2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = FIFA Women's World Cup
year = 2007
country = China
name = 2007 FIFA

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size = 150px
caption = Official logo
teams = 120
num_teams = 16
champion_other = fbw|GER
second_other = fbw|BRA
third_other = fbw|USA
count = 2
matches = 32
goals = 111
attendance = 1156955
top_scorer = flagicon|BRA Marta (7 goals)The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10 2007 – September 30 2007. [ [http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/162732.htm Emblem for World Cup 2007 Launched] , from china.org.cn, retrieved 7 July 2006] Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United States. FIFA immediately granted the 2007 event to China, which means that no new host nation was chosen competitively until the voting was held for the 2011 Women's World Cup.

The tournament opened with a record-breaking match in Shanghai, as Germany beat Argentina 11–0 to register the biggest win and the highest scoring match in Women's World Cup history. The tournament ended with Germany defeating Brazil 2–0 in the final, having never surrendered a goal in the entire tournament. The Germans became the first national team in FIFA Women's World Cup history to obtain two consecutive titles.

Teams

All times are local (UTC+8)

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date = 2007-09-10
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|GER
score = 11 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56313/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|ARG
goals1 = Behringer goal|12 goal|24
Garefrekes goal|17
Prinz goal|29 goal|45+1 goal|59
Lingor goal|51 goal|90+1
Smisek goal|57 goal|70 goal|79
goals2 =
stadium = Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
attendance = 28,098
referee = Tammy Ogston flagicon|AUS----footballbox
date = 2007-09-11
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|ENG
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56312/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|JPN
goals1 = K. Smith Goal|81 Goal|83
goals2 = Miyama Goal|55 Goal|90+5
stadium = Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
attendance = 27,146
referee = Kari Seitz flagicon|USA----footballbox
date = 2007-09-14
time = 17:00
team1 = fbw-rt|ARG
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56311/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|JPN
goals1 =
goals2 = Nagasato goal|90+1
stadium = Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
attendance = 27,730
referee = Dagmar Damkova flagicon|CZE----footballbox
date = 2007-09-14
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|GER
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56310/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|ENG
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
attendance = 27,730
referee = Jenny Palmqvist flagicon|SWE ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-17Moved from 2007-09-18 [http://www.fifa.com/womenworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=561970.html Match schedule amended] ]
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|ARG
score = 1 – 6
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56308/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|ENG
goals1 = Perez sent off|2|41|49
González goal|60
goals2 = González goal|9|o.g.
J. Scott goal|10
Williams goal|50|pen.
K. Smith goal|64 goal|77
Exley goal|90|pen.
stadium = Chengdu Sports Center
attendance = 30,730
referee = Dianne Ferreira-James flagicon|GUY ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-17
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|JPN
score = 0 – 2
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56309/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|GER
goals1 =
goals2 = Prinz goal|21
Lingor goal|87|pen.
stadium = Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
attendance = 39,817
referee = Adriana Correa flagicon|COL

Group B

All times are local (UTC+8)footballbox
date = 2007-09-12
time = 17:00
team1 = fbw-rt|BRA
score = 5 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56331/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|NZL
goals1 = Daniela goal|10
Cristiane goal|54
Marta goal|74 goal|90+3
Renata Costa goal|86
goals2 =
stadium = Wuhan Stadium
attendance = 33,500
referee = Pannipar Kamnueng flagicon|THA ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-12
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|CHN
score = 3 – 2
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56330/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|DEN
goals1 = Li Jie goal|31
Bi Yan goal|50
Song Xiaoli goal|88
goals2 = Nielsen goal|51
Paaske goal|87
stadium = Wuhan Stadium
attendance = 50,800
referee = Dianne Ferreira-James flagicon|GUY ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-15
time = 17:00
team1 = fbw-rt|DEN
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56329/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|NZL
goals1 = Pedersen goal|61
Paaske goal|66
goals2 =
stadium = Wuhan Stadium
attendance = 54,000
referee = Mayumi Oiwa flagicon|JPN ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-15
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|CHN
score = 0 – 4
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56328/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|BRA
goals1 =
goals2 = Marta goal|42 goal|70
Cristiane goal|47 goal|48
stadium = Wuhan Stadium
attendance = 54,000
referee = Jennifer Bennett flagicon|USA ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-20 [Moved from 2007-09-19 due to Typhoon Wipha [http://fifa.com/womenworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=600102.html Australia-Canada and China-New Zealand moved to 20 Sept] ]
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|CHN
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56327/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|NZL
goals1 = Li Jie goal|57
Xie Caixia goal|79
goals2 =
stadium = Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
attendance = 56,208
referee = Dagmar Damková flagicon|CZE ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-20 [Moved from 2007-09-19 due to Typhoon Wipha [http://www.fifa.com/womenworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=599075.html Match schedule amended due to typhoon Wipha] ]
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|BRA
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56326/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|DEN
goals1 = Pretinha goal|90+1
goals2 =
stadium = Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
attendance = 43,817
referee = Kari Seitz flagicon|USA

Knockout stage

Round8-with third
September 22 — Wuhan|fbw|GER|3|fbw|PRK|0
September 23 — Wuhan|fbw|NOR|1|fbw|CHN|0
September 22 — Tianjin|fbw|USA|3|fbw|ENG|0
September 23 — Tianjin|fbw|BRA|3|fbw|AUS|2
September 26 — Tianjin|fbw|GER|3|fbw|NOR|0
September 27 — Hangzhou|fbw|USA|0|fbw|BRA|4
September 30 — Shanghai|fbw|GER|2|fbw|BRA|0
September 30 — Shanghai|fbw|NOR|1|fbw|USA|4

Quarterfinals

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date = 2007-09-22
time = 17:00
team1 = fbw-rt|GER
score = 3 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56339/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|PRK
goals1 = Garefrekes goal|44
Lingor goal|67
Krahn goal|72
goals2 =
stadium = Wuhan Stadium
attendance = 37,200
referee = Tammy Ogston flagicon|AUS ----footballbox
date = 2007-09-22
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|USA
score = 3 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56338/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|ENG
goals1 = Wambach goal|48 Boxx goal|57
Lilly goal|60
goals2 =
stadium = Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
attendance = 29,586
referee = Jenny Palmqvist flagicon|SWE----footballbox
date = 2007-09-23
time = 17:00
team1 = fbw-rt|NOR
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56337/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|CHN
goals1 = Herlovsen goal|32
goals2 =
stadium = Wuhan Stadium
attendance = 52,000
referee = Gyöngyi Gaál flagicon|HUN----footballbox
date = 2007-09-23
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|BRA
score = 3 – 2
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56336/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|AUS
goals1 = Formiga goal|4
Marta goal|23|pen.
Cristiane goal|75
goals2 = De Vanna goal|36
Colthorpe goal|68
stadium = Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
attendance = 35,061
referee = Christine Beck flagicon|GER

emifinals

"(All times UTC+8)"footballbox
date = 2007-09-26
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|GER
score = 3 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56335/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|NOR
goals1 = Rønning goal|42|o.g.
Stegemann goal|72
Müller goal|75
goals2 =
stadium = Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
attendance = 53,819
referee = Dagmar Damková flagicon|CZE----footballbox
date = 2007-09-27
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|USA
score = 0 – 4
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56334/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|BRA
goals1 = Boxx sent off|2|14|45+1
goals2 = Osborne goal|20|o.g.
Marta goal|27 goal|79
Cristiane goal|56
stadium = Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou
attendance = 47,818
referee = Nicole Petignat flagicon|SUI

Third place playoff

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date = 2007-09-30
time = 17:00
team1 = fbw-rt|NOR
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56333/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|USA
goals1 = R. Gulbrandsen goal|63
goals2 = Wambach goal|30 goal|46
Chalupny goal|58
O'Reilly goal|59
attendance = 32,068
referee = Gyöngyi Gaál flagicon|HUN
stadium = Hongkou Stadium

Final

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date = 2007-09-30
time = 20:00
team1 = fbw-rt|GER
score = 2 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womenworldcup/china2007/results/match=56332/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fbw|BRA
goals1 = Prinz goal|52 Laudehr goal|86
goals2 =
attendance = 31,000
referee = Tammy Ogston flagicon|AUS
stadium = Hongkou Stadium

Awards

All-Star Team

Goalscorers

;7 goals
* Marta;6 goals:
* Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
* Abby Wambach;5 goals
* Birgit Prinz
* Cristiane;4 goals:
* Lisa De Vanna
* Kelly Smith
* Renate Lingor;3 goals
* Christine Sinclair
* Sandra Smisek;2 goals
* Li Jie
* Cathrine Paaske Sørensen
* Melanie Behringer
* Kerstin Garefrekes
* Aya Miyama
* Isabell Herlovsen
* Ane Stangeland Horpestad
* Lotta Schelin
* Lori Chalupny;2 goals (cont.)
* Heather O'Reilly;1 goal
* Eva González
* Heather Garriock
* Collette McCallum
* Cheryl Salisbury
* Sarah Walsh
* Lauren Colthorpe
* Formiga
* Daniela
* Pretinha
* Renata Costa
* Candace-Marie Chapman
* Martina Franko
* Sophie Schmidt
* Melissa Tancredi
* Bi Yan
* Song Xiaoli
* Xie Caixia
* Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen
* Katrine Pedersen
* Vicky Exley
* Jill Scott;1 goal (cont.)
* Fara Williams
* Annike Krahn
* Simone Laudehr
* Martina Müller
* Kerstin Stegemann
* Anita Amankwa
* Adjoa Bayor
* Florence Okoe
* Yuki Nagasato
* Cynthia Uwak
* Kil Son Hui
* Kim Yong Ae
* Kim Kyong Hwa
* Ri Kum Suk
* Ri Un Suk
* Lise Klaveness
* Lene Storløkken
* Victoria Svensson
* Shannon Boxx
* Kristine Lilly

Own goals
* Eva González (for England)
* Trine Rønning (for Germany)
* Leslie Osborne (for Brazil)

External links

* [http://fifa.com/en/comp/index/0,1534,WF2007,00.html?comp=WF&year=2007 FIFA Womens World Cup Official Site]
* [http://wwcreferees.blogspot.com/ WWC 2007 USA Referee Report from China]

References and notes