2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup - Wikipedia 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Coupe du monde féminine de football 2015 Tournament details Host country Canada Dates 6 June -- 5 July 2015 Teams 24 ( from 6 confederations ) Venue ( s ) 6 ( in 6 host cities ) Final positions Champions United States ( 3rd title ) Runners - up Japan Third place England Fourth place Germany Tournament statistics Matches played 52 Goals scored 146 ( 2.81 per match ) Attendance 1,353,506 ( 26,029 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Carli Lloyd Célia Šašić ( 6 goals each ) Best player Carli Lloyd Best young player Kadeisha Buchanan Best goalkeeper Hope Solo Fair play award France ← 2011 2019 → The 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women 's World Cup, the quadrennial international women 's football world championship tournament. In March 2011, Canada won the right to host the event, the first time the country would host the tournament and the third time it has been held in North America. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the finals on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan. The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in 2011. Canada 's team received direct entry as host and a qualification tournament of 134 teams was held for the remaining 23 places. With the expanded tournament, eight teams made their Women 's World Cup debut. All previous Women 's World Cup finalists qualified for the tournament, with defending champions Japan and returning champions Germany ( 2003, 2007 ) and the United States ( 1991, 1999 ) among the seeded teams. The 2015 tournament used goal - line technology for the first time with the Hawk - Eye system. It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played on artificial turf, with all matches played on such surfaces. There were some initial concerns over a possible increased risk of injuries from playing on artificial turf, but a legal challenge suggesting matches should be played on grass as in similar men 's tournaments was dropped in January 2015. Contents 1 Host selection 2 Qualification 2.1 Qualified teams 3 Broadcasting 4 Mascot and sponsors 5 Venues 5.1 Artificial turf 6 Squads 7 Match officials 8 Draw 8.1 Controversies 9 Group stage 9.1 Group A 9.2 Group B 9.3 Group C 9.4 Group D 9.5 Group E 9.6 Group F 9.7 Ranking of third - placed teams 10 Knockout stage 10.1 Round of 16 10.2 Quarter - finals 10.3 Semi-finals 10.4 Match for third place 10.5 Final 11 Goalscorers 12 Awards 12.1 All - Star Team 12.2 Dream Team 13 Prize money 14 Tournament ranking 14.1 Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics 15 See also 16 References 17 External links Host selection The bidding for each FIFA Women 's World Cup typically includes hosting rights for the previous year 's FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup ( similar to the men 's version, in which the host nation stages the Confederations Cup the year before ). Bids for the tournament were required to be submitted by December 2010. Only two bids were submitted : Canada Zimbabwe ( withdrawn ) Zimbabwe withdrew its bid on 1 March 2011. The country was seen as a long shot as its women 's team was ranked 103rd in the world at the time of the bid and has never qualified for a Women 's World Cup. There is also ongoing political and economic instability in the country. Qualification Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup qualification Qualified Did not qualify Did not enter Women 's team inactive For 2015, the number of qualifying teams grew from 16 to 24 and scheduled matches increased from 32 to 52. On 11 June 2012, FIFA announced a change to the allocation of the qualifying berths for its continental confederations. The FIFA Executive Committee approved the following slot allocation and the distribution of eight new slots : AFC ( Asia ) : 5 slots ( up from 3 ) CAF ( Africa ) : 3 slots ( up from 2 ) CONCACAF ( North, Central America and Caribbean ) : 3.5 slots ( up from 2.5 ) CONMEBOL ( South America ) : 2.5 slots ( up from 2 ) OFC ( Oceania ) : 1 slot ( same as 2011 ) UEFA ( Europe ) : 8 slots ( up from 4.5 ) Host Nation : 1 slot ( same as 2011 ) After North Korea had several players test positive for performance - enhancing drugs during the 2011 FIFA Women 's World Cup, FIFA banned the North Korean team from participating in the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup in Canada. This was the first time a women 's team had been banned from a Women 's World Cup, and it was the first time since 1995 that North Korea did not participate in a Women 's World Cup. Qualified teams The latest published FIFA Rankings prior to the tournament ( March 2015 ) are shown in brackets. AFC ( 5 ) Australia ( 10 ) China PR ( 16 ) Japan ( 4 ) South Korea ( 18 ) Thailand ( 29 ) CAF ( 3 ) Cameroon ( 53 ) Ivory Coast ( 67 ) Nigeria ( 33 ) CONCACAF ( 4 ) Canada ( 8 ) ( hosts ) Costa Rica ( 37 ) Mexico ( 25 ) United States ( 2 ) CONMEBOL ( 3 ) Brazil ( 7 ) Colombia ( 28 ) Ecuador ( 48 ) OFC ( 1 ) New Zealand ( 17 ) UEFA ( 8 ) England ( 6 ) France ( 3 ) Germany ( 1 ) Netherlands ( 12 ) Norway ( 11 ) Spain ( 14 ) Sweden ( 5 ) Switzerland ( 19 ) Broadcasting The 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup was one of the first FIFA tournaments under new rights deals in two North American markets. In its host country of Canada, the competition was televised by CTV, TSN and RDS ( French ) through a new rights agreement with parent company Bell Media. In the United States, English - language television rights were held by Fox Sports with coverage carried on the main Fox broadcast network, along with the Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 pay TV channels. Spanish - language rights were held by NBC Deportes, with telecasts airing on Telemundo over-the - air and NBC Universo on cable. Fox constructed a temporary studio for the Women 's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, located outside the Vancouver Convention Centre. In December 2014, the European Broadcasting Union extended its rights to FIFA tournaments for its members in 37 countries, including the 2015 Women 's World Cup. In the United Kingdom, all matches from the tournament were shown by the BBC across BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Red Button. All England games, and other selected matches, were broadcast on radio by BBC Radio 5 Live. In Australia, SBS aired all 52 matches live online, and televised 41 matches live, with the only matches not televised live being those which aired concurrently. Mascot and sponsors On 17 June 2014, the mascot of the tournament, Shuéme, a female great white owl was unveiled at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The five top - tier sponsors were Coca - Cola, Adidas, Hyundai -- Kia, Visa, and Gazprom. In the final week of the tournament, the Canadian government added Gazprom to a list of organizations sanctioned for supporting the Russian annexation of Crimea. Media suggested the addition was delayed to reduce embarrassment to FIFA. Venues The cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton were selected to host tournament matches. Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012. Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games. Due to FIFA 's policy against commercial sponsorship of stadium names, Investors Group Field in Winnipeg and TD Place Stadium in Ottawa were respectively known as Winnipeg Stadium and Lansdowne Stadium during the tournament. Canada had previously hosted FIFA tournaments including the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, 2002 FIFA U-19 Women 's World Championship, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which set an attendance record for that tournament, and most recently the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup. Vancouver Edmonton Winnipeg Ottawa BC Place Commonwealth Stadium Investors Group Field ( Winnipeg Stadium ) TD Place Stadium ( Lansdowne Stadium ) 49 ° 16 ′ 36 '' N 123 ° 6 ′ 43 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 49.27667 ° N 123.11194 ° W ﻿ / 49.27667 ; - 123.11194 ﻿ ( BC Place ) 53 ° 33 ′ 35 '' N 113 ° 28 ′ 34 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.55972 ° N 113.47611 ° W ﻿ / 53.55972 ; - 113.47611 ﻿ ( Commonwealth Stadium ) 49 ° 48 ′ 28 '' N 97 ° 8 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 49.80778 ° N 97.14583 ° W ﻿ / 49.80778 ; - 97.14583 ﻿ ( Investors Group Field ) 45 ° 23 ′ 53.44 '' N 75 ° 41 ′ 1.14 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 45.3981778 ° N 75.6836500 ° W ﻿ / 45.3981778 ; - 75.6836500 ﻿ ( Frank Clair Stadium ) Capacity : 54,320 Capacity : 56,302 Capacity : 33,422 Capacity : 24,000 Surface : Polytan LigaTurf Surface : FieldTurf Duraspine Surface : FieldTurf Revolution Surface : FieldTurf Time zone : PDT ( UTC − 7 ) Time zone : MDT ( UTC − 6 ) Time zone : CDT ( UTC − 5 ) Time zone : EDT ( UTC − 4 ) Edmonton Moncton Montreal Ottawa Vancouver Winnipeg Montreal Moncton Olympic Stadium Moncton Stadium 45 ° 33 ′ 28 '' N 73 ° 33 ′ 7 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 45.55778 ° N 73.55194 ° W ﻿ / 45.55778 ; - 73.55194 ﻿ ( Olympic Stadium ) 46 ° 6 ′ 30 '' N 64 ° 47 ′ 0 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 46.10833 ° N 64.78333 ° W ﻿ / 46.10833 ; - 64.78333 ﻿ ( Moncton Stadium ) Capacity : 56,040 Capacity : 13,000 Surface : Xtreme Turf Surface : FieldTurf Time zone : EDT ( UTC − 4 ) Time zone : ADT ( UTC − 3 ) Note : Seating capacities as configured for these FIFA games. Artificial turf All of the tournament 's venues had fields composed of artificial turf, which some players believe results in a higher risk of injuries to players. More than 50 players protested the use of the surface instead of grass on the basis of gender discrimination. They filed a lawsuit challenging FIFA 's decision to play on artificial turf, claiming FIFA would never allow the men 's World Cup to be played on `` unsafe '' artificial turf and thus the organizers had violated the Canadian Human Rights Act. 2012 Women 's World Player of the Year Abby Wambach noted `` The men would strike playing on artificial turf. '' The controversial issue of gender equality and an equal playing field for all sparked debate in many countries around the world. An application filed on 1 October 2014 with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal by a group of women 's international soccer players against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association noted that, in 1994, FIFA spent $2 million to plant natural grass over artificial turf in New Jersey and Detroit. Some celebrities and prominent players showed their support for the women soccer players in defence of their lawsuit, including United States men 's team keeper Tim Howard. Even with the possibility of boycotts, FIFA 's head of women 's competitions, Tatjana Haenni, made it clear `` We play on artificial turf and there 's no Plan B. '' In January 2015, the lawsuit was withdrawn by the players. Fox commentator Julie Steward - Binks measured the turf temperature at several games. On 21 June at the Canada vs Switzerland round of 16 game in Vancouver, she reported that her thermometer was `` officially broken ''. Her thermometer appears to max out at 120 ° F ( 49 ° C ). During the tournament, Australian striker Michelle Heyman slammed the playing conditions, saying the turf is like `` walking on hot coals '' and the players feet `` just turn white, your skin is all ripped off ''. Prior to the start of the Australia vs Japan quarterfinal in Edmonton on 27 June, Fox commentator Kyndra de St. Aubin measured the air temperature at 82 ° F ( 28 ° C ) and the turf temperature at 150 ° F ( 66 ° C ). Despite such dangerous conditions, officials decided against taking cooling breaks during the match because the air temperature was under 32 ° C ( 90 ° F ). As the game wore on, players appeared noticeably exhausted due to the playing conditions. Squads Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup squads Each team 's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup consisted of 23 players ( three of whom must be goalkeepers ), two more than the 2011 tournament, and the same number as men 's World Cup squads. Each participating national association was required to confirm its final 23 - player squad no later than 10 working days before the start of the tournament. Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question 's first World Cup game. The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 28 May 2015. Formiga of Brazil and Homare Sawa of Japan were included in World Cup squads for the sixth time, a record for any men or women players. Match officials A total of 22 referees, 7 support referees, and 44 assistant referees were selected for the tournament. List of match officials for tournament Confederation Referee AFC Rita Gani ( Malaysia ) Abirami Naidu ( Singapore ) Qin Liang ( China ) Ri Hyang - ok ( North Korea ) Sachiko Yamagishi ( Japan ) CAF Gladys Lengwe ( Zambia ) Thérèse Neguel ( Cameroon ) Ledya Tafesse ( Ethiopia ) CONCACAF Quetzalli Alvarado ( Mexico ) Melissa Borjas ( Honduras ) Carol Chenard ( Canada ) Margaret Domka ( United States ) Michelle Pye ( Canada ) Lucia Venegas ( Mexico ) CONMEBOL Salomé di Iorio ( Argentina ) Yeimy Martinez ( Colombia ) Olga Miranda ( Paraguay ) Claudia Umpierrez ( Uruguay ) OFC Anna - Marie Keighley ( New Zealand ) Tupou Patia ( Cook Islands ) UEFA Teodora Albon ( Romania ) Stéphanie Frappart ( France ) Katalin Kulcsár ( Hungary ) Pernilla Larsson ( Sweden ) Efthalia Mitsi ( Greece ) Kateryna Monzul ( Ukraine ) Esther Staubli ( Switzerland ) Bibiana Steinhaus ( Germany ) Carina Vitulano ( Italy ) Confederation Assistant referees AFC Cui Yongmei ( China ) Fang Yan ( China ) Allyson Flynn ( Australia ) Sarah Ho ( Australia ) Hong Kum - nyo ( North Korea ) Kim Kyoung - min ( South Korea ) Widiya Shamsuri ( Malaysia ) Naomi Teshirogi ( Japan ) CAF Ayawa Dzodope ( Togo ) Bernadettar Kwimbira ( Malawi ) Souad Oulhaj ( Morocco ) Lidwine Rakotozafinoro ( Madagascar ) CONCACAF Elizabeth Aguilar ( El Salvador ) Princess Brown ( Jamaica ) Enedina Caudillo ( Mexico ) Marie - Josée Charbonneau ( Canada ) Mayte Chávez ( Mexico ) Kimberly Moreira ( Costa Rica ) Suzanne Morisset ( Canada ) Shirley Perello ( Honduras ) CONMEBOL Janette Arcanjo ( Brazil ) Liliana Bejarano ( Bolivia ) Mariana de Almeida ( Argentina ) Luciana Mascaraña ( Uruguay ) Maria Rocco ( Argentina ) Loreto Toloza ( Chile ) OFC Lata Kaumatule ( Tonga ) Sarah Walker ( New Zealand ) UEFA Natalie Aspinall ( England ) Ella de Vries ( Belgium ) Petruța Iugulescu ( Romania ) Chrysoula Kourompylia ( Greece ) Angela Kyriakou ( Cyprus ) Manuela Nicolosi ( France ) Anna Nyström ( Sweden ) Michelle O'Neill ( Republic of Ireland ) Tonja Paavola ( Finland ) Yolanda Parga ( Spain ) Nataliya Rachynska ( Ukraine ) Katrin Rafalski ( Germany ) Lucie Ratajová ( Czech Republic ) Sanja Rođak - Karšić ( Croatia ) Mária Súkeníková ( Slovakia ) Marina Wozniak ( Germany ) Draw The draw was held on 6 December 2014 at 12 : 00 Eastern Standard Time at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The seeding pots were announced the day before. Because UEFA qualified eight teams into the final tournament, which had only six groups, two groups by necessity had to contain two European teams. Otherwise, no group could have more than one team from any confederation. Pot 1 ( Seeds ) Pot 2 ( CAF, CONCACAF, OFC ) Pot 3 ( AFC, CONMEBOL ) Pot 4 ( UEFA ) Canada ( hosts ) Brazil France Germany Japan United States Cameroon Ivory Coast Nigeria Costa Rica Mexico New Zealand Australia China PR South Korea Thailand Colombia Ecuador England Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Controversies Despite having a lower FIFA ranking, Brazil was seeded ahead of Sweden for geographical reasons. Before the draw, the Organizing Committee placed the seeded teams in the following groups : Germany in Group B, Japan in Group C, United States in Group D, Brazil in Group E, and France in Group F ; Canada were already in Group A as the tournament host. Not drawing the groups for the seeded teams has drawn some criticism. A FIFA spokesperson later confirmed that teams were allocated to certain groups for promotional reasons. Group stage The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013, with the hosts, Canada, placed in position A1. The final schedule with match times was released on the same day right after the draw was made. Champion Runner - up Third place Fourth place Quarter - finals Round of 16 Group stage The first round, or group stage, saw the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in a round - robin - format of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners and runners - up from each group, as well as the best four third - placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage. The ranking of each team in each group were determined as follows : points obtained in all group matches ; goal difference in all group matches ; number of goals scored in all group matches ; If two or more teams were on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows : points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned ; goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned ; number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned ; drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee. Group A Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Group stage result Canada ( H ) 0 + 1 5 Advance to knockout stage China PR 0 Netherlands 0 New Zealand 0 − 1 Source : FIFA ( H ) Host. 6 June 2015 Canada 1 -- 0 China PR Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton New Zealand 0 -- 1 Netherlands Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 11 June 2015 China PR 1 -- 0 Netherlands Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Canada 0 -- 0 New Zealand Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 15 June 2015 Netherlands 1 -- 1 Canada Olympic Stadium, Montreal China PR 2 -- 2 New Zealand Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg Group B Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Group B Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Group stage result Germany 0 15 + 14 7 Advance to knockout stage Norway 0 8 + 6 7 Thailand 0 10 − 7 Ivory Coast 0 0 16 − 13 0 Source : FIFA 7 June 2015 Norway 4 -- 0 Thailand Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa Germany 10 -- 0 Ivory Coast Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa 11 June 2015 Germany 1 -- 1 Norway Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa Ivory Coast 2 -- 3 Thailand Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa 15 June 2015 Thailand 0 -- 4 Germany Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg Ivory Coast 1 -- 3 Norway Moncton Stadium, Moncton Group C Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Group C Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Group stage result Japan 0 0 + 3 9 Advance to knockout stage Cameroon 0 9 + 6 6 Switzerland 0 11 + 7 Ecuador 0 0 17 − 16 0 Source : FIFA 8 June 2015 Cameroon 6 -- 0 Ecuador BC Place, Vancouver Japan 1 -- 0 Switzerland BC Place, Vancouver 12 June 2015 Switzerland 10 -- 1 Ecuador BC Place, Vancouver Japan 2 -- 1 Cameroon BC Place, Vancouver 16 June 2015 Ecuador 0 -- 1 Japan Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg Switzerland 1 -- 2 Cameroon Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Group D Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Group D Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Group stage result United States 0 + 3 7 Advance to knockout stage Australia 0 Sweden 0 0 0 Nigeria 0 6 − 3 Source : FIFA 8 June 2015 Sweden 3 -- 3 Nigeria Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg United States 3 -- 1 Australia Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg 12 June 2015 Australia 2 -- 0 Nigeria Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg United States 0 -- 0 Sweden Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg 16 June 2015 Nigeria 0 -- 1 United States BC Place, Vancouver Australia 1 -- 1 Sweden Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Group E Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Group E Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Group stage result Brazil 0 0 0 + 4 9 Advance to knockout stage South Korea 5 − 1 Costa Rica 0 − 1 Spain 0 − 2 Source : FIFA 9 June 2015 Spain 1 -- 1 Costa Rica Olympic Stadium, Montreal Brazil 2 -- 0 South Korea Olympic Stadium, Montreal 13 June 2015 Brazil 1 -- 0 Spain Olympic Stadium, Montreal South Korea 2 -- 2 Costa Rica Olympic Stadium, Montreal 17 June 2015 Costa Rica 0 -- 1 Brazil Moncton Stadium, Moncton South Korea 2 -- 1 Spain Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa Group F Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Group F Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Group stage result France 0 6 + 4 6 Advance to knockout stage England 0 + 1 6 Colombia + 1 Mexico 0 8 − 6 Source : FIFA 9 June 2015 France 1 -- 0 England Moncton Stadium, Moncton Colombia 1 -- 1 Mexico Moncton Stadium, Moncton 13 June 2015 France 0 -- 2 Colombia Moncton Stadium, Moncton England 2 -- 1 Mexico Moncton Stadium, Moncton 17 June 2015 Mexico 0 -- 5 France Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa England 2 -- 1 Colombia Olympic Stadium, Montreal Ranking of third - placed teams The four best third - placed teams from the six groups advanced to the next stage along with the six group winners and six runners - up. The ranking of the third - placed teams were determined by the `` rules for classification '' listed below the table ( that is, ranked by columns Pts, GD, and GF in sequence ; then by drawing lots ). Pos Grp Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Result Colombia + 1 Knockout stage Netherlands 0 Switzerland 0 11 + 7 Sweden 0 0 0 5 Thailand 0 10 − 7 6 Costa Rica 0 − 1 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : 1 ) points ; 2 ) goal difference ; 3 ) number of goals scored ; 4 ) drawing of lots. In the next stage the four third - placed teams were matched with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations. Knockout stage Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage comprises the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There are four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds are the round of 16, quarter - finals, semi-finals, and the final. There is also a match to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes is followed by 30 minutes of extra time ; if scores are still level, there is a penalty shootout to determine who progresses to the next round. Single yellow cards accrued will be cancelled after the quarter - finals, therefore ensuring that no players miss the Final because of receiving a caution in the semi-finals. Round of 16 Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 20 June -- Edmonton China PR 26 June -- Ottawa Cameroon 0 China PR 0 22 June -- Edmonton United States United States 30 June -- Montreal Colombia 0 United States 20 June -- Ottawa Germany 0 Germany 26 June -- Montreal Sweden Germany ( pen. ) 1 ( 5 ) 21 June -- Montreal France 1 ( 4 ) France 5 July -- Vancouver South Korea 0 United States 5 21 June -- Moncton Japan Brazil 0 27 June -- Edmonton Australia Australia 0 23 June -- Vancouver Japan Japan 1 July -- Edmonton Netherlands Japan 22 June -- Ottawa England Third place Norway 27 June -- Vancouver 4 July -- Edmonton England England Germany 0 21 June -- Vancouver Canada England ( a.e.t. ) Canada Switzerland 0 Combinations of matches in the Round of 16 The third - placed teams which advanced will be placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations. Combination according to the four qualified teams Third teams qualify from groups : Canada ( 1A ) plays vs. : Germany ( 1B ) plays vs. : Japan ( 1C ) plays vs. : USA ( 1D ) plays vs. : ABCD 3C 3D 3A 3B ABCE 3C 3A 3B 3E ABCF 3C 3A 3B 3F ABDE 3D 3A 3B 3E ABDF 3D 3A 3B 3F ABEF 3E 3A 3B 3F ACDE 3C 3D 3A 3E ACDF 3C 3D 3A 3F ACEF 3C 3A 3F 3E ADEF 3D 3A 3F 3E BCDE 3C 3D 3B 3E BCDF 3C 3D 3B 3F BCEF 3E 3C 3B 3F BDEF 3E 3D 3B 3F CDEF 3C 3D 3F 3E Round of 16 Germany v Sweden 20 June 2015 16 : 00 EDT ( UTC − 4 ) Germany 4 -- 1 Sweden Mittag 24 ' Šašić 36 ' ( pen. ), 78 ' Marozsán 88 ' Report Sembrant 82 ' Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa Attendance : 22,486 Referee : Ri Hyang - ok ( North Korea ) China PR v Cameroon 20 June 2015 17 : 30 MDT ( UTC − 6 ) China PR 1 -- 0 Cameroon Wang Shanshan 12 ' Report Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Attendance : 15,958 Referee : Bibiana Steinhaus ( Germany ) Brazil v Australia 21 June 2015 14 : 00 ADT ( UTC − 3 ) Brazil 0 -- 1 Australia Report Simon 80 ' Moncton Stadium, Moncton Attendance : 12,054 Referee : Teodora Albon ( Romania ) France v South Korea 21 June 2015 16 : 00 EDT ( UTC − 4 ) France 3 -- 0 South Korea Delie 4 ', 48 ' Thomis 8 ' Report Olympic Stadium, Montreal Attendance : 15,518 Referee : Salomé di Iorio ( Argentina ) Canada v Switzerland 21 June 2015 16 : 30 PDT ( UTC − 7 ) Canada 1 -- 0 Switzerland Bélanger 52 ' Report BC Place, Vancouver Attendance : 53,855 Referee : Anna - Marie Keighley ( New Zealand ) Norway v England 22 June 2015 17 : 00 EDT ( UTC − 4 ) Norway 1 -- 2 England Gulbrandsen 54 ' Report Houghton 61 ' Bronze 76 ' Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa Attendance : 19,829 Referee : Esther Staubli ( Switzerland ) United States v Colombia 22 June 2015 18 : 00 MDT ( UTC − 6 ) United States 2 -- 0 Colombia Morgan 53 ' Lloyd 66 ' ( pen. ) Report Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Attendance : 19,412 Referee : Stéphanie Frappart ( France ) Japan v Netherlands 23 June 2015 19 : 00 PDT ( UTC − 7 ) Japan 2 -- 1 Netherlands Ariyoshi 10 ' Sakaguchi 78 ' Report Van de Ven 90 + 2 ' BC Place, Vancouver Attendance : 28,717 Referee : Lucila Venegas ( Mexico ) Quarter - finals Germany v France 26 June 2015 16 : 00 EDT ( UTC − 4 ) Germany 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) France Šašić 84 ' ( pen. ) Report Nécib 64 ' Penalties Behringer Laudehr Peter Marozsán Šašić 5 -- 4 Thiney Abily Nécib Renard Lavogez Olympic Stadium, Montreal Attendance : 24,859 Referee : Carol Chenard ( Canada ) China PR v United States 26 June 2015 19 : 30 EDT ( UTC − 4 ) China PR 0 -- 1 United States Report Lloyd 51 ' Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa Attendance : 24,141 Referee : Carina Vitulano ( Italy ) Australia v Japan 27 June 2015 14 : 00 MDT ( UTC − 6 ) Australia 0 -- 1 Japan Report Iwabuchi 87 ' Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Attendance : 19,814 Referee : Kateryna Monzul ( Ukraine ) England v Canada 27 June 2015 16 : 30 PDT ( UTC − 7 ) England 2 -- 1 Canada Taylor 11 ' Bronze 14 ' Report Sinclair 42 ' BC Place, Vancouver Attendance : 54,027 Referee : Claudia Umpierrez ( Uruguay ) Semi-finals United States v Germany 30 June 2015 19 : 00 EDT ( UTC − 4 ) United States 2 -- 0 Germany Lloyd 69 ' ( pen. ) O'Hara 84 ' Report Olympic Stadium, Montreal Attendance : 51,176 Referee : Teodora Albon ( Romania ) Japan v England 1 July 2015 17 : 00 MDT ( UTC − 6 ) Japan 2 -- 1 England Miyama 33 ' ( pen. ) Bassett 90 + 2 ' ( o.g. ) Report Williams 40 ' ( pen. ) Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Attendance : 31,467 Referee : Anna - Marie Keighley ( New Zealand ) Match for third place Germany v England 4 July 2015 14 : 00 MDT ( UTC − 6 ) Germany 0 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) England Report Williams 108 ' ( pen. ) Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Attendance : 21,483 Referee : Ri Hyang - ok ( North Korea ) Final Main article : 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup Final United States v Japan 5 July 2015 16 : 00 PDT ( UTC − 7 ) United States 5 -- 2 Japan Lloyd 3 ', 5 ', 16 ' Holiday 14 ' Heath 54 ' Report Ōgimi 27 ' Johnston 52 ' ( o.g. ) BC Place, Vancouver Attendance : 53,341 Referee : Kateryna Monzul ( Ukraine ) 2015 Women 's World Cup Winners United States Third title Goalscorers For more details on this topic, see 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup statistics. 6 goals Célia Šašić Carli Lloyd 5 goals Anja Mittag 3 goals Kyah Simon Gaëlle Enganamouit Fara Williams Marie - Laure Delie Eugénie Le Sommer Ada Hegerberg Ramona Bachmann Fabienne Humm 2 goals Lisa De Vanna Madeleine Ngono Mani Gabrielle Onguéné Christine Sinclair Wang Lisi Wang Shanshan Lady Andrade Lucy Bronze Karen Carney Sara Däbritz Lena Petermann Ange N'Guessan Aya Miyama Yūki Ōgimi Kirsten van de Ven Solveig Gulbrandsen Isabell Herlovsen Linda Sembrant Orathai Srimanee Megan Rapinoe 1 goal Andressa Alves Formiga Marta Raquel Christine Manie Ajara Nchout Josée Bélanger Ashley Lawrence Daniela Montoya Catalina Usme Melissa Herrera Raquel Rodríguez Karla Villalobos Angie Ponce Steph Houghton Fran Kirby Jodie Taylor Amandine Henry Louisa Nécib Élodie Thomis Melanie Behringer Simone Laudehr Melanie Leupolz Dzsenifer Marozsán Alexandra Popp Josée Nahi Saori Ariyoshi Mana Iwabuchi Mizuho Sakaguchi Aya Sameshima Yuika Sugasawa Fabiola Ibarra Verónica Pérez Lieke Martens Rebekah Stott Hannah Wilkinson Ngozi Okobi Francisca Ordega Asisat Oshoala Maren Mjelde Trine Rønning Cho So - hyun Jeon Ga - eul Ji So - yun Kim Soo - yun Verónica Boquete Victoria Losada Nilla Fischer Sofia Jakobsson Eseosa Aigbogun Ana - Maria Crnogorčević Martina Moser Thanatta Chawong Tobin Heath Lauren Holiday Alex Morgan Kelley O'Hara Christen Press Abby Wambach 1 own goal Laura Bassett ( playing against Japan ) Jennifer Ruiz ( playing against France ) Desire Oparanozie ( playing against Sweden ) Julie Johnston ( playing against Japan ) 2 own goals Angie Ponce ( in the same match, playing against Switzerland ) Source : FIFA.com Awards See also : FIFA Women 's World Cup awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Award Winner Other shortlisted candidates Golden Ball Carli Lloyd Saori Ariyoshi Lucy Bronze Julie Johnston Megan Rapinoe Célia Šašić Silver Ball Amandine Henry Bronze Ball Aya Miyama Golden Boot Célia Šašić -- Silver Boot Carli Lloyd Bronze Boot Anja Mittag Golden Glove Hope Solo Nadine Angerer Ayumi Kaihori Young Player Award Kadeisha Buchanan Ada Hegerberg Tang Jiali FIFA Fair Play Trophy France -- Notes ^ Jump up to : Šašić and Lloyd had the same number of goals and assists ( 6 goals, 1 assist ). Šašić won the Golden Boot due to having played fewer minutes. All - Star Team The All - Star Team elected by FIFA 's Technical Study Group consists of the following players : Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Karen Bardsley Nadine Angerer Hope Solo Kadeisha Buchanan Lucy Bronze Steph Houghton Wendie Renard Saori Ariyoshi Julie Johnston Meghan Klingenberg Elise Kellond - Knight Amandine Henry Eugénie Le Sommer Aya Miyama Mizuho Sakaguchi Rumi Utsugi Carli Lloyd Megan Rapinoe Lisa De Vanna Élodie Thomis Anja Mittag Célia Šašić Ramona Bachmann Dream Team The Dream Team elected by users of fifa.com consists of the following players and manager : Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager Hope Solo Kadeisha Buchanan Wendie Renard Julie Johnston Ali Krieger Aya Miyama Carli Lloyd Megan Rapinoe Anja Mittag Célia Šašić Alex Morgan Silvia Neid Prize money The total prize money offered by FIFA for the tournament was US $15 million, which represents 2.6 % of the total prize money for the 2014 Men 's World Cup ( $576 million ). The winning team, United States, received $2 million, representing 5.7 % of the amount received by Germany for winning the 2014 Men 's World Cup ( $35 million ). Tournament ranking This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2015 ) Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot - out are counted as draws. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Final result United States 7 6 0 14 + 11 19 Champions Japan 7 6 0 11 8 + 3 18 Runners - up England 7 5 0 10 7 + 3 15 Third place Germany 7 20 6 + 14 11 Fourth place 5 France 5 10 + 7 10 Eliminated in Quarter - finals 6 Canada 5 + 1 8 7 Australia 5 5 5 0 7 8 China PR 5 0 7 9 Brazil 0 + 3 9 Eliminated in Round of 16 10 Norway 9 + 5 7 11 Cameroon 0 9 + 5 6 12 Colombia 5 − 1 13 Netherlands − 1 14 South Korea 8 − 4 15 Switzerland 0 11 5 + 6 16 Sweden 0 5 8 − 3 17 Thailand 0 10 − 7 Eliminated in Group stage 18 Costa Rica 0 − 1 19 New Zealand 0 − 1 20 Spain 0 − 2 21 Nigeria 0 6 − 3 22 Mexico 0 8 − 6 23 Ivory Coast 0 0 16 − 13 0 24 Ecuador 0 0 17 − 16 0 Source : FIFA.com Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics Same as the qualification process for previous Olympics, UEFA uses the World Cup to determine which women 's national teams from Europe qualify for the Olympic football tournament. Three places in the 2016 Summer Olympics women 's football tournament, to be held in Brazil, are reserved for teams from Europe. These are filled by the UEFA teams that progress the furthest in the 2015 FIFA Women 's World Cup, other than ineligible England. Two places went to France and Germany, the only UEFA quarter - finalists besides England. The third best finish was a tie between four teams eliminated in the round of 16 : Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. No tiebreaker criteria based on World Cup Finals performances was used : instead a play - off tournament in March 2016 determined UEFA 's third Olympic qualifier. Sweden won the tournament and qualified for the last available Olympic spot from Europe. Even though England were one of the top three UEFA teams in the World Cup, they were not eligible to play at the Olympics. The English Football Association ( FA ) is affiliated to the British Olympic Association and on 2 March 2015 said it wanted a British Olympic team to compete if England earned a place. Following strong objections from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations, and a commitment from FIFA that they would not allow entry of a British team unless all four Home Nations agreed, the FA announced on 30 March 2015 that they would not seek entry into the Olympic tournament. Similar circumstances prevented them from playing in the 2008 Olympics, when England finished as one of the top three UEFA teams in the 2007 FIFA Women 's World Cup. Great Britain did compete in 2012 as the host nation. See also 2014 FIFA World Cup References Jump up ^ `` FIFA Women 's World Cup Canada 2015 TM - Matches - USA - Japan - FIFA.com ''. FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : Kessel, Anna. `` Biggest Women 's World Cup to kick off in Canada amid surface tension ''. The Guardian. 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Question: who won women's football world cup 2015
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