🏆 FIFA World Cup

2011 FIFA World Cup

📍 Host: Germany
📅 26 Jun – 17 Jul 2011
🏆 Winner Flag Japan
🥈 Runner-up Flag USA
🥉 Third Place Flag Sweden
TEAMS 👥
32
MATCHES ⚽
32
GOALS 🥅
84
GOALS / MATCH 📊
2.63
Overview Matches Groups Teams & Squads

Group Stage

Full Standings →
Group A Pts
1
Flag Germany
9
2
Flag France
6
3
Flag Nigeria
3
4
Flag Canada
0
Group B Pts
1
Flag England
7
2
Flag Japan
6
3
Flag Mexico
2
4
Flag New Zealand
1
Group C Pts
1
Flag Sweden
9
2
Flag USA
6
3
Flag North Korea
1
4
Flag Colombia
1
Group D Pts
1
Flag Brazil
9
2
Flag Australia
6
3
Flag Norway
3
4
Flag Equatorial Guinea
0

Knockout Stage

quarter-final

Flag England 1
Flag France 1
Penalties: 3 - 4
Flag Germany 0
Flag Japan 1
Jul 09, 2011
Flag Sweden 3
Flag Australia 1
Jul 10, 2011
Flag Brazil 2
Flag USA 2
Penalties: 3 - 5

semi-final

Flag France 1
Flag USA 3
Jul 13, 2011
Flag Japan 3
Flag Sweden 1
Jul 13, 2011

third-place match

Flag Sweden 2
Flag France 1
Jul 16, 2011

final

Flag Japan 2
Flag USA 2
Penalties: 3 - 1

🏅 Awards

Golden Ball
Homare Sawa
Silver Ball
Abby Wambach
Bronze Ball
Hope Solo
Golden Boot
Homare Sawa
Silver Boot
Marta
Bronze Boot
Abby Wambach
Golden Glove
Hope Solo
Best Young Player
Caitlin Foord

⚽ Top Scorers

HS
5
AW
4
Marta
Marta
Flag Brazil
4
IG
4
CŠ
4

🏆 Final Standings

1st Flag Japan 🏆
2nd Flag USA
3rd Flag Sweden
4th Flag France

🏟️ Stadiums

Waldstadion
📍 Frankfurt 62,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
BayArena
📍 Leverkusen 30,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Rhein-Neckar-Arena
📍 Sinsheim 30,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
📍 Dresden 26,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Volkswagen Arena
📍 Wolfsburg 26,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Impuls Arena
📍 Augsburg 25,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Ruhrstadion
📍 Bochum 21,000 cap.
⚽ 4 matches played
Borussia-Park
📍 Mönchengladbach 46,000 cap.
⚽ 3 matches played
Olympiastadion
📍 Berlin 86,000 cap.
⚽ 1 matches played
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