 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp Squads editFor a list of all players that participated in the final tournament see 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup squads Match officials editFIFA s Refereeing Department selected 14 referees and 22 assistant referees from around the world to officiate the 32 games that made up the final tournament 4 Candidate referees for the tournament were placed under scrutiny from 2005 onwards and attended a series of training camps Candidates refereeing standards were regularly monitored at various tournaments around the globe before a final list was prepared 5 This was followed by a training camp in the Canary Islands in January 2007 and a final period of preparation and training at the home of FIFA in Zurich in May 6 7 No referees were chosen from the Oceania Football Confederation at the finals The original selection group was made up of 42 entrants 8 6 of which failed fitness tests resulting in the final group of 36 being confirmed for China 9 The United States was the only country represented by two referees 7 Unlike the men s tournaments the quartets of match officials do not necessarily come from the same country or confederation This selection system was explained by Sonia Denoncourt the head of women s refereeing at FIFA s Refereeing Department We don t have as many referees among the women and we certainly don t want to sacrifice quality What we are looking for above all is compatibility on the field of play and the closest possible language links in the team selected for each game The most important thing for us is that the referees have a good performance in the match 5 A fourth official was chosen from those referees not officiating a game at that time The referees stayed together throughout the competition at their hotel base in Shanghai 5 From there they travelled to the various venues for their designated games before returning to base camp to continue with their specialised training programmes 5 As well as fitness training they attended regular theory sessions and reviewed previous matches to try to identify possible errors and improve their performance levels A psychologist was also assigned to the group to help with their mental preparations ahead of games Referees Confederation Referee AFC Pannipar Kamnueng Thailand Niu Huijun China PR Tammy Ogston Australia Mayumi Oiwa Japan CONCACAF Jennifer Bennett United States Dianne Ferreira James Guyana Kari Seitz United States CONMEBOL Adriana Correa Colombia UEFA Christine Beck Germany Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic Gyongyi Gaal Hungary Jenny Palmqvist Sweden Nicole Petignat Switzerland Fourth officials Confederation Referee CONMEBOL Estela Alvarez Argentina Assistant referees Confederation Assistant referee AFC Fu Hongjue China PR Sarah Ho Australia Airlie Keen Australia Kim Kyoung min South Korea Liu Hongjuan China PR Liu Hsiu mei Chinese Taipei Hisae Yoshizawa Japan CAF Tempa Ndah Benin Souad Oulhaj Morocco CONCACAF Cynette Jeffery Guyana Cindy Mohammed Trinidad and Tobago Rita Munoz Mexico Maria Isabel Tovar Mexico CONMEBOL Rosa Canales Ecuador UEFA Susanne Borg Sweden Cristina Cini Italy Miriam Drager Germany Corinne Lagrange France Irina Mirt Romania Hege Lanes Steinlund Norway Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez Spain Karine Vives Solana France Draw editThe group draw took place on 22 April 2007 at the Guanggu Science and Technology Exhibition Centre in Wuhan after the completion of the qualifying rounds 10 FIFA automatically seeded the host and defending champions slotting China and Germany into Group D and Group A respectively 11 The FIFA Women s World Ranking for March 2007 was used to determine the teams to occupy the other seeded positions B1 and C1 12 United States were ranked first Germany second and Norway third 13 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 14 since three of the top five teams in the world were drawn in this group the USA 1st Sweden 3rd and North Korea 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 14 on that occasion the US and Sweden progressed to the knockout stages Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot X nbsp China D1 nbsp Germany A1 nbsp Norway nbsp United States nbsp Australia nbsp Japan nbsp North Korea nbsp Denmark nbsp England nbsp Sweden nbsp Argentina nbsp Ghana nbsp New Zealand nbsp Nigeria nbsp Brazil nbsp CanadaGroup stage edit nbsp Participating countries and their results All times are local UTC 8 Tie breaking criteria for group play The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows 15 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 Fair play criteria based on yellow and red cards received Drawing of lots Group A edit Main article 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup Group A Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Germany 3 2 1 0 13 0 13 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp England 3 1 2 0 8 3 5 5 3 nbsp Japan 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 4 nbsp Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 18 17 0Source FIFA 10 September 2007 2007 09 10 20 00Germany nbsp 11 0 nbsp ArgentinaBehringer nbsp 12 24 Garefrekes nbsp 17 Prinz nbsp 29 45 1 59 Lingor nbsp 51 90 1 Smisek nbsp 57 70 79 ReportHongkou Football Stadium ShanghaiAttendance 28 098 16 Referee Tammy Ogston Australia 11 September 2007 2007 09 11 20 00Japan nbsp 2 2 nbsp EnglandMiyama nbsp 55 90 5 Report K Smith nbsp 81 83 Hongkou Football Stadium ShanghaiAttendance 27 146 16 Referee Kari Seitz United States 14 September 2007 2007 09 14 17 00Argentina nbsp 0 1 nbsp JapanReport Nagasato nbsp 90 1 Hongkou Football Stadium ShanghaiAttendance 27 730 16 Referee Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic 14 September 2007 2007 09 14 20 00England nbsp 0 0 nbsp GermanyReportHongkou Football Stadium ShanghaiAttendance 27 730 16 Referee Jenny Palmqvist Sweden 17 September 2007 2007 09 17 note 1 20 00Germany nbsp 2 0 nbsp JapanPrinz nbsp 21 Lingor nbsp 87 pen ReportYellow Dragon Stadium HangzhouAttendance 39 817 16 Referee Adriana Correa Colombia 17 September 2007 2007 09 17 note 1 20 00England nbsp 6 1 nbsp ArgentinaGonzalez nbsp 9 o g J Scott nbsp 10 Williams nbsp 50 pen K Smith nbsp 64 77 Exley nbsp 90 pen Report Gonzalez nbsp 60 Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium ChengduAttendance 30 730 16 Referee Dianne Ferreira James Guyana Group B edit Main article 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup Group B Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp United States 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp North Korea 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 4 3 nbsp Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 4 nbsp Nigeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1Source FIFA The four teams were also paired in the same group in 2003 11 September 2007 2007 09 11 17 00United States nbsp 2 2 nbsp North KoreaWambach nbsp 50 O Reilly nbsp 69 Report Kil Son hui nbsp 58 Kim Yong ae nbsp 62 Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium ChengduAttendance 35 100 16 Referee Nicole Petignat Switzerland 11 September 2007 2007 09 11 20 00Nigeria nbsp 1 1 nbsp SwedenUwak nbsp 82 Report Svensson nbsp 50 Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium ChengduAttendance 35 100 16 Referee Niu Huijun China PR 14 September 2007 2007 09 14 17 00Sweden nbsp 0 2 nbsp United StatesReport Wambach nbsp 34 pen 58 Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium ChengduAttendance 35 600 16 Referee Gyongyi Gaal Hungary 14 September 2007 2007 09 14 20 00North Korea nbsp 2 0 nbsp NigeriaKim Kyong hwa nbsp 17 Ri Kum suk nbsp 21 ReportChengdu Sports Centre Stadium ChengduAttendance 35 600 16 Referee Tammy Ogston Australia 18 September 2007 2007 09 18 20 00Nigeria nbsp 0 1 nbsp United StatesReport Chalupny nbsp 1 Hongkou Football Stadium ShanghaiAttendance 6 100 16 Referee Mayumi Oiwa Japan 18 September 2007 2007 09 18 20 00North Korea nbsp 1 2 nbsp SwedenRi Un suk nbsp 22 Report Schelin nbsp 4 54 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium TianjinAttendance 33 196 16 Referee Christine Beck Germany Group C edit Main article 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup Group C Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Norway 3 2 1 0 10 4 6 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Australia 3 1 2 0 7 4 3 5 3 nbsp Canada 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 4 4 nbsp Ghana 3 0 0 3 3 15 12 0Source FIFA 12 September 2007 2007 09 12 17 00Ghana nbsp 1 4 nbsp AustraliaAmankwa nbsp 70 Report Walsh nbsp 15 De Vanna nbsp 57 81 Garriock nbsp 69 Yellow Dragon Stadium HangzhouAttendance 30 752 16 Referee Adriana Correa Colombia 12 September 2007 2007 09 12 20 00Norway nbsp 2 1 nbsp CanadaR Gulbrandsen nbsp 52 Stangeland Horpestad nbsp 81 Report Chapman nbsp 33 Yellow Dragon Stadium HangzhouAttendance 30 752 16 Referee Christine Beck Germany 15 September 2007 2007 09 15 17 00Canada nbsp 4 0 nbsp GhanaSinclair nbsp 16 62 Schmidt nbsp 55 Franko nbsp 77 ReportYellow Dragon Stadium HangzhouAttendance 33 835 16 Referee Nicole Petignat Switzerland 15 September 2007 2007 09 15 20 00Australia nbsp 1 1 nbsp NorwayDe Vanna nbsp 83 Report R Gulbrandsen nbsp 5 Yellow Dragon Stadium HangzhouAttendance 33 835 16 Referee Niu Huijun China PR 20 September 2007 2007 09 20 note 2 17 00Norway nbsp 7 2 nbsp GhanaStorlokken nbsp 4 R Gulbrandsen nbsp 39 59 62 Stangeland Horpestad nbsp 45 pen Herlovsen nbsp 56 Klaveness nbsp 69 Report Bayor nbsp 73 Okoe nbsp 80 pen Yellow Dragon Stadium Hangzhou note 2 Attendance 43 817 16 Referee Jennifer Bennett United States 20 September 2007 2007 09 20 note 2 17 00Australia nbsp 2 2 nbsp CanadaMcCallum nbsp 53 Salisbury nbsp 90 2 Report Tancredi nbsp 1 Sinclair nbsp 85 Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium ChengduAttendance 29 300 16 Referee Gyongyi Gaal Hungary Group D edit Main article 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup Group D Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 0 10 9 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp China H 3 2 0 1 5 6 1 6 3 nbsp Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 4 nbsp New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 9 9 0Source FIFA H Hosts 12 September 2007 2007 09 12 17 00New Zealand nbsp 0 5 nbsp BrazilReport Daniela nbsp 10 Cristiane nbsp 54 Marta nbsp 74 90 3 Renata Costa nbsp 86 Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium WuhanAttendance 50 800 16 Referee Pannipar Kamnueng Thailand 12 September 2007 2007 09 12 20 00China nbsp 3 2 nbsp DenmarkLi Jie nbsp 31 Bi Yan nbsp 50 Song Xiaoli nbsp 88 Report Nielsen nbsp 51 Sorensen nbsp 87 Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium WuhanAttendance 50 800 16 Referee Dianne Ferreira James Guyana 15 September 2007 2007 09 15 17 00Denmark nbsp 2 0 nbsp New ZealandK Pedersen nbsp 61 Sorensen nbsp 66 ReportWuhan Sports Centre Stadium WuhanAttendance 54 000 16 Referee Mayumi Oiwa Japan 15 September 2007 2007 09 15 20 00Brazil nbsp 4 0 nbsp ChinaMarta nbsp 42 70 Cristiane nbsp 47 48 ReportWuhan Sports Centre Stadium WuhanAttendance 54 000 16 Referee Jennifer Bennett United States 20 September 2007 2007 09 20 note 3 20 00China nbsp 2 0 nbsp New ZealandLi Jie nbsp 57 Xie Caixia nbsp 79 ReportTianjin Olympic Center Stadium TianjinAttendance 55 832 16 Referee Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic 20 September 2007 2007 09 20 note 3 20 00Brazil nbsp 1 0 nbsp DenmarkPretinha nbsp 90 1 ReportYellow Dragon Stadium HangzhouAttendance 43 817 16 Referee Kari Seitz United States Knockout stage editMain article 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup knockout stage Bracket edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 22 September Wuhan nbsp Germany3 26 September Tianjin nbsp North Korea0 nbsp Germany3 23 September Wuhan nbsp Norway0 nbsp Norway1 30 September Shanghai nbsp China0 nbsp Germany2 22 September Tianjin nbsp Brazil0 nbsp United States3 27 September Hangzhou nbsp England0 nbsp United States0 23 September Tianjin nbsp Brazil4Third place play off nbsp Brazil3 30 September Shanghai nbsp Australia2 nbsp Norway1 nbsp United States4 Quarter finals edit 22 September 2007 2007 09 22 17 00Germany nbsp 3 0 nbsp North KoreaGarefrekes nbsp 44 Lingor nbsp 67 Krahn nbsp 72 ReportWuhan Sports Centre Stadium WuhanAttendance 37 200 16 Referee Tammy Ogston Australia 22 September 2007 2007 09 22 20 00United States nbsp 3 0 nbsp EnglandWambach nbsp 48 Boxx nbsp 57 Lilly nbsp 60 ReportTianjin Olympic Center Stadium TianjinAttendance 29 586 16 Referee Jenny Palmqvist Sweden 23 September 2007 2007 09 23 17 00Norway nbsp 1 0 nbsp ChinaHerlovsen nbsp 32 ReportWuhan Sports Centre Stadium WuhanAttendance 52 000 16 Referee Gyongyi Gaal Hungary 23 September 2007 2007 09 23 20 00Brazil nbsp 3 2 nbsp AustraliaFormiga nbsp 4 Marta nbsp 23 pen Cristiane nbsp 75 Report De Vanna nbsp 36 Colthorpe nbsp 68 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium TianjinAttendance 35 061 16 Referee Christine Beck Germany Semi finals edit 26 September 2007 2007 09 26 20 00Germany nbsp 3 0 nbsp NorwayRonning nbsp 42 o g Stegemann nbsp 72 Muller nbsp 75 ReportTianjin Olympic Center Stadium TianjinAttendance 53 819 16 Referee Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic 27 September 2007 2007 09 27 20 00United States nbsp 0 4 nbsp BrazilReport Osborne nbsp 20 o g Marta nbsp 27 79 Cristiane nbsp 56 Yellow Dragon Stadium HangzhouAttendance 47 818 16 Referee Nicole Petignat Switzerland Third place play off edit 30 September 2007 2007 09 30 17 00Norway nbsp 1 4 nbsp United StatesR Gulbrandsen nbsp 63 Report Wambach nbsp 30 46 Chalupny nbsp 58 O Reilly nbsp 59 Hongkou Football Stadium ShanghaiAttendance 31 000 16 Referee Gyongyi Gaal Hungary Final edit Main article 2007 FIFA Women s World Cup final 30 September 2007 2007 09 30 20 00Germany nbsp 2 0 nbsp BrazilPrinz nbsp 52 Laudehr nbsp 86 ReportHongkou Football Stadium ShanghaiAttendance 31 000 16 Referee Tammy Ogston Australia Awards editSee also FIFA Women s World Cup awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament 21 22 23 FIFA com shortlisted ten goals for users to vote on as the Goal of the Tournament 24 The Most Entertaining Team award was also decided by a poll on FIFA com 25 26 27 Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball nbsp Marta nbsp Birgit Prinz nbsp Cristiane Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe nbsp Marta nbsp Abby Wambach nbsp Ragnhild Gulbrandsen 7 goals 5 assists 6 goals 1 assist 6 goals 0 assists Best Goalkeeper nbsp Nadine Angerer Goal of the Tournament nbsp Marta nbsp 79 for 4 0 in Semi finals vs United States 27 September FIFA Fair Play Award nbsp Norway Most Entertaining Team nbsp Brazil All Star Team edit Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Nadine Angerer nbsp Bente Nordby nbsp Ariane Hingst nbsp Li Jie nbsp Ane Stangeland Horpestad nbsp Kerstin Stegemann nbsp Daniela nbsp Formiga nbsp Kelly Smith nbsp Renate Lingor nbsp Ingvild Stensland nbsp Kristine Lilly nbsp Lisa De Vanna nbsp Marta nbsp Cristiane nbsp Birgit PrinzStatistics editGoalscorers edit There were 111 goals scored in 32 matches for an average of 3 47 goals per match Marta of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals 7 goals nbsp Marta 6 goals nbsp Ragnhild Gulbrandsen nbsp Abby Wambach 5 goals nbsp Cristiane nbsp Birgit Prinz 4 goals nbsp Lisa De Vanna nbsp Kelly Smith nbsp Renate Lingor 3 goals nbsp Christine Sinclair nbsp Sandra Smisek 2 goals nbsp Li Jie nbsp Cathrine Paaske Sorensen nbsp Melanie Behringer nbsp Kerstin Garefrekes nbsp Aya Miyama nbsp Isabell Herlovsen nbsp Ane Stangeland Horpestad nbsp Lotta Schelin nbsp Lori Chalupny nbsp Heather O Reilly 1 goal nbsp Eva Gonzalez nbsp Lauren Colthorpe nbsp Heather Garriock nbsp Collette McCallum nbsp Cheryl Salisbury nbsp Sarah Walsh nbsp Daniela nbsp Formiga nbsp Pretinha nbsp Renata Costa nbsp Candace Chapman nbsp Martina Franko nbsp Sophie Schmidt nbsp Melissa Tancredi nbsp Bi Yan nbsp Song Xiaoli nbsp Xie Caixia nbsp Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen nbsp Katrine Pedersen nbsp Vicky Exley nbsp Jill Scott nbsp Fara Williams nbsp Annike Krahn nbsp Simone Laudehr nbsp Martina Muller nbsp Kerstin Stegemann nbsp Anita Amankwa nbsp Adjoa Bayor nbsp Florence Okoe nbsp Yuki Nagasato nbsp Cynthia Uwak nbsp Kil Son hui nbsp Kim Kyong hwa nbsp Kim Yong ae nbsp Ri Kum suk nbsp Ri Un suk nbsp Lise Klaveness nbsp Lene Storlokken nbsp Victoria Svensson nbsp Shannon Boxx nbsp Kristine Lilly 1 own goal nbsp Eva Gonzalez against England nbsp Trine Ronning against Germany nbsp Leslie Osborne against Brazil Assists edit 3 assists nbsp Kara Lang nbsp Kerstin Garefrekes nbsp Renate Lingor nbsp Kristine Lilly 2 assists nbsp Heather Garriock nbsp Cristiane nbsp Formiga nbsp Marta nbsp Melanie Behringer nbsp Sandra Smisek nbsp Camilla Huse nbsp Leni Larsen Kaurin nbsp Cat Whitehill 1 assist nbsp Dianne Alagich nbsp Lisa De Vanna nbsp Caitlin Munoz nbsp Sarah Walsh nbsp Daniela nbsp Elaine nbsp Candace Chapman nbsp Kristina Kiss nbsp Christine Sinclair nbsp Ma Xiaoxu nbsp Zhou Gaoping nbsp Stine Dimun nbsp Katrine Pedersen nbsp Johanna Rasmussen nbsp Karen Carney nbsp Rachel Yankey nbsp Simone Laudehr nbsp Birgit Prinz nbsp Kerstin Stegemann nbsp Adjoa Bayor nbsp Gunhild Folstad nbsp Solveig Gulbrandsen nbsp Siri Nordby nbsp Ingvild Stensland nbsp Frida Ostberg nbsp Therese Sjogran nbsp Victoria Svensson nbsp Lori Chalupny nbsp Abby WambachSource FIFA Technical ReportTournament ranking edit Per statistical convention in football matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses while matches decided by penalty shoot outs are counted as draws Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result 1 A nbsp Germany 6 5 1 0 21 0 21 16 Champions 2 D nbsp Brazil 6 5 0 1 17 4 13 15 Runners up 3 B nbsp United States 6 4 1 1 12 7 5 13 Third place 4 C nbsp Norway 6 3 1 2 12 11 1 10 Fourth place 5 D nbsp China H 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 6 Eliminated inquarter finals 6 C nbsp Australia 4 1 2 1 9 7 2 5 7 A nbsp England 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 5 8 B nbsp North Korea 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 4 9 C nbsp Canada 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 4 Eliminated ingroup stage 10 A nbsp Japan 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 10 B nbsp Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4 12 D nbsp Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 13 B nbsp Nigeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1 14 D nbsp New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 9 9 0 15 C nbsp Ghana 3 0 0 3 3 15 12 0 16 A nbsp Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 18 17 0Source FIFA Technical Report 28 H HostsMarketing editSponsorships edit Source 29 FIFA partners National Supporters Adidas Coca Cola Emirates Hyundai Kia Sony Visa Du Bang Insurance Tencent QQCoverage editNumerous TV stations around the world provided coverage of the tournament One notable example is the Chinese language channel CCTV 5 which also broadcast over the internet via TVUnetworks Monetary rewards editFor the first time in FIFA Women s World Cup history all teams received monetary bonuses according to the round they reached all in USD 30 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 edit UEFA used the FIFA Women s World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic women s tournament The best three performing UEFA teams would 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 were ineligible to participate in the 2008 Olympics as England does not have its own Olympic Committee 31 For the determination of the ranking only first through fourth place quarterfinal elimination or group phase elimination counted If there was a need to make a distinction between teams eliminated in the quarterfinal or between teams eliminated in the group phase these teams would meet in a play off match In no case would the points or goal 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 on aggregate to qualify for the Olympics Controversies editKenneth Heiner Moller and Danish players accused the Chinese hosts of harassment and covert surveillance prior to China s first round match against Denmark China s Swedish coach Marika Domanski Lyfors and her assistant Pia Sundhage were unaware of the incidents and Heiner Moller absolved them of any blame although he refused to shake hands after the match 32 Notes edit a b span c, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,