FIFA Women`s World Cup Canada 2015 TM

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FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
CANADA 2015™
FIFA.COM/CANADA2015
MEDIA GUIDE
24 FINALISTS | 6 DECEMBER 2014
AWARDS
WINNER’S TROPHY
1. A souvenir plaque will be presented to
each Participating Member Association.
Participation certificates will be presented to
each member of each official team delegation.
ment) will be presented to the team finishing
first in the fair play contest. The applicable
rules are in the fair play contest regulations.
2. FIFA shall be responsible for the administration of the award ceremony, which shall take
place after the final match. The FIFA President
or his representative, the head of state of the
host country or his representative, and the
heads of delegation of the teams concerned
shall be part of the award ceremony.
The adidas Golden Boot will be awarded to the
player who scores the most goals in the final
competition. If two or more players score the
same number of goals, the number of assists
(as determined by members of the FIFA Technical Study Group) will be decisive. If two or more
players are still equal after taking into account
the number of assists, the total minutes played
in the final competition will be taken into account, with the player playing fewer minutes
ranked first.
3. A representative from FIFA will present the
winner of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ with the
trophy.
4. A diploma will be presented to the associations ranked first, second, third and fourth in
the final competition.
5. Medals will be presented to each of the top
three teams in the final competition, i.e. gold
medals to the winners, silver medals to the runners-up and bronze medals to the team ranked
third.
6. One medal will be presented to each of the
match officials who take charge of the play-off
for third place and the final.
7. A fair play contest will be held during the
final competition. The FIFA Organising Committee will determine the ranking at the end of the
final competition. Such decisions are final.
8. At the conclusion of the FIFA Women’s World
Cup™, the following special awards will be presented:
a) Fair Play Trophy
The FIFA Fair Play Trophy, a fair play medal
for each Delegation Member, a diploma and a
voucher for USD 10,000 worth of football equipment (to be used for women’s football develop18 | FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™
b) adidas Golden Boot
A Silver Boot and a Bronze Boot for the second and third highest goalscorers will also be
awarded.
c) adidas Golden Ball
The adidas Golden Ball will be awarded to the
best player in the final competition on the basis of a ranking compiled by the FIFA Technical
Study Group. A Silver Ball and a Bronze Ball
will be awarded to the second and third best
players.
d) adidas Golden Glove
The adidas Golden Glove will be awarded to the
best goalkeeper in the final competition on the
basis of a ranking compiled by the FIFA Technical Study Group.
e) Best Young Player
The Best Young Player will be awarded to the
best young player in the tournament, as selected by the FIFA Technical Study Group.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Trophy is a
valuable component of the event.
DESIGN STORY
The official Trophy incorporates two of the
attributes of women’s football: elegance and
dynamism. Originally handmade, it is in the
form of a spiral band which encloses a football
at the top. The Trophy was recently fitted with
a modern, cone shaped base which reinforces
the uplifting spirit of the design.
The designer described it like this: ‘It states
with a simple movement at the bottom, then
rises upwards in a dancing crescendo of
elegance, just like the level of interest that
women’s football is raising in the world.’
The design supports the FIFA President’s
repeated observation: ‘The future of football is
feminine.’
DESIGN DETAILS
• Designer: William Sawaya, Sawaya & Moroni,
Milan, Italy
• Manufacturer: Beat Meixger, Europokal,
Volketswil, Switzerland
• Year of design: 1998 | Year of manufacture:
2012
• Height: 47 cm | Weight: 4.6 kg
• Material: Bronze, gold plated; polished
aluminium; Granite Verde Candeias
9. There are no official awards other than those
listed above, unless otherwise decided by the
FIFA Organising Committee.
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THE COMPETITION
129 NATIONS PARTICIPATE IN THE
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP CANADA 2015™
A record 129 nations will participate in the FIFA
Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. Only host
Canada skipped the Qualifiers, with the other
128 nations competing in 398 qualification
matches from 4 April 2013 to 2 December 2014.
After 105 nations are eliminated, 23 finalists
will join the hosts from 6 June to 5 July 2015 in
six Canadian cities.
Through the Official Draw on 6 December 2014,
the 24 finalists are separated into six groups.
Following the group phase, the knockout phase
features the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the
semi-finals, and both the match for 3rd place
and Final Match. In all, 52 matches will be
played in the final competition, with matches to
be played in six Canadian host cities.
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP CANADA 2015™
FIFA.com/Canada2015 @fifawwc #WWC #Canada2015
398 QUALIFIERS | 129 NATIONS | 24 FINALISTS
CANADA
BRAZIL
FRANCE
SPAIN
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
JAPAN
COSTA RICA
COLOMBIA
GERMANY
SWEDEN
NIGERIA
KOREA REPUBLIC
MEXICO
ECUADOR
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
AUSTRALIA
THAILAND
USA
ENGLAND
NORWAY
CAMEROON
CHINA PR
NEW ZEALAND
6 JUNE - 5 JULY | 52 MATCHES FROM COAST TO COAST ACROSS CANADA
VANCOUVER | EDMONTON | WINNIPEG | OTTAWA | MONTRÉAL | MONCTON
CONCACAF
27 of 35 Nations
SOUTH AMERICA
(CONMEBOL)
All 10 Nations
EUROPE (UEFA)
46 of 53 Nations
AFRICA (CAF)
22 of 54 Nations
ASIA (AFC)
20 of 46 Nations
OCEANIA (OFC)
4 of 11 Nations
129
123
119
100
82
52
45
2015
2011
2007
2003
1999
1995
1991
TO A GREATER GOAL™: GROWTH OF WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
Over the last 24 years, the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ has grown from 45 to 129 participating nations.
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HEARTBREAKS
23 May 2013 - Philippines conceded
just one goal in Canada 2015 Qualifiers, but unfortunately it came in the
decisive head-to-head group match
against Thailand. Nisa Romyen provided the blow in the 37th minute of
the 1:0 victory in Bangladesh.
31 October 2013 - Just five days after a disappointing 1:1 away draw in
Serbia, Denmark lost 0:1 at home to
Switzerland, a result that would ultimately help eliminate the Danes and
help qualify the Swiss more than seven months later in June 2014.
5 April 2014 - Italy failed to score at
home in an important group match
against Spain, a result that could
have turned the group standings - and
Canada 2015 qualification - in Italy’s
favour.
5 April 2014 - Republic of Ireland
thought it did enough in equalising
2-2 with Germany in the 89th minute,
but the hosts conceded just minutes
later in a heartbreaking 2:3 loss in
Dublin.
7 June 2014 - An Añonman equaliser
in the 89th minute was enough for
21 May 2014 - Nguyen Thi Tuyet’s late 25-yard screamer was not
enough as host Vietnam lost 1:2 to Thailand in a qualification
match in front of 18,000 disappointed Vietnamese fans.
Equatorial Guinea to draw 2:2 in the
return leg at home, but it was not
enough to overcome the away goals
rule as the former African champions
were eliminated by Côte d’Ivoire.
19 June 2014 - Russia’s scoreless
home draw with the Republic of Ireland would come back to haunt the
Russians three months later. Russia
would finish the group stage with 22
points, not enough to advance ahead
of Ukraine into the UEFA playoffs.
20 September 2014 - Chile blew a 2-1
lead in their group finale, with Paraguay’s 15-year old Jessica Martínez
scoring the 3:2 winner that eliminated
the Chileans. Unbelievably, Paraguay
would be eliminated just a few hours
later after Argentina spirited a 2:0 win
over group leaders Brazil.
28 September 2014 - Argentina was in
the driver’s seat with a 2-0 lead after
30 minutes in the second stage, group
27 November 2014 - After an away 1:1 draw in Netherlands,
Italy lost 1:2 at home in Verona as they were eliminated from
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ Qualifiers.
105
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NATIONS
ELIMINATED
FORMER FINALISTS WILL
MISS CANADA
finale. The hosts Ecuador, however,
answered with three goals, including
the Giannina Lattanzio winner in the
77th minute.
QUALIFIERS
398 128*
MATCHESNATIONS
*Host Canada did not participate
FIRST MATCH: 2013-04-04
LAST MATCH: 2014-12-02
1 YEAR
7 MONTHS
28 DAYS
MATCHES PLAYED
12 October 2014 - Ghana’s road to
Canada 2015 was set off course on
the opening day of the African Championship after Algeria’s Horiya Affak
scored an 87th minute winner. It was
Ghana’s only loss in Canada 2015
Qualifiers.
AROUND THE WORLD IN
18 October 2014 - Jamaica’s first of
back-to-back losses at the CONCACAF
Championship was a heartbreaker,
with Costa Rica’s Raquel Rodriguez
scoring the 87th minute winner. The
two sides traded goals just a minute
apart 10 minutes earlier before Rodriguez scored the winner.
AVERAGE
25 October 2014 - South Africa piled
on the chances in their last opportunity to qualify, but failed to beat Côte
d’Ivoire goalkeeper Dominique Thiamalé in the African Championship
match in Windhoek, Namibia.
*FROM 152 MATCHES WITH
ATTENDANCE RECORDED
25 October 2014 - Scotland lost both
of its UEFA playoff matches to Netherlands, but it was the opener at home
that may have hurt most. Scotland
conceded twice inside 15 minutes in
what turned out to be a 1:2 loss.
29 October 2014 - Ukraine was less
than 12 minutes from advancing from
the UEFA playoff semi-final, but Italy’s Patrizia Panico spoiled Ukraine’s
chances with a 79th-minute elimination goal in Lviv.
2 December 2014 - Trinidad and
Tobago was eliminated after conceding in the 90th minute of an 0:1 loss to
Ecuador. Earlier in the evening, Soca
Warrior Kennya Cordner had hit the
crossbar in the 48th minute.
79
COUNTRIES
& 179 DIFFERENT CITIES
ATTENDANCE
2,738*
SPECTATORS
1,643
TOTAL GOALS
GOALS PER GAME:
4.13
GOAL DIFFERENCE
WIN BY 3+ GOALS
2-GOAL WIN
1-GOAL WIN
SCORE DRAW
GOALLESS DRAW
187
69
99
28
15
Totals do not include results or goals
against non-FIFA nation Martinique
& HEROES
26 September & 31 October 2013 Ramona Bachmann and Lara Dickenmann were the goal-scoring heroes
in a pair of away victories over Iceland
and Denmark that laid the groundwork
to Switzerland’s first-ever qualification
to the FIFA Women’s World Cup™.
30 October 2013 - In a key away victory, Norway’s Caroline Hansen scored a
screamer of an opener in a 2:1 victory
over Netherlands. She was Norway’s
top goalscorer in Qualifiers.
21 May 2014 - Against 18,000 Vietnamese fans, Thailand’s Kanjana
Sung-Ngoen scored two goals in a 2:1
win to earn her country’s first-ever FIFA
Women’s World Cup™ qualification.
25 May 2014 - Japan’s Aya Miyama
was the Most Valuable Player of the
2014 Women’s Asian Cup in Ho Chi
Minh, Vietnam, helping her nation win
their first continental title. Miyama
was instrumental in wins over China
PR and Australia.
13 September 2014 - Spain’s Natalia Pablos scored two goals in her
country’s penultimate group match, a
2:0 win that helped Spain earn their
first-ever qualification to the FIFA
Women’s World Cup™.
28 September 2014 - Brazil’s Cristiane
was the Top Scorer at the 2014 Copa
América Femenina. In the final phase,
she scored winning goals against
Ecuador and Argentina before Brazil
closed out the competition with a 0:0
draw against second-place Colombia.
South Africa. The 1:0 win helped Côte
d’Ivoire earn their first-ever qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup™.
24 October 2014 - Costa Rica’s goalkeeper Dinnia Díaz became a national
hero after making three saves on kicks
from the penalty mark, helping her
country earn their first-ever qualification to a FIFA Women’s World Cup™.
25 October 2014 - Nigeria’s Asisat
Oshoala was the Most Valuable Player
of the 2014 African Women’s Championship in Windhoek, Namibia. Oshoala
scored twice in Nigeria’s 2:1 win over
South Africa to qualify on 22 October,
then scored another goal in the 2:0
win over Cameroon in the continental
championship.
26 October 2014 - Charlyn Corral
scored twice in extra time to earn Mexico a spot at the FIFA Women’s World
Cup Canada 2015™. Her goals came
126 seconds apart in a 4:2 a.e.t. win
over Trinidad and Tobago.
26 October 2014 - USA’s Carli Lloyd
was the Most Valuable Player of the
2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship. Lloyd scored two goals in USA’s
3:0 win over Mexico to qualify, then
scored another goal in the 6:0 win over
Costa Rica to win the CONCACAF title.
29 October 2014 - New Zealand’s Rosie
White was the Golden Ball winner as
the most outstanding player of the
2014 OFC Women’s Nations Cup. She
helped New Zealand win matches
against Tonga, Papua New Guinea and
Cook Islands.
22 October 2014 - In the African
semi-final, Cameroon captain Christine Manie scored the extra-time
winner to earn her country’s first-ever
qualification to the FIFA Women’s World
Cup™. As for opponent Côte d’Ivoire...
27 November 2014 - Teenager Vivianne
Miedema scored two goals in an away
2:1 win over Italy as Netherlands qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup™
for the first time.
... 25 October 2014 - Just three
days after losing to Cameroon on a
118th-minute winner, Côte d’Ivoire’s
Rebecca Ida became a national hero
with an 85th minute winner against
2 December 2014 - Mónica Quinteros
scored a 90th winner to qualify
Ecuador for the FIFA Women’s World
Cup™ for the first time in a 1:0 away
win on the last day of Qualifiers.
24 FINALISTS
AFC
CAF
GROUP A
GROUP B
A1 CANADA
B1
EDMONTON · EDMONTON · MONTRÉAL
OTTAWA · OTTAWA · WINNIPEG
A2
B2
EDMONTON · EDMONTON · WINNIPEG
OTTAWA · OTTAWA · MONCTON
A3
B3
EDMONTON · EDMONTON · WINNIPEG
OTTAWA · OTTAWA · MONCTON
JAPAN
NIGERIA
AUSTRALIA
CAMEROON
2014 African Championship runners up
Qualified on 22 October 2014
A4
B4
CHINA PR
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
EDMONTON · EDMONTON · MONTRÉAL
OTTAWA · OTTAWA · WINNIPEG
2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup winners
Qualified on 18 May 2014
2014 African Championship winners
2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup runners up
2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup third place
KOREA REPUBLIC
2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup fourth place
2014 African Championship third place
OFC
THAILAND
CANADA
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™
Qualified as hosts of the final competition
USA
2014 CONCACAF Championship winners
COSTA RICA
2014 CONCACAF Championship runners up
MEXICO
2014 CONCACAF Championship third place
CONMEBOL
BRAZIL
2014 Copa América Femenina winners
Qualified on 26 September 2014
COLOMBIA
2014 Copa América Femenina runners up
ECUADOR
CONCACAF-CONMEBOL playoff winners
Qualified on 2 December 2014
GROUP D
C1
D1
VANCOUVER · VANCOUVER · WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG · WINNIPEG · VANCOUVER
C2
D2
VANCOUVER · VANCOUVER · EDMONTON
WINNIPEG · WINNIPEG · EDMONTON
C3
D3
VANCOUVER · VANCOUVER · EDMONTON
WINNIPEG · WINNIPEG · EDMONTON
2013-14 UEFA Group 2 winners
C4
D4
SWITZERLAND
VANCOUVER · VANCOUVER · WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG · WINNIPEG · VANCOUVER
2014 OFC Women’s Nations Cup winners
2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup fifth place
CONCACAF
GROUP C
NEW ZEALAND
UEFA
GERMANY
SPAIN
Qualified on 16 June 2014
SWEDEN
NORWAY
ENGLAND
Qualified on 21 August 2014
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
2014 UEFA Playoff winners
Qualified on 27 November 2014
GROUP E
GROUP F
E1
F1
MONTRÉAL · MONTRÉAL · MONCTON
MONCTON · MONCTON · OTTAWA
E2
F2
MONTRÉAL · MONTRÉAL · OTTAWA
MONCTON · MONCTON · MONTRÉAL
E3
F3
MONTRÉAL · MONTRÉAL · OTTAWA
MONCTON · MONCTON · MONTRÉAL
E4
F4
MONTRÉAL · MONTRÉAL · MONCTON
MONCTON · MONCTON · OTTAWA
ALEN
AUSTRALIA
ROAD TO CANADA
2014-05-14 AUS 2:2 JPN
2014-05-16 AUS 3:1 JOR
2014-05-18 VIE 0:2 AUS
2014-02-22 KOR 1:2 AUS
2014-05-25 JPN 1:0 AUS
“A” INTERNATIONALS (AUS)
AUSTRALIA PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
2010
AFC
CHAMPIONS
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™
1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
BEST FINISH 6TH PLACE IN 2007
2X WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT
3X FIFA U-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Named Australia’s coach on 22 September 2014 (after serving as interim coach starting
on 18 April)... helped Australia finish second at the 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup... won a
pair of league titles as coach of Sydney FC... earned his FFA Pro Coaches licence in 2014.
2014
3W - 1D - 1L
Australia saw off Jordan and Vietnam, as
2014* 5-2-4 2012 4-1-4 2010 8-2-3
well as drawing 2:2 with Japan in the group
2013
4-1-2 2011 8-0-4 2009 0-1-1
stage, before defeating Korea Republic 2:1
in the semi-finals. The Matildas came within a whisker of retaining their Asian crown
boasts a host of talented ball-players. Experionly to fall 0:1 against FIFA Women’s World Cup enced forwards Lisa De Vanna and Kate Gill are
Germany 2011™ champions Japan in the con- among the few that could be considered vetertinental final.
ans, although many in the squad debuted at
the last FIFA Women’s World Cup™ as Australia
STRENGTHS & STYLE
fielded the second youngest squad at Germany
The current team defy the traditional stereotype 2011. Thus the Matildas squad is very much one
of Australian teams as a pacy, youthful side that is youthful, yet experienced.
1X
BORN 1973-11-02, BLACKTOWN, AUS
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2007
QUARTERS
CHERYL SALISBURY
FAMOUSLY SCORED
AN ADDED-TIME
GOAL TO PUSH
AUSTRALIA INTO
KNOCK-OUT PHASE
AT CHINA PR 2007
@FFA
@TheMatildas
* 2014 totals through 30 November 2014
With five Asian berths up for grabs, Australia comfortably won through to the FIFA
Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ by virtue of a runners-up finish at the 2014 AFC
Women’s Asian Cup. The team had endured
a tumultuous preparation with Alen Stajcic
filling the coaching role on an interim basis
following the sudden departure of Hesterine
De Reus just prior to Vietnam 2014.
STAJCIC
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
1STTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
FOOTBALL COACH
AUSTRALIA WNT
SINCE 2014
Both De Vanna (Melbourne Victory) and Gill
(Perth Glory) played in the W-League during
Australia’s spring-summer season (September
to December 2014). Midway through the campaign, Gill was the league’s top scorer.
Opposite the domestic season, USA’s National
Women’s Soccer League offers opportunities to
several players. Stephanie Catley, the Australian U-20 Player of the Year in 2013, was named
to the NWSL Second XI in 2014.
With Australia, Gill became her country’s alltime leading goalscorer in 2014, surpassing
previous record holder Cheryl Salisbury.
One-time NWSL player Caitlin Foord was the
Hyundai Best Young Player winner at the FIFA
Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™.
AUSTRALIA’S 6TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP RUNNERS UP
Since 1995, Australia has participated in every
edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, with
their best finish sixth place at China 2007 after
reaching the quarter-final phase.
Australia has also competed in two Women’s
Olympic Football Tournaments and three FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cups, as well as the 1988
Women’s International Tournament in China PR.
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THE FINAL 23-PLAYER ROSTER TO BE PUBLISHED IN LATE MAY 2015
FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA
Football Federation Australia
President: Frank Lowy
General Secretary: David Gallop
Foundation year: 1961
Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
FIFA Trigramme: AUS
FIFA affiliation since: 1963
Website: www.footballaustralia.com.au
Languages: English
Media Officer: Jessica Laycock
E: jessica.laycock@footballaustralia.com.au
FIFA Big Count:
Footballers: 970,728
Registered: 435,728
Unregistered : 535,000
BRAZIL
ROAD TO CANADA
In the final four-team round, the Brazilians
cruised to respective 4:1 and 6:0 victories
over Ecuador and the Argentinians, before making the trophy theirs with a draw
against Colombia.
2014-09-12 BRA 6:0 BOL
2014-09-14 PAR 1:4 BRA
2014-09-18 CHI 0:2 BRA
2014-09-20 BRA 0:2 ARG
2014-09-24 BRA 4:0 ECU
2014-09-26 BRA 6:0 ARG
2014-09-28 COL 0:0 BRA
“A” INTERNATIONALS (BRA)
2014* 9-7-3
2013 4-4-2
Though they secured their latest South American crown without her, Brazil will be only too
happy to have five-time FIFA Women’s World
2012 6-1-5
2011 10-3-1
2010 9-2-0
2009 4-1-1
Player of the Year winner Marta back in the fold
at Canada 2015. A star of the global scene for
the last decade, she will have the support of a
raft of similarly seasoned performers, among
them Cristiane, goalkeeper Andréia and midfielder Formiga.
BRAZIL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1991, 1995,
1998, 2003
2010, 2014
CONMEBOL
CHAMPIONS
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
BEST FINISH 2ND PLACE IN 2007
Oswaldo Fumeiro Alvarez... named Brazil’s national coach on 14 April 2014... helped
Brazil win the 2014 Copa América women’s championship... has more than 30 years
experience as a coach in men’s club football... has coached players like Rivaldo & Kaká.
2014
5W - 1D - 1L
STRENGTHS & STYLE
6X
BORN 1956-08-21, MONTE AZUL PAULISTA, BRA
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2007
2ND PLACE
MARTA
HELPED BRAZIL
REACH THE
CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL IN 2007
BRAZIL WON OLYMPIC SILVER
MEDALS IN BOTH 2004 AND 2008
@CBF_Futebol
Brazil will travel to what will be their seventh FIFA Women’s World Cup™ as reigning
six-time Copa América champions, having
drawn on their much-vaunted attack to
win their latest continental title in Ecuador.
Veteran striker Cristiane Rozeira ended the
competition as its leading goalscorer, helping her side to first-round victories over Bolivia, Paraguay and Chile before an 0:2 loss
to Argentina.
VADÃO
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
1STTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
FOOTBALL COACH
While both Marta and Cristiane played overseas
in 2014, Andréia and Formiga were 2014 Copa
Libertadores winners with Brazilian club São
José
A clutch of new faces has broken into a side
now coached by Oswaldo Alvarez, who is better
known as Vadão. The coach sets great store by
dead-ball situations and has got Brazil playing
BRAZIL WNT
SINCE 2014
a high-octane pressing game with a high defence.
On the evidence of the 2014 Copa América, his
tactics are working. Brazil enjoyed 62.5 percent
possession throughout the tournament and
ended it as the highest scorers with 22 goals.
A Canarinha also had the tightest defence, conceding only three goals.
BRAZIL’S 7TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 COPA AMÉRICA FEMENINA WINNERS
Brazil has participated in every edition of the
FIFA Women’s World Cup™, winning medals at
both USA 1999 (third place) and China PR 2007
(second place).
Brazil has participated in every Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, winning silver medals
in 2004 and 2008. Brazil also won bronze at the
1988 Women’s International Tournament.
CONFEDERAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE FUTEBOL
Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
President: José Maria Marin
General Secretary: Júlio César Avelleda
Republica Federativa do Brasil
Capital: Brasilia
FIFA Trigramme: BRA
Website: www.cbf.com.br
Languages: Portuguese, English
Media Officer: Fernanda Coimbra
Email: Fernanda.coimbra@cbf.com.br
FIFA Big Count:
Footballers: 13,197,733
Registered: 2,141,733
Unregistered : 11,056,000
ENOW
CAMEROON
ROAD TO CANADA
Carl Enow Ngachu... named Cameroon’s national coach in 2004... helped Cameroon finish second at the 2004 African Women’s Championship... helped Cameroon finish second
at the 2014 African Women’s Championship (like in 2004, a loss to Nigeria in the final).
2014
4W - 1D - 2L
2014-05-24 SEN 1:1 CMR
2014-06-08 CMR 1:0 SEN
2014-10-12 RSA 0:1 CMR
2014-10-15 CMR 2:0 ALG
2014-10-18 CMR 0:1 GHA
2014-10-22
CMR 2:1 CIV a.e.t.
2014-10-25 NGA 2:0 CMR
“A” INTERNATIONALS (CMR)
2014*5-3-3
2013 0-0-0
Having already been assured of first place in
the group and thereby avoiding top favorites
Nigeria in the round of the last four, Cameroon could even afford an 0:1 defeat against
the Black Queens in their last group match. In
the semi-finals Cameroon needed extra-time to
beat Côte d’Ivoire’s Les Éléphantes 3-1, thereby
guaranteeing themselves a first-ever place at
the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals. An 0:2 de-
2012 3-5-5
2011 9-1-1
2010 5-1-2
2009 0-0-0
feat against Nigeria in the championship match
denied them a first continental title, but having
earned the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada
2015™ ticket was consolation enough.
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Coach Carl Enow Ngachu has had 10 years to
build the Cameroon program, most recently
earning a berth at the London 2012 Women’s
Olympic Football Tournament.
CAMEROON PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
FIRST FINALS IN 2015
@FecafootOfficie
GABRIELLE ONGUENE SCORED
CAMEROON’S LONE GOAL AT THE
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES
BORN 1975-02-21, TALI, CMR
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1ST FINALS
CHRISTINE MANIE
SCORED AN EXTRA-TIME
WINNER TO QUALIFY
CAMEROON FOR
CANADA 2015
Although Cameroon have been omnipresent at the African Women’s Championship,
Les Lionnes had not yet made it to the FIFA
Women’s World Cup™ until qualifying for
Canada 2015. They qualified for the African
Women’s Championship finals in Namibia
by beating Senegal 2-1 on aggregate after
a 1:1 draw in Ziguinchor and a 1:0 victory at
home in Yaoundé in the return leg. They got
their campaign in Namibia off to a winning
start as Raissa Feudjio’s late goal gave the
west Africans a 1:0 victory against a fancied
South Africa. A 2:0 win against Algeria in
their second match ensured their progress
into the semi-finals ahead of their final
Group B game against Ghana.
NGACHU
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At the 2014 African Women’s Championship,
Annette Ngo Ndom won Best Goalkeeper honours. Centre back and captain Christine Manie,
meanwhile, scored the extra-time winner to
qualify Cameroon for the FIFA Women’s World
Cup Canada 2015™.
Up front, the star player is Gaëlle Enganamouit,
who scored three of the five goals that Camer-
CAMEROON WNT
SINCE 2004
oon scored in Namibia. Enganamouit has played
her club football in Europe, once famously scoring just two seconds from the start of a match
(from behind the centre circle).
After qualifying for Canada 2015, Gabrielle
Aboudi Onguene led her club Louves Minproff to
a Coupe du Cameroun victory in the all-Yaoundé
final in November 2014.
CAMEROON’S 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFRICAN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNERS UP
Canada 2015 will mark Cameroon’s first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals,
following up on the country’s debut participation at a Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.
At the London 2012 Women’s Olympic Football
Tournament, Cameroon lost all three matches
to Brazil, Great Britain and New Zealand, but
scored in the group finale against the Kiwis.
FÉDÉRATION CAMEROUNAISE DE FOOTBALL
Fédération Camerounaise de Football
President: Joseph Owona
General Secretary: Emmanuel Ngassa
Name: République du Cameroun
Capital: Yaoundé
FIFA Trigramme: CMR
Website: www.fecafoot-officiel.com
Languages: French, English
Media Officer: Laurence Fotso
Email: contact@fecafoot-officiel.com
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Canada qualified as the
host nation
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2014* 4-2-5
2013 7-4-6
While Canada did not take part in the
2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, the
Canucks have kept competitive through a
series of Women’s International Friendly
matches against nations like USA, Germany and Japan. In Winnipeg on 28 May 2014,
Canada posted a 1:1 draw against their CONCACAF rivals USA in front of 28,255.
From 129 competing nations, Canada was the
only nation to skip to qualifying stage.
2012 14-1-7
2011 14-4-6
2010 13-3-2
2009 2-1-4
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Canada will rely on several experienced players
to take the hosts far in the tournament, though
with a vast majority of the squad competing in
the National Women’s Soccer League, even the
younger players look ready to contribute.
Christine Sinclair will likely be Canada’s main
attacking threat up front, as she has been since
breaking onto the scene at the inaugural FIFA
CANADA PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
2X
1998
2010
CONCACAF
CHAMPIONS
1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
BORN 1975-07-19, CONSETT, ENG
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4TH PLACE
CHRISTINE SINCLAIR
HELPED CANADA
FINISH IN 4TH
PLACE AT USA 2003
CANADA WON BRONZE AT THE
OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT IN 2012
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@CanadaSoccerFR
Hosts Canada have been looking forward
to the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada 2015™ since they were awarded
the showcase event of women’s football in
March 2011. In that time, John Herdman’s
side have proven they can compete with
some of the top nations in the world, most
memorably winning a bronze medal at the
London 2012 Women’s Olympic Football
Tournament.
HERDMAN
Named Canada’s coach on 1 September 2011... led Canada to a bronze medal at the
London 2012 Olympic Tournament... was a candidate for FIFA Women’s World Coach of
the Year in 2012... New Zealand coach at FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 2007 and 2011.
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U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada
2002 where she took home adidas Golden Ball
and adidas Golden Shoe honours. The longtime
Canadian captain will also have support from
attack-minded NWSL stars like Diana Matheson, Sophie Schmidt and Melissa Tancredi. Other key players include Kaylyn Kyle and Desiree
Scott (who spent the 2014 season in England).
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On the backline, Canada’s new superstar is
teenaged centre back Kadeisha Buchanan, who
was named a tournament all-star at the FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014. For the
last line of defence, meanwhile, Herdman and
his staff have three potential number-one goalkeepers in Stephanie Labbé, Karina LeBlanc,
and Erin McLeod.
CANADA’S 6TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ HOST NATION
Since 1995, Canada has participated in every
edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, with
their best finish fourth place at USA 2003 after
reaching the semi-final phase.
Canada has won a bronze medal at the Women’s
Olympic Football Tournament (at London 2012)
as well as a silver medal at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship (at Canada 2002).
THE CANADIAN SOCCER ASSOCIATION
The Canadian Soccer Association
President: Victor Montagliani
General Secretary: Peter Montopoli
Official Name: Canada
Capital: Ottawa
FIFA Trigramme: CAN
Website: www.canadasoccer.com
Languages: English, French
Media Officer: Michèle Dion
Email: mdion@canadasoccer.com
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CHINA PR
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With their qualifying mission completed, the
Steel Roses switched their sights to the continental champions, but their hopes were
shattered in a 1:2 loss to Japan in the dying
moments of extra time. Despite the setback, the
Chinese went on to edge out Korea Republic in
the match for third place, with Yang Li scoring
the winner shortly before the final whistle.
2014-05-15 CHN 7:0 THA
2014-05-17 CHN 3:0 MYA
2014-05-19 CHN 0:0 KOR
2014-05-22
JPN 2:1 CHN a.e.t.
2014-05-25 CHN 2:1 KOR
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2014*13-4-6
2013 4-1-9
1986, 1989,
1991, 1993,
1995, 1997,
1999, 2006
AFC
CHAMPIONS
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015
Named China PR’s national coach in December 2011... previously served as assistant
coach... won a bronze medal at the 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup... as a footballer, made
five international appearances for China PR... a Chinese League and Cup winner.
2014
3W - 1D - 1L
2012 5-2-10
2011 5-4-9
2010 9-4-9
2009 11-4-4
STRENGTHS & STYLE
The current squad are youthful with the majority
of players born after 1990. Although there are
no headline names or legendary figures - yet coach Hao Wei’s new-look China PR are strong
CHINA PR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
8X
BORN 1976-12-27, SHANDONG, CHN
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1999
2ND PLACE
SUN WEN &
CHINA PR REACHED
THE USA 1999 FINAL,
ONLY FALLING ON
KICKS FROM
THE PENALTY MARK
CHINA PR FINISHED FOURTH AT
SWEDEN 1995 AND THEN SECOND AT
THE 1996 OLYMPIC TOURNAMENT
The Asian qualifiers for the FIFA Women’s
World Cup Canada 2015™ proved to be a
redemptive campaign for China PR, who
missed a place in the global showpiece at
Germany 2011 for the first time in history.
The eight-time champions opened the 2014
AFC Women’s Asian Cup with a 7:0 rout of
Thailand, followed by a 3:0 win over Myanmar during the group phase in Vietnam.
With a spot already secured in the semi-finals, China PR finished group play with a
goalless draw against Korea Republic.
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as a unit. For the first time since 2009, China
PR posted more than 10 wins in international
competition (including the three wins at the
AFC Women’s Asian Cup).
Having spent the past three years playing and
training together, the team enjoy a feel of unity
and understanding. They are used to a rather
defensive strategy and usually keep strong op-
CHINA PR WNT
SINCE 2011
ponents at bay through their exceptional physical capacity. Then the team can counter-attack
relying on the pace and goal-scoring ability of
Ma Jun and Yang Li, both of whom have made a
name for themselves in Korea Republic.
Among the younger generation is midfielder
Zhu Beiyan who helped Shanghai win the 2014
Chinese Women’s National League title.
CHINA PR’S 6TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP THIRD PLACE
With the exception of 2011, China PR has participated in every other edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, winning a silver medal at USA
1999 (losing on kicks from the penalty mark).
China PR has also won a silver medal at the
Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (1996)
and back-to-back FIFA U-20 Women’s World
Cups (2004 and 2006).
CHINESE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Chinese Football Association
President: Cai Zhenhua
General Secretary: Zhang Jian
Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo
Capital: Beijing
FIFA Trigramme: CHN
FIFA affiliation since: 1931/1980
Website: www.fa.org.cn
Languages: Chinese
Media Officer: Dong Hua
Email: info.footballchina@gmail.com
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FELIPE
COLOMBIA
ROAD TO CANADA
This tally was one more than eventual
winners Brazil, as A Seleção took the title
thanks to their superior record in the decisive final stage. The competition final ended
with a 0:0 draw between the two sides.
2014-09-13 COL 4:0 URU
2014-09-15 COL 4:1 VEN
2014-09-17 ECU 0:1 COL
2014-09-19 COL 1:0 PER
2014-09-24 COL 0:0 ARG
2014-09-26 COL 2:1 ECU
2014-09-28 COL 0:0 BRA
“A” INTERNATIONALS (COL)
2014* 9-3-3
2013 0-0-0
Attacking midfielder Yoreli Rincón reinforced her
status as Las Cafeteras’ footballing spearhead
at the Copa América, with the gifted creator
pulling her team’s strings with aplomb – as she
has done for some time now – and finishing as
Colombia’s three-goal leading scorer.
2012 0-0-6
2011 3-2-8
2010 6-4-3
2009 4-0-0
Already boasting a wealth of experience despite still being only 21, Rincón’s subsequent
selection as player of the tournament was no
doubt helped by the solid structure put in place
alongside her, with goalkeeper Sandra Sepúlveda, defenders Nataly Arias and Natalia Gaitán,
midfielder Diana Ospina and forward Lady
Andrade particularly outstanding. All of these
players will be expected to take a leading role
for a country that has already taken part in one
COLOMBIA PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
2011, 2015
Fabián Felipe Taborda Torres... named Colombia’s national coach in October 2012...
coached Colombia at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012... coached
Colombia to second place in the 2014 Copa América (undefeated in seven matches).
2014
5W - 2D - 0L
STRENGTHS & STYLE
@FCFSeleccionCOL
@MiSeleccion_
BORN 1978-09-19, PALMIRA, COL
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1ST FINALS
COLOMBIA CLOSED OFF
THEIR FIRST TRIP TO
THE FINALS WITH A
0:0 DRAW AGAINST
KOREA DPR
It was certainly a 2014 Copa América Femenina to remember for Colombia, who
stormed through their group by claiming
four wins from four games. Although draws
in the final phase against Argentina and
Brazil meant that had to content themselves
with a runners-up finish for the second Copa
in a row, Las Cafeteras can be proud of a
tournament in which they were the only unbeaten side and, spanning both phases,
picked up 17 points from seven games.
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COLOMBIA WNT
SINCE 2012
FIFA Women’s World Cup™ four years earlier at
Germany 2011.
earning honours as the competition’s top goalkeeper.
Colombia’s collective strength is drawn from
both a resilient backline and a varied attack.
Las Cafeteras finished the 2014 Copa América
Femenina with the competition’s best defensive
record (two goals conceded), with Sepúlveda
Colombia’s 12 goals scored were shared between no fewer than eight different players,
with the team finding the back of the net in five
of seven matches (all except for a pair of 0:0
draws against Argentina and Brazil).
COLOMBIA’S 2ND FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 COPA AMÉRICA FEMENINA RUNNERS UP
Colombia made their FIFA Women’s World Cup™
debut in 2011, followed by their debut at the
Women’s Olympic Football Tournament just one
year later.
Colombia have also participated at one FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cup (fourth place in 2010)
and three FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups (2008,
2012 and 2014).
FEDERACIÓN COLOMBIANA DE FÚTBOL
Federación Colombiana de Fútbol
President: Luis Bedoya
General Secretary: Celina Sierra
Name: Republica de Colombia
Capital: Bogotá
FIFA Trigramme: COL
Website: www.fcf.com.co
Languages: Spanish
Media Officer: Juan Felipe Mejia
Email: info@fcf.com.co
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COSTA RICA
ROAD TO CANADA
Carlos Garabet Avedissián Derdjian... named Costa Rica’s national coach on 24 May
2013... coached Costa Rica at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014... previously served as head coach of Puerto Rico’s women’s national and youth teams.
2014
5W - 1D - 1L
2014-05-22 SLV 0:4 CRC
2014-05-24 CRC 3:0 NCA
2014-05-26 GUA 0:3 CRC
2014-10-16 CRC 1:0 MEX
2014-10-18 CRC 2:1 JAM
2014-10-24
CRC 1:1 TRI a.e.t.
2014-10-26 CRC 0:6 USA
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The achievement was a fitting way to cap
2014* 9-1-2 2012 3-0-4 2010 4-0-3
what has been a booming last year or so
2013 5-0-0 2011 4-1-4 2009 0-0-0
for Costa Rican football, particularly on the
women’s side, as evidenced by a hat-trick of
point to the recent injection of young blood into
wins over Mexico, Jamaica and Martinique
in group-stage action prior to that decisive last- the squad, embodied by the likes of wunderkind
Gloriana Villalobos and Melissa Herrera. The
four encounter.
country hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World
Cup Costa Rica 2014 helped kindle the emerSTRENGTHS & STYLE
gence of up-and-coming prospects and gave
Paris Saint-Germain’s Shirley Cruz is a talthem some crucial early international exposure
ismanic figure within Costa Rican football.
to further their development.
The 29-year-old midfielder is the leader of the
dressing room alongside the younger Katherine The promising performances at Costa Rica
Alvarado. Their experience provide a counter- 2014 on home turf were echoed at the FIFA U-20
COSTA RICA PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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COSTA RICA HOSTED THE FIFA U-17
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP IN 2014
BORN 1959-09-07, MONTEVIDEO, URU
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FIRST FINALS
DINNIA DÍAZ MADE
THREE SAVES ON KICKS
FROM THE PENALTY
MARK TO HELP
COSTA RICA QUALIFY
One name has become synonymous with
Costa Rica’s feat of qualifying for the tournament for the first time: Dinnia Díaz. The
goalkeeper’s heroics earned her side victory
in the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago and, in the process, clinched a spot
for Las Ticas at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada 2015™. Not even a defeat to USA in
the CONCACAF final was enough to rain on
the national team’s parade.
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Women’s World Cup Canada 2014. This was an
ideal testing ground in which to work on a new
tactical approach that is also being instilled in
the national team: a well-drilled 4-3-3 formation featuring a high-energy pressing game.
At the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, both centre midfielder Cruz and right back
Diana Sáenz were named to the tournament’s
COSTA RICA WNT
SINCE 2013
Bext XI. Forwards Carolina Venegas and Lixy
Rodríguez were the country’s top scorers in the
CONCACAF Women’s Championship, with the
duo scoring seven of the team’s 10 goals.
At the domestic level, more than half a dozen
national players helped CD Saprissa win the
UNIFFUT Torneo Apertura, including the tournament’s top scorer Venegas.
COSTA RICA’S 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 CONCACAF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNERS UP
Canada 2015 will mark Costa Rica’s first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals,
with Las Ticas in fact finishing second at the
CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
Costa Rica have previously appeared at two FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cups and two FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cups, albeit never progressing
beyong the group phase.
FEDERACIÓN COSTARRICENSE DE FÚTBOL
Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
President: Eduardo Li
General Secretary: Rafael Vargas
Name: Republica de Costa Rica
Capital: San José
FIFA Trigramme: CRC
Website: www.fedefutbol.com
Languages: Spanish
Media Officer: Cristin Williams
Email: ejecutivo@fedefutbol.com
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CLÉMENTINE
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
ROAD TO CANADA
Touré Natogoma Clémentine... named Côte d’Ivoire’s national coach on 23 February
2010... previously served as an assistant coach with Equatorial Guinea... as staff,
helped Equatorial Guinea win the 2008 African Women’s Championship.
2014
4W - 3D - 2L
2014-02-15 CIV 4:0 MLI
2014-02-28 MLI 0:1 CIV
2014-05-23 CIV 1:1 EQG
2014-06-07 EQG 2:2 CIV
2014-10-11 NGA 4:2 CIV
2014-10-14 CIV 3:1 NAM
2014-10-17 ZAM 1:1 CIV
2014-10-22
CMR 2:1 CIV a.e.t.
2014-10-25 RSA 0:1 CIV
“A” INTERNATIONALS (CIV)
2014* 6-3-3 2012 7-0-2 2010 2-0-2
A victory against the hosts Namibia, a draw
2013 0-0-0 2011 0-0-0 2009 0-0-0
against Zambia and a defeat against Nigeria were good enough to see Clémentine
Touré’s side finish second in the group behind the Nigerians. They were then beaten in
extra time by Cameroon before facing South Af- STRENGTHS & STYLE
rica in the all-important play-off for third place, Unlike Africa’s two other finalists for the
with the winner booking the final place for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ –
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. After Cameroon and Nigeria – Côte d’Ivoire does not
Banyana Banyana dominated from the start of have any notable star players on first glance.
match but failed to score, the Ivorians snatched Coach Touré has built the team’s success
a victory through Rebecca Ida’s late goal just through team effort rather than individual skill.
minutes from the final whistle.
A perfect example of team resilience was show-
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CÔTE D’IVOIRE ELIMINATED 2010 CAF
CHAMPIONS EQUATORIAL GUINEA
DURING CANADA 2015 QUALIFIERS
BORN 1977-03-21, FERKÉ, CIV
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REBECCA IDA
SCORED THE WINNING
GOAL THAT QUALIFIED
HER NATION FOR
CANADA 2015
The African Women’s Championship in Namibia was only the second time in the history of the competition that Côte d’Ivoire
qualified for the showpiece event of women’s continental football. Les Éléphantes
stunned holders Equatorial Guinea in the
qualifying rounds, advancing on the away
goal rule after draws 1:1 at home and 2:2
away. But unlike their first appearance in
Equatorial Guinea in 2012, the west Africans managed to escape the group phase
this time around.
TOURÉ
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SINCE 2010
cased after Les Éléphantes rebounded from a
disappointing semi-final loss to withstand a
barrage of South African attacks before winning
in the dying moments.
José Nahi and N’Réhy Tia have both played in
Serbia as well as in UEFA Women’s Champions
League. During the African Women’s Championship, Nahi wore the captain’s armband.
The majority of Touré’s squad play their club
football in their home country, with only a few
serving as excpetions. Amari Esmei Cecile and
Marie Claire Yassi have both played in Morocco.
As for domestic heroes, several national team
players ply their trade for league winners Juventus Yopougon, including experienced fullback
Djelika Coulibaly.
CÔTE D’IVOIRE’S 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFRICAN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP THIRD PLACE
Canada 2015 will mark Côte d’Ivoire’s first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals,
with Les Éléphantes claiming Africa’s third and
final spot through the continental qualifiers.
Twenty-seven years earlier, Côte d’Ivoire were
the lone African nation that participated at the
1988 Women’s International Tournament (they
finished 11th out of 12 nations).
FÉDÉRATION IVOIRIENNE DE FOOTBALL
Fédération Ivoirienne de Football
President: Augustin Diallo
General Secretary: Paul Abba Mobio
Name: République de Côte d’Ivoire
Capital: Yamoussoukro
FIFA Trigramme: CIV
Website: www.fif-ci.com
Languages: French
Media Officer: Ives Tiemele
Email: gtiemele@yahoo.fr
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VANESSA
ECUADOR
ROAD TO CANADA
In the four-team final phase, the hosts Ecuador succumbed to Colombia again (1:2)
and were beaten by Brazil (0:4), but came
from 0-2 down to prevail 3:2 against Argentina to finish in third place. Despite not
drawing any of their games and scoring only
seven times in as many matches, La Tricolor
earned an international play-off place.
Vanessa Arauz León... named Ecuador’s national coach in August 2014... helped Ecuador
finish third at the Copa América... has also served as coach of Ecuador’s women’s youth
teams... earned her coaching degree at the Instituto Tecnológico Superior del Fútbol.
2014
4W - 1D - 4L
Qualified on 2 December 2014
2014-09-11 ECU 1:0 PER
2014-09-13 ECU 1:0 VEN
2014-09-17 ECU 0:1 COL
2014-09-19 ECU 1:2 URU
2014-09-24 BRA 4:0 ECU
2014-09-26 COL 2:1 ECU
2014-09-28 ARG 2:3 ECU
2014-11-08 ECU 0:0 TRI
2014-12-02 TRI 0:1 ECU
“A” INTERNATIONALS (ECU)
2014* 5-1-4
2013 0-0-0
The two-leg playoff series with Trinidad and
Tobago started with a 0:0 draw in Quito,
with 20,000 Ecuadorians out to support their
home team on 8 November.
Nearly a month later on 2 December in Port of
Spain, Ecuador pulled off a 1:0 away win to
qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada
2015™. Striker Mónica Quinteros - who missed
the Copa América because of school commitments - scored the winner in the 90th minute.
2012 0-0-0
2011 0-0-0
2010 3-0-1
2009 3-0-1
STRENGTHS & STYLE
“Nothing will stop us” was the slogan used for
motivation by Ecuador, a team with sufficient
personality and conviction to soak up the pressure of first playing at home in South American
qualifying, then later winning a FIFA Women’s
World Cup Canada 2015™ spot via the playoffs on the road (their only road game in the
qualifying stage).
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@FEFEcuador
THE COPA AMÉRICA HOSTS WERE ON
THE VERGE OF ELIMINATION BEFORE
THEY REVERSED AN 0-2 SCORELINE
INTO A 3:2 WIN IN SEPTEMBER 2014
BORN 1989-02-05, QUITO, ECU
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MÓNICA QUINTEROS
SCORED THE HISTORIC
WINNER TO QUALIFY
ECUADOR IN
DECEMBER 2014
* 2014 totals through 2 December 2014
Victories over Peru (1:0) and Venezuela (1:0)
saw Ecuador advance through the group
stages of the women’s Copa América in second place - despite losing to Colombia (0:1)
and Uruguay (1:2) - edging out the latter on
goal difference by a single strike.
ARAUZ
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The team’s main attributes are dedication, opportunism and unflinching tactical discipline.
Those characteristics have allowed them to
build a flexible but solid backbone, no matter
which names are included in the first XI.
In a group of footballers of similar talents and
developed almost exclusively at home, several
individuals stand out, including goalkeeper
ECUADOR WNT
SINCE 2014
Shirley Berruz, defenders Nancy Aguilar and
Ingrid Rodríguez, midfielders Andrea Dennise
Pesántez and Ámbar Torres and forwards Giannina Lattanzio and Mónica Quinteros.
At the domestic level, Rocafuerte FC of Guayaquil has won the championship in both years
since the competition was restructured in 2013,
winning their second title in August 2014.
ECUADOR’S 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 CONCACAF-CONMBEOL PLAYOFF WINNERS
Canada 2015 will mark Ecuador’s first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals,
with La Tri winning the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL
playoff series on 2 December 2014.
Ecuador is in fact the only 2015 finalist to have
never previously featured in a major FIFA or
Olympic women’s tournament. Ecuador did participate at the Rio 2007 Pan American Games.
FEDERACIÓN ECUATORIANA DE FÚTBOL
Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol
President: Luis Chiriboga
General Secretary: Francisco Acosta
Name: Republica del Ecuador
Capital: Quito
FIFA Trigramme: ECU
Website: www.ecuafutbol.org
Languages: Spanish
Media Officer: Victor Mestanza
Email: fef@gye.satnet.net
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MARK
ENGLAND
ROAD TO CANADA
England were also one of just three
European nations to concede only once in
the qualifying stage (along with Sweden
and Switzerland). Runners up Ukraine broke
England’s streak in the eighth qualifying
match in June, a narrow England 2:1 win.
2013-09-21 ENG 6:0 BLR
2013-09-26 ENG 8:0 TUR
2013-10-26 ENG 2:0 WAL
2013-10-31 TUR 0:4 ENG
2014-04-05 ENG 9:0 MNE
2014-05-08 ENG 4:0 UKR
2014-06-14 BLR 0:3 ENG
2014-06-19 UKR 1:2 ENG
2014-08-21 WAL 0:4 ENG
2014-09-17 MNE 0:10 ENG
“A” INTERNATIONALS (ENG)
2014*10-1-2
2013 8-3-3
2012 6-1-2
2011 8-4-3
2010 9-4-1
2009 11-3-3
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Expect to see a new-look England to the one
which played at Germany 2011, as the likes of
Alex Greenwood, Demi Stokes and Lizzie Durack
were all handed their first caps in qualifying,
while Lianne Sanderson and Jo Potter were invited in from the international wilderness. As
well as the youngsters, England may have sea-
ENGLAND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
1995, 2007, 2011, 2015
Named England’s national coach on 6 December 2013... previously served as head coach
of Bristol Academy Women’s FC... helped Bristol Academy reach the FA Women’s Cup final
in 2011... earned his UEFA A Coaching Licence in 2007.
2013-14
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Qualified on 21 August 2014
Two months later in England’s ninth match on
21 August 2014, the Three Lionesses booked
their spot with a win in Cardiff, Wales, which
incidentally is the hometown of England coach
Mark Sampson. The young Sampson assumed
the role as England coach in December 2013
after dismissed coach Hope Powell won the four
qualifying matches in September and October.
@FA
@England
BORN 1982-10-18, CARDIFF CITY, WAL
FIFA.com/Canada2015
2011
QUARTERS
AFTER A 2:0 WIN OVER
EVENTUAL CHAMPIONS
JAPAN, ENGLAND
WERE ELIMINATED IN
THE QUARTERS
It was a perfect ten for England on the road
to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada
2015™, as they won all of their qualifying
matches against Ukraine, Wales, Turkey,
Belarus and Montenegro, despite changing
coaches four games into the campaign. In
total they scored 52 goals, with Eniola Aluko
netting a quarter of them for a team-best
13 goals. Toni Duggan also hit double digits
with 10 goals of her own.
SAMPSON
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
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COACH
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FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
FOOTBALL COACH
soned pros in the ranks with Alex Scott, Fara
Williams and Kelly Smith all boasting over 100
caps.
This is a dynamic England team with plenty of
pace and power going forward. Players like Toni
Duggan are capable of creating a moment of
magic out of nothing. The young star is a recent
England Women’s Under-23 Player of the Year.
ENGLAND WNT
SINCE 2013
Another young star is Lucy Bronze, who led Liverpool to a FA Women’s Super League title.
The blend is working well, with coach Sampson
delighted at how his team have embraced his
new ideas. The coach has been credited with
bringing a technical and creative side to the
team’s play, while encouraging a club-style environment off the pitch.
ENGLAND’S 4TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2013-14 UEFA GROUP 6 WINNERS
After an inaugural appearance at Sweden 1995,
England have now participated at three consecutive FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals since
China PR 2007.
England have also participated at four FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cups and one FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cup (a fourth-place finish at the
first tournament at New Zealand 2008).
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LTD.
The Football Association Ltd.
President: Greg Dyke
General Secretary: Alex Horne
Official Name: England
Capital: London
FIFA Trigramme: ENG
Website: www.thefa.com
Languages: English
Media Officer: Catherine Stewart
Email: catherine.stewart@thefa.com
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PHILIPPE
FRANCE
ROAD TO CANADA
Although the expansion from 16 to 24 finalists ahead of Canada 2015 may well
have worked in their favour, there is still no
doubting Les Bleues’ growing level of experience and talent.
2013-09-25 KAZ 0:4 FRA
2013-10-31 AUT 1:3 FRA
2013-11-23 BUL 0:10 FRA
2013-11-28 FRA 14:0 BUL
2014-04-05 FRA 7:0 KAZ
Boasting a strike force that includes the top
scorer (Thiney, 13 goals) and the assists’ leader
(Necib, 13 assists) from the European qualifi-
2014-04-09 FRA 3:1 AUT
2014-05-07 FRA 4:0 HUN
2014-08-20 HUN 0:4 FRA
2014-09-13 FIN 0:2 FRA
2014-09-17 FRA 3:1 FIN
“A” INTERNATIONALS (FRA)
Further evidence for this elevated status was
provided in October 2014, when they achieved
their first-ever victory over two-time FIFA
FRANCE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
2003, 2011, 2015
Named France’s national coach on 30 July 2013... previously worked in national men’s
youth program... as an assistant coach with France, won the 1998 FIFA World Cup™...
as a goalkeeper, he was a 1984 UEFA champion and 1986 FIFA World Cup™ participant.
2013-14
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France qualified in their penultimate match,
2014*13-3-1 2012 15-3-3 2010 10-1-0
closing out their group phase with an away2013 11-5-1 2011 14-2-4 2009 11-4-2
and-home series against Finland (who could
have technically leapfrogged the leaders
in those two matches). France booked its
ers, as well as a steely defence marshalled by
Canada 2015 ticket with a 2:0 away win in
Vantaa on 13 September, with Louisa Necib and Laura Georges and the influential Wendie Renard, France are no longer simply regarded as a
Gaëtane Thiney scoring in the victory.
team capable of upsetting the favourites – they
are now major contenders themselves.
STRENGTHS & STYLE
@FFF
@EquipedeFrance
BORN 1954-01-13, CIBOURNE, FRA
FIFA.com/Canada2015
2011
4TH PLACE
FRANCE REACHED
THE SEMI-FINALS AT
GERMANY 2011
BEFORE FINISHING
IN FOURTH PLACE
It would not be an exaggeration to say that
France strolled through their qualifying
campaign while securing a third appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™,
winning all ten of their Group 7 encounters,
scoring 54 goals and conceding just three.
BERGERÔO
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
1STTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
FOOTBALL COACH
FRANCE WNT
SINCE 2013
Women’s World Cup™ champions Germany
with a 2:0 triumph in Offenbach.
Griedge Mbock Bathy, Claire Lavogez and Sandie Toletti.
The key players from the side that reached the
semi-finals of both the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Germany 2011™ and the London 2012 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament have now
matured, safe in the knowledge that the baton
can be handed on to young starlets such as
These promising players earned their spurs at
the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan
2012, where the French emerged victorious
(with Mbock Bathy winning the adidas Golden
Ball). Two years later, they finished third at the
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014.
FRANCE’S 3RD FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
France followed a fourth-place finish at the FIFA
Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™ with a
fourth-place finish at the London 2012 Women’s
Olympic Football Tournament.
At the youth level, France won the FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012, then finished third at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Canada 2014.
FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL
Fédération Française de Football
President: Noël Le Graët
General Secretary: Brigitte Henriques
Official Name: France
Capital: Paris
FIFA Trigramme: FRA
Website: www.fff.fr
Languages: French
Media Officer: Stéphane Lanoue
Email: stephane.lanoue@fff.fr
FIFA Big Count:
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GERMANY
ROAD TO CANADA
Silvia Neid’s side has now won all of their
qualifying matches en route to two editions
of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ - both
China PR 2007 and Canada 2015. As hosts,
Germany skipped the qualifying stage
ahead of Germany 2011.
2013-09-21 GER 9:0 RUS
2013-10-26 SVN 0:13 GER
2013-10-30 GER 4:0 CRO
2013-11-23 SVK 0:6 GER
2013-11-27 CRO 0:8 GER
2014-04-05 IRL 2:3 GER
2014-04-10 GER 4:0 SVN
2014-05-08 GER 9:1 SVK
2014-09-13 RUS 1:4 GER
2014-09-17 GER 2:0 IRL
“A” INTERNATIONALS (GER)
2014*12-0-1
2013 14-4-2
2012 10-3-0
2011 11-1-1
2010 7-0-2
2009 10-3-3
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Germany have found the perfect blend of experienced veterans and talented youngsters, as was
GERMANY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1989, 1991,
1995, 1997,
2001, 2005,
2009, 2013
UEFA
CHAMPIONS
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
BEST FINISH 1ST PLACE 2003 & 2007
Named Germany’s national coach on 20 June 2005... won the FIFA Women’s World Cup
China PR 2007™... a two-time winner of FIFA World Coach for Women’s Football... as a
footballer, a three-time UEFA champion and a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ silver medalist.
2013-14
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In FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™
Qualifiers, Anja Mittag was Germany’s top goalscorer with 11 goals while Célia Šašic was second with nine.
8X
BORN 1964-05-02, WALLDÜRN, GER
FIFA.com/Canada2015
2007
CHAMPIONS
BIRGIT PRINZ
LED GERMANY TO
BACK-TO-BACK
WORLD TITLES IN
2003 AND 2007
2X WORLD CHAMPS
@DFB_Frauen
3RDTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
Germany romped through their qualifying
campaign for the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada 2015™, winning all ten of their
matches in Group 1. Furthermore, the eighttime European champions booked their
ticket to the tournament by scoring an impressive 62 goals and conceding just four.
No other European side managed to hit the
target as often.
NEID
FOOTBALL COACH
GERMANY WNT
SINCE 2005
evident at the UEFA Women’s EURO 2013. Neid
was forced to find replacements for six firstteam regulars at the tournament but the side
still went on to be crowned continental queens.
Player of the Year Nadine Angerer provide a solid backbone to the team, they allow youngsters
like Tabea Kemme and Sara Däbritz to benefit
from their experience.
Increasing numbers of new players are still
being introduced into the squad with great
success. Not only do well-known stars such
as Mittag, Šašic and 2013 FIFA Women’s World
Šašic and Angerer were both UEFA Women’s
EURO 2013 all-stars, along with Saskia Bartusiak, Lena Goeßling, Annike Krahn and attacking star Dzsenifer Marozsán.
GERMANY’S 7TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
Germany have participated at every edition of
the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, finished second
at Sweden 1995 and then first at both USA 2003
and China PR 2007.
Germany have also won six medals at the biennial FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, including
victories at Thailand 2004 (with coach Silvia
Neid), Germany 2010 and Canada 2014.
DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL-BUND
Deutscher Fussball-Bund
President: Wolgang Niersbach
General Secretary: Helmut Sandrock
Name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Capital: Berlin
FIFA Trigramme: GER
Website: www.dfb.de
Languages: German, English
Media Officer: Annette Seitz
Email: annette.seitz@dfb.de
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JAPAN
ROAD TO CANADA
Japan then edged China PR 2:1 after extra
time in the semi-final, with centre back Azusa Iwashimizu scoring the dramatic winner
on a header just moments before the final whistle. Japan then followed up with a hard-fought
1:0 win in the final against Australia, with
Iwashimizu again scoring the winner in the Japanese victory.
2014-05-14 AUS 2:2 JPN
2014-05-16 VIE 0:4 JPN
2014-05-18 JPN 7:0 JOR
2014-05-22
JPN 2:1 CHN a.e.t.
2014-05-25 JPN 1:0 AUS
“A” INTERNATIONALS (JPN)
2014*14-3-2
2013 5-3-4
2014
AFC
CHAMPIONS
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
BEST FINISH 1ST PLACE IN 2011
Named national coach on 7 December 2007... helped Japan win the FIFA Women’s World
Cup Germany 2011™... finished second at the London 2012 Olympic Tournament... won
FIFA World Coach for Women’s Football in 2011... won the 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
2014
4W - 1D - 0L
2012 9-3-4
2011 11-4-4
2010 15-2-1
2009 2-1-0
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Japan’s breakthrough FIFA Women’s World
Cup™ win at Germany 2011 was based around
teamwork, short-passing and technical excellence. It is a methodology that remains a cor-
JAPAN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1X
BORN 1958-05-24, YAMAGATA, JPN
FIFA.com/Canada2015
2011
CHAMPIONS
HOMARE SAWA
LED JAPAN TO A
WORLD TITLE AT
GERMANY 2011
JAPAN FINISHED
4TH AT BEIJING 2008
& 2ND AT LONDON 2012
@JFA
@JFA_Nadeshiko
2NDTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
Though crowned FIFA Women’s World Cup™
champions four years ago at Germany 2011,
Japan had never won the AFC Women’s
Asian Cup. That finally changed in May 2014
as Japan secured two tight wins to end the
eight-nation tournament as victors. The Nadeshiko enjoyed comfortable wins over Jordan and Vietnam in the group stage, while
also drawing 2:2 against holders Australia.
Through to the semi-finals, Japan was qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canasda 2015™.
SASAKI
FOOTBALL COACH
nerstone of their game and is in keeping with
the Nadeshiko Vision, Japan’s blueprint for
women’s football development. Japan rely on
teamwork and unity, but also boast both depth
and quality in attack and in creative midfield
roles. Despite often being inferior physically to
some of their opponents, few can outscore Japan for resilience and commitment.
JAPAN WNT
SINCE 2007
One of Japan’s midfield stars is Aya Miyama, a
two-time AFC Women’s Player of the Year (2011,
2012) and Most Valuable Player of the 2014
AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Another is Nahomi
Kawasumi, a two-time L.League Best Player
(2011, 2013). Both Miyama and Kawasumi were
top-10 nominees for the 2014 FIFA Women’s
World Player award.
JAPAN’S 7TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP WINNERS
Japan have participated at every edition of the
FIFA Women’s World Cup™, winning gold at
Germany 2011. Japan won silver at the London
2012 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.
At the youth level, Japan have won three medals: bronze at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
(at Japan 2012) and both silver and gold at the
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (2010 and 2014).
JAPAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Japan Football Association
President: Kuniya Daini
General Secretary: Hiromi Hara
Official Name: Nihon Koku
Capital: Tokyo
FIFA Trigramme: JPN
Website: www.jfa.jp
Languages: Japanese, English
Media Officer: Satomi Tanekura
Email: satomi.tanekura@jfa.or.jp
FIFA Big Count:
YOON
KOREA REPUBLIC
ROAD TO CANADA
2014-05-15 MYA 0:12 KOR
2014-05-17 KOR 4:0 THA
2014-05-19 CHN 0:0 KOR
2014-05-22 KOR 1:2 AUS
2014-05-25 CHN 2:1 KOR
“A” INTERNATIONALS (KOR)
2014*12-4-3
2013 4-1-8
STRENGTHS & STYLE
The Koreans boast one of the most formidable
attacking lines in the continent, led by prolific
2012 3-3-1
2011 3-3-4
2010 6-4-4
2009 5-0-1
striker Park Eunsun who won the golden boot
with six goals at Vietnam 2014. Park was just
16 years old when she made her FIFA Women’s
World Cup™ in 2003, one year before she took
part in the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Thailand 2004.
Ji Soyun is another key player on the Korea attack. Since making her debut at age 15 in 2006
(with a goal), she has been one of her country’s
best players. At the youth level, she helped Ko-
KOREA PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
2003, 2015
Named Korea Republic’s national coach on 27 December 2012... a football coach of more
than 20 years... previously led Korea Republic to the men’s FIFA U-17 World Cup Finland
2003... as a footballer, represented Korea Republic at the 1990 FIFA World Cup™ in Italy.
2014
2W - 1D - 2L
Although a goalless draw with China PR
was enough for them to top their group on
goal difference, defending champions Australia
proved too strong for the women in red as they
lost 1:2 in the semi-finals. They subsequently
lost the third-place play-off by the same scoreline against China PR.
@theKFA
BORN 1961-03-25, SUWON CITY, KOR
FIFA.com/Canada2015
2003
1ST FINALS
KIM JIN-HEE
SCORED
KOREA REPUBLIC’S
LONE GOAL
AT USA 2003
Korea Republic booked passage to their
second FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 12
years, this time finishing fourth at the 2014
AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Vietnam. Pitted
against China PR, Thailand and Myanmar
in Group B, the Taeguk Ladies opened their
qualifying campaign with a 12:0 demolition
of Myanmar with both Jeon Gaeul and Cho
Sohyun recording hat tricks. Park Eunsun
then struck three times and set up another
as the Koreans beat the Thais 4:0 to claim
their ticket to FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™.
DUKYEO
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
1STTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
FOOTBALL COACH
rea Republic win a bronze medal at the FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010, with
Ji winning the adidas Silver Ball and adidas Silver Boot. In 2004 at the club level, she won the
PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year award
in England after a terrific season with Chelsea.
Yeo Minji is a little younger, having led Korea
Republic to a gold medal at the FIFA U-17 Wom-
KOREA REPUBLIC WNT
SINCE 2012
en’s World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010. That
year, Yeo won both the adidas Golden Ball and
adidas Golden Boot.
Captain and defensive midfielder Cho Sohyun
is the lynchpin of the clockwork organisation,
while veteran goalkeeper Kim Jungmi is eyeing
her second appearance at the FIFA Women’s
World Cup™ finals.
KOREA REPUBLIC’S 2ND FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP FOURTH PLACE
Korea Republic previously participated at the
FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003™, finally returning to the big tournament 12 years later for
Canada 2015.
They have participated at four FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cups (including third place in
2010) and two FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups
(including first place in 2010).
KOREA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
Korea Football Association
President: Chung Mong Gyu
General Secretary: An Gi Heon
Official Name: Daehanminguk
Capital: Seoul
FIFA Trigramme: KOR
Website: www.kfa.or.kr
Languages: Korean, English
Media Officer: Ahn Hyojin
Email: ahnhy@kfa.or.kr
FIFA Big Count:
Registered: 40,130
LEONARDO
MEXICO
ROAD TO CANADA
2014-10-16 CRC 1:0 MEX
2014-10-21 MEX 3:1 JAM
2014-10-24 USA 3:0 MEX
2014-10-26
TRI 2:4 MEX a.e.t.
“A” INTERNATIONALS (MEX)
2014* 7-1-6
2013 2-1-5
Coach Leonardo Cuéllar has had more than 15
years to mold the Mexican women’s program,
with now back-to-back FIFA Women’s World
Cup™ qualifications for the first time.
Numerous Mexico players have either flocked to
USA to earn their keep or indeed learned their
trade there as a result of their families having
2012 4-0-7
2011 8-6-6
2010 4-0-11
2009 5-0-3
emigrated. On top of that, coaches have often
looked north to fish for fresh ideas and methods.
A conscientious effort, however, to nurture Mexican women’s youth football has borne fruit with
more and more home-grown talent in the program. Cecilia Santiago, who finally turned 20
in 2014, has featured in a record four FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cups. She shares goalkeeper
duties at the national level with Pamela Tajonar
and was a 2014 Liga Mayor winner with Garzas
de la UAE.
MEXICO PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
1999, 2011, 2015
Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera... named Mexico’s national coach in 1998... led Mexico to the
FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 1999 and 2011... as a footballer, won a CONCACAF Championship in 1977... represented Mexico at the 1978 FIFA World Cup™ in Argentina.
2014
2W - 0D - 2L
STRENGTHS & STYLE
@FeMexFutOficial
@MiSeleccionMX
BORN 1952-01-14, MÉXICO, DF, MEX
FIFA.com/Canada2015
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2 DRAWS
MEXICO POSTED
DRAWS AGAINST
ENGLAND &
NEW ZEALAND AT
GERMANY 2011
3RDTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
Mexico had a tough road to secure their
place at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada 2015™, falling to Costa Rica in
the opening match of the 2014 CONCACAF
Women’s Championship. Having recovered
to get through their group, they were then
beaten by USA (who would go on to lift the
CONCACAF trophy) in the semi-finals, relegating Mexico to scrap it out with Trinidad
and Tobago for the third and final automatic
qualification spot. Trailing 2-1 with just over
ten minutes to go, they equalised and then
Veronica Charlyn Corral popped up with an
extra-time brace to seal victory and propel
herself up to joint third in the competition’s
scoring charts with four goals.
CUÉLLAR
FOOTBALL COACH
Forward Mónica Ocampo is another star in the
Mexican program. An NWSL player with Sky Blue
FC, she represented Mexico at the FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cup Russia 2006.
Veronica Charlyn Corral, who got her first
call-up to the national team when she was
13, stands as an icon of the advancement of
the local women’s football scene. She was the
MEXICO WNT
SINCE 1998
lone Mexican named to the Best XI at the 2014
CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
One legend that missed the recent CONCACAF
tournament, but still plays a big part in the national program, is striker Maribel Domínguez.
A 2014 Liga Mayor winner, she is still best remembered for her opening strike against USA at
the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
MEXICO’S 3RD FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 CONCACAF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP THIRD PLACE
Mexico will participate in consecutive editions
of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ for the first
time, having qualified for Germany 2011 and
now Canada 2015.
Mexico has also participated at one Women’s
Olympic Football Tournament, six FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cups, and three FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups.
FEDERACIÓN MEXICANA DE FÚTBOL ASOCIACIÓN
Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
President: Justino Compeán
General Secretary: Fernando Cerrilla
Name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Capital: México
FIFA Trigramme: MEX
Website: www.femexfut.org.mx
Languages: Spanish
Media Officer: Israel Marquez
Email: imarquez@femexfut.org.mx
FIFA Big Count:
Registered: 324,595
ROGER
NETHERLANDS
ROAD TO CANADA
From Group 5 of the 2013-14 European
qualifying competition, the Netherlands
had cause to rue conceding a late equaliser to Belgium in their fifth game. In the
end, those two dropped points were all that
separated the Dutch from section winners
Norway. Aside from that draw and an away
defeat to the Norwegians, the Oranje Leeuwinnen won all their games in the group, a
record that was good enough to give them a
place in the play-offs as one of the four best
runners-up.
Named Netherlands national coach on 1 November 2010... coached men’s football clubs
MVV Maastricht and Fortuna Sittard in Dutch Eerste Divisie... was previously a midfielder
for both Fortuna Sittard and MVV Maastricht... was a Dutch U-21 international.
2013-14
11W - 2D - 1L
Qualified on 27 November 2014
2013-09-26 ALB 0:4 NED
2013-10-26 POR 0:7 NED
2013-10-30 NED 1:2 NOR
2013-11-23 NED 7:0 GRE
2014-02-12 NED 1:1 BEL
2014-04-05 GRE 0:6 NED
2014-04-10 NED 10:1 ALB
2014-05-07 BEL 0:2 NED
2014-09-13 NED 3:2 POR
2014-09-17 NOR 0:2 NED
2014-10-25 SCO 1:2 NED
2014-10-30 NED 2:0 SCO
2014-11-22 NED 1:1 ITA
2014-11-27 ITA 1:2 NED
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2014* 9-4-2
2013 6-3-6
After disposing of Scotland 4-1 on aggregate, the Dutch faced Italy in the playoff
final, with a 1:1 draw at home in the first leg
leaving their hopes hanging in the balance. Vivianne Miedema came to the rescue in the return
leg, however, scoring both goals in a 2:1 win in
Verona that secured the Oranje a place at the
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2012 5-2-5
2011 9-3-3
2010 11-3-3
2009 8-3-8
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Though only 18, Vivianne Miedema is the Netherlands’ star asset. Having sharpened her finishing skills in the Bundesliga with FC Bayern
München, she struck 16 goals in the qualifiers,
including all three of her side’s goals in that
NETHERLANDS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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IN QUALIFIERS, VIVIANNE MIEDEMA
SCORED 16 GOALS. THREE OF THEM
WERE AGAINST ITALY IN THE PLAYOFF.
BORN 1964-02-10, REMUNJ, NED
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AFTER FINISHING 2ND
IN UEFA GROUP 5,
NETHERLANDS BEAT
SCOTLAND AND ITALY
IN THE PLAYOFF
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The Netherlands qualified for their first FIFA
Women’s World Cup™ after winning the UEFA
playoff in October and November 2014,
eliminating European hopefuls Scotland
and Italy en route to Canada 2015.
REIJNERS
play-off final. Her energy and enterprise is the
perfect foil for the experience of Manon Melis,
Sherida Spitze, Dyanne Bito and Claudia van
den Heiligenberg, who have made more than
400 international appearances between them.
The Dutch have also been reaping the rewards
of the 2012 merger between the national championship and the Belgian league, which led
NETHERLANDS WNT
SINCE 2010
to the creation of the Women’s BeNe League,
comprising the top teams from both countries
(including seven from Netherlands in 2014-15).
In building on the third place they achieved at
the 2009 UEFA European Women’s Championship and gaining valuable experience on the
domestic front, the ambitious Dutch have now
muscled their way into the global elite.
NETHERLANDS’ 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 UEFA PLAYOFF WINNERS
Canada 2015 will mark Netherlands’ first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals,
with the Oranje claiming Europe’s eighth and
final spot through the continental playoff.
Twenty-seven years earlier, Netherlands was
one of 12 teams that participated at the 1988
Women’s International Tournament in China PR
(they finished in seventh place).
KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE VOETBALBOND
Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
President: Michael Van Praag
General Secretary: Bert Van Oostveen
Name: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Capital: Amsterdam
FIFA Trigramme: NED
Website: www.knvb.nl
Languages: Dutch
Media Officer: Kees Jansma
Email: concern@knvb.nl
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NEW ZEALAND
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2014-10-25 NZL 16:0 TGA
2014-10-27 PNG 0:3 NZL
2014-10-29 COK 0:11 NZL
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NEW ZEALAND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1983, 1991,
1995, 1998,
2003, 2007,
2010, 2014
OFC
CHAMPIONS
1991, 2007, 2011, 2015
Named New Zealand’s national coach on 14 September 2011... previously served as
an assistant coach at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 2007 and 2011... helped New
Zealand win the 2014 OFC Women’s Nations Cup to qualify for Canada 2015.
2014
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New Zealand did, however, face a hurdle
2014* 4-4-8 2012 7-4-5 2010 7-3-3
battling oppressive midday heat and a
2013 5-3-3 2011 3-1-8 2009 1-2-5
tough opponent in host nation Papua New
Guinea before eventually prevailing 3:0 in
the pivotal match of the tournament. The
score was deadlocked before Rebekah Stott
STRENGTHS & STYLE
scored the eventual winner in the 59th minute. New Zealand have come a long way on the inKey striker Amber Hearn profited the most in ternational in recent years. It is no coincidence
Papua New Guinea, scoring seven goals. At that the quantity of players plying their trade
the other end of the field, captain and central overseas has massively increased during the
defender Abby Erceg became the first player to same period. The side have also enjoyed a
make 100 appearances for New Zealand.
strong international program featuring numer-
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BORN 1975-10-27, LONDON, ENG
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AFTER A PAIR OF
1:2 LOSSES TO
JAPAN & ENGLAND,
HANNAH WILKINSON
SCORED AN
ADDED-TIME
EQUALISER AGAINST MEXICO IN
THEIR 2011 GROUP FINALE
@NZ_Football
New Zealand’s journey to the FIFA Women’s
World Cup Canada 2015™ lasted a mere
five days as the Football Ferns topped their
four-nation Oceania qualifying tournament,
the 2014 OFC Women’s Nations Cup. A perfect three-match record which accrued 30
goals and saw none conceded suggests it
was easy for the Kiwis.
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ous high-quality matches annually. As a result
the team are collectively high on experience,
though still relatively youthful overall. Their
team unity is rarely surpassed as evidenced by
numerous credible results in recent years.
Since taking over in 2011, coach Tony Readings
has continued to slowly reinvigorate the team,
adding youth to help the depth of the squad
NEW ZEALAND WNT
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and helping the side develop a modern brand
of football while still boasting the nation’s traditional strengths.
Ali Riley is one of the country’s stars, a multiple
winner of the New Zealand Football Player of the
Year award. A former WPS winner with FC Gold
Pride (2010), she won the 2014 Damallsvenskan
with FC Rosengård in Sweden.
NEW ZEALAND’S 4TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 OFC WOMEN’S NATIONS CUP WINNERS
After participating in the inaugural FIFA
Women’s World Cup China PR 1991™, New Zealand will now participate in three consecutive
editions since China PR 2007.
New Zealand have also participated in two
Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments, five
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cups, and all four FIFA
U-17 Women’s World Cups.
NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL INC.
New Zealand Football Inc.
President: Mark Aspden
General Secretary: Andy Martin
Name: New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
FIFA Trigramme: NZL
Website: www.nzfootball.co.nz
Languages: English
Media Officer: Steven Upfold
Email: media@nzfootball.co.nz
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EDWIN
NIGERIA
ROAD TO CANADA
Nigeria qualified for the FIFA Women’s World
Cup Canada 2015™ by winning the 2014
African Women’s Championship in Namibia in October. After winning back-to-back
matches against Rwanda in the preliminary
phase, Nigeria won all five matches in the
final competition, scoring 16 goals in the
process and conceding just three.
2014-05-24 RWA 1:4 NGA
2014-06-07 NGA 8:0 RWA
2014-10-11 NGA 4:2 CIV
2014-10-14 ZAM 0:6 NGA
2014-10-17 NAM 0:2 NGA
2014-10-22
NGA 2:1 CIV a.e.t.
2014-10-25 NGA 2:0 CMR
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2014* 8-0-0
2013 0-0-2
2012 5-2-2
2011 5-3-4
2010 7-0-3
2009 0-0-0
STRENGTHS & STYLE
In Africa, the Super Falcons have achieved success playing an all-out attacking style of play,
so it is not surprising that the top two scorers
from the African Women’s Championship were
NIGERIA PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1991, 1995,
1998, 2000,
2002, 2004,
2006, 2010,
2014
CAF
CHAMPIONS
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
Named Nigeria’s national coach in 2012... served as Nigeria’s coach at the FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cup Japan 2012... served as an assistant coach at the FIFA U-17 Women’s
World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010... also coach of Nigeria champions Rivers Angels FC.
2014
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They topped their group after victories against
Namibia, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire, before
beating South Africa 2:1 in the semi-finals and
then Cameroon 2:0 in the final.
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BORN 1970-10-19, ITAM, NGA
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QUARTERS
IN THE USA 1999
QUARTER-FINALS,
NIGERIA REVERSED
AN 0-3 START
AGAINST BRAZIL,
BUT ULTIMATELY
LOST 4:3 AFTER EXTRA TIME
NIGERIA WON SILVER AT THE FIFA U-20
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP IN 2010 & 2014
Nigeria have dominated women’s football
in Africa since the first FIFA Women’s World
Cup™ was introduced in 1991. Along with
winning the early editions of the continental
qualifiers, Nigeria have won seven of nine
African Women’s Championships since the
tournament was introduced as a biennial
competition in 1998.
OKON
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Nigerian: Desire Oparanozie (five) and Asisat
Oshoala (four).
all-star when Nigeria won silver at the FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010.
Oparanozie was Nigeria’s second-youngest
player at the last FIFA Women’s World Cup™,
also representing her country at two FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cups on either side of the FIFA
Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™ finals
(2010 and 2012). She was also a tournament
Oshoala, meanwhile, was named Best Player at
the 2014 African Women’s Championship. She
hopes to make her FIFA Women’s World Cup™
debut in 2015 after winning the adidas Golden
Ball and adidas Golden Shoe awards at the FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014.
NIGERIA’S 7TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFRICAN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
Nigeria have participated at every edition of the
FIFA Women’s World Cup™, reaching the quarter-finals once. They have also participated in
three Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments.
Nigeria have also participated in every edition
of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and FIFA
U-17 Women’s World Cup. They won U-20 silver
at Germany 2010 and Canada 2014.
NIGERIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION
Nigeria Football Federation
President: Amaju Pinnick
General Secretary: Musa Amadu
Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital: Abuja
FIFA Trigramme: NGA
Website: n/a
Languages: English
Media Officer: Grace Akunjobi
Email: nigeria_fa@yahoo.com
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NORWAY
ROAD TO CANADA
Earlier in qualifying, Norway posted a decisive 2:1 win over the Dutch, who pushed
Even Pellerud’s side hard but could not prevent them topping the group with a record
of 41 goals scored and just five conceded.
Norway’s top goalscorer was Caroline Hansen, who was still a teenager throughout
qualifying (eight goals in nine matches).
2013-09-25 NOR 4:1 BEL
2013-10-26 NOR 7:0 ALB
2013-10-30 NED 1:2 NOR
2014-02-13 GRE 0:5 NOR
2014-04-10 BEL 1:2 NOR
2014-05-07 NOR 2:0 POR
2014-06-14 NOR 6:0 GRE
2014-06-18 POR 0:2 NOR
2014-09-13 ALB 0:11 NOR
2014-09-17 NOR 0:2 NED
“A” INTERNATIONALS (NOR)
2014* 8-2-5
2013 9-5-6
Norway are one of the ever-presents of FIFA
Women’s World Cup™, but they have undeni-
2012 7-1-4
2011 5-1-7
2010 8-3-4
2009 6-1-7
ably lost ground to Germany and USA in recent
years. Under returned coach Pellerud, Norway
revived its record in 2013, reaching the final of
the UEFA Women’s EURO, losing 0:1 to Germany
after missing on a pair of penalty kicks.
NORWAY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1995
1993
CHAMPIONS
UEFA
CHAMPIONS
FOUR YEARS AFTER
FINISHING IN 2ND IN
1991, HEGE RIISE
LED NORWAY TO THE
1995 WORLD TITLE
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
BEST FINISH 1ST PLACE IN 1995
Named Norway’s national coach on 6 December 2012... previously helped Norway win the
FIFA Women’s World Cup Sweden 1995™ (after a second-place finish at China PR 1991)...
also twice coached Canada at the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (2003 and 2007).
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BORN 1953-07-15, ROVERUD, NOR
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4TH IN 1999 & 2007
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Norway qualified for the FIFA Women’s World
Cup Canada 2015™ after winning nine
straight matches, booking their spot on 13
September with an emphatic away victory in
Durrës, ALB. Four days later, Norway posted its only loss in Group 5 of the European
qualifying competition, falling 0:2 to Netherlands.
PELLERUD
FOOTBALL COACH
Now into their 30s, Trine Rønning, Ingvild
Stensland and goalkeeper Ingrid Hjelmseth are
still at their peak and bring valuable experience
to a side spearheaded by a new wave of talent. Of note, Hjelmseth was named to the UEFA
Women’s EURO All-Star Team.
Along with Isabell Herlovsen who is in her mid
20s, youngesters Hansen, Ada and Andrine He-
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gerberg, Emilie Haavi and Guro Reiten are all
providing the new blood for Norway.
At the domestic level, internationals like Nora
Gjøen, Emilie Haavi, Marita Lund and Lene
Mykjåland all played for LSK Kvinner Fotballklubb during the 2014 season, winning both the
Toppserien league title and the Norgesmestere
cup final.
NORWAY’S 7TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
Norway have participated at every edition of the
FIFA Women’s World Cup™, winning silver at
China PR 1991 and then gold at Sweden 1995.
They also finished fourth in 1999 and 2007.
Before China PR 1991, Norway won the 1988
Women’s International Tournament. At the
Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, they
won bronze in 1996 and gold in 2000.
NORGES FOTBALLFORBUND
Norges Fotballforbund
President: Yngve Hallen
General Secretary: Kjetil Siem
Name: Kongeriket Norge
Capital: Oslo
FIFA Trigramme: NOR
Website: www.fotball.no
Languages: Norwegian, English
Media Officer: Jon Jameson
Email: jon.jameson@fotball.no
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IGNACIO
SPAIN
ROAD TO CANADA
Spain’s toughest opponent was Italy, but La
Roja won the first match 2:0 at home in Madrid. In the return group match in Vicenza,
the two sides played to a 0:0 draw.
Ignacio Quereda Laviña... named Spain’s national coach in 1988... helped Spain win
the 2004 UEFA Women’s U-19 Championship... coached at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World
Championship Thailand 2004... former footballer who has coached since the late 1970s.
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2013-10-27 ESP 6:0 EST
2013-10-31 ESP 2:0 ITA
2013-11-23 ESP 1:0 ROU
2013-11-27 ESP 3:2 CZE
2014-02-13 ESP 12:0 MKD
2014-04-05 ITA 0:0 ESP
2014-04-10 MKD 0:10 ESP
2014-05-08 EST 0:5 ESP
2014-09-13 ROU 0:2 ESP
2014-09-17 CZE 0:1 ESP
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2014* 5-1-1
2013 6-3-2
On 13 September 2014, Spain qualified on
the second-last match day, with Natalia
Pablos scoring both goals in a 2:0 away win over
Romania in Iasi.
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Spearheaded by the attacking talent of Verónica
Boquete, a candidate for FIFA Women’s World
Player 2014, much of Spain’s strength comes
from the togetherness of players that have
2012 4-2-2
2011 4-1-0
2010 2-1-1
2009 4-0-0
grown up together since their time in the national youth set-up. The years of dedication
put in by a group of talented, committed and
hard-working footballers, in a country where life
in the women’s game still contains many obstacles, is reaping rewards.
Boquete, Pablos and Ruth García are just three
national team members who represented Spain
at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship
SPAIN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
@RFEF
@SeFutbol
SPAIN WON MEDALS AT TWO FIFA U-17
WOMEN’S WORLD CUPS (2010 & 2014)
BORN 1950-07-24, MADRID, ESP (GREW UP IN BADAJOZ, ESP)
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NATALIA PABLO SCORED
TWICE IN THE MATCH
THAT QUALIFIED
SPAIN FOR
CANADA 2015
Drawn in Group 2 of European Zone qualifying, Spain finished top of the section – three
points ahead of Italy – after recording nine
wins and a draw from their ten encounters.
Leading the team’s scorers’ charts was 12goal Natalia Pablos, while overall La Roja
struck 42 times and conceded just twice,
to end the qualifying campaign as Europe’s
fourth-most prolific attack and fourth-best
defence.
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a decade ago at Thailand 2004 - Spain’s first
participation at a FIFA women’s event (also
coached by Ignacio Quereda).
La Roja’s experience gained when reaching the
knockout stages of the 2013 UEFA Women’s
EURO could prove vital in terms of building
confidence and reinforcing belief in their stylish, short-passing style.
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Usually sent out in a 4-2-3-1 formation, Spain’s
balanced approach provides plenty of cover in
all areas of the field, with most of their goals
coming from the trio lined up behind the main
striker. The team is most comfortable in possession yet willing to work hard without it.
This version of La Roja is most definitely on an
upward trajectory.
SPAIN’S 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
Canada 2015 will mark Spain’s first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals, a
well-deserved qualification after a sixth-place
finish at the UEFA Women’s EURO in 2013.
Spain has recently won medals at two FIFA U-17
Women’s World Cups: bronze in 2010 and silver
in 2014. They also participated in one FIFA U-20
Women’s World Cup (the U-19 edition in 2004).
REAL FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE FÚTBOL
Real Federación Española de Fútbol
President: Ángel María Villar
General Secretary: Jorge Pérez
Official Name: Reino de España
Capital: Madrid
FIFA Trigramme: ESP
Website: www.rfef.es
Languages: Spanish
Media Officer: Paloma Antoranz
Email: rfef@rfef.es
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PIA
SWEDEN
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Sundhage’s side, however, rolled on to win
every match, including key victories against
runners up Scotland (who were later eliminated in the UEFA playoff).
Lotta Schelin was Sweden’s top goalscorer
with 12 strikes in 10 matches (including the
penalty in the 1:0 win against Bosnia and
Herzegovina).
2013-09-21 SWE 2:0 POL
2013-10-26 BIH 0:1 SWE
2013-10-31 SWE 5:0 FRO
2014-04-05 NIR 0:4 SWE
2014-05-08 SWE 3:0 NIR
2014-06-14 SCO 1:3 SWE
2014-06-19 FRO 0:5 SWE
2014-08-21 POL 0:4 SWE
2014-09-13 SWE 3:0 BIH
2014-09-17 SWE 2:0 SCO
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2014* 9-1-6
2013 10-5-1
Sundhage has attempted to re-mould Sweden
over recent years, placing great emphasis on
2012 8-2-5
2011 10-2-8
2010 8-4-2
2009 11-3-2
the central spine of the team and on dominating
teams with a more possession-based approach.
Key to this tactical change has been to get the
most out of midfielder Caroline Seger, who along
with Kosovare Asllani finished second in Sweden’s goalscoring during the qualifying stage.
SWEDEN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1984
UEFA
CHAMPIONS
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
Named Sweden’s national coach on 1 December 2012... led USA to Olympic gold medals
at Beijing 2008 and London 2012... named 2012 FIFA World Coach for Women’s Football...
as a footballer, a UEFA champion and honoured member of Sweden’s Hall of Fame.
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BORN 1960-02-13, ULRICEHAMN, SWE
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2ND PLACE
VICTORIA SVENSSON
WAS SWEDEN’S STAR
FOOTBALLER AT
USA 2003, LEADING
HER COUNTRY TO
A SILVER MEDAL
SWEDEN HAS ALSO FINISHED IN
3RD PLACE TWICE: 1991 AND 2011
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With no points dropped and just one goal
conceded in their ten qualifying matches,
Sweden’s campaign might be viewed as
having been near perfect. Yet coach Pia
Sundhage noted Sweden’s status as Europe’s lowest-scoring group winners - albeit
with 32 goals. The toughest match, without
question, was a narrow 1:0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2013.
SUNDHAGE
FOOTBALL COACH
While the likes of Seger, Nilla Fischer and the
vastly experienced Therese Sjögran provide the
solid foundation on which the new-look Sweden
is built, inspiration is sought from Schelin. The
Lyon striker, now in her 30s, became Sweden’s
all-time leading goalscorer shortly after qualifying, breaking the one-time record held by
Hanna Ljungberg.
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While both Schelin and Fischer were nominees
for the 2014 FIFA Women’s World Player of the
Year award, they only made up half of Sweden’s
all-star selection at the UEFA Women’s EURO
2013 tournament on home soil. The other two
were Seger and Josefine Öqvist. Schelin was the
tournament’s top goalscorer while Asllani was
the tournament’s assists leader.
SWEDEN’S 7TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
Sweden have participated at every edition of the
FIFA Women’s World Cup™, winning three medals along the way (bronze at China PR 1991, silver at USA 2003, and bronze at Germany 2011).
Before China PR 1991, Sweden finished second
at the 1988 Women’s International Tournament.
They have participated in all five editions of the
Women’s Olympic Football Tournament.
SVENSKA FOTBOLLFÖRBUNDET
Svenska Fotbollförbundet
President: Karl-Erik Nilsson
General Secretary: Håkan Sjöstrand
Name: Sverige
Capital: Stockholm
FIFA Trigramme: SWE
Website: www.svenskfotboll.se
Languages: Swedish
WNT Media Officer: Rebecca Hedin
Email: svff@svenskfotboll.se
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MARTINA
SWITZERLAND
ROAD TO CANADA
Coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s charges
finished top of Group 3 ahead of rivals Iceland and Denmark. The Swiss won both of
their away matches against those rivals,
with a 2:0 win over Iceland on 26 September 2013 and a 1:0 win over Denmark one
month later on 31 October.
2013-09-21 SUI 9:0 SRB
2013-09-26 ISL 0:2 SUI
2013-10-31 DEN 0:1 SUI
2014-02-12 ISR 0:5 SUI
2014-04-05 SUI 11:0 MLT
2014-04-10 SUI 1:1 DEN
2014-05-08 SUI 3:0 ISL
2014-06-14 SUI 9:0 ISR
2014-06-19 SRB 0:7 SUI
2014-09-17 MLT 0:5 SUI
“A” INTERNATIONALS (SUI)
2014* 9-2-3
2013 5-2-2
Switzerland were also one of just three nations
to concede just one goal in European qualifying, along with Sweden and England. Swiss
goalkeeper Gaëlle Thalmann posted eight of her
country’s nine clean sheets, with Stenia Michel
posted the other.
2012 6-0-7
2011 4-1-7
2010 7-3-8
2009 3-1-6
STRENGTHS & STYLE
Switzerland have benefitted from having a core
of experienced players who are contracted to
foreign clubs, including Ramona Bachmann,
who consistently showcased her extraordinary
talents throughout qualifying. She has been a
mainstay in the Swiss lineup since making her
international debut at age 16 on 15 June 2007.
SWITZERLAND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD CUP™
SWITZERLAND WAS THE FIRST UEFA
NATION TO QUALIFY FOR CANADA
Named Switzerland’s national coach on 29 January 2012... won 2009 UEFA Women’s Cup
as coach of Duisburg... as a footballer, a four-time UEFA champion and three-time FIFA
Women’s World Cup™ participant... a two-time German player of the year (1996, 2000).
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Qualified on 15 June 2014
Lara Dickenmann (10 goals) and Ana Maria
Crnogorcevic (nine) were the country’s top
goalscorers in the qualifying stage.
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BORN 1967-12-22, DUISBURG, GER
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SWITZERLAND
QUALIFIED FOR
THE FIRST TIME ON
16 JUNE 2014
IN WOHLEN, SUI
Switzerland were the first European nation
to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada 2015™, securing their first-ever
qualification for the finals by mid June 2014.
Switzerland won five straight matches before posting a 1:1 draw with Denmark, then
cleaned up with four more wins on the back
half of the schedule.
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Bachmann has laced her boots for foreign sides
since 2007, including spells at Umeå IK, Atlanta Beat and FC Rosengård. In that period, she
has been voted Swiss Women’s Player of the
Year (2009) and won two Swedish championships (in 2013 and 2014).
Alongside Bachmann, one of the other leading
members of the Swiss team is Dickenmann,
SWITZERLAND WNT
SINCE 2012
who has earned numerous titles with top French
side Olympique Lyon. She previously played in
USA (earning W-League Most Valuable Player
honours in 2007) and Swiss side Zürich before
moving to France in 2009.
In Germany, meanwhile, Crnogorcevic plies her
trade with FFC Frankfurt. The young striker is
a former top goalscorer from the Swiss league.
SWITZERLAND’S 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
Canada 2015 will mark Switzerland’s first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals,
with the Swiss beating Iceland and Denmark to
win UEFA Group 3.
At the youth level, Switzerland has participated in three editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s
World Cup, albeit never beyond the group phase
(2006, 2010 and 2012).
ASSOCIATION SUISSE DE FOOTBALL
Association Suisse de Football
President: Peter Gillieron
General Secretary: Alex Miescher
Confederation Suisse
Capital: Bern
FIFA Trigramme: SUI
Website: www.football.ch
Languages: French, German, Italian
Media Officer: Marco Von Ah
Email: sfv.asf@football.ch
FIFA Big Count:
Registered: 232,700
NUENGRUTAI
THAILAND
ROAD TO CANADA
2013-05-21 BAN 0:9 THA
2013-05-23 PHI 0:1 THA
2013-05-25 THA 5:1 IRN
2014-05-15 CHN 7:0 THA
2014-05-17 KOR 4:0 THA
2014-05-19 MYA 1:2 THA
2014-05-21 VIE 1:2 THA
“A” INTERNATIONALS (THA)
THAILAND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1983
AFC
CHAMPIONS
Named Thailand’s national coach in April 2014... she is the first female head coach of
Thailand (she previously served as an assistant coach)... won a league title with BG-CAS
Khon Kaen... earned her Master’s of Science in Sport at Kasetsart University.
2013-14
5W - 0D - 2L
2014* 4-1-5 2012 3-0-1 2010 1-0-4
In 2014, Thailand entered the final stage
2013 9-2-1 2011 11-1-6 2009 5-3-1
of the 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup with a
new head coach, Nuengrutai Srathongvian.
out the hosts 2:1 in a tense encounter in front of
After successive defeats against China PR
and Korea Republic, Thailand won 2:1 against a lively crowd of 18,000.
Myanmar to put themselves in the decisive
fifth-place playoff against the tournament STRENGTHS & STYLE
hosts, Vietnam.
Thailand’s main strength is their familiarity
Once again, Thailand prevailed in a crucial with eachother, with many of the side boasting
match with a narrow one-goal margin as a his- lengthy careers in the international arena, eitoric double from Kanjana Sung-Ngoen edged ther at the national or youth level. Thailand pos-
1X
BORN 1972-01-01, NAKHON PATHOM, THA
FIFA.com/Canada2015
2015
1ST FINALS
KANJANA SUNG-NGOEN
SCORED TWICE TO HELP
THAILAND QUALIFY
ON 21 MAY 2014 IN
HO CHI MINH,
VIETNAM
@FAThailand
Thailand qualified for its maiden FIFA Women’s World Cup™ thanks to a fifth-place
finish in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup held
in May 2014. Their odyssey to Canada 2015
began a year earlier in the unlikely setting
of Dhaka, Bangladesh where they secured a
clean sweep of their preliminary stage group
with comfortable wins over Iran, the hosts
Bangladesh, and the Philippines through
a tough 1:0 win. Nisa Romyen was the star
on that day with the lone goal to beat the
Maltidas.
SRATHONGVIAN
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUPAS
ASHEAD
HEAD COACH
COACH
1STTHIRD
FIFA WOMEN’S
WORLD
CUP™
FOOTBALL COACH
THAILAND WNT
SINCE 2014
ses a trademark southeast Asian, quick-tempo
short-passing, game. The main threat in front
of goal is striker Nisa Romyen who boasts an
impressive goal return over recent years at international level.
raum in midfield. Seesraum is a graduate from
the Thailand youth team that participated as
hosts of the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Thailand 2004 - the last time they
played in a FIFA women’s final competition.
Pace on the wings is added by Kanjana
Sung-Ngoen, while senior personnel include
Darut Changplook in defence and Naphat Sees-
Interest too will focus on Taneekarn Dangda
- sister of men’s national team icon Teerasil –
who had a spell in Sweden during 2014.
THAILAND’S 1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP FIFTH PLACE
Canada 2015 will mark Thailand’s first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™
finals. They previously participated at the 1988
Women’s International Tournament.
Thailand previously participated at one FIFA
U-20 Women’s World Cup, in fact hosting the
second edition when it was known as the FIFA
U-19 Women’s World Championship.
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND
The Football Association of Thailand
President: Worawi Makudi
General Secretary: Worrawuth Thongsringam
Official Name: Prathet Thai
Capital: Bangkok
FIFA Trigramme: THA
Website: www.fat.or.th
Languages: Thai
WNT Media Officer: Kann Vearasilp
Email: kann@fat.or.th
FIFA Big Count:
Registered: 28,600
JILL
USA
ROAD TO CANADA
Veteran defender Christie Rampone picked
up her 300th cap in USA’s 3:0 semi-final
victory over Mexico. Abby Wambach scored
seven times in four appearances throughout
the tournament, including hitting a hattrick in the 6:0 triumph against Costa Rica
in the final. Goalkeeper Hope Solo recorded
four more clean sheets in the competition to
raise her all-time tally to 77.
2014-10-15 USA 1:0 TRI
2014-10-17 USA 5:0 GUA
2014-10-20 HAI 0:6 USA
2014-10-24 USA 3:0 MEX
2014-10-26 CRC 0:6 USA
“A” INTERNATIONALS (USA)
2014*15-3-2
2013 13-3-0
USA are expected to be one of the dominant
sides at Canada 2015 for good reason. Coach
2012 28-3-1
2011 13-4-3
2010 15-2-1
2009 7-1-0
Jill Ellis will have a strong blend of youth and
experience at her disposal throughout the tournament. Former FIFA World Player of the Year
Abby Wambach will likely pair up with Alex Morgan to continue their partnership that led USA
to the Germany 2011 final.
USA PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
1991, 1993, 1994,
2000, 2002, 2004,
2006, 2008,
2012, 2014
CONCACAF
CHAMPIONS
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
BEST FINISH 1ST PLACE 1991 & 1999
Named USA’s national coach on 16 May 2014... served as an assistant coach when USA
won Olympic gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012... led USA to first place at the 2014
CONCACAF Women’s Championship... earned her USSF Coaching A License in 1996.
2014
5W - 0D - 0L
STRENGTHS & STYLE
10X
BORN 1966-09-06, PORTSMOUTH, ENG
FIFA.com/Canada2015
1999
CHAMPIONS
MICHELLE AKERS WON
WORLD TITLES WITH
USA IN 1991 & 1999.
SHE WAS THE TOP
SCORER IN 1991.
2X WORLD CHAMPS
@ussoccer_WNT
@ussoccer
USA assereted their dominance over their
neighbours once again with a perfect showing at the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship, scoring 21 goals and conceding
none in their five wins to claim another regional title and a spot at the FIFA Women’s
World Cup Canada 2015™.
ELLIS
1ST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS HEAD COACH
FOOTBALL COACH
With the likes of Megan Rapinoe, Sydney Leroux,
Christen Press and Carli Lloyd supporting that
strikeforce, goals can likely come from all over
the pitch for the Americans. Youngsters such as
Morgan Brian and FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada
2014 star Lindsay Horan are on the periphery
of a star-studded squad and could get their
chance to shine, too.
USA WNT
SINCE 2014
With goalkeeping sensation Hope Solo set for
her third FIFA Women’s World Cup™ behind a
backline led by veteran Rampone, Becky Sauerbrunn and Ali Krieger, the Americans are
certainly a force with which to be reckoned at
Canada 2015, especially with the bitter memory
of a second-place finish at Germany 2011 still
fresh in the minds of many in the squad.
USA’S 7TH FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP™ AS A FINALIST
2014 CONCACAF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
USA have participated at every edition of the
FIFA Women’s World Cup™, also winning a medal at every previous edition (two gold, one silver,
and three bronze).
At the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament,
USA have won four gold medals and one silver
medal. They have won three FIFA U-20 Women’s
World Cups.
U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION
U.S. Soccer Federation
President: Sunil Gulati
General Secretary: Dan Flynn
United States of America
Capital: Washington
FIFA Trigramme: USA
Website: www.ussocer.com
Languages: English
Media Officer: Aaron Heifetz
Email: aheifetz@ussoccer.org
FIFA Big Count:

FIFA Women`s World Cup Canada 2015 TM

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