2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Coupe du monde féminine de la FIFA 2015
Tournament logo
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
Dates6 June – 5 July
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
 United States (3rd title)
Runners-up
 Japan
Third place
 England
Fourth place
 Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored146 (2.81 per match)
Attendance1,353,506 (26,029 per match)
Top scorer(s)
United States Carli Lloyd
Germany Célia Šašić
(6 goals each)
Best player(s)
United States Carli Lloyd
Best young player
Canada Kadeisha Buchanan
Best goalkeeper

United States Hope Solo
Fair play award
 France

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The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. 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 2015[1] with a United States victory over Japan.


The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in 2011.[2]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.[2] 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.[3]


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.




Contents





  • 1 Host selection


  • 2 Qualification

    • 2.1 Qualified teams



  • 3 Venues

    • 3.1 Innovations



  • 4 Squads


  • 5 Match officials


  • 6 Draw


  • 7 Group stage

    • 7.1 Tiebreakers


    • 7.2 Group A


    • 7.3 Group B


    • 7.4 Group C


    • 7.5 Group D


    • 7.6 Group E


    • 7.7 Group F


    • 7.8 Ranking of third-placed teams



  • 8 Knockout stage

    • 8.1 Bracket


    • 8.2 Round of 16


    • 8.3 Quarter-finals


    • 8.4 Semi-finals


    • 8.5 Third place play-off


    • 8.6 Final



  • 9 Awards

    • 9.1 All-Star Team


    • 9.2 Dream Team


    • 9.3 Prize money



  • 10 Statistics

    • 10.1 Goalscorers


    • 10.2 Tournament ranking



  • 11 Controversies


  • 12 Broadcasting


  • 13 Mascot and sponsors


  • 14 See also


  • 15 Notes


  • 16 References


  • 17 External links




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:[4]


Country

Canada Canada[5]

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (withdrawn)

Zimbabwe withdrew its bid on 1 March 2011.[6] 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 is also ongoing political and economic instability in the country.[7]


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


Main article: 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.[8] 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:[9]





































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 women's 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.[10]



Qualified teams


The latest published FIFA Rankings prior to the tournament (March 2015) are shown in brackets.[11]











Venues


The cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton were selected to host tournament matches.[12]Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012.[13]Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games.[14] 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 Stadium[15] and Lansdowne Stadium[16] during the tournament. Seating capacities shown in table below are as configured for these FIFA games.















































Vancouver

Edmonton

Winnipeg

Ottawa

BC Place

Commonwealth Stadium

Investors Group Field
(Winnipeg Stadium)

TD Place Stadium
(Lansdowne Stadium)

49°16′36″N 123°6′43″W / 49.27667°N 123.11194°W / 49.27667; -123.11194 (BC Place)

53°33′35″N 113°28′34″W / 53.55972°N 113.47611°W / 53.55972; -113.47611 (Commonwealth Stadium)

49°48′28″N 97°8′45″W / 49.80778°N 97.14583°W / 49.80778; -97.14583 (Investors Group Field)

45°23′53.44″N 75°41′1.14″W / 45.3981778°N 75.6836500°W / 45.3981778; -75.6836500 (Frank Clair Stadium)
Capacity: 54,320
Capacity: 56,302
Capacity: 33,422
Capacity: 24,000
Surface: Polytan LigaTurf
Surface: FieldTurf Duraspine
Surface: FieldTurf Revolution
Surface: FieldTurf
Time zone: PDT (UTC−7)
Time zone: MDT (UTC−6)
Time zone: CDT (UTC−5)
Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)

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Commonwealth.jpg
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TDPlace.jpg


2015 FIFA Women's World Cup is located in Canada

Edmonton

Edmonton



Moncton

Moncton



Montreal

Montreal



Ottawa

Ottawa



Vancouver

Vancouver



Winnipeg

Winnipeg




Montreal

Moncton

Olympic Stadium

Moncton Stadium

45°33′28″N 73°33′7″W / 45.55778°N 73.55194°W / 45.55778; -73.55194 (Olympic Stadium)

46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W / 46.10833°N 64.78333°W / 46.10833; -64.78333 (Moncton Stadium)
Capacity: 56,040
Capacity: 13,000
Surface: Xtreme Turf
Surface: FieldTurf
Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)
Time zone: ADT (UTC−3)

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New moncton stadium.JPG


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.[17][18] 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. There were some initial concerns (please see below) 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.[19]



Squads


Main article: 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.[20]


The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 28 May 2015.[21][22]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.[23]



Match officials


A total of 22 referees, 7 support referees, and 44 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[24][25]



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.[26] 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.[27][n 1]











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,[36] 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.[37]


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.[20]



Tiebreakers


The ranking of each team in each group were determined as follows:[20]


  1. Points obtained in all group matches;

  2. Goal difference in all group matches;

  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;

  4. Points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;

  5. Goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;

  6. Number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;

  7. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.


Group A


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A























































Pos
Team

[
  • v

  • t

  • e

]


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Group stage result
1

 Canada (H)
3
1
2
0
2
1
+1
5
Advance to knockout stage
2

 China PR
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
4
3

 Netherlands
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
4

 New Zealand
3
0
2
1
2
3
−1
2

Source: FIFA
(H) Host.


Canada  v  China PR












New Zealand  v  Netherlands












China PR  v  Netherlands












Canada  v  New Zealand












Netherlands  v  Canada












China PR  v  New Zealand












Group B


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B























































Pos
Team

[
  • v

  • t

  • e

]


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Group stage result
1

 Germany
3
2
1
0
15
1
+14
7
Advance to knockout stage
2

 Norway
3
2
1
0
8
2
+6
7
3

 Thailand
3
1
0
2
3
10
−7
3

4

 Ivory Coast
3
0
0
3
3
16
−13
0
Source: FIFA


Norway  v  Thailand












Germany  v  Ivory Coast












Germany  v  Norway












Ivory Coast  v  Thailand












Thailand  v  Germany












Ivory Coast  v  Norway












Group C


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C























































Pos
Team

[
  • v

  • t

  • e

]


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Group stage result
1

 Japan
3
3
0
0
4
1
+3
9
Advance to knockout stage
2

 Cameroon
3
2
0
1
9
3
+6
6
3

  Switzerland
3
1
0
2
11
4
+7
3
4

 Ecuador
3
0
0
3
1
17
−16
0

Source: FIFA


Cameroon  v  Ecuador












Japan  v   Switzerland












Switzerland   v  Ecuador












Japan  v  Cameroon












Ecuador  v  Japan












Switzerland   v  Cameroon












Group D


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D























































Pos
Team

[
  • v

  • t

  • e

]


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Group stage result
1

 United States
3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
7
Advance to knockout stage
2

 Australia
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
3

 Sweden
3
0
3
0
4
4
0
3
4

 Nigeria
3
0
1
2
3
6
−3
1

Source: FIFA


Sweden  v  Nigeria












United States  v  Australia












Australia  v  Nigeria












United States  v  Sweden












Nigeria  v  United States












Australia  v  Sweden












Group E


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E























































Pos
Team

[
  • v

  • t

  • e

]


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Group stage result
1

 Brazil
3
3
0
0
4
0
+4
9
Advance to knockout stage
2

 South Korea
3
1
1
1
4
5
−1
4
3

 Costa Rica
3
0
2
1
3
4
−1
2

4

 Spain
3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
Source: FIFA


Spain  v  Costa Rica












Brazil  v  South Korea












Brazil  v  Spain












South Korea  v  Costa Rica












Costa Rica  v  Brazil












South Korea  v  Spain












Group F


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F























































Pos
Team

[
  • v

  • t

  • e

]


Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Group stage result
1

 France
3
2
0
1
6
2
+4
6
Advance to knockout stage
2

 England
3
2
0
1
4
3
+1
6
3

 Colombia
3
1
1
1
4
3
+1
4
4

 Mexico
3
0
1
2
2
8
−6
1

Source: FIFA


France  v  England












Colombia  v  Mexico












France  v  Colombia












England  v  Mexico












Mexico  v  France












England  v  Colombia












Ranking of third-placed teams


The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the next stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up. The ranking of the third-placed teams were determined by the "rules for classification" listed below the table (that is, ranked by columns Pts, GD, and GF in sequence; then by drawing lots).[20]



















































































Pos

Grp
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Result
1

F

 Colombia
3
1
1
1
4
3
+1
4

Knockout stage
2

A

 Netherlands
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
3

C

  Switzerland
3
1
0
2
11
4
+7
3
4

D

 Sweden
3
0
3
0
4
4
0
3
5

B

 Thailand
3
1
0
2
3
10
−7
3

6

E

 Costa Rica
3
0
2
1
3
4
−1
2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.

In the next stage the four third-placed teams were matched with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations.[20]



Knockout stage


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage comprises the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There are four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds are the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There is also a match to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes is followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores are still level, there is a penalty shootout to determine who progresses to the next round.[20] Single yellow cards accrued will be cancelled after the quarter-finals, therefore ensuring that no players miss the Final because of receiving a caution in the semi-finals.[38]


Three spots in the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament were filled by the UEFA teams that progress the furthest in the tournament, other than England.[39][40][n 2] Two spots went to France and Germany which both reached the quarter-finals.[44] 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.[45][46]



Bracket





























































































































































































 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 20 June – Edmonton
 
 
 China PR1
 
 26 June – Ottawa
 

 Cameroon
0
 

 China PR
0
 
 22 June – Edmonton
 
 United States1
 
 United States2
 
 30 June – Montreal
 

 Colombia
0
 
 United States2
 
 20 June – Ottawa
 

 Germany
0
 
 Germany4
 
 26 June – Montreal
 

 Sweden
1
 
 Germany (pen.)1 (5)
 
 21 June – Montreal
 

 France
1 (4)
 
 France3
 
 5 July – Vancouver
 

 South Korea
0
 
 United States5
 
 21 June – Moncton
 

 Japan
2
 

 Brazil
0
 
 27 June – Edmonton
 
 Australia1
 

 Australia
0
 
 23 June – Vancouver
 
 Japan1
 
 Japan2
 
 1 July – Edmonton
 

 Netherlands
1
 
 Japan2
 
 22 June – Ottawa
 

 England
1
Third place play-off
 

 Norway
1
 
 27 June – Vancouver
 4 July – Edmonton
 
 England2
 
 England2
 Germany
0
 
 21 June – Vancouver
 

 Canada
1
 England (a.e.t.)1
 
 Canada1
 
 

  Switzerland
0
 


Round of 16



Germany  v  Sweden












China PR  v  Cameroon












Brazil  v  Australia












France  v  South Korea












Canada  v   Switzerland












Norway  v  England












United States  v  Colombia












Japan  v  Netherlands












Quarter-finals



Germany  v  France


















China PR  v  United States












Australia  v  Japan












England  v  Canada












Semi-finals



United States  v  Germany












Japan  v  England












Third place play-off



Germany  v  England












Final


Main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final


United States  v  Japan












Awards


See also: FIFA Women's World Cup awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[47]




























Award
Winner[48]Other shortlisted candidates[49]
Golden Ball

United States Carli Lloyd







Silver Ball

France Amandine Henry
Bronze Ball

Japan Aya Miyama
Golden Boot

Germany Célia Šašić[n 3]		—
Silver Boot

United States Carli Lloyd[n 3]
Bronze Boot

Germany Anja Mittag
Golden Glove

United States Hope Solo







Young Player Award

Canada Kadeisha Buchanan







FIFA Fair Play Trophy

 France
—


All-Star Team


The All-Star Team elected by FIFA's Technical Study Group consists of the following players:[50]










Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

England Karen Bardsley
Germany Nadine Angerer
United States Hope Solo



Canada Kadeisha Buchanan
England Lucy Bronze
England Steph Houghton
France Wendie Renard
Japan Saori Ariyoshi
United States Julie Johnston
United States Meghan Klingenberg



Australia Elise Kellond-Knight
France Amandine Henry
France Eugénie Le Sommer
Japan Aya Miyama
Japan Mizuho Sakaguchi
Japan Rumi Utsugi
United States Carli Lloyd
United States Megan Rapinoe



Australia Lisa De Vanna
France Élodie Thomis
Germany Anja Mittag
Germany Célia Šašić
Switzerland Ramona Bachmann



Dream Team


The Dream Team elected by users of fifa.com consists of the following players and manager:[51]












Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Manager

United States Hope Solo



Canada Kadeisha Buchanan
France Wendie Renard
United States Julie Johnston
United States Ali Krieger



Japan Aya Miyama
United States Carli Lloyd
United States Megan Rapinoe



Germany Anja Mittag
Germany Célia Šašić
United States Alex Morgan



Germany Silvia Neid



Prize money


The total prize money offered by FIFA for the tournament was US$15 million,[52] which represents 2.6% of the total prize money for the 2014 Men's World Cup ($576 million).[53] The winning team, United States, received $2 million,[52] representing 5.7% of the amount received by Germany for winning the 2014 Men's World Cup ($35 million).[53]



Statistics



Goalscorers


Further information: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup statistics



There were 146 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.


6 goals




  • Germany Célia Šašić


  • United States Carli Lloyd


5 goals




  • Germany Anja Mittag

3 goals




  • Australia Kyah Simon


  • Cameroon Gaëlle Enganamouit


  • England Fara Williams


  • France Marie-Laure Delie


  • France Eugénie Le Sommer


  • Norway Ada Hegerberg


  • Switzerland Ramona Bachmann


  • Switzerland Fabienne Humm


2 goals




  • Australia Lisa De Vanna


  • Cameroon Madeleine Ngono Mani


  • Cameroon Gabrielle Onguéné


  • Canada Christine Sinclair


  • China Wang Lisi


  • China Wang Shanshan


  • Colombia Lady Andrade


  • England Lucy Bronze


  • England Karen Carney


  • Germany Sara Däbritz


  • Germany Lena Petermann


  • Ivory Coast Ange N'Guessan


  • Japan Aya Miyama


  • Japan Yūki Ōgimi


  • Netherlands Kirsten van de Ven


  • Norway Solveig Gulbrandsen


  • Norway Isabell Herlovsen


  • Sweden Linda Sembrant


  • Thailand Orathai Srimanee


  • United States Megan Rapinoe


1 goal




  • Brazil Andressa Alves


  • Brazil Formiga


  • Brazil Marta


  • Brazil Raquel


  • Cameroon Christine Manie


  • Cameroon Ajara Nchout


  • Canada Josée Bélanger


  • Canada Ashley Lawrence


  • Colombia Daniela Montoya


  • Colombia Catalina Usme


  • Costa Rica Melissa Herrera


  • Costa Rica Raquel Rodríguez


  • Costa Rica Karla Villalobos


  • Ecuador Angie Ponce


  • England Steph Houghton


  • England Fran Kirby


  • England Jodie Taylor


  • France Amandine Henry


  • France Louisa Nécib


  • France Élodie Thomis


  • Germany Melanie Behringer


  • Germany Simone Laudehr


  • Germany Melanie Leupolz


  • Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán


  • Germany Alexandra Popp


  • Ivory Coast Josée Nahi


  • Japan Saori Ariyoshi


  • Japan Mana Iwabuchi


  • Japan Mizuho Sakaguchi


  • Japan Aya Sameshima


  • Japan Yuika Sugasawa


  • Mexico Fabiola Ibarra


  • Mexico Verónica Pérez


  • Netherlands Lieke Martens


  • New Zealand Rebekah Stott


  • New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson


  • Nigeria Ngozi Okobi


  • Nigeria Francisca Ordega


  • Nigeria Asisat Oshoala


  • Norway Maren Mjelde


  • Norway Trine Rønning


  • South Korea Cho So-hyun


  • South Korea Jeon Ga-eul


  • South Korea Ji So-yun


  • South Korea Kim Soo-yun


  • Spain Verónica Boquete


  • Spain Victoria Losada


  • Sweden Nilla Fischer


  • Sweden Sofia Jakobsson


  • Switzerland Eseosa Aigbogun


  • Switzerland Ana-Maria Crnogorčević


  • Switzerland Martina Moser


  • Thailand Thanatta Chawong


  • United States Tobin Heath


  • United States Lauren Holiday


  • United States Alex Morgan


  • United States Kelley O'Hara


  • United States Christen Press


  • United States Abby Wambach


1 own goal




  • England Laura Bassett (playing against Japan)


  • Mexico Jennifer Ruiz (playing against France)


  • Nigeria Desire Oparanozie (playing against Sweden)


  • United States Julie Johnston (playing against Japan)


2 own goals




  • Ecuador Angie Ponce (in the same match, playing against Switzerland)

Source: FIFA.com[54]



Tournament ranking


Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.






































































































































































































































































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Final result
1

 United States
7
6
1
0
14
3
+11
19
Champions
2

 Japan
7
6
0
1
11
8
+3
18
Runners-up
3

 England
7
5
0
2
10
7
+3
15
Third place
4

 Germany
7
3
2
2
20
6
+14
11
Fourth place

5

 France
5
3
1
1
10
3
+7
10
Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6

 Canada
5
2
2
1
4
3
+1
8
7

 Australia
5
2
1
2
5
5
0
7
8

 China PR
5
2
1
2
4
4
0
7

9

 Brazil
4
3
0
1
4
1
+3
9
Eliminated in
Round of 16
10

 Norway
4
2
1
1
9
4
+5
7
11

 Cameroon
4
2
0
2
9
4
+5
6
12

 Colombia
4
1
1
2
4
5
−1
4
13

 Netherlands
4
1
1
2
3
4
−1
4
14

 South Korea
4
1
1
2
4
8
−4
4
15

  Switzerland
4
1
0
3
11
5
+6
3
16

 Sweden
4
0
3
1
5
8
−3
3

17

 Thailand
3
1
0
2
3
10
−7
3
Eliminated in
Group stage
18

 Costa Rica
3
0
2
1
3
4
−1
2
19

 New Zealand
3
0
2
1
2
3
−1
2
20

 Spain
3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
21

 Nigeria
3
0
1
2
3
6
−3
1
22

 Mexico
3
0
1
2
2
8
−6
1
23

 Ivory Coast
3
0
0
3
3
16
−13
0
24

 Ecuador
3
0
0
3
1
17
−16
0
Source: FIFA.com[citation needed]


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.[55][56][57] 2012 Women's World Player of the Year Abby Wambach noted "The men would strike playing on artificial turf."[58] 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.[59][60] 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."[61][62] In January 2015, the lawsuit was withdrawn by the players.[63]


Fox commentator Julie Steward-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 (49 °C).[64]


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".[65]


Prior to the start of the Australia vs Japan quarterfinal in Edmonton on 27 June, Fox commentator Kyndra de St. Aubin measured the air temperature at 82 °F (28 °C) and the turf temperature at 150 °F (66 °C). Despite such dangerous conditions, officials decided against taking cooling breaks during the match because the air temperature was under 32 °C (90 °F). As the game wore on, players appeared noticeably exhausted due to the playing conditions.[66]



Broadcasting





Fox Sports' studio for the World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza; the tournament marked one of their first under a new broadcasting contract with FIFA.


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, and Réseau des sports (RDS) in French.[67][68] 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 pay TV channels. Spanish-language rights were held by Telemundo and sister cable network NBC Universo.[69] Fox constructed a temporary studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, located outside the Vancouver Convention Centre.[70][71]


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.[72] In the United Kingdom, all matches from the tournament were shown by the BBC via BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Red Button on TV and Radio 5 Live on radio.[73] In Australia, SBS aired all 52 matches live online, and televised 41 matches live, with the only matches not televised live being those which aired concurrently.[74]



Mascot and sponsors


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.[75]


The five top-tier sponsors were Coca-Cola, Adidas, Hyundai–Kia, Visa, and Gazprom. 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.[76]



See also


  • 2014 FIFA World Cup


Notes




  1. ^ Despite having a lower FIFA ranking, Brazil was seeded ahead of Sweden for geographical reasons.[28][29][30] 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.[31] Not drawing the groups for the seeded teams has drawn some criticism.[32][33][34] A FIFA spokesperson later confirmed that teams were allocated to certain groups for promotional reasons.[35]


  2. ^ 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.[41] 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.[42] 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.[43]Great Britain did compete in 2012 as the host nation.


  3. ^ ab Šašić and Lloyd had the same number of goals and assists (6 goals, 1 assist). Šašić won the Golden Boot due to having played fewer minutes.




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External links





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