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The draw will be held on 6 December 2014 at the [[Canadian Museum of Nature]] in [[Ottawa]], Canada. The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013,<ref name>[http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2035770/index.html FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 match schedule published]. FIFA.com. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.</ref> with the |
The draw will be held on 6 December 2014 at the [[Canadian Museum of Nature]] in [[Ottawa]], Canada. The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013,<ref name>[http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2035770/index.html FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 match schedule published]. FIFA.com. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.</ref> with the hosts, Canada, placed in position A1.<ref name="matchschedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/03/96/71/fwwc2015_matchschedule_08072014_en_neutral.pdf|title=Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015}}</ref> |
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The first round, or group stage, sees the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group is a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] of six games, where each team plays one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams are awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, will qualify for the first round of the knockout stage.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015_e.pdf|title=Regulations FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™|publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref> |
The first round, or group stage, sees the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group is a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] of six games, where each team plays one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams are awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, will qualify for the first round of the knockout stage.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015_e.pdf|title=Regulations FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™|publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref> |
Revision as of 04:02, 17 July 2014
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Canada |
Dates | 6 June–5 July |
Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will be the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament. In March 2011, Canada won the right to host the event. The tournament will be held from 6 June to 5 July.[1]
Host selection
The bidding for each FIFA Women's World Cup includes hosting rights for the previous year's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (similar to the men's version, in which the host nation stages the Confederations Cup the year before). Bids for the tournament were required to be submitted by December 2010. Only two bids were submitted:[2]
Zimbabwe withdrew on 1 March 2011.[3] The country was seen as a long shot, as its women's team was ranked 103rd in the world at the time of the bid, and has never qualified for a Women's World Cup. There is also ongoing political and economic instability in the country due to the Mugabe regime.[4]
Qualification
For this tournament, the number of teams will be expanded from 16 to 24, with the number of matches increasing from 32 to 52.[5] On 11 June 2012, FIFA announced a change to the allocation of the qualifying berths for its continental confederations. The FIFA Executive Committee approved the following slot allocation and the distribution of eight new slots:[6]
- AFC (Asia): 5 slots (up from 3)
- CAF (Africa): 3 slots (up from 2)
- CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean): 3.5 slots (up from 2.5)
- CONMEBOL (South America): 2.5 slots (up from 2)
- OFC (Oceania): 1 slot (same as 2011)
- UEFA (Europe): 8 slots (up from 4.5)
- Host Nation: 1 slot (same as 2011)
After North Korea had several players test positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA banned the North Korean team from participating in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. This is the first time a women's team has ever been banned from a Women's World Cup, and it will be the first time since 1995 that North Korea will not participate in a Women's World Cup.[7]
Qualified teams
Team | Order of qualification |
Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Ranking at start of event |
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Canada | 1st | Hosts | 3 March 2011 | 6th | 2011 | Fourth place (2003) | |
China | 2nd | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup top five | 17 May 2014 | 6th | 2007 | Runners-up (1999) | |
South Korea | 3rd | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup top five | 17 May 2014 | 2nd | 2003 | Group stage (2003) | |
Japan | 4th | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup top five | 18 May 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (2011) | |
Australia | 5th | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup top five | 18 May 2014 | 6th | 2011 | Quarterfinal (2007) | |
Thailand | 6th | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup top five | 21 May 2014 | 1st | – | Debut | |
Switzerland | 7th | UEFA – Group 3 winner | 15 June 2014 | 1st | – | Debut |
Broadcasting
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will mark the first year of new rights deals in two North American markets. In its host country of Canada, coverage is expected to be televised by CTV and sister pay TV sports channel TSN.[8][9] United States English-language television and radio rights will be held by Fox Sports, NBC-owned Telemundo will handle Spanish-language television broadcasts, and Spanish-language radio rights were given to Andrés Cantor's Fútbol de Primera radio network.[10]
Mascot
On 17 June 2014, the mascot of the tournament, Shuéme, a female great white owl was unveiled at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.[11]
Venues
The cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal, and Moncton have been selected to host tournament matches.[12] Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012.[13] Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games.[14] Due to FIFA's policy against commercial sponsorship of stadium names, Investors Group Field in Winnipeg and TD Place Stadium in Ottawa will be known by generic names during the tournament.
Canada has previously hosted FIFA tournaments including the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which set an attendance record for that tournament.
Montreal | Edmonton | Vancouver | |
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Olympic Stadium | Commonwealth Stadium | BC Place | |
45°33′28″N 73°33′7″W / 45.55778°N 73.55194°W | 53°33′35″N 113°28′34″W / 53.55972°N 113.47611°W | 49°16′36″N 123°6′43″W / 49.27667°N 123.11194°W | |
Capacity: 66,308 | Capacity: 56,302 | Capacity: 54,500 | |
Winnipeg | Ottawa | Moncton | |
Investors Group Field | TD Place Stadium | Moncton Stadium | |
49°48′28″N 97°8′45″W / 49.80778°N 97.14583°W | 45°23′53.44″N 75°41′1.14″W / 45.3981778°N 75.6836500°W | 46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W / 46.10833°N 64.78333°W | |
Capacity: 33,422 (expandable to 40,000) | Capacity: 24,000 (expandable to 40,000) | Capacity: 10,000 (expandable to 20,725 +) | |
Squads
Each team's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will consist of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers), two more than the 2011 tournament, and the same number as men's World Cup squads. Each participating national association has to confirm their final 23-player squad no later than 10 working days before the start of the tournament. Replacement of seriously injured players is permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game.[15]
Group stage
The draw will be held on 6 December 2014 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Canada. The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013,[16] with the hosts, Canada, placed in position A1.[17]
The first round, or group stage, sees the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group is a round-robin of six games, where each team plays one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams are awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, will qualify for the first round of the knockout stage.[15]
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Group A
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Canada | Match 1 | A2 |
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A3 | Match 2 | A4 |
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Canada | Match 13 | A3 |
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A2 | Match 14 | A4 |
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A4 | Match 25 | Canada |
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A2 | Match 26 | A3 |
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Group B
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B1 | Match 3 | B2 |
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B3 | Match 4 | B4 |
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B1 | Match 15 | B3 |
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B2 | Match 16 | B4 |
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B4 | Match 27 | B1 |
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B2 | Match 28 | B3 |
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Group C
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C4 | Match 29 | C1 |
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C2 | Match 30 | C3 |
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Group D
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D1 | Match 7 | D2 |
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D3 | Match 8 | D4 |
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D1 | Match 19 | D3 |
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D2 | Match 20 | D4 |
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D2 | Match 32 | D3 |
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Group E
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E1 | Match 9 | E2 |
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E3 | Match 10 | E4 |
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E1 | Match 21 | E3 |
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E2 | Match 22 | E4 |
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E4 | Match 33 | E1 |
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E2 | Match 34 | E3 |
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Group F
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F1 | Match 11 | F2 |
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F3 | Match 12 | F4 |
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F1 | Match 23 | F3 |
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F2 | Match 24 | F4 |
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F4 | Match 35 | F1 |
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F2 | Match 36 | F3 |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked third will be determined as follows:[15]
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
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Those teams which advance will be placed with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations.[15]
Knockout stage
The knockout stage comprises the sixteen teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There are four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds are the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There is also a play-off to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes is followed by thirty minutes of extra time; if scores are still level, there is a penalty shootout to determine who progresses to the next round.[15]
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
20 June – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||||||
26 June – Ottawa | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 37 | ||||||||||||||
22 June – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 38 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group D | ||||||||||||||
30 June – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group B / E / F | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 45 | ||||||||||||||
20 June – Ottawa | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 46 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group B | ||||||||||||||
26 June – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group A / C / D | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 39 | ||||||||||||||
21 June – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 40 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group F | ||||||||||||||
5 July – Vancouver | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group E | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 49 | ||||||||||||||
21 June – Moncton | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 50 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group E | ||||||||||||||
27 June – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 41 | ||||||||||||||
23 June – Vancouver | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 42 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group C | ||||||||||||||
1 July – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group A / B / F | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 47 | ||||||||||||||
22 June – Ottawa | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 48 | Third place | |||||||||||||
Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||||||
27 June – Vancouver | 4 July – Edmonton | |||||||||||||
Runner-up Group F | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 43 | Loser Match 49 | |||||||||||||
21 June – Vancouver | ||||||||||||||
Winner Match 44 | Loser Match 50 | |||||||||||||
Winner Group A | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group C / D / E | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Runner-up Group A | Match 37 | Runner-up Group C |
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Winner Group B | Match 39 | 3rd Group A / C / D |
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Winner Group F | Match 40 | Runner-up Group E |
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Winner Group E | Match 41 | Runner-up Group D |
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Winner Group D | Match 38 | 3rd Group B / E / F |
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Runner-up Group B | Match 43 | Runner-up Group F |
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Quarterfinals
Winner Match 37 | Match 45 | Winner Match 38 |
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Winner Match 39 | Match 46 | Winner Match 40 |
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Winner Match 41 | Match 47 | Winner Match 42 |
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Semifinals
Winner Match 45 | Match 49 | Winner Match 46 |
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Winner Match 47 | Match 50 | Winner Match 48 |
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Third place play-off
Loser Match 49 | Match 51 | Loser Match 50 |
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Final
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