# 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

## Matches
### Nigeria vs France

| Nigeria | France |
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)
* Veronica Perez (United States)
* Fourth official:
* Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)

### Germany vs Canada

| Germany | Canada |
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)
* Sarah Ho (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

### Canada vs France

| Canada | France |
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)
* Zhang Lingling (China)
* Fourth official:
* Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

### Germany vs Nigeria

| Germany | Nigeria |
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)
* Kim Kyoung Min (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Silvia Reyes (Peru)

### France vs Germany

| France | Germany |
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)
* Tonja Paavola (Finland)
* Fourth official:
* Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)

### 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. Though the elapsed time was initially counted in the match report, FIFA later amended the minutes of the match events to exclude the stoppage of play caused by the power outage.
| Canada | Nigeria |
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)
* Lata Tuifutuna (Tonga)
* Fourth official:
* Thalia Mitsi (Greece)