Jump to content

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Wildboy7 (talk | contribs) at 19:01, 14 June 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
2007年女子世界杯足球赛
2007 Nián nǚzǐ shìjièbēi zúqiú sài
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates10–30 September
Teams16 (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 played32
Goals scored111 (3.47 per match)
Attendance1,156,955 (36,155 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Marta (7 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Marta
Best goalkeeperGermany Nadine Angerer
← 2003
2011 →

The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the fifth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was an international association 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.

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 the 2019 World Cup when the United States beat Thailand 13-0. 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.

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 were:[2]

Tianjin
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup (China)
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Wuhan
Wuhan Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
(No image)
Hangzhou Chengdu Shanghai
Yellow Dragon Sports Center Chengdu Sports Centre Hongkou Stadium
Capacity: 51,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 33,000

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.

Draw

The group draw took place on 22 April 2007 in Wuhan after the completion of the qualifying rounds.[3]

FIFA automatically seeded the host and defending champions, slotting China and Germany into Group D and Group A, respectively.[4] 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. Also in 2015 The United States and Sweden would meet in the group of death again. This time it was with Nigeria and Australia as group mates.

Group stage

Participating countries and their results

All times are local (UTC+8).

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked on the following criteria:

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Greatest number of points in matches between teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between teams
  6. Greatest number of goals scored in matches between teams
  7. Fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
  8. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Group A

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13 7
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
Germany 11–0 Argentina
Behringer 12', 24'
Garefrekes 17'
Prinz 29', 45+1', 59'
Lingor 51', 90+1'
Smisek 57', 70', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 28,098
England 2–2 Japan
K. Smith 81', 83' Report Miyama 55', 90+5'
Attendance: 27,146
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
Argentina 0–1 Japan
Report Nagasato 90+1'
Attendance: 27,730
Germany 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 27,730
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
Argentina 1–6 England
González 60' Report González 9' (o.g.)
J. Scott 10'
Williams 50' (pen.)
K. Smith 64', 77'
Exley 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,730
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Japan 0–2 Germany
Report Prinz 21'
Lingor 87' (pen.)
Attendance: 39,817
Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)

Group B

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

The four teams were also paired in the same group in 2003.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
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
United States 2–2 North Korea
Wambach 50'
O'Reilly 69'		 Report Kil Son-Hui 58'
Kim Yong-Ae 60'
Attendance: 35,100
Sweden 1–1 Nigeria
Svensson 50' Report Uwak 82'
Attendance: 21,740
Referee: Niu Huijun (China)
United States 2–0 Sweden
Wambach 34' (pen.), 58' Report
Attendance: 35,600
North Korea 2–0 Nigeria
Kim Kyong-Hwa 17'
Ri Kum-Suk 21'		 Report
Attendance: 35,600
North Korea 1–2 Sweden
Ri Un Suk 22' Report Schelin 4', 54'
Attendance: 33,196
Nigeria 0–1 United States
Report Chalupny 1'
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

Group C

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Norway 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7
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
Australia 4–1 Ghana
Walsh 15'
De Vanna 57', 81'
Garriock 69'		 Report Amankwa 70'
Attendance: 30,752
Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)
Norway 2–1 Canada
R. Gulbrandsen 52'
Horpestad 81'		 Report Chapman 33'
Attendance: 30,752
Canada 4–0 Ghana
Sinclair 16', 62'
Schmidt 55'
Franko 77'		 Report
Attendance: 33,835
Norway 1–1 Australia
R. Gulbrandsen 5' Report De Vanna 83'
Attendance: 33,835
Referee: Niu Huijun (China)
Norway 7–2 Ghana
Storløkken 4'
R. Gulbrandsen 39', 59', 62'
Horpestad 45' (pen.)
Herlovsen 56'
Klaveness 69'		 Report Bayor 73'
Okoe 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 43,817
Referee: Jennifer Bennet (United States)
Australia 2–2 Canada
McCallum 53'
Salisbury 90+2'		 Report Tancredi 1'
Sinclair 85'
Attendance: 29,300

Group D

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
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

(H): Host.

Brazil 5–0 New Zealand
Daniela 10'
Cristiane 54'
Marta 74', 90+3'
Renata Costa 86'		 Report
Attendance: 33,500
China 3–2 Denmark
Li Jie 31'
Bi Yan 50'
Song Xiaoli 88'		 Report Nielsen 51'
Paaske 87'
Attendance: 50,800
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Denmark 2–0 New Zealand
Pedersen 61'
Paaske 66'		 Report
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)
China 0–4 Brazil
Report Marta 42', 70'
Cristiane 47', 48'
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Jennifer Bennett (United States)
China 2–0 New Zealand
Li Jie 57'
Xie Caixia 79'		 Report
Attendance: 56,208
Brazil 1–0 Denmark
Pretinha 90+1' Report
Attendance: 43,817
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 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
 
  Brazil 3
 
 30 September — Shanghai
 
  Australia 2
 
  Norway 1
 
 
  United States 4
 

All times are local (UTC+8).

Quarter-finals

Germany 3–0 North Korea
Garefrekes 44'
Lingor 67'
Krahn 72'		 Report
Attendance: 37,200
United States 3–0 England
Wambach 48'
Boxx 57'
Lilly 60'		 Report
Attendance: 29,586
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
Norway 1–0 China
Herlovsen 32' Report
Attendance: 52,000
Brazil 3–2 Australia
Formiga 4'
Marta 23' (pen.)
Cristiane 75'		 Report De Vanna 36'
Colthorpe 68'
Attendance: 35,061

Semi-finals

(All times UTC+8)

Germany 3–0 Norway
Rønning 42' (o.g.)
Stegemann 72'
Müller 75'		 Report
Attendance: 53,819
United States 0–4 Brazil
Report Osborne 20' (o.g.)
Marta 27', 79'
Cristiane 56'
Attendance: 47,818

Third place play-off

Norway 1–4 United States
R. Gulbrandsen 63' Report Wambach 30', 46'
Chalupny 58'
O'Reilly 59'
Attendance: 32,068

Final

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Germany 2–0 Brazil
Prinz 52'
Laudehr 86'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 31,000

Awards

The following awards were given for the tournament:[13]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Brazil Marta Germany Birgit Prinz Brazil Cristiane
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Brazil Marta United States Abby Wambach Norway Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
7 goals 6 goals 6 goals
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Norway

All-Star Team

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Germany Nadine Angerer
Norway Bente Nordby

Germany Ariane Hingst
China Li Jie
Norway Ane Stangeland Horpestad
Germany Kerstin Stegemann

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

Marta of Brazil won the Golden Shoe award for scoring seven goals. In total, 111 goals were scored by 64 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.[citation needed]

Tournament ranking

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 6 5 1 0 21 0 +21 16
2  Brazil 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 15
3  United States 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13
4  Norway 6 3 1 2 12 11 +1 10
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  China 4 2 0 2 5 7 –2 6
6  Australia 4 1 2 1 9 7 +2 5
7  England 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 5
8  North Korea 4 1 1 2 5 7 –2 4
Eliminated at the group stage
9  Canada 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
10  Japan 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 4
10  Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1 4
12  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
13  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 –3 1
14  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 9 –9 0
15  Ghana 3 0 0 3 3 15 –12 0
16  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 18 –17 0

Table source[citation needed]

Coverage

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

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):[14]

  • 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 used 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.[15] 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 on aggregate to qualify for the Olympics.

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 Archived 21 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, from Xinhua News Agency, retrieved 25 September 2006
  3. ^ "Wuhan promises Final Draw drama". FIFA.com. 17 January 2003.
  4. ^ FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 on target. Retrieved on 16 September 2007. [dead link]
  5. ^ FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 on target. Retrieved on 16 September 2007. Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ FIFA Women's World Ranking March 2007 Retrieved on 16 September 2007.
  7. ^ a b Hays, Graham (23 April 2007). "U.S. women face Group of Death scenario again". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b Moved from 18 September Match schedule amended Archived 24 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Moved from 19 September in Shanghai due to Typhoon Wipha, Match schedule amended due to typhoon Wipha Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Moved from 19 September in Hangzhou due to Typhoon Wipha, Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Moved from 19 September due to Typhoon Wipha Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Moved from 19 September due to Typhoon Wipha Match schedule amended due to typhoon Wipha Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Awards 2007
  14. ^ FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 on target. Retrieved on 18 October 2006. Archived 17 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Three European teams will book their spot to Beijing 2008". FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007. FIFA. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup&oldid=901857501"