2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
United States players celebrate after lifting the trophy.
Event2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Date5 July 2015
VenueBC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Player of the MatchCarli Lloyd (United States)
RefereeKateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Attendance53,341
WeatherSunny
25 °C (77 °F)[1]

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was the final game of the women's soccer tournament to determine the winners of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, It took place on July 5, 2015, at BC Place, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was played between Japan and the United States, this was also a rematch of the 2011 final which Japan won on penalties.[2] The United States won 5–2, winning its first title in sixteen years and becoming the first team to win three Women's World Cup finals.[3]

Road to the final

United States Round Japan
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Australia 3–1 Match 1   Switzerland 1–0
 Sweden 0–0 Match 2  Cameroon 2–1
 Nigeria 1–0 Match 3  Ecuador 1–0
Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 3 7
2  Australia 3 4
3  Sweden 3 3
4  Nigeria 3 1
Source: FIFA
Final standing
Group C
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Japan 3 9
2  Cameroon 3 6
3   Switzerland 3 3
4  Ecuador 3 0
Source: FIFA
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Colombia 2–0 Round of 16  Netherlands 2–1
 China 1–0 Quarter-finals  Australia 1–0
 Germany 2–0 Semi-finals  England 2–1

Match

Details

United States 5–2 Japan
Lloyd  3'5'16'
Holiday  14'
Heath  54'
Report Ōgimi  27'
Johnston  52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 53,341
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
United States[4]
Japan[4]
GK 1 Hope Solo
RB 11 Ali Krieger
CB 19 Julie Johnston
CB 4 Becky Sauerbrunn
LB 22 Meghan Klingenberg
RM 17 Tobin Heath  79'
CM 12 Lauren Holiday
CM 14 Morgan Brian
LM 15 Megan Rapinoe  61'
CF 13 Alex Morgan  86'
CF 10 Carli Lloyd (c)
Substitutions:
DF 5 Kelley O'Hara  61'
FW 20 Abby Wambach  79'
DF 3 Christie Rampone  86'
Manager:
Jill Ellis
GK 18 Ayumi Kaihori
RB 19 Saori Ariyoshi
CB 3 Azusa Iwashimizu  33'
CB 4 Saki Kumagai
LB 5 Aya Sameshima
RM 9 Nahomi Kawasumi  39'
CM 6 Mizuho Sakaguchi
CM 13 Rumi Utsugi
LM 8 Aya Miyama (c)
CF 11 Shinobu Ohno  60'
CF 17 Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
MF 10 Homare Sawa  82'  33'
FW 15 Yuika Sugasawa  39'
FW 16 Mana Iwabuchi  85'  60'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki

Player of the Match:
Carli Lloyd (United States)

Assistant referees:
Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine)
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Fourth official:
Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Loreto Toloza (Chile)

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still tied.
  • Twelve named eligible substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.


Statistics

References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – Matches – USA-Japan: Match Facts". FIFA.com. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015. Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Women's World Cup final: Japan beat USA on penalties". BBC Sport. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  3. "Women's World Cup: USA 5-2 Japan". BBC Sport. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Tactical Line-up – United States-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2015. Archived 8 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Final match report – Half time" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2015. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Final match report" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2015. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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