2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final
Event | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
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Date | 5 July 2015 | ||||||
Venue | BC Place, Vancouver | ||||||
Player of the Match | Carli Lloyd (United States) | ||||||
Referee | Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) | ||||||
Attendance | 53,341[1] | ||||||
Weather | Sunny 25 °C (77 °F) 50% humidity[2][3] | ||||||
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final was a
Because of the expanded competition format, it was the first time the finalists had played a seventh game in the tournament. The United States had previously reached the final game three times, winning twice (in 1991 and 1999) and placing as runners up in 2011. This was Japan's second successive final appearance and was their attempt to be the first country to successfully defend a title since Germany in the 2007 World Cup. Both teams were undefeated throughout the tournament, with the United States only conceding one goal in the six matches leading up to the final and Japan winning all of their matches in regular time.
Background
Before this tournament, the two finalists had met each other three times in World Cup play. The United States beat Japan 3–0 in the group stage in
The United States entered the 2015 final as two-time world champions, having won the first and third edition of the Women's World Cup. The United States beat
The 2015 final was Japan's second consecutive time contesting a World Cup final. Their first win was at the expense of the United States in the 2011 Women's World Cup, held in Germany.[8] It was also the third consecutive time that a major women's football tournament final featured Japan and the United States, after the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympics.[9] This was also the first rematch of a previous Women's World Cup final.
On 30 June 2015, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that he would not travel to Vancouver to attend the final, leaving vice-president Issa Hayatou to present the trophy at the final to the champion.[10]
Route to the final
The United States reached the final undefeated and only conceded one goal in the six matches leading up to the final. The squad was drawn into
Japan reached the final undefeated and conceded only three goals. They were drawn into
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 3–1 | Match 1 | Switzerland | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0–0 | Match 2 | Cameroon | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 1–0 | Match 3 | Ecuador | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standing |
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colombia | 2–0 | Round of 16 | Netherlands | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Australia | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2–0 | Semi-finals | England | 2–1 |
Match
Summary
The match was played under hazy conditions due to nearby
Striker
Details
United States | 5–2 | Japan |
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Report |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Yolanda Parga (Spain) Fourth official: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay) Fifth official: Loreto Toloza (Chile) |
Match rules:
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Statistics
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Outcome
The final broke multiple records. The goals by
It also marked the first time since 1999 the United States held two major trophies in women's football (the Olympics medal and the World Cup). The United States also overtook Germany as the highest-scoring team in women's World Cup history.[37]
The 5–2 scoreline set a record for the highest number of goals scored in a Women's World Cup final, and equaled the score of a match played between the United States and Japan at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament.[38]
On U.S. television, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup shattered viewing records for soccer – played by men or women. With the Fox Network reporting 25.4 million viewers and Spanish-language Telemundo reporting 1.3 million viewers, the combined 26.7 million viewers made the final the most-watched soccer game in American history.[39]
As prize money for their victory, the US team was awarded $2 million. This paled in comparison to the
On 11 July, the World Cup win was celebrated with ticker-tape parade in New York City. It was the first time a team of female athletes were honored with a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan, and the first ticker-tape parade in New York City to honor female athletes since Olympic Athletes in 1984. At the parade, Mayor Bill de Blasio handed the team keys to the city at a ceremony at City Hall.[41]
See also
- Japan–United States women's soccer rivalry
- Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup
- United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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