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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Tournament details
Host country  China
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up  Brazil
Third place  United States
Fourth place  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 111 (3.47 per match)
Attendance 1,156,955 (36,155 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Marta (7 goals)
Qualifying countries

The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007.[1] Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United States. FIFA immediately granted the 2007 event to China, which means that no new host nation was chosen competitively until the voting was held for the 2011 Women's World Cup.

The tournament opened with a record-breaking match in Shanghai, as Germany beat Argentina 11–0 to register the biggest win and the highest scoring match in Women's World Cup history. The tournament ended with Germany defeating Brazil 2–0 in the final, having never surrendered a goal in the entire tournament. The Germans became the first national team in FIFA Women's World Cup history to obtain two consecutive titles.

Contents

Teams

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Africa (CAF)
Asia (AFC)
North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Europe (UEFA)
Oceania (OFC)
South America (CONMEBOL)

Venues

The venues selected to host the competition are:[2]

Tianjin Wuhan Hangzhou Chengdu Shanghai
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Wuhan Stadium Yellow Dragon Stadium Chengdu Sports Center Hongkou Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 51,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 33,000
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium.jpg Yangze Bridge Wuhan.jpg Hangzhou-yellow-dragon-stad.jpg Chengdu Sports Center.JPG Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai.jpg

Squads

For a list of all players that participated in the final tournament, see 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup squads.

Referees

For a list of the international referees that officiated at the 2007 tournament, see 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup officials.

Coverage

Numerous TV stations across the world provide coverage of the tournament. One notable example is the Chinese-language channel CCTV-5 which is available as a free internet feed through TVUnetworks.

Monetary rewards

For the first time in FIFA Women's World Cup history, all teams will get monetary bonuses according to the round they reach (all in USD):[3]

  • 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

UEFA is using the FIFA Women's World Cup as its qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic women's tournament. The best three performing UEFA teams will qualify for the Olympics. Originally it was thought that, should England make the top three European teams, they would compete under the United Kingdom banner. However, on 6 September 2007, FIFA issued a press release indicating that England are ineligible to participate in the 2008 Olympics as England does not have its own Olympic Committee.[4] For the determination of the ranking only first through fourth place, quarterfinal elimination or group phase elimination count. If there is a need to make a distinction between teams eliminated in the quarterfinal or between teams eliminated in the group phase these teams will meet in a play-off match. In no case will the points or goals (difference) count for teams eliminated before the semi-final.

Germany and Norway qualified for the Olympics at the World Cup, whereas Denmark and Sweden had to enter a play-off for the third Olympics spot. Sweden won both legs of the playoffs with a total of 7-3 agg. to qualify for the Olympics.

Draw

The group draw took place on 22 April 2007 in Wuhan after the completion of the qualifying rounds.

FIFA automatically seeded the host and defending champions, slotting China and Germany into Group D and Group A, respectively.[3] The FIFA Women's World Ranking for March 2007 was used to determine the teams to occupy the other seeded positions, B1 and C1.[5] United States were ranked first, Germany second and Norway third[6], 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[7] since three of the top five teams in the world were drawn in this group — the USA (1st), Sweden (3rd) and Korea DPR (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[7], on that occasion the USA and Sweden progressed to the knockout stages.

Groups

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 7 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13
 England 5 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5
 Japan 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 Argentina 0 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17

All times are local (UTC+8)

2007-09-10
20:00
 Germany  11 – 0  Argentina Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 28,098
Referee: Tammy Ogston Australia
Behringer Goal 12' Goal 24'
Garefrekes Goal 17'
Prinz Goal 29' Goal 45+1' Goal 59'
Lingor Goal 51' Goal 90+1'
Smisek Goal 57' Goal 70' Goal 79'		 (Report)
2007-09-11
20:00
 England  2 – 2  Japan Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 27,146
Referee: Kari Seitz United States
K. Smith Goal 81' Goal 83' (Report) Miyama Goal 55' Goal 90+5'
2007-09-14
17:00
 Argentina  0 – 1  Japan Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 27,730
Referee: Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic
(Report) Nagasato Goal 90+1'
2007-09-14
20:00
 Germany  0 – 0  England Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 27,730
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist Sweden
(Report)
2007-09-17[8]
20:00
 Argentina  1 – 6  England Chengdu Sports Center
Attendance: 30,730
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James Guyana
Perez Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 41', 49'
González Goal 60'		 (Report) González Goal 9' (o.g.)
J. Scott Goal 10'
Williams Goal 50' (pen.)
K. Smith Goal 64' Goal 77'
Exley Goal 90' (pen.)
2007-09-17[8]
20:00
 Japan  0 – 2  Germany Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 39,817
Referee: Adriana Correa Colombia
(Report) Prinz Goal 21'
Lingor Goal 87' (pen.)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3
 Korea DPR 4 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1
 Sweden 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 Nigeria 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3

All times are local (UTC+8)

2007-09-11
17:00
 United States  2 – 2  Korea DPR Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
Attendance: 35,100
Referee: Nicole Petignat Switzerland
Wambach Goal 50'
O'Reilly Goal 69'		 (Report) Kil Son-Hui Goal 58'
Kim Yong-Ae Goal 60'
2007-09-11
20:00
 Sweden  1 – 1  Nigeria Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
Attendance: 21,740
Referee: Niu Huijun People's Republic of China
Svensson Goal 50' (Report) Uwak Goal 82'
2007-09-14
17:00
 United States  2 – 0  Sweden Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál Hungary
Wambach Goal 34' (pen.) Goal 58' (Report)
2007-09-14
20:00
 Korea DPR  2 – 0  Nigeria Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Tammy Ogston Australia
Kim Kyong-Hwa Goal 17'
Ri Kum-Suk Goal 21'		 (Report)
2007-09-18
20:00
 Korea DPR  1 – 2  Sweden Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 33,196
Referee: Christine Beck Germany
Ri Un Suk Goal 22' (Report) Schelin Goal 4' Goal 54'
2007-09-18
20:00
 Nigeria  0 – 1  United States Hongkou Stadium
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa Japan
(Report) Chalupny Goal 1'

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Norway 7 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6
 Australia 5 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3
 Canada 4 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3
 Ghana 0 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12

All times are local (UTC+8)

2007-09-12
17:00
 Australia  4 – 1  Ghana Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 25,952
Referee: Adriana Correa Colombia
Walsh Goal 15'
De Vanna Goal 57' Goal 81'
Garriock Goal 69'		 (Report) Amankwa Goal 70'
2007-09-12
20:00
 Norway  2 – 1  Canada Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 30,752
Referee: Christine Beck Germany
R. Gulbrandsen Goal 52'
Horpestad Goal 81'		 (Report) Chapman Goal 33'
2007-09-15
17:00
 Canada  4 – 0  Ghana Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 33,835
Referee: Nicole Petignat Switzerland
Sinclair Goal 16' Goal 62'
Schmidt Goal 55'
Franko Goal 77'		 (Report)
2007-09-15
20:00
 Norway  1 – 1  Australia Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 33,835
Referee: Niu Huijun People's Republic of China
R. Gulbrandsen Goal 5' (Report) De Vanna Goal 83'
2007-09-20[9]
17:00
 Norway  7 – 2  Ghana Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 43,817
Referee: Jennifer Bennet United States
Storløkken Goal 4'
R. Gulbrandsen Goal 39' Goal 59' Goal 62'
Horpestad Goal 45' (pen.)
Herlovsen Goal 56'
Klaveness Goal 69'		 (Report) Bayor Goal 73'
Okoe Goal 80' (pen.)
2007-09-20[10]
17:00
 Australia  2 – 2  Canada Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál Hungary
McCallum Goal 53'
Salisbury Goal 90+2'		 (Report) Tancredi Goal 1'
Sinclair Goal 85'

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 9 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10
 China PR 6 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1
 Denmark 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
 New Zealand 0 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9

All times are local (UTC+8)

2007-09-12
17:00
 Brazil  5 – 0  New Zealand Wuhan Stadium
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng Thailand
Daniela Goal 10'
Cristiane Goal 54'
Marta Goal 74' Goal 90+3'
Renata Costa Goal 86'		 (Report)
2007-09-12
20:00
 China PR  3 – 2  Denmark Wuhan Stadium
Attendance: 50,800
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James Guyana
Li Jie Goal 31'
Bi Yan Goal 50'
Song Xiaoli Goal 88'		 (Report) Nielsen Goal 51'
Paaske Goal 87'
2007-09-15
17:00
 Denmark  2 – 0  New Zealand Wuhan Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa Japan
Pedersen Goal 61'
Paaske Goal 66'		 (Report)
2007-09-15
20:00
 China PR  0 – 4  Brazil Wuhan Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Jennifer Bennett United States
(Report) Marta Goal 42' Goal 70'
Cristiane Goal 47' Goal 48'
2007-09-20[11]
20:00
 China PR  2 – 0  New Zealand Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 56,208
Referee: Dagmar Damková Czech Republic
Li Jie Goal 57'
Xie Caixia Goal 79'		 (Report)
2007-09-20[12]
20:00
 Brazil  1 – 0  Denmark Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 43,817
Referee: Kari Seitz United States
Pretinha Goal 90+1' (Report)

Knockout stage

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                   
September 22 — Wuhan        
  Germany  3
September 26 — Tianjin
  Korea DPR  0  
  Germany  3
September 23 — Wuhan
    Norway  0  
  Norway  1
September 30 — Shanghai
  China PR  0  
  Germany  2
September 22 — Tianjin
    Brazil  0
  United States  3
September 27 — Hangzhou
  England  0  
  United States  0 Third place
September 23 — Tianjin
    Brazil  4  
  Brazil  3   Norway  1
  Australia  2     United States  4
September 30 — Shanghai


Quarterfinals

2007-09-22
17:00
 Germany  3 – 0  Korea DPR Wuhan Stadium
Attendance: 37,200
Referee: Tammy Ogston Australia
Garefrekes Goal 44'
Lingor Goal 67'
Krahn Goal 72'		 (Report)
2007-09-22
20:00
 United States  3 – 0  England Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 29,586
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist Sweden
Wambach Goal 48'
Boxx Goal 57'
Lilly Goal 60'		 (Report)
2007-09-23
17:00
 Norway  1 – 0  China PR Wuhan Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál Hungary
Herlovsen Goal 32' (Report)
2007-09-23
20:00
 Brazil  3 – 2  Australia Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 35,061
Referee: Christine Beck Germany
Formiga Goal 4'
Marta Goal 23' (pen.)
Cristiane Goal 75'		 (Report) De Vanna Goal 36'
Colthorpe Goal 68'

Semifinals

(All times UTC+8)

2007-09-26
20:00
 Germany  3 – 0  Norway Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 53,819
Referee: Dagmar Damková Czech Republic
Rønning Goal 42' (o.g.)
Stegemann Goal 72'
Müller Goal 75'		 (Report)
2007-09-27
20:00
 United States  0 – 4  Brazil Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
Attendance: 47,818
Referee: Nicole Petignat Switzerland
Boxx Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 14', 45+1' (Report) Osborne Goal 20' (o.g.)
Marta Goal 27' Goal 79'
Cristiane Goal 56'

Third place playoff

2007-09-30
17:00
 Norway  1 – 4  United States Hongkou Stadium
Attendance: 32,068
Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál Hungary
R. Gulbrandsen Goal 63' (Report) Wambach Goal 30' Goal 46'
Chalupny Goal 58'
O'Reilly Goal 59'

Final

2007-09-30
20:00
 Germany  2 – 0  Brazil Hongkou Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Tammy Ogston Australia
Prinz Goal 52'
Laudehr Goal 86'		 (Report)

Awards

 2007 Women's World Cup 

Germany
Second title
Golden Shoe Winner Golden Ball Winner FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Brazil Marta Brazil Marta  Australia

All-Star Team

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Germany Nadine Angerer
Norway Bente Nordby

Germany Ariane Hingst
People's Republic of China Li Jie
Norway Ane Stangeland Horpestad

Brazil Daniela
Brazil Formiga
England Kelly Smith
Germany Renate Lingor
Norway Ingvild Stensland
United States Kristine Lilly

Australia Lisa De Vanna
Brazil Marta
Brazil Cristiane
Germany Birgit Prinz

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
2 goals (cont.)
1 goal
1 goal (cont.)

Own goals

External links

References and notes

  1. ^ Emblem for World Cup 2007 Launched, from china.org.cn, retrieved 7 July 2006
  2. ^ Soccer: China Set up LOC for Women's World Cup, from Xinhua News Agency, retrieved 25 September 2006
  3. ^ a b FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 on target. Retrieved on October 18, 2006.
  4. ^ "Three European teams will book their spot to Beijing 2008". FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007. FIFA. 2007-09-06. http://www.fifa.com/womenworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=589029.html#three+european+teams+will+book+their+spot+beijing+2008. Retrieved 2007-10-03. 
  5. ^ FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 on target. Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
  6. ^ FIFA Women's World Ranking March 2007 Retrieved on September 16, 2007.
  7. ^ a b Hays, Graham (2007-04-23). "U.S. women face Group of Death scenario again". ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=424508&type=story. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  8. ^ a b Moved from 2007-09-18 Match schedule amended
  9. ^ Moved from 2007-09-19 in Shanghai due to Typhoon Wipha, Match schedule amended due to typhoon Wipha
  10. ^ Moved from 2007-09-19 in Hangzhou due to Typhoon Wipha, Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept
  11. ^ Moved from 2007-09-19 due to Typhoon Wipha Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept
  12. ^ Moved from 2007-09-19 due to Typhoon Wipha Match schedule amended due to typhoon Wipha
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