2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was the final game of the women's soccer tournament to determine the winners of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, It took place on July 5, 2015, at BC Place, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was played between Japan and the United States, this was also a rematch of the 2011 final which Japan won on penalties. The United States won 5–2, winning its first title in sixteen years and becoming the first team to win three Women's World Cup finals.

Road to the final

United StatesRoundJapanOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult3–1Match 11–00–0Match 22–11–0Match 31–0+ Group DFinal standing+ Group COpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult2–0Round of 162–11–0Quarter-finals1–02–0Semi-finals2–1

Match

Details
 GK  1 Hope SoloRB  11 Ali KriegerCB  19 Julie JohnstonCB  4 Becky SauerbrunnLB  22 Meghan KlingenbergRM  17 Tobin Heath   CM  12 Lauren HolidayCM  14 Morgan BrianLM  15 Megan Rapinoe   CF  13 Alex Morgan   CF  10 Carli Lloyd (c)Substitutions: DF  5  Kelley O'Hara    FW  20  Abby Wambach    DF  3  Christie Rampone   Manager:Jill Ellis300px GK  18 Ayumi KaihoriRB  19 Saori AriyoshiCB  3 Azusa Iwashimizu   CB  4 Saki KumagaiLB  5 Aya SameshimaRM  9 Nahomi Kawasumi   CM  6 Mizuho SakaguchiCM  13 Rumi UtsugiLM  8 Aya Miyama (c)CF  11 Shinobu Ohno   CF  17 Yūki ŌgimiSubstitutions: MF  10  Homare Sawa     FW  15  Yuika Sugasawa    FW  16  Mana Iwabuchi     Manager: Norio Sasaki

Player of the Match:
Carli Lloyd (United States)

Assistant referees:
Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine)
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Fourth official:
Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
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Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still tied.
Twelve named eligible substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

+First half StatisticUnited StatesJapanGoals scored  4  1Total shots  9  3Shots on target  5  3Ball possession  49%  51%Corner kicks  3  0Fouls committed  7  3Offsides  1  0Yellow cards  0  0Red cards  0  0

+Second halfStatisticUnited StatesJapanGoals scored  1  1Total shots  6  9Shots on target  2  1Ball possession  47%  53%Corner kicks  4  3Fouls committed  7  7Offsides  0  1Yellow cards  0  2Red cards  0  0

+Overall StatisticUnited StatesJapanGoals scored  5  2Total shots  15  12Shots on target  7  4Ball possession  48%  52%Corner kicks  7  3Fouls committed  14  10Offsides  1  1Yellow cards  0  2Red cards  0  0

References

Other websites
Official website 


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