2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

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

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Germany (H)330073+49Advance to knockout stage
2  France320174+36
3  Nigeria310212−13
4  Canada300317−60
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

Nigeria vs France

Nigeria  0–1  France
Report
  • Delie 56'
Nigeria[2]
France[2]

NIGERIA:
GK1Precious Dede (c)
RB14Faith Ikidi  34'
CB3Osinachi Ohale
CB5Onome Ebi
LB6Helen Ukaonu
CM11Glory Iroka
CM10Rita Chikwelu
RW7Stella Mbachu
AM4Perpetua Nkwocha
LW8Ebere Orji  78'
CF9Desire Oparanozie  66'
Substitutions:
DF15Josephine Chukwunonye  34'
FW12Sarah Michael  66'
FW19Uchechi Sunday  78'
Manager:
Uche Eucharia

FRANCE:
GK16Bérangère Sapowicz
RB2Wendie Renard  69'
CB4Laura Georges
CB5Ophélie Meilleroux
LB8Sonia Bompastor
DM6Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)  46'
CM10Camille Abily
CM15Élise Bussaglia
RW17Gaëtane Thiney  57'
LW14Louisa Necib
CF18Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutions:
FW9Eugénie Le Sommer  46'
FW12Élodie Thomis  57'
DF11Laure Lepailleur  69'
Manager:
Bruno Bini

Player of the Match:
Louisa Necib (France)

Assistant referees:
Marlene Duffy (United States)[3]
Veronica Perez (United States)[3]
Fourth official:
Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)[3]

Germany vs Canada

Germany  2–1  Canada
Report
Attendance: 73,680[4]
Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)
Germany[5]
Canada[5]

GERMANY:
GK1Nadine Angerer
RB10Linda Bresonik
CB5Annike Krahn  90'
CB3Saskia Bartusiak
LB4Babett Peter
CM14Kim Kulig
CM6Simone Laudehr  81'
RW18Kerstin Garefrekes
AM13Célia Okoyino da Mbabi  65'
LW7Melanie Behringer  71'
CF9Birgit Prinz (c)  56'
Substitutions:
FW11Alexandra Popp  56'
FW8Inka Grings  65'
MF19Fatmire Bajramaj  71'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

CANADA:
GK18Erin McLeod
RB7Rhian Wilkinson
CB9Candace Chapman
CB2Emily Zurrer
LB20Marie-Ève Nault  46'
DM6Kaylyn Kyle  46'
CM8Diana Matheson
CM13Sophie Schmidt
RW16Jonelle Filigno
LW14Melissa Tancredi  80'
CF12Christine Sinclair (c)
Substitutions:
MF3Kelly Parker  46'
DF5Robyn Gayle  46'
DF17Brittany Timko  80'
Manager:
Carolina Morace

Player of the Match:
Kerstin Garefrekes (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Allyson Flynn (Australia)[3]
Sarah Ho (Australia)[3]
Fourth official:
Etsuko Fukano (Japan)[3]

Canada vs France

Canada  0–4  France
Report
Attendance: 16,591[6]
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Canada[7]
France[7]

CANADA:
GK18Erin McLeod
RB7Rhian Wilkinson
CB9Candace Chapman
CB2Emily Zurrer
LB17Brittany Timko  77'
DM6Kaylyn Kyle  60'
CM8Diana Matheson  52'
CM13Sophie Schmidt
RW16Jonelle Filigno
LW15Christina Julien  60'
CF12Christine Sinclair (c)
Substitutions:
MF11Desiree Scott  60'
FW14Melissa Tancredi  60'
MF19Chelsea Stewart  77'
Manager:
Carolina Morace

FRANCE:
GK16Bérangère Sapowicz
RB11Laure Lepailleur
CB4Laura Georges
CB20Sabrina Viguier
LB8Sonia Bompastor  37'
CM6Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)
CM15Élise Bussaglia
RW10Camille Abily  82'
AM14Louisa Necib
LW17Gaëtane Thiney  79'
CF18Marie-Laure Delie  74'
Substitutions:
FW12Élodie Thomis  74'
DF3Laure Boulleau  79'
FW9Eugénie Le Sommer  82'
Manager:
Bruno Bini

Player of the Match:
Gaëtane Thiney (France)

Assistant referees:
Saori Takahashi (Japan)[8]
Zhang Lingling (China)[8]
Fourth official:
Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)[8]

Germany vs Nigeria

Germany  1–0  Nigeria
Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,817[9]
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)
Germany[10]
Nigeria[10]

GERMANY:
GK1Nadine Angerer
RB10Linda Bresonik
CB5Annike Krahn
CB3Saskia Bartusiak
LB4Babett Peter
CM14Kim Kulig  74'
CM6Simone Laudehr
RW18Kerstin Garefrekes
AM13Célia Okoyino da Mbabi  87'
LW7Melanie Behringer  31'
CF9Birgit Prinz (c)  53'
Substitutions:
FW11Alexandra Popp  31'
FW8Inka Grings  53'
MF19Fatmire Bajramaj  87'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

NIGERIA:
GK1Precious Dede (c)
RB14Faith Ikidi
CB3Osinachi Ohale  51'
CB5Onome Ebi  85'
LB6Helen Ukaonu
RM7Stella Mbachu
CM4Perpetua Nkwocha
CM10Rita Chikwelu
LM8Ebere Orji  63'
CF9Desire Oparanozie
CF12Sarah Michael  70'
Substitutions:
FW20Amenze Aighewi  63'
FW19Uchechi Sunday  70'
FW17Francisca Ordega  85'
Manager:
Uche Eucharia

Player of the Match:
Annike Krahn (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Shamsuri Widiya (Malaysia)[8]
Kim Kyoung Min (South Korea)[8]
Fourth official:
Silvia Reyes (Peru)[8]

France vs Germany

France  2–4  Germany
Report
France[12]
Germany[12]

FRANCE:
GK16Bérangère Sapowicz  65'
RB11Laure Lepailleur
CB4Laura Georges  41'
CB2Wendie Renard  59'
LB3Laure Boulleau
CM6Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)
CM15Élise Bussaglia  40'
RW9Eugénie Le Sommer  68'
AM14Louisa Necib  46'
LW17Gaëtane Thiney
CF12Élodie Thomis  46'
Substitutions:
MF10Camille Abily  46'
FW18Marie-Laure Delie  46'
GK1Céline Deville  68'
Manager:
Bruno Bini

GERMANY:
GK1Nadine Angerer
RB2Bianca Schmidt
CB5Annike Krahn  78'
CB3Saskia Bartusiak
LB4Babett Peter
CM6Simone Laudehr  46'
CM20Lena Goeßling  17'
RW18Kerstin Garefrekes (c)
AM13Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
LW19Fatmire Bajramaj  82'
CF8Inka Grings
Substitutions:
MF17Ariane Hingst  46'
FW11Alexandra Popp  78'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

Player of the Match:
Inka Grings (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Anu Jokela (Finland)[13]
Tonja Paavola (Finland)[13]
Fourth official:
Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)[13]

Canada vs Nigeria

At 22:13 CEST, in the 72nd minute, the match was interrupted due to a power outage of the stadium's floodlights. The match resumed at 22:24 CEST.[14] Though the elapsed time was initially counted in the match report,[15] FIFA later amended the minutes of the match events to exclude the stoppage of play caused by the power outage.

Canada  0–1  Nigeria
Report
Canada[16]
Nigeria[16]

CANADA:
GK1Karina LeBlanc
RB7Rhian Wilkinson
CB9Candace Chapman
CB2Emily Zurrer
LB20Marie-Ève Nault
RM8Diana Matheson
CM6Kaylyn Kyle  78'
LM13Sophie Schmidt
AM16Jonelle Filigno  56'
AM14Melissa Tancredi  84'
CF12Christine Sinclair (c)
Substitutions:
FW15Christina Julien  56'
MF11Desiree Scott  78'
FW10Jodi-Ann Robinson  84'
Manager:
Carolina Morace

NIGERIA:
GK1Precious Dede (c)
RB14Faith Ikidi
CB3Osinachi Ohale
CB5Onome Ebi  59'
LB6Helen Ukaonu
CM11Glory Iroka
CM10Rita Chikwelu
RW7Stella Mbachu  72'
LW8Ebere Orji  54'
CF9Desire Oparanozie  84'
CF4Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
MF13Ogonna Chukwudi  54'
FW17Francisca Ordega  72'
FW19Uchechi Sunday  84'
Manager:
Uche Eucharia

Player of the Match:
Stella Mbachu (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Jacqui Stephenson (New Zealand)[13]
Lata Tuifutuna (Tonga)[13]
Fourth official:
Thalia Mitsi (Greece)[13]

See also

References