2015 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup began on 20 June and ended with the final match on 5 July 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in this knockout stage.

Format

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[1]

Third teams qualify from groups: Canada (1A) plays vs.: Germany (1B) plays vs.: Japan (1C) plays vs.: USA (1D) plays vs.:
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Qualified teams

The top two teams of each preliminary group and the four best-ranked third place teams advanced to the knockout stage.

Bracket

Round of 16

Germany vs Sweden

GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 4 Leonie Maier
CB 5 Annike Krahn
CB 3
LB 22
CM 20 Lena Goeßling
CM 16
RW 6 Simone Laudehr
AM 11 Anja Mittag
LW 18
CF 13 Célia Šašić
Substitutions:
MF 10
DF 15
MF 9
Manager:
Silvia Neid
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GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
RB 4
CB 14
CB 5 Nilla Fischer
LB 18
CM 3 Linda Sembrant
CM 17 Caroline Seger (c)
RW 23
LW 15 Therese Sjögran
CF 8
CF 10 Sofia Jakobsson
Substitutions:
DF 16
FW 9
FW 11
Manager:
Pia Sundhage
Player of the Match:
Anja Mittag (Germany)

Assistant referees


Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)
Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)
Fourth official


Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Fifth official


Fang Yan (China)

China PR vs Cameroon

GK 12 Wang Fei
RB 5 Wu Haiyan (c)
CB 14 Zhao Rong
CB 6 Li Dongna
LB 2 Liu Shanshan
CM 19 Tan Ruyin
CM 23 Ren Guixin
RW 21
AM 13
LW 18 Han Peng
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 16
FW 17
Assistant Coach:
Chang Weiwei
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GK 1 Annette Ngo Ndom
RB 12
CB 2 Christine Manie (c)
CB 11 Aurelle Awona
LB 4 Yvonne Leuko
CM 10 Jeannette Yango
CM 8 Raissa Feudjio
RW 7 Gabrielle Onguéné
AM 6
LW 17 Gaëlle Enganamouit
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 3
MF 18
Manager:
Ngachu Enow
Player of the Match:
Ren Guixin (China PR)

Assistant referees


Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Marina Wozniak (Germany)
Fourth official


Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Fifth official


Sarah Ho (Australia)

Brazil vs Australia

GK 1 Luciana
RB 2
CB 3 Mônica Alves
CB 16 Rafaelle Souza
LB 6
CM 20 Formiga
CM 8
RW 10 Marta (c)
AM 5 Andressinha
LW 9 Andressa Alves
CF 11 Cristiane
Substitutions:
MF 7
FW 18
Manager:
Vadão
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GK 1 Lydia Williams
CB 5 Laura Alleway
CB 14 Alanna Kennedy
CB 7 Stephanie Catley
DM 8 Elise Kellond-Knight
CM 10 Emily van Egmond
CM 13
RW 11 Lisa De Vanna (c)
LW 9 Caitlin Foord
CF 23
CF 20 Samantha Kerr
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 19
Manager:
Alen Stajcic
Player of the Match:
Elise Kellond-Knight (Australia)

Assistant referees


Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)
Fourth official


Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Fifth official


Mana Dzodope (Togo)

France vs South Korea

GK 16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 8 Jessica Houara
CB 4 Laura Georges
CB 2 Wendie Renard (c)
LB 3 Laure Boulleau
CM 6 Amandine Henry
CM 10
RW 12 Élodie Thomis
LW 14 Louisa Nécib
CF 18
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 23
FW 13
Manager:
Philippe Bergeroo
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GK 18 Kim Jung-mi
RB 19 Kim Soo-yun
CB 4 Shim Seo-yeon
CB 5 Kim Do-yeon
LB 2
CM 13
CM 8 Cho So-hyun (c)
RW 16
AM 23
LW 7 Jeon Ga-eul
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 12
MF 22
MF 15
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
Player of the Match:
Amandine Henry (France)

Assistant referees


Maria Rocco (Argentina)
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Fourth official


Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Fifth official


Elizabeth Aguilar (El Salvador)

Canada vs Switzerland

GK 1 Erin McLeod
RB 7
CB 3
CB 10 Lauren Sesselmann
LB 15 Allysha Chapman
CM 22
CM 11 Desiree Scott
CM 13 Sophie Schmidt
RF 14
CF 9 Josée Bélanger
LF 12 Christine Sinclair (c) 
Substitutions:
FW 16
MF 6
DF 20
Manager:
John Herdman
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GK 1 Gaëlle Thalmann
RB 5 Noelle Maritz
CB 15 Caroline Abbé (c)
CB 9 Lia Wälti
LB 6
CM 22 Vanessa Bernauer
CM 7
RW 13 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
LW 4
CF 10 Ramona Bachmann
CF 11 Lara Dickenmann
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 16
DF 14
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
Player of the Match:
Erin McLeod (Canada)

Assistant referees


Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
Allyson Flynn (Australia)
Fourth official


Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Fifth official


Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)

Norway vs England

GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 6 Maren Mjelde
CB 7 Trine Rønning (c)
CB 3 Marita Skammelsrud Lund
LB 13
CM 8 Solveig Gulbrandsen
CM 17 Lene Mykjåland
CM 4 Gry Tofte Ims
RF 19
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen
LF 21 Ada Hegerberg
Substitutions:
DF 2
FW 16
FW 5 Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland 
Manager:
Even Pellerud
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GK 1 Karen Bardsley
RB 12 Lucy Bronze
CB 5 Steph Houghton (c)
CB 6 Laura Bassett
LB 3 Claire Rafferty
CM 4 Fara Williams
CM 10 Karen Carney
RW 11 Jade Moore
LW 16 Katie Chapman
CF 22
CF 18
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 19
Manager:
Mark Sampson
Player of the Match:
Karen Bardsley (England)

Assistant referees


Ella de Vries (Belgium)
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Fourth official


Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Fifth official


Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)

United States vs Colombia

GK 1 Hope Solo
RB 11
CB 4 Becky Sauerbrunn
CB 19 Julie Johnston
LB 22 Meghan Klingenberg
CM 12
CM 10 Carli Lloyd
RW 15
LW 17 Tobin Heath
CF 20 Abby Wambach (c)
CF 13 Alex Morgan
Substitutions:
MF 14
FW 23
DF 16
Manager:
Jill Ellis
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GK 22
RB 17 Carolina Arias
CB 14 Nataly Arias
CB 13
LB 9 Oriánica Velásquez
CM 6
CM 3 Natalia Gaitán (c)
RW 4 Diana Ospina
AM 10
LW 16 Lady Andrade
CF 7
Substitutions:
GK 1
FW 11
MF 19
Manager:
Fabián Taborda
Player of the Match:
Carli Lloyd (United States)

Assistant referees


Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Fourth official


Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Fifth official


Sarah Ho (Australia)

Japan vs Netherlands

GK 18 Ayumi Kaihori
RB 19
CB 3 Azusa Iwashimizu
CB 4 Saki Kumagai
LB 5 Aya Sameshima
CM 6 Mizuho Sakaguchi
CM 13 Rumi Utsugi
RW 9
LW 8 Aya Miyama (c)
CF 17 Yūki Ōgimi
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 16
MF 10
Manager:
Norio Sasaki
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GK 1 Loes Geurts
RB 2 Desiree van Lunteren
CB 3 Stefanie van der Gragt
CB 4 Mandy van den Berg (c)
LB 15
CM 6 Anouk Dekker
CM 10
CM 8 Sherida Spitse
RF 7 Manon Melis
CF 9 Vivianne Miedema
LF 11 Lieke Martens
Substitutions:
FW 19
MF 17
Manager:
Roger Reijners
Player of the Match:
Mizuho Sakaguchi (Japan)

Assistant referees


Mayte Chávez (Mexico)
Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
Fourth official


Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)
Fifth official


Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)

Quarter-finals

Germany vs France

GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 4 Leonie Maier
CB 5 Annike Krahn
CB 14 Babett Peter
LB 22 Tabea Kemme
CM 20
CM 16
RW 6 Simone Laudehr
AM 11
LW 18
CF 13 Célia Šašić
Substitutions:
MF 10
MF 23
MF 7
Manager:
Silvia Neid
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GK 16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 8 Jessica Houara
CB 4
CB 2 Wendie Renard (c)
LB 22 Amel Majri
CM 6 Amandine Henry
CM 10 Camille Abily
RW 12
LW 14 Louisa Nécib
CF 18
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 17
MF 23
Manager:
Philippe Bergeroo
Player of the Match:
Nadine Angerer (Germany)

Assistant referees


Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
Suzanne Morisset (Canada)
Fourth official


Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Fifth official


Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)

China PR vs United States

GK 12 Wang Fei
RB 5 Wu Haiyan (c)
CB 14 Zhao Rong
CB 6 Li Dongna
LB 2 Liu Shanshan
CM 19
CM 23 Ren Guixin
RW 21 Wang Lisi
AM 16
LW 18
CF 9 Wang Shanshan
Substitutions:
FW 11
DF 3
MF 13
Manager:
Hao Wei
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GK 1 Hope Solo
RB 11 Ali Krieger
CB 19 Julie Johnston
CB 4 Becky Sauerbrunn
LB 22 Meghan Klingenberg
CM 14 Morgan Brian
CM 10 Carli Lloyd (c)
RW 5
LW 17 Tobin Heath
CF 8
CF 13
Substitutions:
FW 23
MF 9
MF 20
Manager:
Jill Ellis
Player of the Match:
Carli Lloyd (United States)

Assistant referees


Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
Tonja Paavola (Finland)
Fourth official


Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Fifth official


María Rocco (Argentina)

Australia vs Japan

GK 1 Lydia Williams
CB 5 Laura Alleway
CB 14 Alanna Kennedy
CB 7 Stephanie Catley
DM 8 Elise Kellond-Knight
CM 10 Emily van Egmond
CM 19
RW 17
LW 9 Caitlin Foord
CF 11 Lisa De Vanna (c)
CF 20 Samantha Kerr
Substitutions:
FW 2
FW 23
FW 3
Manager:
Alen Stajcic
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GK 18 Ayumi Kaihori
RB 19 Saori Ariyoshi
CB 3
CB 4 Saki Kumagai
LB 5 Aya Sameshima
CM 6
CM 13 Rumi Utsugi
RW 9 Nahomi Kawasumi
LW 8 Aya Miyama (c)
CF 11
CF 17 Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
FW 16
MF 10
Manager:
Norio Sasaki
Player of the Match:
Rumi Utsugi (Japan)

Assistant referees


Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine)
Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)
Fourth official


Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Fifth official


Shirley Perello (Honduras)

England vs Canada

GK 1
RB 12 Lucy Bronze
CB 5 Steph Houghton (c)
CB 6 Laura Bassett
LB 3 Claire Rafferty
DM 4
CM 11
CM 8 Jill Scott
AM 16 Katie Chapman
CF 19 Jodie Taylor
CF 10
Substitutions:
GK 13
FW 23
DF 15
Manager:
Mark Sampson
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GK 1 Erin McLeod
RB 7
CB 3
CB 10
LB 15 Allysha Chapman
CM 22 Ashley Lawrence
CM 11
CM 13 Sophie Schmidt
RF 14
CF 9 Josée Bélanger
LF 12 Christine Sinclair (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 19
MF 6
Manager:
John Herdman
Player of the Match:
Steph Houghton (England)

Assistant referees


Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)
Fourth official


Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Fifth official


Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)

Semi-finals

United States vs Germany

GK 1
RB 11 Ali Krieger
CB 19
CB 4
LB 22 Meghan Klingenberg
CM 12 Lauren Holiday
CM 14 Morgan Brian
RW 17
LW 15
SS 10 Carli Lloyd (c)
CF 13
Substitutions:
DF 5
FW 20
FW 2
Manager:
Jill Ellis
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GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 4
CB 5
CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak
LB 22 Tabea Kemme
CM 20 Lena Goeßling
CM 16 Melanie Leupolz
RW 6 Simone Laudehr
AM 11
LW 18 Alexandra Popp
CF 13 Célia Šašić
Substitutions:
MF 10
Manager:
Silvia Neid
Player of the Match:
Carli Lloyd (United States)

Assistant referees


Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)
Fourth official


Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Fifth official


Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)

Japan vs England

GK 18 Ayumi Kaihori
RB 19 Saori Ariyoshi
CB 3 Azusa Iwashimizu
CB 4 Saki Kumagai
LB 5 Aya Sameshima
CM 6 Mizuho Sakaguchi
CM 13 Rumi Utsugi
RW 9 Nahomi Kawasumi
LW 8 Aya Miyama (c)
CF 11
CF 17
Substitutions:
FW 16
Manager:
Norio Sasaki
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GK 1 Karen Bardsley
RB 12
CB 5 Steph Houghton (c)
CB 6 Laura Bassett
LB 3
CM 11 Jade Moore
CM 4
CM 16 Katie Chapman
RF 8 Jill Scott
CF 19
LF 18 Toni Duggan
Substitutions:
FW 23
DF 2
MF 10
Manager:
Mark Sampson
Player of the Match:
Saori Ariyoshi (Japan)

Assistant referees


Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
Allyson Flynn (Australia)
Fourth official


Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Fifth official


Manuela Nicolosi (France)

Third place play-off

GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 2 Bianca Schmidt
CB 14 Babett Peter
CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak
LB 22 Tabea Kemme
CM 20
CM 7
RW 6 Simone Laudehr
LW 23 Sara Däbritz
CF 13
CF 19 Lena Petermann
Substitutions:
MF 16
FW 11
FW 18
Manager:
Silvia Neid
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GK 1
CB 5 Steph Houghton (c)
CB 6
CB 17 Jo Potter
DM 4
CM 8 Jill Scott
CM 16
RW 12 Lucy Bronze
LW 14 Alex Greenwood
SS 10 Karen Carney
CF 23
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 20
DF 15
Manager:
Mark Sampson
Player of the Match:
Karen Bardsley (England)

Assistant referees


Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)
Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)
Fourth official


Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Fifth official


Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)

Final

See main article: 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209162112/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015e_neutral.pdf. dead. 9 December 2014. FIFA.com.
  2. Web site: Calculators and cards: The qualification and disciplinary lowdown. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614082731/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=calculators-and-cards-the-qualification-and-disciplinary-lowdown-2646911.html. dead. 14 June 2015. FIFA.com. 12 June 2015.

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