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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

Nigeria vs France

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)

15:00

Nigeria	0–1	France
	Report	Delie 56'

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim

Attendance: 25,475^[1]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

Nigeria[2]

France[2]

NIGERIA: GK 1 Precious Dede (c) RB 14 Faith Ikidi  34' CB 3 Osinachi Ohale CB 5 Onome Ebi LB 6 Helen Ukaonu CM 11 Glory Iroka CM 10 Rita Chikwelu RW 7 Stella Mbachu AM 4 Perpetua Nkwocha LW 8 Ebere Orji  78' CF 9 Desire Oparanozie  66' Substitutions: DF 15 Josephine Chukwunonye  34' FW 12 Sarah Michael  66' FW 19 Uchechi Sunday  78' Manager: Uche Eucharia

FRANCE: GK 16 Bérangère Sapowicz RB 2 Wendie Renard  69' CB 4 Laura Georges CB 5 Ophélie Meilleroux LB 8 Sonia Bompastor DM 6 Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)  46' CM 10 Camille Abily CM 15 Élise Bussaglia RW 17 Gaëtane Thiney  57' LW 14 Louisa Necib CF 18 Marie-Laure Delie Substitutions: FW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer  46' FW 12 Élodie Thomis  57' DF 11 Laure 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

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)

18:00

Germany	2–1	Canada
Garefrekes 10' Okoyino da Mbabi 42'	Report	Sinclair 82'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 73,680^[4]

Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

Germany[5]

Canada[5]

GERMANY: GK 1 Nadine Angerer RB 10 Linda Bresonik CB 5 Annike Krahn  90' CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak LB 4 Babett Peter CM 14 Kim Kulig CM 6 Simone Laudehr  81' RW 18 Kerstin Garefrekes AM 13 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi  65' LW 7 Melanie Behringer  71' CF 9 Birgit Prinz (c)  56' Substitutions: FW 11 Alexandra Popp  56' FW 8 Inka Grings  65' MF 19 Fatmire Bajramaj  71' Manager: Silvia Neid

CANADA: GK 18 Erin McLeod RB 7 Rhian Wilkinson CB 9 Candace Chapman CB 2 Emily Zurrer LB 20 Marie-Ève Nault  46' DM 6 Kaylyn Kyle  46' CM 8 Diana Matheson CM 13 Sophie Schmidt RW 16 Jonelle Filigno LW 14 Melissa Tancredi  80' CF 12 Christine Sinclair (c) Substitutions: MF 3 Kelly Parker  46' DF 5 Robyn Gayle  46' DF 17 Brittany 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

30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)

18:00

Canada	0–4	France
	Report	Thiney 24', 60' Abily 66' Thomis 83'

Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Attendance: 16,591^[6]

Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

Canada[7]

France[7]

CANADA: GK 18 Erin McLeod RB 7 Rhian Wilkinson CB 9 Candace Chapman CB 2 Emily Zurrer LB 17 Brittany Timko  77' DM 6 Kaylyn Kyle  60' CM 8 Diana Matheson  52' CM 13 Sophie Schmidt RW 16 Jonelle Filigno LW 15 Christina Julien  60' CF 12 Christine Sinclair (c) Substitutions: MF 11 Desiree Scott  60' FW 14 Melissa Tancredi  60' MF 19 Chelsea Stewart  77' Manager: Carolina Morace

FRANCE: GK 16 Bérangère Sapowicz RB 11 Laure Lepailleur CB 4 Laura Georges CB 20 Sabrina Viguier LB 8 Sonia Bompastor  37' CM 6 Sandrine Soubeyrand (c) CM 15 Élise Bussaglia RW 10 Camille Abily  82' AM 14 Louisa Necib LW 17 Gaëtane Thiney  79' CF 18 Marie-Laure Delie  74' Substitutions: FW 12 Élodie Thomis  74' DF 3 Laure Boulleau  79' FW 9 Eugénie 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

30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)

20:45

Germany	1–0	Nigeria
Laudehr 54'	Report

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,817^[9]

Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)

Germany[10]

Nigeria[10]

GERMANY: GK 1 Nadine Angerer RB 10 Linda Bresonik CB 5 Annike Krahn CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak LB 4 Babett Peter CM 14 Kim Kulig  74' CM 6 Simone Laudehr RW 18 Kerstin Garefrekes AM 13 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi  87' LW 7 Melanie Behringer  31' CF 9 Birgit Prinz (c)  53' Substitutions: FW 11 Alexandra Popp  31' FW 8 Inka Grings  53' MF 19 Fatmire Bajramaj  87' Manager: Silvia Neid

NIGERIA: GK 1 Precious Dede (c) RB 14 Faith Ikidi CB 3 Osinachi Ohale  51' CB 5 Onome Ebi  85' LB 6 Helen Ukaonu RM 7 Stella Mbachu CM 4 Perpetua Nkwocha CM 10 Rita Chikwelu LM 8 Ebere Orji  63' CF 9 Desire Oparanozie CF 12 Sarah Michael  70' Substitutions: FW 20 Amenze Aighewi  63' FW 19 Uchechi Sunday  70' FW 17 Francisca 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

5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)

20:45

France	2–4	Germany
Delie 56' Georges 72'	Report	Garefrekes 25' Grings 32', 68' (pen.) Okoyino da Mbabi 89'

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 45,867^[11]

Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

France[12]

Germany[12]

FRANCE: GK 16 Bérangère Sapowicz  65' RB 11 Laure Lepailleur CB 4 Laura Georges  41' CB 2 Wendie Renard  59' LB 3 Laure Boulleau CM 6 Sandrine Soubeyrand (c) CM 15 Élise Bussaglia  40' RW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer  68' AM 14 Louisa Necib  46' LW 17 Gaëtane Thiney CF 12 Élodie Thomis  46' Substitutions: MF 10 Camille Abily  46' FW 18 Marie-Laure Delie  46' GK 1 Céline Deville  68' Manager: Bruno Bini

GERMANY: GK 1 Nadine Angerer RB 2 Bianca Schmidt CB 5 Annike Krahn  78' CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak LB 4 Babett Peter CM 6 Simone Laudehr  46' CM 20 Lena Goeßling  17' RW 18 Kerstin Garefrekes (c) AM 13 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi LW 19 Fatmire Bajramaj  82' CF 8 Inka Grings Substitutions: MF 17 Ariane Hingst  46' FW 11 Alexandra 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.

5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)

20:45

Canada	0–1	Nigeria
	Report	Nkwocha 73'

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden

Attendance: 13,638^[15]

Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

Canada[16]

Nigeria[16]

CANADA: GK 1 Karina LeBlanc RB 7 Rhian Wilkinson CB 9 Candace Chapman CB 2 Emily Zurrer LB 20 Marie-Ève Nault RM 8 Diana Matheson CM 6 Kaylyn Kyle  78' LM 13 Sophie Schmidt AM 16 Jonelle Filigno  56' AM 14 Melissa Tancredi  84' CF 12 Christine Sinclair (c) Substitutions: FW 15 Christina Julien  56' MF 11 Desiree Scott  78' FW 10 Jodi-Ann Robinson  84' Manager: Carolina Morace

NIGERIA: GK 1 Precious Dede (c) RB 14 Faith Ikidi CB 3 Osinachi Ohale CB 5 Onome Ebi  59' LB 6 Helen Ukaonu CM 11 Glory Iroka CM 10 Rita Chikwelu RW 7 Stella Mbachu  72' LW 8 Ebere Orji  54' CF 9 Desire Oparanozie  84' CF 4 Perpetua Nkwocha Substitutions: MF 13 Ogonna Chukwudi  54' FW 17 Francisca Ordega  72' FW 19 Uchechi 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

• Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• France at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup

References

1. "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
2. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Nigeria-France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
3. "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 1 bis 8 benannt". FIFA. 2011-06-24. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
4. "Match report – Group A – Germany v Canada" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
5. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Germany-Canada" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
6. "Match report – Group A – Canada v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
7. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Canada-France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
8. "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 9 bis 16 benannt". FIFA. 2011-06-28. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
9. "Match report – Group A – Germany v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
10. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Germany-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
11. "Match report – Group A – France v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
12. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – France-Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
13. "Bibiana Steinhaus pfeift Äquatorial-Guinea gegen Brasilien". dfb.de. 2011-07-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
14. "Liveticker | Kanada – Nigeria 0:1 | Vorrunde, 3. Spieltag | Frauen-WM 2011" [Live coverage | Canada v Nigeria 0–1 | Group stage, matchday 3 | 2011 Women's World Cup]. kicker. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
15. "Match report – Group A – Canada v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
16. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Canada-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

External links

• Group A on fifa.com