2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Group A of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from , , and . The games were played on 26 June, 30 June and 5 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the top two teams of each of the four groups. It began on July 9 and ended with the Final on July 17 2011.-Qualified teams:-Bracket:-England vs. France:-Germany vs. Japan:...

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarterfinals 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the top two teams of each of the four groups. It began on July 9 and ended with the Final on July 17 2011.-Qualified teams:-Bracket:-England vs. France:-Germany vs. Japan:...

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Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

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Nigeria vs. France


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	NIGERIA:
GK	1	Precious Dede Precious Dede Precious Uzoaru Dede is a Nigerian female football goalkeeper with Delta Queens FC and Nigeria women's national football team.... (c)
RB	14	Faith Ikidi Faith Ikidi Faith Ikidi , in Nigeria soccer Defender currently playing for Pitea IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She plays in the Nigeria women's national football team.-References:...
CB	3	Osinachi Ohale
CB	5	Onome Ebi
LB	6	Helen Ukaonu
CM	11	Glory Iroka
CM	10	Rita Chikwelu Rita Chikwelu Rita Chikwelu is a Nigerian female professional football player for Finnish Naisten Liiga club FC United Pietarsaari. She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national football team ....
RW	7	Stella Mbachu
AM	4	Perpetua Nkwocha Perpetua Nkwocha Perpetua Ijeoma Nkwocha is a Nigerian female professional footballer, who currently plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Sunnanå SK...
LW	8	Ebere Orji
CF	9	Desire Oparanozie
Substitutions:
DF	15	Josephine Chukwunonye
FW	12	Sarah Michael
FW	19	Uchechi Sunday
Manager:
Uche Eucharia Uche Eucharia Uche Eucharia is a former football player and the head coach of the Nigeria women's national football team. Uche grew up in Owerri, Nigeria. - Early life :...

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FRANCE: | GK 16 Bérangère Sapowicz

Bérangère Sapowicz

Bérangère Sapowicz is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Sapowicz plays as a goalkeeper and is a member of the France women's national football team having made her debut in 2003...

RB 2 Wendie Renard

Wendie Renard

Wendie Renard is a French football player who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a central defender. Renard is a former women's youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level...

CB 4 Laura Georges

Laura Georges

Laura Stéphanie Georges is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She serves as the first-choice captain of her club and plays primarily as a central defender, but can also be utilized as a defensive midfielder...

CB 5 Ophélie Meilleroux

Ophélie Meilleroux

Ophélie Anne-Laure Meilleroux is a French football player who currently plays for French club Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine. Meilleroux primarily plays as a central defender, but can also play in the defensive midfielder role...

LB 8 Sonia Bompastor

Sonia Bompastor

Sonia Bompastor is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She primarily plays in the midfield position, preferably on the left side. Bompastor can also play in the left back position...

DM 6 Sandrine Soubeyrand

Sandrine Soubeyrand

Sandrine Soubeyrand is a French football player who currently plays for French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Soubeyrand plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team. On 29 October 2009, she earned her record 143rd career international cap in a match...

Camille Abily

Camille Anne Françoise Abily is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays primarily as an attacking midfielder...

CM 15 Élise Bussaglia

Élise Bussaglia

Élise Bussaglia is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team...

RW 17 Gaëtane Thiney

Gaëtane Thiney

Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney is a French football player who currently plays for French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also operate in the striker position...

LW 14 Louisa Necib

Louisa Necib

Louisa Nécib is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a central attacking midfielder and is described as a "gifted playmaker" who "possesses superb technique". Nécib is also known for her "elegant possession, sublime passing...

CF 18 Marie-Laure Delie

Marie-Laure Delie

Marie-Laure Delie is a French football player who currently plays for Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine...

Substitutions: FW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer

Eugénie Le Sommer

Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Le Sommer plays as a creative attacking midfielder, but often plays as a second striker for the France women's national football team. She was awarded the Bronze...

FW 12 Élodie Thomis

Élodie Thomis

Élodie Ginette Thomis is a French football player who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays either a winger or striker and is described as a player who possesses pace comparable to that of French men's internationals Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou...

DF 11 Laure Lepailleur

Laure Lepailleur

Laure Maud Yvette Lepailleur is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Lepailleur primarily plays as a midfielder, but can also play in the defending position...

Manager: Bruno Bini

Bruno Bini

Bruno Bini is a former French football player and the current manager of the French women's national team having managed the team since February 2007.-External links:*...

Player of the Match:

Louisa Necib

Louisa Necib

(France)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Marlene Duffy (United States

United States Soccer Federation

The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...

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Veronica Perez (United States

United States Soccer Federation

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Fourth official:

Cha Sung Mi (Korea Republic

Korea Football Association

The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association , founded on 19 September 1933....

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Germany vs. Canada


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	GERMANY:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
RB	10	Linda Bresonik Linda Bresonik Linda Bresonik is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or wing back for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club:...
CB	5	Annike Krahn Annike Krahn Annike Krahn is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:...
CB	3	Saskia Bartusiak Saskia Bartusiak Saskia Bartusiak is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.- Club :...
LB	4	Babett Peter Babett Peter Babett Peter is a German footballer. She plays as a defender for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team.- Club :...
CM	14	Kim Kulig Kim Kulig Kim Kulig is a German footballer. She plays as a central midfielder or forward for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
CM	6	Simone Laudehr Simone Laudehr Simone Laudehr is a German footballer. She plays as a central midfielder or winger for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club :...
RW	18	Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
AM	13	Célia Okoyino da Mbabi Célia Okoyino da Mbabi Célia Okoyino da Mbabi is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Club:...
LW	7	Melanie Behringer Melanie Behringer Melanie Behringer is a German footballer. She plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
CF	9	Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA... (c)
Substitutions:
FW	11	Alexandra Popp Alexandra Popp Alexandra Popp is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:Popp started her career at FC Silschede, before moving to 1. FFC Recklinghausen. She joined the Bundesliga side FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2008. She had also been approached by French...
FW	8	Inka Grings Inka Grings Inka Grings is a German footballer. She played sixteen years as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg, today she plays for FC Zürich Frauen. She also plays for the German national team. Grings is the all-time leading goalscorer in Germany's top division, the Bundesliga, having claimed the league's...
MF	19	Fatmire Bajramaj Fatmire Bajramaj Fatmire "Lira" Bajramaj is a German footballer with Albanian etnicity. She plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team. She placed 3rd in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.-Club:Bajramaj began her...
Manager:
Silvia Neid Silvia Neid Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time...

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CANADA: | GK 18 Erin McLeod

Erin McLeod

Erin McLeod is a Canadian football player. She is a goalkeeper for Dalsjöfors GoIF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan....

RB 7 Rhian Wilkinson

Rhian Wilkinson

Rhian Wilkinson is a British-Canadian female soccer player, who currently plays for Surrey United.-Career:...

CB 9 Candace Chapman

Candace Chapman

Candace Marie Chapman is a Trinidad and Tobago-born, Canadian soccer defender who is currently playing for the Sky Blue FC in the WPS and is a member of the Canadian national team....

CB 2 Emily Zurrer

Emily Zurrer

Emily Zurrer is a Canadian soccer player considered to be one of the premiere female soccer players in the country.-Career:...

LB 20 Marie-Eve Nault DM 13 Sophie Schmidt

Sophie Schmidt

Sophie Diana Schmidt is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for magicJack in the WPS. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team.-International Career:Schmidt has represented Canada on the U-17 and U-20 youth teams...

CM 6 Kaylyn Kyle

Kaylyn Kyle

Kaylyn Kyle is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the W-League. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team-International Career:...

CM 8 Diana Matheson

Diana Matheson

Diana Matheson is a football midfielder, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games....

RW 14 Melissa Tancredi

Melissa Tancredi

Melissa Tancredi is a Canadian soccer forward who currently plays for Piteå IF ladies team.-External links:* *...

LW 16 Jonelle Filigno

Jonelle Filigno

Jonelle Filigno is a Canadian footballer from Mississauga, Ontario. She played for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...

CF 12 Christine Sinclair

Christine Sinclair

Christine Margaret Sinclair is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professional soccer for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent ten years with the Canadian national team participating in two World Cups in 2007 and 2003 and the 2008 Summer...

Kelly Parker

Kelly Parker is a Canadian soccer midfielder who plays for Atlanta Beat and the Canadian national team.-Career:Prior to joining SC Freiburg, Parker played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer, UTEP Miners, Ottawa Fury and F.C. Indiana.Parker played for W-League winners Buffalo Flash in...

DF 5 Robyn Gayle

Robyn Gayle

Robyn Krista Gayle is a Canadian footballer from Toronto. She played for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...

DF 17 Brittany Timko

Brittany Timko

Brittany Timko is a Canadian female soccer player.- Career :She played for the Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She also played on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln soccer team from 2003 to 2007, and graduated in May 2007...

Manager:

Carolina Morace

Carolina Morace is theformer football coach for the Canadian national women's team and former player of the women's Italian national team...

Player of the Match:

Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...

(Germany)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Allyson Flynn (Australia

Football Federation Australia

Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...

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Sarah Ho

Sarah Ho

Sarah May Yee Ho is an Australian association football referee. Ho is an Assistant Referee in both the Australian men's and women's national leagues, the A-League and the W-League....

(Australia

Football Federation Australia

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Fourth official:

Etsuko Fukano (Japan

Japan Football Association

The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....

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Canada vs. France


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	CANADA:
GK	18	Erin McLeod Erin McLeod Erin McLeod is a Canadian football player. She is a goalkeeper for Dalsjöfors GoIF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan....
RB	7	Rhian Wilkinson Rhian Wilkinson Rhian Wilkinson is a British-Canadian female soccer player, who currently plays for Surrey United.-Career:...
CB	9	Candace Chapman Candace Chapman Candace Marie Chapman is a Trinidad and Tobago-born, Canadian soccer defender who is currently playing for the Sky Blue FC in the WPS and is a member of the Canadian national team....
CB	2	Emily Zurrer Emily Zurrer Emily Zurrer is a Canadian soccer player considered to be one of the premiere female soccer players in the country.-Career:...
LB	17	Brittany Timko Brittany Timko Brittany Timko is a Canadian female soccer player.- Career :She played for the Vancouver Whitecaps Women. She also played on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln soccer team from 2003 to 2007, and graduated in May 2007...
DM	8	Diana Matheson Diana Matheson Diana Matheson is a football midfielder, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games....
RM	6	Kaylyn Kyle Kaylyn Kyle Kaylyn Kyle is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the W-League. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team-International Career:...
LM	13	Sophie Schmidt Sophie Schmidt Sophie Diana Schmidt is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for magicJack in the WPS. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team.-International Career:Schmidt has represented Canada on the U-17 and U-20 youth teams...
RW	16	Jonelle Filigno Jonelle Filigno Jonelle Filigno is a Canadian footballer from Mississauga, Ontario. She played for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...
LW	12	Christine Sinclair Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professional soccer for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent ten years with the Canadian national team participating in two World Cups in 2007 and 2003 and the 2008 Summer... (c)
CF	15	Christina Julien
Substitutions:
MF	11	Desiree Scott Desiree Scott Desiree Scott is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team.-International career:...
FW	14	Melissa Tancredi Melissa Tancredi Melissa Tancredi is a Canadian soccer forward who currently plays for Piteå IF ladies team.-External links:* *...
MF	19	Chelsea Stewart Chelsea Stewart Chelsea Stewart is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team.-Personal:Stewart comes from a family of sport...
Manager:
Carolina Morace Carolina Morace Carolina Morace is theformer football coach for the Canadian national women's team and former player of the women's Italian national team...

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FRANCE: | GK 16 Bérangère Sapowicz

Bérangère Sapowicz

RB 11 Laure Lepailleur

Laure Lepailleur

CB 4 Laura Georges

Laura Georges

CB 20 Sabrina Viguier

Sabrina Viguier

Sabrina Marie-Christine Viguier is a French football player who currently plays for Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a centre back and is a member of the France women's national football team making her debut in 2000. On 1 July 2010, Lyon announced that the club had signed Viguier...

LB 8 Sonia Bompastor

Sonia Bompastor

CM 6 Sandrine Soubeyrand

Sandrine Soubeyrand

Élise Bussaglia

RW 10 Camille Abily

Camille Abily

Camille Anne Françoise Abily is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays primarily as an attacking midfielder...

AM 14 Louisa Necib

Louisa Necib

LW 17 Gaëtane Thiney

Gaëtane Thiney

CF 18 Marie-Laure Delie

Marie-Laure Delie

Marie-Laure Delie is a French football player who currently plays for Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine...

Substitutions: FW 12 Élodie Thomis

Élodie Thomis

DF 3 Laure Boulleau

Laure Boulleau

Laure Boulleau is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Bolleau primarily plays as a defender and is a member of the France women's national football team.-External links:*...

FW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer

Eugénie Le Sommer

Manager: Bruno Bini

Bruno Bini

Bruno Bini is a former French football player and the current manager of the French women's national team having managed the team since February 2007.-External links:*...

Player of the Match:

Gaëtane Thiney

Gaëtane Thiney

Japan Football Association

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Zhang Lingling (China)

Fourth official:

Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine

Football Federation of Ukraine

The Football Federation of Ukraine is the governing body of football in Ukraine. It governs the football competitions for the Ukrainian Professional League, including the Ukrainian Cup, the Amatory, the competitions among the youth , and also the Ukraine national football team. It also sets the...

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Germany vs. Nigeria


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	GERMANY:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
RB	10	Linda Bresonik Linda Bresonik Linda Bresonik is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or wing back for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club:...
CB	5	Annike Krahn Annike Krahn Annike Krahn is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:...
CB	3	Saskia Bartusiak Saskia Bartusiak Saskia Bartusiak is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.- Club :...
LB	4	Babett Peter Babett Peter Babett Peter is a German footballer. She plays as a defender for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team.- Club :...
CM	14	Kim Kulig Kim Kulig Kim Kulig is a German footballer. She plays as a central midfielder or forward for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
CM	6	Simone Laudehr Simone Laudehr Simone Laudehr is a German footballer. She plays as a central midfielder or winger for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club :...
RW	18	Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
AM	13	Célia Okoyino da Mbabi Célia Okoyino da Mbabi Célia Okoyino da Mbabi is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Club:...
LW	7	Melanie Behringer Melanie Behringer Melanie Behringer is a German footballer. She plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...
CF	9	Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA... (c)
Substitutions:
FW	11	Alexandra Popp Alexandra Popp Alexandra Popp is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:Popp started her career at FC Silschede, before moving to 1. FFC Recklinghausen. She joined the Bundesliga side FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2008. She had also been approached by French...
FW	8	Inka Grings Inka Grings Inka Grings is a German footballer. She played sixteen years as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg, today she plays for FC Zürich Frauen. She also plays for the German national team. Grings is the all-time leading goalscorer in Germany's top division, the Bundesliga, having claimed the league's...
MF	19	Fatmire Bajramaj Fatmire Bajramaj Fatmire "Lira" Bajramaj is a German footballer with Albanian etnicity. She plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team. She placed 3rd in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.-Club:Bajramaj began her...
Manager:
Silvia Neid Silvia Neid Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time...

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NIGERIA: | GK 1 Precious Dede

Precious Dede

Precious Uzoaru Dede is a Nigerian female football goalkeeper with Delta Queens FC and Nigeria women's national football team....

Faith Ikidi

Faith Ikidi , in Nigeria soccer Defender currently playing for Pitea IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She plays in the Nigeria women's national football team.-References:...

CB 3 Osinachi Ohale CB 5 Onome Ebi LB 6 Helen Ukaonu RM 7 Stella Mbachu CM 4 Perpetua Nkwocha

Perpetua Nkwocha

Perpetua Ijeoma Nkwocha is a Nigerian female professional footballer, who currently plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Sunnanå SK...

CM 10 Rita Chikwelu

Rita Chikwelu

Rita Chikwelu is a Nigerian female professional football player for Finnish Naisten Liiga club FC United Pietarsaari. She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national football team ....

LM 8 Ebere Orji CF 9 Desire Oparanozie CF 12 Sarah Michael Substitutions: FW 20 Amenze Aighewi FW 19 Uchechi Sunday FW 17 Francisca Ordega Manager: Uche Eucharia

Uche Eucharia

Uche Eucharia is a former football player and the head coach of the Nigeria women's national football team. Uche grew up in Owerri, Nigeria. - Early life :...

Player of the Match:

Annike Krahn

Annike Krahn

Annike Krahn is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:...

Football Association of Malaysia

The Football Association of Malaysia is the governing body for football in Malaysia, responsible for organising the Malaysian national football team and the major football and futsal tournaments within the country. The Football Association of Malaysia main headquarters is located at Wisma...

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Kim Kyoung Min (Korea Republic

Korea Football Association

The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association , founded on 19 September 1933....

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Fourth official:

Silvia Reyes (Peru)

France vs. Germany


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	FRANCE:
GK	16	Bérangère Sapowicz Bérangère Sapowicz Bérangère Sapowicz is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Sapowicz plays as a goalkeeper and is a member of the France women's national football team having made her debut in 2003...
RB	11	Laure Lepailleur Laure Lepailleur Laure Maud Yvette Lepailleur is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Lepailleur primarily plays as a midfielder, but can also play in the defending position...
CB	4	Laura Georges Laura Georges Laura Stéphanie Georges is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She serves as the first-choice captain of her club and plays primarily as a central defender, but can also be utilized as a defensive midfielder...
CB	2	Wendie Renard Wendie Renard Wendie Renard is a French football player who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a central defender. Renard is a former women's youth international having played at under-19 and under-20 level...
LB	3	Laure Boulleau Laure Boulleau Laure Boulleau is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Bolleau primarily plays as a defender and is a member of the France women's national football team.-External links:*...
CM	6	Sandrine Soubeyrand Sandrine Soubeyrand Sandrine Soubeyrand is a French football player who currently plays for French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Soubeyrand plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team. On 29 October 2009, she earned her record 143rd career international cap in a match... (c)
CM	15	Élise Bussaglia Élise Bussaglia Élise Bussaglia is a French football player who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team...
AM	14	Louisa Necib Louisa Necib Louisa Nécib is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a central attacking midfielder and is described as a "gifted playmaker" who "possesses superb technique". Nécib is also known for her "elegant possession, sublime passing...
RW	9	Eugénie Le Sommer Eugénie Le Sommer Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Le Sommer plays as a creative attacking midfielder, but often plays as a second striker for the France women's national football team. She was awarded the Bronze...
LW	17	Gaëtane Thiney Gaëtane Thiney Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney is a French football player who currently plays for French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also operate in the striker position...
CF	12	Élodie Thomis Élodie Thomis Élodie Ginette Thomis is a French football player who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays either a winger or striker and is described as a player who possesses pace comparable to that of French men's internationals Thierry Henry and Sidney Govou...
Substitutions:
MF	10	Camille Abily Camille Abily Camille Anne Françoise Abily is a French football player who currently plays for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays primarily as an attacking midfielder...
FW	13	Marie-Laure Delie Marie-Laure Delie Marie-Laure Delie is a French football player who currently plays for Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine...
GK	1	Céline Deville Céline Deville Céline Nadine Sabine Deville is a French football player who currently plays as goalkeeper for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. Deville also plays for the senior women's national team having made her debut on 9 April 2002 in a friendly match against Australia.-External links:*...
Manager:
Bruno Bini Bruno Bini Bruno Bini is a former French football player and the current manager of the French women's national team having managed the team since February 2007.-External links:*...

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GERMANY: | GK 1 Nadine Angerer RB 2 Bianca Schmidt

Bianca Schmidt

Bianca Schmidt is a German footballer. She plays as a wing back for Turbine Potsdam and the German national team- Club :...

CB 5 Annike Krahn

Annike Krahn

Annike Krahn is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:...

CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak

Saskia Bartusiak

Saskia Bartusiak is a German footballer. She plays in a centre back position for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.- Club :...

LB 4 Babett Peter

Babett Peter

Babett Peter is a German footballer. She plays as a defender for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team.- Club :...

CM 6 Simone Laudehr

Simone Laudehr

Simone Laudehr is a German footballer. She plays as a central midfielder or winger for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.- Club :...

CM 20 Lena Goeßling

Lena Goeßling

Lena Goeßling is a German footballer. She plays as a defender or midfielder for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Club:...

RW 18 Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...

Célia Okoyino da Mbabi

Célia Okoyino da Mbabi is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Club:...

LW 19 Fatmire Bajramaj

Fatmire Bajramaj

Fatmire "Lira" Bajramaj is a German footballer with Albanian etnicity. She plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and the German national team. She placed 3rd in 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.-Club:Bajramaj began her...

CF 8 Inka Grings

Inka Grings

Inka Grings is a German footballer. She played sixteen years as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg, today she plays for FC Zürich Frauen. She also plays for the German national team. Grings is the all-time leading goalscorer in Germany's top division, the Bundesliga, having claimed the league's...

Substitutions: MF 17 Ariane Hingst

Ariane Hingst

Ariane Hingst is a German footballer. Primarily utilized as a defender or a defensive holding, midfielder Hingst announced this summer that she would be retiring from international football with the German national team. In addition it was announced by 1...

FW 11 Alexandra Popp

Alexandra Popp

Alexandra Popp is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:Popp started her career at FC Silschede, before moving to 1. FFC Recklinghausen. She joined the Bundesliga side FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2008. She had also been approached by French...

Manager: Silvia Neid

Silvia Neid

Silvia Neid is a former professional soccer player, and, since July 2005, has served as the head coach of the Germany women's national football team after having been assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer for some time...

Player of the Match:

Inka Grings

Inka Grings

Football Association of Finland

The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in 1907, and was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until the bandy association, Suomen Jääpalloliitto, was founded in 1972....

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Tonja Paavola (Finland

Football Association of Finland

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Fourth official:

Dagmar Damková

Dagmar Damková

Dagmar Damková is a Czech football referee. She has been an international referee since 1999, her first match being Belarus against Moldova on 17 April 1999. She refereed the final at the 2008 Olympics, the final of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and the 2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final...

(Czech Republic)

Canada vs. Nigeria


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	CANADA:
GK	1	Karina LeBlanc Karina LeBlanc Karina LeBlanc is a soccer goalkeeper currently playing for the Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Canadian National Team. She holds both Canadian and United States citizenship...
RB	7	Rhian Wilkinson Rhian Wilkinson Rhian Wilkinson is a British-Canadian female soccer player, who currently plays for Surrey United.-Career:...
CB	9	Candace Chapman Candace Chapman Candace Marie Chapman is a Trinidad and Tobago-born, Canadian soccer defender who is currently playing for the Sky Blue FC in the WPS and is a member of the Canadian national team....
CB	2	Emily Zurrer Emily Zurrer Emily Zurrer is a Canadian soccer player considered to be one of the premiere female soccer players in the country.-Career:...
LB	20	Marie-Eve Nault
RM	6	Kaylyn Kyle Kaylyn Kyle Kaylyn Kyle is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the W-League. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team-International Career:...
CM	8	Diana Matheson Diana Matheson Diana Matheson is a football midfielder, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games....
LM	13	Sophie Schmidt Sophie Schmidt Sophie Diana Schmidt is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for magicJack in the WPS. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team.-International Career:Schmidt has represented Canada on the U-17 and U-20 youth teams...
RW	16	Jonelle Filigno Jonelle Filigno Jonelle Filigno is a Canadian footballer from Mississauga, Ontario. She played for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...
LW	12	Christine Sinclair Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professional soccer for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent ten years with the Canadian national team participating in two World Cups in 2007 and 2003 and the 2008 Summer... (c)
FW	14	Melissa Tancredi Melissa Tancredi Melissa Tancredi is a Canadian soccer forward who currently plays for Piteå IF ladies team.-External links:* *...
Substitutions:
FW	15	Christina Julien
MF	11	Desiree Scott Desiree Scott Desiree Scott is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team.-International career:...
FW	10	Jodi-Ann Robinson Jodi-Ann Robinson Jodi-Ann Robinson is a Canadian footballer, born in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica. She played for the Canada women's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...
Manager:
Carolina Morace Carolina Morace Carolina Morace is theformer football coach for the Canadian national women's team and former player of the women's Italian national team...

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NIGERIA: | GK 1 Precious Dede

Precious Dede

Precious Uzoaru Dede is a Nigerian female football goalkeeper with Delta Queens FC and Nigeria women's national football team....

Faith Ikidi

Faith Ikidi , in Nigeria soccer Defender currently playing for Pitea IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She plays in the Nigeria women's national football team.-References:...

CB 3 Osinachi Ohale CB 5 Onome Ebi LB 6 Helen Ukaonu CM 11 Glory Iroka CM 10 Rita Chikwelu

Rita Chikwelu

Rita Chikwelu is a Nigerian female professional football player for Finnish Naisten Liiga club FC United Pietarsaari. She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national football team ....

RW 7 Stella Mbachu LW 8 Ebere Orji CF 9 Desire Oparanozie CF 4 Perpetua Nkwocha

Perpetua Nkwocha

Perpetua Ijeoma Nkwocha is a Nigerian female professional footballer, who currently plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Sunnanå SK...

Substitutions: MF 13 Ogonna Chukwudi FW 17 Francisca Ordega FW 19 Uchechi Sunday Manager: Uche Eucharia

Uche Eucharia

Uche Eucharia is a former football player and the head coach of the Nigeria women's national football team. Uche grew up in Owerri, Nigeria. - Early life :...

Player of the Match:

Stella Mbachu (Nigeria)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Jacqui Stephenson (New Zealand)

Lata Tuifutuna (Tonga

Tonga Football Association

The Tonga Football Association is the governing body of football in Tonga.-External links:* .* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site...

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Fourth official:

Thalia Mitsi (Greece)

External links

Group A on fifa.com

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