# 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the top two teams of each of the four groups. It began on July 9 and ended with the Final on July 17, 2011.

## Qualified teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Germany | France |
| B | England | Japan |
| C | Sweden | United States |
| D | Brazil | Australia |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 9 July – Wolfsburg | 9 July – Wolfsburg | | | |
| Germany | 0 | | | |
| Germany | 0 | 13 July – Frankfurt | 13 July – Frankfurt | | |
| Japan (a.e.t.) | 1 | 13 July – Frankfurt | 13 July – Frankfurt | |
| Japan (a.e.t.) | 1 | Japan | 3 | |
| 10 July – Augsburg | 10 July – Augsburg | | Japan | 3 | |
| 10 July – Augsburg | 10 July – Augsburg | Sweden | 1 | |
| Sweden | 3 | Sweden | 1 | |
| Sweden | 3 | | | | 17 July – Frankfurt | 17 July – Frankfurt |
| Australia | 1 | | | | 17 July – Frankfurt | 17 July – Frankfurt |
| Australia | 1 | | | | Japan (p) | 2 (3) |
| 9 July – Leverkusen | 9 July – Leverkusen | | | | | Japan (p) | 2 (3) |
| 9 July – Leverkusen | 9 July – Leverkusen | | | | United States | 2 (1) |
| England | 1 (3) | | | | United States | 2 (1) |
| England | 1 (3) | 13 July – Mönchengladbach | 13 July – Mönchengladbach | | | |
| France (p) | 1 (4) | 13 July – Mönchengladbach | 13 July – Mönchengladbach | | | |
| France (p) | 1 (4) | France | 1 | | | |
| 10 July – Dresden | 10 July – Dresden | | France | 1 | | | |
| 10 July – Dresden | 10 July – Dresden | United States | 3 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Brazil | 2 (3) | United States | 3 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Brazil | 2 (3) | | | | 16 July – Sinsheim | 16 July – Sinsheim |
| United States (p) | 2 (5) | | | | 16 July – Sinsheim | 16 July – Sinsheim |
| United States (p) | 2 (5) | | | | Sweden | 2 |
| | | | | | France | 1 |

## Quarter-finals
### England vs France

| England | France |
ENGLAND: :
| GK | 1 | Karen Bardsley | 87' |
| RB | 2 | Alex Scott | | 81' |
| CB | 5 | Faye White (c) |
| CB | 6 | Casey Stoney |
| LB | 3 | Rachel Unitt | | 81' |
| CM | 4 | Jill Scott | 90+3' |
| CM | 8 | Fara Williams | 5' |
| RW | 12 | Karen Carney |
| AM | 10 | Kelly Smith |
| LW | 11 | Rachel Yankey | | 84' |
| CF | 9 | Ellen White | 77' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 16 | Steph Houghton | | 81' |
| DF | 20 | Claire Rafferty | | 81' |
| MF | 18 | Anita Asante | | 84' |
| Manager: |||
| Hope Powell |||
FRANCE: :
| GK | 1 | Céline Deville |
| RB | 11 | Laure Lepailleur |
| CB | 4 | Laura Georges |
| CB | 20 | Sabrina Viguier |
| LB | 8 | Sonia Bompastor |
| CM | 6 | Sandrine Soubeyrand (c) | | 67' |
| CM | 15 | Élise Bussaglia |
| RW | 10 | Camille Abily |
| AM | 14 | Louisa Necib | | 79' |
| LW | 17 | Gaëtane Thiney |
| CF | 18 | Marie-Laure Delie |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 12 | Élodie Thomis | | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Sandrine Brétigny | 79' | 106' |
| FW | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | | 106' |
| Manager: |||
| Bruno Bini |||
* Player of the Match:
* Camille Abily (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Anna Nyström (Sweden)
* Helen Karo (Sweden)
* Fourth official:
* Christina W. Pedersen (Norway)

### Germany vs Japan

| Germany | Japan |
GERMANY: :
| GK | 1 | Nadine Angerer |
| RB | 10 | Linda Bresonik | | 65' |
| CB | 5 | Annike Krahn |
| CB | 3 | Saskia Bartusiak |
| LB | 4 | Babett Peter | 105+1' |
| CM | 14 | Kim Kulig | | 8' |
| CM | 6 | Simone Laudehr |
| RW | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes (c) |
| AM | 13 | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi |
| LW | 7 | Melanie Behringer |
| CF | 8 | Inka Grings | | 102' |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 2 | Bianca Schmidt | | 8' |
| DF | 20 | Lena Goeßling | | 65' |
| FW | 11 | Alexandra Popp | | 102' |
| Manager: |||
| Silvia Neid |||
JAPAN: :
| GK | 21 | Ayumi Kaihori |
| RB | 2 | Yukari Kinga |
| CB | 3 | Azusa Iwashimizu | 55' |
| CB | 4 | Saki Kumagai | 115' |
| LB | 15 | Aya Sameshima |
| CM | 6 | Mizuho Sakaguchi | 72' |
| CM | 10 | Homare Sawa (c) | 87' |
| RW | 11 | Shinobu Ohno | | 66' |
| LW | 8 | Aya Miyama |
| CF | 7 | Kozue Ando |
| CF | 17 | Yūki Nagasato | | 46' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 18 | Karina Maruyama | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Mana Iwabuchi | 66' | 116' |
| MF | 13 | Rumi Utsugi | | 116' |
| Manager: |||
| Norio Sasaki |||
* Player of the Match:
* Homare Sawa (Japan)
* Assistant referees:
* Rita Munoz (Mexico)
* Mayte Chavez (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

### Sweden vs Australia

| Sweden | Australia |
SWEDEN: :
| GK | 1 | Hedvig Lindahl |
| RB | 4 | Annica Svensson | | 90+2' |
| CB | 7 | Sara Larsson |
| CB | 2 | Charlotte Rohlin |
| LB | 6 | Sara Thunebro |
| CM | 5 | Caroline Seger (c) |
| CM | 17 | Lisa Dahlkvist |
| RW | 16 | Linda Forsberg | | 67' |
| LW | 15 | Therese Sjögran | 67' |
| CF | 8 | Lotta Schelin |
| CF | 14 | Josefine Öqvist | | 83' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 18 | Nilla Fischer | 81' | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Madelaine Edlund | | 83' |
| DF | 13 | Lina Nilsson | | 90+2' |
| Manager: |||
| Thomas Dennerby |||
AUSTRALIA: :
| GK | 1 | Melissa Barbieri (c) |
| RB | 6 | Ellyse Perry | | 59' |
| CB | 10 | Servet Uzunlar |
| CB | 3 | Kim Carroll |
| LB | 8 | Elise Kellond-Knight |
| RM | 9 | Caitlin Foord |
| CM | 12 | Emily van Egmond | | 58' |
| CM | 14 | Collette McCallum | | 79' |
| LM | 7 | Heather Garriock | 80' |
| CF | 17 | Kyah Simon | 23' |
| CF | 11 | Lisa De Vanna |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 4 | Clare Polkinghorne | | 58' |
| MF | 13 | Tameka Butt | | 59' |
| MF | 15 | Sally Shipard | | 79' |
| Manager: |||
| Tom Sermanni |||
* Player of the Match:
* Lotta Schelin (Sweden)
* Assistant referees:
* Mariana Corbo (Uruguay)
* Maria Rocco (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)

### Brazil vs United States

| Brazil | United States |
BRAZIL: :
| GK | 1 | Andréia |
| CB | 4 | Aline (c) | 44' |
| CB | 3 | Daiane Rodrigues |
| CB | 13 | Érika | 117' |
| CM | 8 | Formiga | | 113' |
| CM | 7 | Ester |
| RM | 14 | Fabiana |
| LM | 2 | Maurine | 112' |
| AM | 11 | Cristiane |
| AM | 10 | Marta | 45' |
| CF | 6 | Rosana | | 85' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 15 | Francielle | | 85' |
| DF | 5 | Renata Costa | | 113' |
| Manager: |||
| Kleiton Lima |||
UNITED STATES: :
| GK | 1 | Hope Solo | 67' |
| RB | 11 | Ali Krieger |
| CB | 19 | Rachel Buehler | 65' |
| CB | 3 | Christie Rampone (c) |
| LB | 6 | Amy LePeilbet |
| CM | 7 | Shannon Boxx | 113' |
| CM | 10 | Carli Lloyd | 29' |
| RW | 9 | Heather O'Reilly | | 108' |
| LW | 12 | Lauren Cheney | | 55' |
| SS | 8 | Amy Rodriguez | | 72' |
| CF | 20 | Abby Wambach |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 15 | Megan Rapinoe | 90' | 55' |
| FW | 13 | Alex Morgan | | 72' |
| MF | 17 | Tobin Heath | | 108' |
| Manager: |||
| Pia Sundhage |||
* Player of the Match:
* Hope Solo (United States)
* Assistant referees:
* Allyson Flynn (Australia)
* Sarah Ho (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

## Semi-finals
### France vs United States

| France | United States |
FRANCE: :
| GK | 16 | Bérangère Sapowicz |
| RB | 11 | Laure Lepailleur |
| CB | 4 | Laura Georges |
| CB | 5 | Ophélie Meilleroux |
| LB | 8 | Sonia Bompastor |
| CM | 6 | Sandrine Soubeyrand (c) | | 78' |
| CM | 15 | Élise Bussaglia |
| RW | 10 | Camille Abily |
| AM | 14 | Louisa Necib |
| LW | 17 | Gaëtane Thiney |
| CF | 18 | Marie-Laure Delie | | 46' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | | 46' |
| FW | 12 | Élodie Thomis | 90' | 78' |
| Manager: |||
| Bruno Bini |||
UNITED STATES: :
| GK | 1 | Hope Solo |
| RB | 11 | Ali Krieger |
| CB | 3 | Christie Rampone (c) |
| CB | 4 | Becky Sauerbrunn |
| LB | 6 | Amy LePeilbet |
| RM | 9 | Heather O'Reilly | 87' |
| CM | 10 | Carli Lloyd | 65' |
| CM | 7 | Shannon Boxx |
| LM | 12 | Lauren Cheney |
| SS | 8 | Amy Rodriguez | 56' |
| CF | 20 | Abby Wambach |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 13 | Alex Morgan | 56' |
| MF | 15 | Megan Rapinoe | 65' |
| MF | 17 | Tobin Heath | 87' |
| Manager: |||
| Pia Sundhage |||
* Player of the Match:
* Abby Wambach (United States)
* Assistant referees:
* Tonja Paavola (Finland)
* Anu Jokela (Finland)
* Fourth official:
* Christina W. Pedersen (Norway)

### Japan vs Sweden

| Japan | Sweden |
JAPAN: :
| GK | 21 | Ayumi Kaihori |
| RB | 2 | Yukari Kinga |
| CB | 3 | Azusa Iwashimizu |
| CB | 4 | Saki Kumagai |
| LB | 15 | Aya Sameshima |
| CM | 6 | Mizuho Sakaguchi |
| CM | 10 | Homare Sawa (c) |
| RM | 11 | Shinobu Ohno | 86' |
| LM | 8 | Aya Miyama | 89' |
| CF | 7 | Kozue Ando |
| CF | 9 | Nahomi Kawasumi | 74' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 17 | Yūki Nagasato | 74' |
| FW | 19 | Megumi Takase | 86' |
| DF | 14 | Megumi Kamionobe | 89' |
| Manager: |||
| Norio Sasaki |||
SWEDEN: :
| GK | 1 | Hedvig Lindahl |
| RB | 4 | Annica Svensson | 70' |
| CB | 7 | Sara Larsson |
| CB | 2 | Charlotte Rohlin (c) |
| LB | 6 | Sara Thunebro |
| CM | 20 | Marie Hammarström | | 69' |
| CM | 17 | Lisa Dahlkvist |
| RW | 16 | Linda Forsberg | | 65' |
| LW | 15 | Therese Sjögran |
| CF | 8 | Lotta Schelin |
| CF | 14 | Josefine Öqvist | | 75' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 10 | Sofia Jakobsson | | 65' |
| FW | 9 | Jessica Landström | | 69' |
| MF | 11 | Antonia Göransson | | 75' |
| Manager: |||
| Thomas Dennerby |||
* Player of the Match:
* Aya Miyama (Japan)
* Assistant referees:
* Rita Munoz (Mexico)
* Mayte Chavez (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Therese Neguel (Cameroon)

## Third place play-off

| Sweden | France |
SWEDEN: :
| GK | 1 | Hedvig Lindahl |
| RB | 4 | Annica Svensson |
| CB | 7 | Sara Larsson |
| CB | 2 | Charlotte Rohlin |
| LB | 6 | Sara Thunebro |
| CM | 18 | Nilla Fischer (c) | | 73' |
| CM | 17 | Lisa Dahlkvist |
| RW | 16 | Linda Forsberg | | 62' |
| LW | 15 | Therese Sjögran |
| CF | 8 | Lotta Schelin |
| CF | 14 | Josefine Öqvist | 68' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 20 | Marie Hammarström | | 62' |
| MF | 3 | Linda Sembrant | | 73' |
| Manager: |||
| Thomas Dennerby |||
FRANCE: :
| GK | 16 | Berangere Sapowicz | 32' |
| RB | 7 | Corine Franco | 84' |
| CB | 4 | Laura Georges |
| CB | 2 | Wendie Renard |
| LB | 8 | Sonia Bompastor |
| CM | 6 | Sandrine Soubeyrand (c) |
| CM | 15 | Elise Bussaglia |
| RW | 10 | Camille Abily |
| AM | 14 | Louisa Necib | 32' |
| LW | 17 | Gaëtane Thiney |
| CF | 9 | Eugenie Le Sommer |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 1 | Celine Deville | 32' |
| FW | 14 | Élodie Thomis | 32' |
| DF | 13 | Caroline Pizzala | 84' |
| Manager: |||
| Bruno Bini |||
* Player of the Match:
* Sara Larsson (Sweden)
* Assistant referees:
* Marlene Duffy (United States)
* Veronica Perez (United States)
* Fourth official:
* Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)