2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Football tournament group stage

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 v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	France	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Nigeria	3	1	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Canada	3	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

Nigeria vs France

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)15:00

Nigeria	0–1	France
	Report	Delie 56'

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, SinsheimAttendance: 25,475Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)

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

26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)18:00

Germany	2–1	Canada
Garefrekes 10' Okoyino da Mbabi 42'	Report	Sinclair 82'

Olympiastadion, BerlinAttendance: 73,680Referee: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)

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

30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)18:00

Canada	0–4	France
	Report	Thiney 24', 60' Abily 66' Thomis 83'

Ruhrstadion, BochumAttendance: 16,591Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

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

30 June 2011 (2011-06-30)20:45

Germany	1–0	Nigeria
Laudehr 54'	Report

Waldstadion, FrankfurtAttendance: 48,817Referee: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)

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

5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)20:45

France	2–4	Germany
Delie 56' Georges 72'	Report	Garefrekes 25' Grings 32', 68' (pen.) Okoyino da Mbabi 89'

Borussia-Park, MönchengladbachAttendance: 45,867Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

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.

5 July 2011 (2011-07-05)20:45

Canada	0–1	Nigeria
	Report	Nkwocha 73'

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, DresdenAttendance: 13,638Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

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)

References

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^ "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Canada-France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
^ "Schiedsrichterinnen für die Spiele 9 bis 16 benannt". FIFA. 2011-06-28. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
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"Match report – Group A – France v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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External links

Group A on fifa.com

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