2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Group B of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from , , and . The games were played on 27 June, 1 July and 5 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the top two teams of each of the four groups. It began on July 9 and ended with the Final on July 17 2011.-Qualified teams:-Bracket:-England vs. France:-Germany vs. Japan:...

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarterfinals 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the top two teams of each of the four groups. It began on July 9 and ended with the Final on July 17 2011.-Qualified teams:-Bracket:-England vs. France:-Germany vs. Japan:...

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Japan vs. New Zealand


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GK	21	Ayumi Kaihori Ayumi Kaihori is a Japanese international footballer. A goalkeeper, she currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa.. She was also the starting goalkeeper for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, tallying 5 wins and 1 loss...
RB	2	Yukari Kinga Yukari Kinga is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a defender for L. League club INAC Kobe leonessa. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups.-References:...
CB	3	Azusa Iwashimizu Azusa Iwashimizu is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for L. League club NTV Beleza. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups. She was sent off in the last minute of extra time in the final, but Japan still defeated the United States....
CB	4	Saki Kumagai Saki Kumagai is a Japanese international footballer. A central defender, she currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt in Germany after signing from Urawa Red Diamonds in 2011. She was part of Japan's World Cup-winning team in 2011, scoring the winning penalty in the final against the USA.-Club career:-Honors:Club...
LB	15	Aya Sameshima Aya Sameshima is a Japanese international footballer. Mainly a left-sided defender, she currently plays for French club Montpellier in the Division 1 Féminine.-Domestic career:...
CM	10	Homare Sawa Homare Sawa is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese... (c)
CM	6	Mizuho Sakaguchi Mizuho Sakaguchi is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a midfielder for L. League club Albirex Niigata Ladies. She played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...
RW	7	Kozue Ando Kozue Ando is a Japanese international footballer. A midfielder, she currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany. She is a member of the Japanese national team, which defeated the United States in a penalty shoot-out in the finals to win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup....
LW	8	Aya Miyama Aya Miyama is a Japanese football midfielder who currently plays for Okayama Yunogō Belle of the L. League. She is also a member of the Japan's national team that won the 2011 Women's World Cup.-Early career:...
CF	11	Shinobu Ohno Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward. Her club team, as of 2011, is INAC Kobe Leonessa.After playing in the U-19 and U-20 teams for a short period, Ohno joined the senior Japanese national team in 2003. Her first major tournament was the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where Japan...
CF	17	Yūki Nagasato Yūki Nagasato is a Japanese women's football striker.She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam of the Women's Bundesliga and is a member of the Japan women's national football team. She also played for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they defeated the US in the final.-Career...
Substitutions:
FW	20	Mana Iwabuchi Mana Iwabuchi is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for NTV Beleza and its youth team, NTV Menina, and the Japan women's national football team.-Career:Iwabuchi started playing soccer at Sekimae S.C. in her second year of elementary school...
FW	18	Karina Maruyama Karina Maruyama is a Japanese footballer from Tokyo. In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, Marayama scored a goal taking Japan to its first ever semifinals of the tournament on 9 July, 2011, defeating the host country....
DF	16	Asuna Tanaka Asuna Tanaka is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a midfielder for L. League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. She played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...
Manager:
Norio Sasaki Norio Sasaki is the head coach of the Japan women's national football team and a former association football player. He served as coach of the women's U-20 team starting in 2006, and was named coach of the national team in 2008...

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NEW ZEALAND: | GK 1 Jenny Bindon

Jenny Bindon

Jenny Bindon is an association football goalkeeper who represents New Zealand at the international level.-High school:...

RB 3 Anna Green CB 5 Abby Erceg

Abby Erceg

Abby Erceg is a professional New Zealander footballer who is a member of the New Zealand women's national team. Erceg is currently the Captain for Adelaide United FC W-League in the W-League and has previously played for Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina.-Career:Erceg signed a 1 year...

CB 6 Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith (footballer)

Rebecca Smith is a New Zealand soccer player who has represented her country at international level.- Career :...

Betsy Hassett

Betsy Doon Hassett is an association football player who represented New Zealand. She plays for the University of California, Berkeley women's football team in the United States....

CM 4 Katie Hoyle

Katie Hoyle

Katie Cherie Hoyle is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hoyle represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals, and again represented the young ferns at the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile...

RW 2 Ria Percival

Ria Percival

Ria Dawn Percival is a New Zealand professional footballer, who is a member of the New Zealand national woman's team and currently plays for FFC Frankfurt of the Frauen Bundesliga.-Biography:...

LW 18 Katie Bowen

Katie Bowen

Kate Elizabeth Bowen is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.Born in Auckland on 15 April 1994, Bowen became the youngest player to represent New Zealand at recognised international level when she played in a New Zealand U-17 match against Australia...

CF 10 Sarah Gregorius

Sarah Gregorius

Sarah Joelle Gregorius , is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.Gregorius was a member of the New Zealand side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship playing in all three games at the finals in Russia, where they lost to Australia and...

CF 9 Amber Hearn

Amber Hearn

Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn , is a association football player who represented New Zealand at international level, making her senior international debut in a 0-2 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004.-Club career:...

Substitutions: MF 8 Hayley Moorwood

Hayley Moorwood

Hayley Rose Moorwood is a Women's association footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and is contracted to Chelsea Ladies for the 2011 season.-Club career:...

FW 17 Hannah Wilkinson

Hannah Wilkinson

Hannah Lilian Wilkinson is a member of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's association football team.-Playing career:...

MF 16 Annalie Longo

Annalie Longo

Annalie Antonia Longo is a female association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.She is a student at Auckland's Epsom Girls' Grammar School and plays for the Three Kings United.-Career:...

Manager:

England John Herdman

Player of the Match:

Aya Miyama

Aya Miyama

is a Japanese football midfielder who currently plays for Okayama Yunogō Belle of the L. League. She is also a member of the Japan's national team that won the 2011 Women's World Cup.-Early career:...

(Japan)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Anu Jokela (Finland

Football Association of Finland

The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in 1907, and was also the governing body of bandy in Finland until the bandy association, Suomen Jääpalloliitto, was founded in 1972....

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Tonja Paavola (Finland

Football Association of Finland

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Fourth official:

Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine

Football Federation of Ukraine

The Football Federation of Ukraine is the governing body of football in Ukraine. It governs the football competitions for the Ukrainian Professional League, including the Ukrainian Cup, the Amatory, the competitions among the youth , and also the Ukraine national football team. It also sets the...

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Mexico vs. England


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	MEXICO:
GK	20	Cecilia Santiago Cecilia Santiago Aurora Cecilia Santiago Cisneros , commonly known as Cecilia Santiago, is a Mexican international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper...
RB	5	Natalie Vinti Natalie Vinti Natalie Raquel Vinti Nuño is a Mexican-American soccer player from San Diego, California. She is a defender for the University of San Diego women's soccer team and the Mexico women's national football team.-External links:**...
CB	4	Alina Garciamendez Alina Garciamendez Alina Lisi Garciamendez-Rowold is an Mexican-American soccer player from Fairview, Texas. She is a defender for the Stanford University women's soccer team and the Mexico women's national football team.-External links:*...
CB	3	Rubí Sandoval Rubí Sandoval Rubí Marlene Sandoval Nungaray is a female footballer from Mexico. She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished in 8th place with the Women's National Team....
LB	15	Luz del Rosario Saucedo
RM	10	Dinora Garza
CM	8	Guadalupe Worbis
LM	11	Nayeli Rangel
RW	21	Stephany Mayor Stephany Mayor Sandra Stephany Mayor Gutierrez is an Mexican soccer player from Mexico. She is a forward for the Mexico women's national football team....
LW	19	Monica Ocampo Mónica Ocampo Mónica Ocampo Medina is a Mexican international footballer.-Career:Ocampo played with W-League club FC Indiana from 2006 until 2009, then signed a professional contract with Atlanta Beat ahead of the 2010 WPS season....
CF	9	Maribel Domínguez Maribel Domínguez Maribel Guadalupe Domínguez Castelán is a Mexican footballer.-Career:In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Domínguez led the Mexican women's Olympic soccer team to the quarter-finals. Later in 2004, she accepted a two year contract from a second division Mexican men's football club Atlético Celaya. This... (c)
Substitutions:
MF	7	Juana Lopez
MF	17	Teresa Noyola Teresa Noyola Teresa Noyola Bayardo is a Mexican-American soccer player from Palo Alto, California. She is a midfielder for the Stanford University women's soccer team and the Mexico women's national football team....
Manager:
Leonardo Cuéllar Leonardo Cuéllar Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera is a retired Mexican football player. He is currently the Head Coach of the Mexico national women's team. As a player, Cuéllar played for Pumas and Atletas Campesinos in Mexico. He also played in the NASL between 1979 and 1984 for the San Diego Sockers, San Jose Earthquakes...

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ENGLAND: | GK 1 Karen Bardsley

Karen Bardsley

Karen Louise Bardsley is an American-born, English international football goalkeeper. She currently plays for Linköpings FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and is a member of the England women's national football team.-University career:Bardsley enrolled at California State University, Fullerton as...

RB 2 Alex Scott CB 6 Casey Stoney

Casey Stoney

Casey Jean Stoney is a footballer who currently plays for Lincoln Ladies. A versatile defender, she has been capped more than 90 times for the England women's national football team.-Club career:...

CB 5 Faye White

Faye White

Faye Deborah White, MBE is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Super League and the England women's national football team as a central defender...

Rachel Unitt

Rachel Elizabeth Unitt is an English football player. She currently plays as a left back for England Women and Everton Ladies.-Club career:...

CM 4 Jill Scott

Jill Scott (footballer)

Jill Louise Scott is an English female footballer. She is a central midfielder, currently playing for Everton and England women...

CM 8 Fara Williams

Fara Williams

Fara Tanya Franki Williams Merrett is an English football player. She is a central midfielder for England Women and Everton Ladies.A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams is considered one of England's leading players...

RW 12 Karen Carney

Karen Carney

Karen Julia Carney is an English football forward. She is signed to Birmingham City of the FA WSL and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Start at Birmingham City:Carney joined Birmingham City L.F.C...

AM 10 Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

Kelly Jayne Smith, MBE is an English football forward currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Youth and university:...

LW 11 Rachel Yankey

Rachel Yankey

Rachel Abba Yankey, MBE is an English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national team. She plays as a left-winger or forward, and wears the number 11 for Arsenal and England. She is of Ghanaian descent, from her father's side.Yankey is the most-capped...

CF 14 Eniola Aluko

Eniola Aluko

Eniola "Eni" Aluko is a Nigerian-born, English football forward currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. Aluko moved with her family to Birmingham when she was one year old. Since she grew up in England, she chose to represent England at international level.-Birmingham...

Substitutions: FW 9 Ellen White

Ellen White (footballer)

Ellen Toni White is an English female international football forward. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies.-Club career:...

DF 15 Sophie Bradley

Sophie Bradley

Sophie Elizabeth Bradley is an English female international football defender. A centre–back, she currently plays her club football for Lincoln Ladies.-Club career:...

Manager: Hope Powell

Hope Powell

Hope Patricia Powell, CBE is the coach of the England women's national football team. Powell is an ‘A’ License coach and in 2003 became the first woman to achieve the UEFA Pro Licence - the highest coaching award available.-Early life:Powell was educated at Bethany School and went on to take A...

Player of the Match:

Monica Ocampo

Mónica Ocampo

Mónica Ocampo Medina is a Mexican international footballer.-Career:Ocampo played with W-League club FC Indiana from 2006 until 2009, then signed a professional contract with Atlanta Beat ahead of the 2010 WPS season....

(Mexico)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Mariana Corbo (Uruguay)

Marlene Leyton (Peru)

Fourth official:

Estela Álvarez (Argentina

Argentine Football Association

The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...

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Japan vs. Mexico


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	JAPAN:
GK	21	Ayumi Kaihori Ayumi Kaihori is a Japanese international footballer. A goalkeeper, she currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa.. She was also the starting goalkeeper for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, tallying 5 wins and 1 loss...
RB	2	Yukari Kinga Yukari Kinga is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a defender for L. League club INAC Kobe leonessa. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups.-References:...
CB	3	Azusa Iwashimizu Azusa Iwashimizu is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for L. League club NTV Beleza. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups. She was sent off in the last minute of extra time in the final, but Japan still defeated the United States....
CB	4	Saki Kumagai Saki Kumagai is a Japanese international footballer. A central defender, she currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt in Germany after signing from Urawa Red Diamonds in 2011. She was part of Japan's World Cup-winning team in 2011, scoring the winning penalty in the final against the USA.-Club career:-Honors:Club...
LB	15	Aya Sameshima Aya Sameshima is a Japanese international footballer. Mainly a left-sided defender, she currently plays for French club Montpellier in the Division 1 Féminine.-Domestic career:...
RM	11	Shinobu Ohno Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward. Her club team, as of 2011, is INAC Kobe Leonessa.After playing in the U-19 and U-20 teams for a short period, Ohno joined the senior Japanese national team in 2003. Her first major tournament was the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where Japan...
CM	6	Mizuho Sakaguchi Mizuho Sakaguchi is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a midfielder for L. League club Albirex Niigata Ladies. She played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...
CM	10	Homare Sawa Homare Sawa is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese... (c)
LM	8	Aya Miyama Aya Miyama is a Japanese football midfielder who currently plays for Okayama Yunogō Belle of the L. League. She is also a member of the Japan's national team that won the 2011 Women's World Cup.-Early career:...
CF	7	Kozue Ando Kozue Ando is a Japanese international footballer. A midfielder, she currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany. She is a member of the Japanese national team, which defeated the United States in a penalty shoot-out in the finals to win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup....
CF	17	Yūki Nagasato Yūki Nagasato is a Japanese women's football striker.She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam of the Women's Bundesliga and is a member of the Japan women's national football team. She also played for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they defeated the US in the final.-Career...
Substitutions:
MF	9	Nahomi Kawasumi Nahomi Kawasumi is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a midfielder for L. League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. She played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring both her goals of the tournament—including a lob at 35 yards away—against Sweden in the semifinals....
FW	20	Mana Iwabuchi Mana Iwabuchi is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for NTV Beleza and its youth team, NTV Menina, and the Japan women's national football team.-Career:Iwabuchi started playing soccer at Sekimae S.C. in her second year of elementary school...
MF	13	Rumi Utsugi Rumi Utsugi is a Japanese football player who currently plays for French club Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a defensive midfielder and is also a Japanese women's international having represented her country at the 2007 and 2011 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as two AFC...
Manager:
Norio Sasaki Norio Sasaki is the head coach of the Japan women's national football team and a former association football player. He served as coach of the women's U-20 team starting in 2006, and was named coach of the national team in 2008...

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MEXICO: | GK 20 Cecilia Santiago

Cecilia Santiago

Aurora Cecilia Santiago Cisneros , commonly known as Cecilia Santiago, is a Mexican international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper...

RB 5 Natalie Vinti

Natalie Vinti

Natalie Raquel Vinti Nuño is a Mexican-American soccer player from San Diego, California. She is a defender for the University of San Diego women's soccer team and the Mexico women's national football team.-External links:**...

CB 6 Natalie Garcia

Natalie Garcia

Natalie Ann Garcia Mendez is an Mexican-American soccer player from Valley Center, California. She is a defender for the University of San Diego women's soccer team and the Mexico women's national football team.-References:...

CB 4 Alina Garciamendez

Alina Garciamendez

Alina Lisi Garciamendez-Rowold is an Mexican-American soccer player from Fairview, Texas. She is a defender for the Stanford University women's soccer team and the Mexico women's national football team.-External links:*...

LB 15 Luz del Rosario Saucedo CM 10 Dinora Garza CM 11 Nayeli Rangel RW 21 Stephany Mayor

Stephany Mayor

Sandra Stephany Mayor Gutierrez is an Mexican soccer player from Mexico. She is a forward for the Mexico women's national football team....

AM 18 Veronica Perez

Veronica Perez

Veronica Raquel Perez-Murillo is a Mexican-American soccer player from San Mateo, California. She is a forward for the Mexico women's national football team....

LW 19 Mónica Ocampo

Mónica Ocampo

CF 9 Maribel Domínguez

Maribel Domínguez

Maribel Guadalupe Domínguez Castelán is a Mexican footballer.-Career:In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Domínguez led the Mexican women's Olympic soccer team to the quarter-finals. Later in 2004, she accepted a two year contract from a second division Mexican men's football club Atlético Celaya. This...

Kenti Robles

Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas is an Mexican soccer player from Mexico City. She is a defender for FC Barcelona and the Mexico national team....

MF 17 Teresa Noyola

Teresa Noyola

Teresa Noyola Bayardo is a Mexican-American soccer player from Palo Alto, California. She is a midfielder for the Stanford University women's soccer team and the Mexico women's national football team....

Manager: Leonardo Cuéllar

Leonardo Cuéllar

Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera is a retired Mexican football player. He is currently the Head Coach of the Mexico national women's team. As a player, Cuéllar played for Pumas and Atletas Campesinos in Mexico. He also played in the NASL between 1979 and 1984 for the San Diego Sockers, San Jose Earthquakes...

Player of the Match:

Homare Sawa

Homare Sawa

is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Nadeshiko League Division 1.- Career :Long considered Japan's finest female footballer, she made her debut in Japan's highest domestic league at age 12. On December 6, 1993, at age 15, she made her Japanese...

Football Association of Norway

The Football Association of Norway is the governing body of football in Norway. Current FIFA World Champions It was formed in 1902 and organises the men's and women's national teams, as well as the Norwegian Premier League.The team are enjoying their best ever spell thanks to World Player of the...

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Lada Rojc (Croatia

Croatian Football Federation

The Croatian Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia...

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Fourth official:

Thalia Mitsi (Greece)

New Zealand vs. England


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	NEW ZEALAND:
GK	1	Jenny Bindon Jenny Bindon Jenny Bindon is an association football goalkeeper who represents New Zealand at the international level.-High school:...
RB	7	Ali Riley
CB	6	Rebecca Smith Rebecca Smith (footballer) Rebecca Smith is a New Zealand soccer player who has represented her country at international level.- Career :... (c)
CB	5	Abby Erceg Abby Erceg Abby Erceg is a professional New Zealander footballer who is a member of the New Zealand women's national team. Erceg is currently the Captain for Adelaide United FC W-League in the W-League and has previously played for Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina.-Career:Erceg signed a 1 year...
LB	3	Anna Green
DM	4	Katie Hoyle Katie Hoyle Katie Cherie Hoyle is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hoyle represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals, and again represented the young ferns at the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile...
RM	2	Ria Percival Ria Percival Ria Dawn Percival is a New Zealand professional footballer, who is a member of the New Zealand national woman's team and currently plays for FFC Frankfurt of the Frauen Bundesliga.-Biography:...
LM	18	Katie Bowen Katie Bowen Kate Elizabeth Bowen is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.Born in Auckland on 15 April 1994, Bowen became the youngest player to represent New Zealand at recognised international level when she played in a New Zealand U-17 match against Australia...
AM	12	Betsy Hassett Betsy Hassett Betsy Doon Hassett is an association football player who represented New Zealand. She plays for the University of California, Berkeley women's football team in the United States....
CF	10	Sarah Gregorius Sarah Gregorius Sarah Joelle Gregorius , is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.Gregorius was a member of the New Zealand side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship playing in all three games at the finals in Russia, where they lost to Australia and...
CF	9	Amber Hearn Amber Hearn Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn , is a association football player who represented New Zealand at international level, making her senior international debut in a 0-2 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004.-Club career:...
Substitutions:
MF	8	Hayley Moorwood Hayley Moorwood Hayley Rose Moorwood is a Women's association footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and is contracted to Chelsea Ladies for the 2011 season.-Club career:...
FW	13	Rosie White Rosie White Rosemary Eleanor Florence White , better known as Rosie White, is a female association football player from New Zealand...
FW	17	Hannah Wilkinson Hannah Wilkinson Hannah Lilian Wilkinson is a member of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's association football team.-Playing career:...
Manager:
John Herdman

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ENGLAND: | GK 1 Karen Bardsley

Karen Bardsley

RB 2 Alex Scott CB 5 Faye White

Faye White

Faye Deborah White, MBE is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Super League and the England women's national football team as a central defender...

Casey Stoney

Casey Jean Stoney is a footballer who currently plays for Lincoln Ladies. A versatile defender, she has been capped more than 90 times for the England women's national football team.-Club career:...

LB 3 Rachel Unitt

Rachel Unitt

Rachel Elizabeth Unitt is an English football player. She currently plays as a left back for England Women and Everton Ladies.-Club career:...

CM 4 Jill Scott

Jill Scott (footballer)

Jill Louise Scott is an English female footballer. She is a central midfielder, currently playing for Everton and England women...

CM 8 Fara Williams

Fara Williams

RW 14 Eniola Aluko

Eniola Aluko

AM 10 Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

LW 11 Rachel Yankey

Rachel Yankey

CF 9 Ellen White

Ellen White (footballer)

Ellen Toni White is an English female international football forward. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies.-Club career:...

Substitutions: FW 12 Karen Carney

Karen Carney

MF 7 Jessica Clarke

Jessica Clarke

Jessica Anne "Jess" Clarke is an English female international football midfielder. A pacy winger, she plays her club football in the FA WSL for Lincoln Ladies.-Club career:...

DF 15 Sophie Bradley

Sophie Bradley

Sophie Elizabeth Bradley is an English female international football defender. A centre–back, she currently plays her club football for Lincoln Ladies.-Club career:...

Manager: Hope Powell

Hope Powell

Player of the Match:

Alex Scott (England)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Tempa Ndah François (Benin

Fédération Béninoise de Football

The Fédération Béninoise de Football is the governing body of football in Benin. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA the same year and to CAF in 1969...

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Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar

Fédération Malagasy de Football

The Fédération Malagasy de Football is the governing body of football in Madagascar. It was founded in 1961, affiliated to FIFA in 1962 and to CAF in 1963. It organizes the national football league and the national team....

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Fourth official:

Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

England vs. Japan


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ENGLAND:
GK	1	Karen Bardsley Karen Bardsley Karen Louise Bardsley is an American-born, English international football goalkeeper. She currently plays for Linköpings FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and is a member of the England women's national football team.-University career:Bardsley enrolled at California State University, Fullerton as...
RB	2	Alex Scott
CB	15	Sophie Bradley Sophie Bradley Sophie Elizabeth Bradley is an English female international football defender. A centre–back, she currently plays her club football for Lincoln Ladies.-Club career:...
CB	6	Casey Stoney Casey Stoney Casey Jean Stoney is a footballer who currently plays for Lincoln Ladies. A versatile defender, she has been capped more than 90 times for the England women's national football team.-Club career:... (c)
LB	3	Rachel Unitt Rachel Unitt Rachel Elizabeth Unitt is an English football player. She currently plays as a left back for England Women and Everton Ladies.-Club career:...
CM	4	Jill Scott Jill Scott (footballer) Jill Louise Scott is an English female footballer. She is a central midfielder, currently playing for Everton and England women...
CM	18	Anita Asante Anita Asante Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante is an English football defender currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a member of the England women's national football team....
RW	12	Karen Carney Karen Carney Karen Julia Carney is an English football forward. She is signed to Birmingham City of the FA WSL and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Start at Birmingham City:Carney joined Birmingham City L.F.C...
AM	10	Kelly Smith Kelly Smith Kelly Jayne Smith, MBE is an English football forward currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Youth and university:...
LW	7	Jessica Clarke Jessica Clarke Jessica Anne "Jess" Clarke is an English female international football midfielder. A pacy winger, she plays her club football in the FA WSL for Lincoln Ladies.-Club career:...
CF	9	Ellen White Ellen White (footballer) Ellen Toni White is an English female international football forward. She currently plays her club football for Arsenal Ladies.-Club career:...
Substitutions:
MF	11	Rachel Yankey Rachel Yankey Rachel Abba Yankey, MBE is an English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national team. She plays as a left-winger or forward, and wears the number 11 for Arsenal and England. She is of Ghanaian descent, from her father's side.Yankey is the most-capped...
FW	14	Eniola Aluko Eniola Aluko Eniola "Eni" Aluko is a Nigerian-born, English football forward currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. Aluko moved with her family to Birmingham when she was one year old. Since she grew up in England, she chose to represent England at international level.-Birmingham...
Manager:
Hope Powell Hope Powell Hope Patricia Powell, CBE is the coach of the England women's national football team. Powell is an ‘A’ License coach and in 2003 became the first woman to achieve the UEFA Pro Licence - the highest coaching award available.-Early life:Powell was educated at Bethany School and went on to take A...

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JAPAN: | GK 21 Ayumi Kaihori

Ayumi Kaihori

is a Japanese international footballer. A goalkeeper, she currently plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa.. She was also the starting goalkeeper for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, tallying 5 wins and 1 loss...

RB 2 Yukari Kinga

Yukari Kinga

is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a defender for L. League club INAC Kobe leonessa. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups.-References:...

CB 3 Azusa Iwashimizu

Azusa Iwashimizu

is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for L. League club NTV Beleza. She has played in the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups. She was sent off in the last minute of extra time in the final, but Japan still defeated the United States....

CB 4 Saki Kumagai

Saki Kumagai

is a Japanese international footballer. A central defender, she currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt in Germany after signing from Urawa Red Diamonds in 2011. She was part of Japan's World Cup-winning team in 2011, scoring the winning penalty in the final against the USA.-Club career:-Honors:Club...

LB 15 Aya Sameshima

Aya Sameshima

is a Japanese international footballer. Mainly a left-sided defender, she currently plays for French club Montpellier in the Division 1 Féminine.-Domestic career:...

CM 6 Mizuho Sakaguchi

Mizuho Sakaguchi

is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a midfielder for L. League club Albirex Niigata Ladies. She played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.-References:...

CM 10 Homare Sawa

Homare Sawa

Shinobu Ohno

is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward. Her club team, as of 2011, is INAC Kobe Leonessa.After playing in the U-19 and U-20 teams for a short period, Ohno joined the senior Japanese national team in 2003. Her first major tournament was the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where Japan...

LW 8 Aya Miyama

Aya Miyama

CF 7 Kozue Ando

Kozue Ando

is a Japanese international footballer. A midfielder, she currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany. She is a member of the Japanese national team, which defeated the United States in a penalty shoot-out in the finals to win the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup....

CF 17 Yūki Nagasato

Yūki Nagasato

is a Japanese women's football striker.She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam of the Women's Bundesliga and is a member of the Japan women's national football team. She also played for Japan in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they defeated the US in the final.-Career...

Substitutions: FW 18 Karina Maruyama

Karina Maruyama

is a Japanese footballer from Tokyo. In the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, Marayama scored a goal taking Japan to its first ever semifinals of the tournament on 9 July, 2011, defeating the host country....

FW 20 Mana Iwabuchi

Mana Iwabuchi

is a female football player from Japan. She currently plays for NTV Beleza and its youth team, NTV Menina, and the Japan women's national football team.-Career:Iwabuchi started playing soccer at Sekimae S.C. in her second year of elementary school...

MF 9 Nahomi Kawasumi

Nahomi Kawasumi

is a Japanese international footballer currently playing as a midfielder for L. League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. She played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring both her goals of the tournament—including a lob at 35 yards away—against Sweden in the semifinals....

Manager: Norio Sasaki

Norio Sasaki

is the head coach of the Japan women's national football team and a former association football player. He served as coach of the women's U-20 team starting in 2006, and was named coach of the national team in 2008...

Player of the Match:

Jill Scott

Jill Scott (footballer)

Jill Louise Scott is an English female footballer. She is a central midfielder, currently playing for Everton and England women...

(England)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Marlene Duffy (United States

United States Soccer Federation

The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...

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Emperatriz Ayala (El Salvador)

Fourth official:

Kari Seitz (United States

United States Soccer Federation

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New Zealand vs. Mexico


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GK	1	Jenny Bindon Jenny Bindon Jenny Bindon is an association football goalkeeper who represents New Zealand at the international level.-High school:...
RB	7	Ali Riley
CB	6	Rebecca Smith Rebecca Smith (footballer) Rebecca Smith is a New Zealand soccer player who has represented her country at international level.- Career :... (c)
CB	5	Abby Erceg Abby Erceg Abby Erceg is a professional New Zealander footballer who is a member of the New Zealand women's national team. Erceg is currently the Captain for Adelaide United FC W-League in the W-League and has previously played for Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina.-Career:Erceg signed a 1 year...
LB	3	Anna Green
DM	4	Katie Hoyle Katie Hoyle Katie Cherie Hoyle is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hoyle represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals, and again represented the young ferns at the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile...
RM	8	Hayley Moorwood Hayley Moorwood Hayley Rose Moorwood is a Women's association footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and is contracted to Chelsea Ladies for the 2011 season.-Club career:...
LM	12	Betsy Hassett Betsy Hassett Betsy Doon Hassett is an association football player who represented New Zealand. She plays for the University of California, Berkeley women's football team in the United States....
AM	13	Rosie White Rosie White Rosemary Eleanor Florence White , better known as Rosie White, is a female association football player from New Zealand...
CF	10	Sarah Gregorius Sarah Gregorius Sarah Joelle Gregorius , is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.Gregorius was a member of the New Zealand side at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship playing in all three games at the finals in Russia, where they lost to Australia and...
CF	9	Amber Hearn Amber Hearn Amber Liarnie Rose Hearn , is a association football player who represented New Zealand at international level, making her senior international debut in a 0-2 loss to Australia on 18 February 2004.-Club career:...
Substitutions:
FW	17	Hannah Wilkinson Hannah Wilkinson Hannah Lilian Wilkinson is a member of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's association football team.-Playing career:...
MF	11	Kirsty Yallop Kirsty Yallop Kirsty Lee Yallop , is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level, making her senior international debut in a 0-6 loss to United States on 10 October 2004....
DF	2	Ria Percival Ria Percival Ria Dawn Percival is a New Zealand professional footballer, who is a member of the New Zealand national woman's team and currently plays for FFC Frankfurt of the Frauen Bundesliga.-Biography:...
Manager:
John Herdman

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MEXICO: | GK 20 Cecilia Santiago

Cecilia Santiago

Aurora Cecilia Santiago Cisneros , commonly known as Cecilia Santiago, is a Mexican international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper...

RB 2 Kenti Robles

Kenti Robles

Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas is an Mexican soccer player from Mexico City. She is a defender for FC Barcelona and the Mexico national team....

CB 6 Natalie Garcia

Natalie Garcia

CB 4 Alina Garciamendez

Alina Garciamendez

LB 5 Natalie Vinti

Natalie Vinti

CM 8 Guadalupe Worbis CM 11 Nayeli Rangel RW 21 Stephany Mayor

Stephany Mayor

Sandra Stephany Mayor Gutierrez is an Mexican soccer player from Mexico. She is a forward for the Mexico women's national football team....

AM 18 Veronica Perez

Veronica Perez

Veronica Raquel Perez-Murillo is a Mexican-American soccer player from San Mateo, California. She is a forward for the Mexico women's national football team....

LW 19 Mónica Ocampo

Mónica Ocampo

CF 9 Maribel Domínguez

Maribel Domínguez

(c) Substitutions: MF 10 Dinora Garza DF 16 Charlyn Corral DF 15 Luz del Rosario Saucedo Manager: Leonardo Cuéllar

Leonardo Cuéllar

Player of the Match:

Maribel Domínguez

Maribel Domínguez

Swedish Football Association

The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...

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Anna Nyström (Sweden

Swedish Football Association

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Fourth official:

Jacqui Melksham

Jacqui Melksham

Jacqui Melksham is an Australian graphic designer who lives in Murarrie, Queensland. Meklsham also referees football...

(Australia

Football Federation Australia

Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...

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External links

Group B on fifa.com

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