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 Team 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
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

Matches

Nigeria vs France
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 25,475[1]
Nigeria[2]
France[2]

NIGERIA:
GK1Precious Dede (c)
RB14Faith Ikidi 34'
CB3Osinachi Ohale
CB5Onome Ebi
LB6Helen Ukaonu
CM11Glory Iroka
CM10Rita Chikwelu
RW7Stella Mbachu
AM4Perpetua Nkwocha
LW8Ebere Orji 78'
CF9Desire Oparanozie 66'
Substitutions:
DF15Josephine Chukwunonye 34'
FW12Sarah Michael 66'
FW19Uchechi Sunday 78'
Manager:
Uche Eucharia

FRANCE:
GK16Bérangère Sapowicz
RB2Wendie Renard 69'
CB4Laura Georges
CB5Ophélie Meilleroux
LB8Sonia Bompastor
DM6Sandrine Soubeyrand (c) 46'
CM10Camille Abily
CM15Élise Bussaglia
RW17Gaëtane Thiney 57'
LW14Louisa Necib
CF18Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutions:
FW9Eugénie Le Sommer 46'
FW12Élodie Thomis 57'
DF11Laure Lepailleur 69'
Manager:
Bruno Bini

Player of the Match:
Louisa Necib (France)

Assistant referees:
Marlene Duffy (United States)[3]
Veronica Perez (United States)[3]
Fourth official:
Cha Sung Mi (South Korea)[3]

Germany vs Canada
Germany 2–1 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 73,680[4]
Germany[5]
Canada[5]

GERMANY:
GK1Nadine Angerer
RB10Linda Bresonik
CB5Annike Krahn 90'
CB3Saskia Bartusiak
LB4Babett Peter
CM14Kim Kulig
CM6Simone Laudehr 81'
RW18Kerstin Garefrekes
AM13Célia Okoyino da Mbabi 65'
LW7Melanie Behringer 71'
CF9Birgit Prinz (c) 56'
Substitutions:
FW11Alexandra Popp 56'
FW8Inka Grings 65'
MF19Fatmire Bajramaj 71'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

CANADA:
GK18Erin McLeod
RB7Rhian Wilkinson
CB9Candace Chapman
CB2Emily Zurrer
LB20Marie-Ève Nault 46'
DM13Sophie Schmidt
CM6Kaylyn Kyle 46'
CM8Diana Matheson
RW14Melissa Tancredi 80'
LW16Jonelle Filigno
CF12Christine Sinclair (c)
Substitutions:
MF3Kelly Parker 46'
DF5Robyn Gayle 46'
DF17Brittany Timko 80'
Manager:
Carolina Morace

Player of the Match:
Kerstin Garefrekes (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Allyson Flynn (Australia)[3]
Sarah Ho (Australia)[3]
Fourth official:
Etsuko Fukano (Japan)[3]

Canada vs France
Canada 0–4 France
Report
Attendance: 16,591[6]
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)
Canada[7]
France[7]

CANADA:
GK18Erin McLeod
RB7Rhian Wilkinson
CB9Candace Chapman
CB2Emily Zurrer
LB17Brittany Timko 77'
DM8Diana Matheson 52'
RM6Kaylyn Kyle 60'
LM13Sophie Schmidt
RW16Jonelle Filigno
LW12Christine Sinclair (c)
CF15Christina Julien 60'
Substitutions:
MF11Desiree Scott 60'
FW14Melissa Tancredi 60'
MF19Chelsea Stewart 77'
Manager:
Carolina Morace

FRANCE:
GK16Bérangère Sapowicz
RB11Laure Lepailleur
CB4Laura Georges
CB20Sabrina Viguier
LB8Sonia Bompastor 37'
CM6Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)
CM15Élise Bussaglia
RW10Camille Abily 82'
AM14Louisa Necib
LW17Gaëtane Thiney 79'
CF18Marie-Laure Delie 74'
Substitutions:
FW12Élodie Thomis 74'
DF3Laure Boulleau 79'
FW9Eugénie Le Sommer 82'
Manager:
Bruno Bini

Player of the Match:
Gaëtane Thiney (France)

Assistant referees:
Saori Takahashi (Japan)[8]
Zhang Lingling (China)[8]
Fourth official:
Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)[8]

Germany vs Nigeria
Germany 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 48,817[9]
Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)
Germany[10]
Nigeria[10]

GERMANY:
GK1Nadine Angerer
RB10Linda Bresonik
CB5Annike Krahn
CB3Saskia Bartusiak
LB4Babett Peter
CM14Kim Kulig 74'
CM6Simone Laudehr
RW18Kerstin Garefrekes
AM13Célia Okoyino da Mbabi 87'
LW7Melanie Behringer 31'
CF9Birgit Prinz (c) 53'
Substitutions:
FW11Alexandra Popp 31'
FW8Inka Grings 53'
MF19Fatmire Bajramaj 87'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

NIGERIA:
GK1Precious Dede (c)
RB14Faith Ikidi
CB3Osinachi Ohale 51'
CB5Onome Ebi 85'
LB6Helen Ukaonu
RM7Stella Mbachu
CM4Perpetua Nkwocha
CM10Rita Chikwelu
LM8Ebere Orji 63'
CF9Desire Oparanozie
CF12Sarah Michael 70'
Substitutions:
FW20Amenze Aighewi 63'
FW19Uchechi Sunday 70'
FW17Francisca Ordega 85'
Manager:
Uche Eucharia

Player of the Match:
Annike Krahn (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Shamsuri Widiya (Malaysia)[8]
Kim Kyoung Min (South Korea)[8]
Fourth official:
Silvia Reyes (Peru)[8]

France vs Germany
France 2–4 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 45,867[11]
France[12]
Germany[12]

FRANCE:
GK16Bérangère Sapowicz 65'
RB11Laure Lepailleur
CB4Laura Georges 41'
CB2Wendie Renard 59'
LB3Laure Boulleau
CM6Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)
CM15Élise Bussaglia 40'
AM14Louisa Necib 46'
RW9Eugénie Le Sommer 68'
LW17Gaëtane Thiney
CF12Élodie Thomis 46'
Substitutions:
MF10Camille Abily 46'
FW18Marie-Laure Delie 46'
GK1Céline Deville 68'
Manager:
Bruno Bini

GERMANY:
GK1Nadine Angerer
RB2Bianca Schmidt
CB5Annike Krahn 78'
CB3Saskia Bartusiak
LB4Babett Peter
CM6Simone Laudehr 46'
CM20Lena Goeßling 17'
RW18Kerstin Garefrekes (c)
AM13Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
LW19Fatmire Bajramaj 82'
CF8Inka Grings
Substitutions:
MF17Ariane Hingst 46'
FW11Alexandra Popp 78'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

Player of the Match:
Inka Grings (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Anu Jokela (Finland)[13]
Tonja Paavola (Finland)[13]
Fourth official:
Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)[13]

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.[14] Though the elapsed time was initially counted in the match report,[15] FIFA later amended the minutes of the match events to exclude the stoppage of play caused by the power outage.

Canada 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 13,638[15]
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Canada[16]
Nigeria[16]

CANADA:
GK1Karina LeBlanc
RB7Rhian Wilkinson
CB9Candace Chapman
CB2Emily Zurrer
LB20Marie-Ève Nault
RM6Kaylyn Kyle 78'
CM8Diana Matheson
LM13Sophie Schmidt
RW16Jonelle Filigno 56'
LW12Christine Sinclair (c)
FW14Melissa Tancredi 84'
Substitutions:
FW15Christina Julien 56'
MF11Desiree Scott 78'
FW10Jodi-Ann Robinson 84'
Manager:
Carolina Morace

NIGERIA:
GK1Precious Dede (c)
RB14Faith Ikidi
CB3Osinachi Ohale
CB5Onome Ebi 59'
LB6Helen Ukaonu
CM11Glory Iroka
CM10Rita Chikwelu
RW7Stella Mbachu 72'
LW8Ebere Orji 54'
CF9Desire Oparanozie 84'
CF4Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
MF13Ogonna Chukwudi 54'
FW17Francisca Ordega 72'
FW19Uchechi Sunday 84'
Manager:
Uche Eucharia

Player of the Match:
Stella Mbachu (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Jacqui Stephenson (New Zealand)[13]
Lata Tuifutuna (Tonga)[13]
Fourth official:
Thalia Mitsi (Greece)[13]

References
  1. "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Nigeria-France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 1 bis 8 benannt". FIFA. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  4. "Match report – Group A – Germany v Canada" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Germany-Canada" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  6. "Match report – Group A – Canada v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Canada-France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  8. "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 9 bis 16 benannt". FIFA. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  9. "Match report – Group A – Germany v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Germany-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  11. "Match report – Group A – France v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – France-Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  13. "Bibiana Steinhaus pfeift Äquatorial-Guinea gegen Brasilien". dfb.de. 2011-07-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  14. "Liveticker | Kanada – Nigeria 0:1 | Vorrunde, 3. Spieltag | Frauen-WM 2011" [Live coverage | Canada v Nigeria 0–1 | Group stage, matchday 3 | 2011 Women's World Cup]. kicker. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  15. "Match report – Group A – Canada v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  16. "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Canada-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
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