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2015 FIFA Women's World Cup#Third place play-off

{{Short description|2015 edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = FIFA Women's World Cup

| other_titles = Coupe du monde féminine de la FIFA 2015

| year = 2015

| image = 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.svg

| size = {{Logo size|FIFA canvas}}

| alt = Tournament logo

| country = Canada

| dates = {{Nowrap|6 June – 5 July}}

| num_teams = 24

| confederations = 6

| venues = 6

| cities = 6

| champion_other = {{fbw|USA}}

| count = 3

| second_other = {{fbw|JPN}}

| third_other = {{fbw|ENG}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|GER}}

| matches = 52

| goals = 146

| attendance = {{#expr: 53058 + 53058 + 35544 + 35544 + 45420 + 26191 + 20953 + 20953 + 18987 + 18987 + 26191 + 7147 + 25942 + 25942 + 31441 + 31441 + 14522 + 10177 + 31148 + 31148 + 32716 + 32716 + 52193 + 10177 + 10175 + 10175 + 28623 + 28623 + 9543 + 21562 + 11686 + 11686 + 13138 + 13138 + 21562 + 13862 + 22486 + 15958 + 12054 + 15518 + 53855 + 19829 + 19412 + 28717 + 24859 + 24141 + 19814 + 54027 + 51176 + 31467 + 21483 + 53341}}

| top_scorer = {{nowrap|{{fbwicon|GER}} Célia Šašić
{{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd
(6 goals each)}}

| player = {{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd

| goalkeeper = {{fbwicon|USA}} Hope Solo

| young_player = {{fbwicon|CAN}} Kadeisha Buchanan

| fair_play = {{fbw|FRA|1974}}

| prevseason = 2011

| nextseason = 2019

}}

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by a North American country for the third time. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the final on 5 July 2015{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=268012/match=300269506/match-report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707103445/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/round=268012/match=300269506/match-report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2015 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – Matches – USA v Japan |work=FIFA.com |access-date=6 July 2015}} with a United States victory over Japan.

The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in 2011.{{cite news |last1=Kessel |first1=Anna |title=Biggest Women's World Cup to kick off in Canada amid surface tension |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/30/womens-world-cup-canada-artificial-pitches |work=The Guardian|date=30 May 2015 |access-date=1 June 2015}} Canada's team received direct entry as host and a qualification tournament of 134 teams was held for the remaining 23 places. With the expanded tournament, eight teams made their Women's World Cup debut. All previous Women's World Cup finalists qualified for the tournament, with defending champions Japan and returning champions Germany (2003, 2007) and the United States (1991, 1999) among the seeded teams.{{cite web |title=USA Draws The 'Group of Death' In 2015 Women's World Cup |date=6 December 2014 |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ |publisher=Five Thirty Eight |access-date=1 June 2015}}

The 2015 tournament used goal-line technology for the first time with the Hawk-Eye system. It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played on artificial turf, with all matches played on such surfaces, even though there were some initial concerns over a possible increased risk of injuries.

Host selection

The bidding for each FIFA Women's World Cup typically 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:{{cite web |title=Remarkable interest in hosting FIFA competitions |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/media/news/newsid=1366322/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002204221/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/media/news/newsid=1366322/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2011 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=21 July 2011 |date=17 January 2011}}

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Country
{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-in-mix-for-2015-women-s-world-cup-1.987026 cbc.ca]; Canada in mix for 2015 Women's World Cup; 17 January 2010
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe (withdrawn)

Zimbabwe withdrew its bid on 1 March 2011.{{cite news |title=Zimbabwe withdraws bid to host 2015 Women's World Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9410484.stm |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 February 2012}} 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 was also ongoing political and economic instability in the country.{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Nigel |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/nigelreed/2011/02/2015-the-case-for-canada.html |title=2015: The case for Canada |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=21 February 2011 |access-date=22 October 2012}}

The selected host, Canada, had previously hosted FIFA tournaments including the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which set an attendance record for that tournament, and most recently the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Qualification

{{Main|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification}}

For 2015, the number of qualifying teams grew from 16 to 24 and scheduled matches increased from 32 to 52.{{cite news |url=https://windsorstar.com/sports/party+over+what+next/3910494/story.html |title=The party's over ... what's next? |first=John |last=MacKinnon |work=Edmonton Journal |date=1 December 2010 |access-date=1 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} 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:{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=1647597/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620063252/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=1647597/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2012 |title=Qualification slots for Canada 2015 confirmed |publisher=FIFA.com |date=11 June 2012}}

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|+ class="nowrap" style="text-align:left;"| ...allocation of slots for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Confederation/hosts||Continent/country||Slots||Change from 2011
AFCAsia5+2
CAFAfrica3+1
CONCACAFNorth, Central America and Caribbean3.5+1
CONMEBOLSouth America2.5+0.5
OFCOceania1±0
UEFAEurope8+3.5
HostsCanada1–
colspan=2| Total24+8

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 was the first time a team had been banned from a Women's World Cup, and it was the first time since 1995 that North Korea did not participate in a Women's World Cup.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/germany2011/news/newsid=1498727/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021041/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/germany2011/news/newsid=1498727/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=FIFA Disciplinary Committee decisions for Germany 2011 |date=25 August 2011 |access-date=12 June 2013}}

=Qualified teams=

The latest published FIFA Rankings prior to the tournament (March 2015) are shown in parentheses.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank=549/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214063832/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/rank=549/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 February 2015 |title=Women's Ranking (27 March 2015) |publisher=FIFA.com |date=27 March 2015}}

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; AFC (5)

  • {{fbw|AUS}} (10)
  • {{fbw|CHN}} (16)
  • {{fbw|JPN}} (4)
  • {{fbw|KOR}} (18)
  • {{fbw|THA}} (29)

; CAF (3)

  • {{fbw|CMR}} (53)
  • {{fbw|CIV}} (67)
  • {{fbw|NGA}} (33)

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; CONCACAF (4)

  • {{fbw|CAN}} (8) (hosts)
  • {{fbw|CRC}} (37)
  • {{fbw|MEX}} (25)
  • {{fbw|USA}} (2)

; CONMEBOL (3)

  • {{fbw|BRA}} (7)
  • {{fbw|COL}} (28)
  • {{fbw|ECU}} (48)

; OFC (1)

  • {{fbw|NZL}} (17)

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; UEFA (8)

  • {{fbw|ENG}} (6)
  • {{fbw|FRA|1974}} (3)
  • {{fbw|GER}} (1)
  • {{fbw|NED}} (12)
  • {{fbw|NOR}} (11)
  • {{fbw|ESP}} (14)
  • {{fbw|SWE}} (5)
  • {{fbw|SUI}} (19)

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A then-record eight nations made their Women's World Cup debut, as listed above: Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand. As of 2023, this is the last time Ecuador, Ivory Coast, and Mexico have qualified.

Venues

The cities of Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton were selected to host tournament matches.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2012/m=5/news=fifa-women-world-cup-canada-2015tm-host-cities-unveiled-1625191.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325032937/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2012/m=5/news=fifa-women-world-cup-canada-2015tm-host-cities-unveiled-1625191.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 March 2015 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Host Cities unveiled |publisher=FIFA.com |date=4 May 2012 |access-date=16 December 2014}} Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012.{{cite web |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/78048-no-halifax-stadium-soccer-world-cup |title=No Halifax stadium for soccer World Cup |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=27 March 2012 |access-date=22 October 2012}} Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the 2015 Pan American Games.{{cite news |title=Canadian host cities for 2015 Women's World Cup unveiled |publisher=CBC.ca |date=4 May 2012 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canadian-host-cities-for-2015-women-s-world-cup-unveiled-1.1299058 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619051406/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2012/05/04/sp-soccer-women-world-cup-2015-canada-sites.html |url-status=live |archive-date=19 June 2013 |access-date=4 May 2012}} Due to FIFA's policy against commercial sponsorship of stadium names, Investors Group Field in Winnipeg and TD Place Stadium in Ottawa were respectively known as Winnipeg Stadium{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=18908/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512221927/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=18908/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 May 2012 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Destination: Winnipeg |publisher=FIFA |access-date=4 January 2015}} and Lansdowne Stadium{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=3401/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512193051/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=3401/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 May 2012 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Destination: Ottawa |publisher=FIFA |access-date=4 January 2015}} during the tournament. Seating capacities shown in table below are as configured for these FIFA games.

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Edmonton

! Montreal

! Vancouver

! Winnipeg

Commonwealth Stadium

| Olympic Stadium

| BC Place

| Investors Group Field
(Winnipeg Stadium)

{{Coord|53|33|35|N|113|28|34|W|region:IT_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Commonwealth Stadium}}

| {{Coord|45|33|28|N|73|33|7|W|region:IT_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Olympic Stadium}}

| {{Coord|49|16|36|N|123|6|43|W|region:IT_type:landmark|display=inline|name=BC Place}}

| {{Coord|49|48|28|N|97|8|45|W|region:IT_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Investors Group Field}}

Capacity: 56,302

| Capacity: 56,040

| Capacity: 54,320

| Capacity: 33,422

Surface: FieldTurf Duraspine

| Surface: Xtreme Turf

| Surface: Polytan LigaTurf

| Surface: FieldTurf Revolution

Time zone: MDT (UTC−6)

| Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)

| Time zone: PDT (UTC−7)

| Time zone: CDT (UTC−5)

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{{location map~|Canada|lat=46.132778|long=-64.771389|background=#FFFFFF|label=Moncton|position=top}}

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}}

! Ottawa

! Moncton

TD Place Stadium
(Lansdowne Stadium)

| Moncton Stadium

{{Coord|45|23|53.44|N|75|41|1.14|W|region:IT_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Frank Clair Stadium}}

| {{Coord|46|6|30|N|64|47|0|W|region:IT_type:landmark|display=inline|name=Moncton Stadium}}

Capacity: 24,000

| Capacity: 13,000

Surface: FieldTurf

| Surface: FieldTurf

Time zone: EDT (UTC−4)

| Time zone: ADT (UTC−3)

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=Innovations=

The tournament introduced goal-line technology with the Hawk-Eye system by which it is possible to show on the stadium screen if the ball was in or not.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32131951 |title=Women's World Cup: Hawk-Eye used in Canada tournament |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=hawk-eye-confirmed-as-goal-line-technology-provider-for-canada-2015-2580727.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331170115/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=hawk-eye-confirmed-as-goal-line-technology-provider-for-canada-2015-2580727.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 March 2015 |title=Hawk-Eye confirmed as goal-line technology provider for Canada 2015 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=31 March 2015}} It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played on artificial turf,{{Clarify|date=July 2021}} with all matches played on such surfaces. There were some initial concerns (please see below) over a possible increased risk of injuries from playing on artificial turf, but a legal challenge suggesting matches should be played on grass as in similar men's tournaments was dropped in January 2015.{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Josh |title=Women drop artificial turf complaint over 2015 World Cup in Canada |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2015/01/21/women-drop-artificial-turf-complaint-over-2015-world-cup-in-canada.html |work=Toronto Star|date=21 January 2015 |access-date=1 June 2015}}

Squads

{{Main|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squads}}

Each team's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted 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 was required to confirm its final 23-player squad no later than 10 working days before the start of the tournament. Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game.

The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 28 May 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=5/news=stellar-names-lined-up-for-canada-2015-2609275.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528141505/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=5/news=stellar-names-lined-up-for-canada-2015-2609275.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 May 2015 |title=Stellar names lined up for Canada 2015 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=28 May 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players |publisher=FIFA.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143625/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=28 May 2015 |url-status=dead }} Formiga of Brazil and Homare Sawa of Japan were included in World Cup squads for the sixth time, a record for any men or women players.{{cite web |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160609085035/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2016 |title=Japan legend Sawa makes cut for sixth World Cup |publisher=Reuters |date=1 May 2015 |access-date=28 May 2015}}

Match officials

A total of 29 referees/support referees and 44 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=22-referees-7-support-referees-and-44-assistant-referees-appointed-for-2580523.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331171445/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=22-referees-7-support-referees-and-44-assistant-referees-appointed-for-2580523.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 March 2015 |title=22 referees, 7 support referees and 44 assistant referees appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=30 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/refereeing/02/58/05/09/matchofficialsfwwccanada2015_260315_neutral.pdf |title=Referees and Assistant Referees for the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 |publisher=FIFA.com |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608194357/https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/refereeing/02/58/05/09/matchofficialsfwwccanada2015_260315_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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|+ Referees

Confederation

! Referee

rowspan="4" | AFC

| Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Qin Liang (China PR)
Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
rowspan="2" | CAF

| Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
rowspan="5" | CONCACAF

| Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Margaret Domka (United States)
Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
rowspan="3" | CONMEBOL

| Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Yeimy Martínez (Colombia)
Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
OFC

| Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

rowspan="9" | UEFA

| Teodora Albon (Romania)

Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)
Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Carina Vitulano (Italy)

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|+ Fourth officials

Confederation

! Referee

AFC

| Abirami Naidu (Singapore)

CAF

| Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

CONCACAF

| Michelle Pye (Canada)

CONMEBOL

| Olga Miranda (Paraguay)

OFC

| Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)

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|+ Assistant referees

Confederation

! Assistant referee

rowspan="8" | AFC

| Cui Yongmei (China PR)

Fang Yan (China PR)
Allyson Flynn (Australia)
Sarah Ho (Australia)
Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)
Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)
Widiya Habibah Shamsuri (Malaysia)
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
rowspan="4" | CAF

| Ayawa Dzodope (Togo)

Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)
Souad Oulhaj (Morocco)
Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)
rowspan="8" | CONCACAF

| Elizabeth Aguilar (El Salvador)

Princess Brown (Jamaica)
Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
Mayte Chávez (Mexico)
Kimberly Moreira (Costa Rica)
Suzanne Morisset (Canada)
Shirley Perelló (Honduras)
rowspan="6" | CONMEBOL

| Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)

Liliana Bejarano (Bolivia)
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
María Rocco (Argentina)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)
rowspan="2" | OFC

| Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)

Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
rowspan="16" | UEFA

| Natalie Aspinall (England)

Ella De Vries (Belgium)
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
Angela Kyriakou (Cyprus)
Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Anna Nyström (Sweden)
Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
Tonja Paavola (Finland)
Yolanda Parga Rodríguez (Spain)
Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine)
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)
Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)
Marina Wozniak (Germany)

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Draw

The draw was held on 6 December 2014 at 12:00 Eastern Standard Time at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2381393/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703043633/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=2381393/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2014 |title=Final Draw to take place on 6 December |publisher=FIFA.com |date=22 June 2014}} The seeding pots were announced the day before. Because UEFA qualified eight teams into the final tournament, which had only six groups, two groups by necessity had to contain two European teams. Otherwise, no group could have more than one team from any confederation.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=details-of-final-draw-for-canada-2015-2488260.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208095124/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=details-of-final-draw-for-canada-2015-2488260.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2014 |title=Details of Final Draw for Canada 2015 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=5 December 2014}} Despite having a lower FIFA ranking than Sweden and England, Brazil was seeded ahead of both for "geographical reasons".{{cite web |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/12/05/brazil-canada-france-germany-japan-usa-seeded-teams-for-womens-world-cup-draw/ |title=Equalizer Soccer – Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, USA seeded teams for Women's World Cup Draw |work=equalizersoccer.com |date=5 December 2014 |access-date=17 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2014/12/06/assigning-seeded-teams-to-groups-compromises-integrity-of-womens-world-cup-draw/ |title=Equalizer Soccer – Assigning seeded teams to groups compromises integrity of Women's World Cup Draw |work=equalizersoccer.com |date=6 December 2014 |access-date=17 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.svt.se/sport/sverige-snuvat-pa-toppseedning |title=Sverige snuvat på toppseedning |work=svt.se |date=5 December 2014 |access-date=17 June 2015}} Before the draw, the Organizing Committee placed the seeded teams in the following groups: Germany in Group B, Japan in Group C, United States in Group D, Brazil in Group E, and France in Group F; Canada were already in Group A as the tournament host.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=canada-2015-hopefuls-learn-fate-in-ottawa-2488364.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208195245/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=12/news=canada-2015-hopefuls-learn-fate-in-ottawa-2488364.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_news_top |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2014 |title=Canada 2015 hopefuls learn fate in Ottawa |publisher=FIFA.com |date=6 December 2015}} Not drawing the groups for the seeded teams has drawn some criticism.{{cite web |url=https://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5916:frauen-wm-2015-gruppenauslosung-verkommt-zur-farce&catid=119&Itemid=888& |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923130023/http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5916:frauen-wm-2015-gruppenauslosung-verkommt-zur-farce&catid=119&Itemid=888& |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2015 |title=Frauen-WM 2015: Gruppenauslosung verkommt zur Farce |publisher=Framba.de |date=6 December 2014 |language=de}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dynamotheory.com/2014/12/6/7344703/results-of-the-2015-womens-world-cup-draw-include-a-group-of-death-and |title=Results of the Women's World Cup draw include a group of death and controversy |publisher=SB Nation |date=6 December 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ |title=USA Draws The 'Group of Death' In 2015 Women's World Cup |publisher=FiveThirtyEight |date=6 December 2014}} A FIFA spokesperson later confirmed that teams were allocated to certain groups for promotional reasons.{{cite web |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/06/12/2015-womens-world-cup-rigged-assigned-seeds-tv-ratings-attendance/ |title=Equalizer Soccer – FIFA explains why 2015 Women's World Cup is rigged |work=equalizersoccer.com|date=12 June 2015 }}

The group of death for this FIFA World Cup was Group D with three top 10-ranked teams, USA (2), Sweden (5), and Australia (10).{{Cite web |last=McCann |first=Allison |date=2014-12-06 |title=USA Draws The 'Group Of Death' In 2015 Women's World Cup |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/usa-draws-the-group-of-death-in-2015-womens-world-cup/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en-US}}

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colspan=4|The four draw pots of the tournament
width=25%| Pot 1 (Seeds)

!width=25%| Pot 2 (CAF, CONCACAF, OFC)

!width=25%| Pot 3 (AFC, CONMEBOL)

!width=25%| Pot 4 (UEFA)

{{fbw|CAN}} (hosts)
{{fbw|BRA}}
{{fbw|FRA|1974}}
{{fbw|GER}}
{{fbw|JPN}} (title holders)
{{fbw|USA}}

|{{fbw|CMR}}
{{fbw|CIV}}
{{fbw|NGA}}
{{fbw|CRC}}
{{fbw|MEX}}
{{fbw|NZL}}

|{{fbw|AUS}}
{{fbw|CHN}}
{{fbw|KOR}}
{{fbw|THA}}
{{fbw|COL}}
{{fbw|ECU}}

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{{fbw|NED}}
{{fbw|NOR}}
{{fbw|ESP}}
{{fbw|SWE}}
{{fbw|SUI}}

Group stage

File:FIFA Womens World Cup 2015.png

The 24 teams of the tournament were arranged into 6 groups labelled A to F. The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013,[https://web.archive.org/web/20130324005113/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. with the hosts, Canada, placed in position A1. The final schedule with match times was released on the same day right after the draw was made.{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/03/96/71/fwwc2015_matchschedule_16022015_en_neutral.pdf |title=Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=16 February 2015 |access-date=29 March 2015 |archive-date=2 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702153544/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/03/96/71/fwwc2015_matchschedule_16022015_en_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead }}

The first round, or group stage, saw the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in a round-robin-format of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were 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, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage.

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{{Anchor|Tiebreakers}} Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Drawing of lots.

=Group A=

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=Group B=

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=Group C=

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=Group D=

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=Group E=

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=Group F=

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=Ranking of third-placed teams=

The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.

{{2015 FIFA Women's World Cup group tables|3rd place}}

Knockout stage

{{Main|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage}}

The knockout stage comprised the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There was also a match to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores were still level, there was a penalty shootout to determine who progressed to the next round.{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015e_neutral.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209162112/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/07/47/91/regulationsfwwccanada2015e_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 December 2014 |title=Regulations FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 |publisher=FIFA.com}} Single yellow cards accrued were cancelled after the quarter-finals, therefore ensuring that no players miss the Final because of receiving a caution in the semi-finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=calculators-and-cards-the-qualification-and-disciplinary-lowdown-2646911.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614082731/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=calculators-and-cards-the-qualification-and-disciplinary-lowdown-2646911.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 June 2015 |title=Calculators and cards: The qualification and disciplinary lowdown |publisher=FIFA.com |date=12 June 2015}}

Three spots in the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament were filled by the UEFA teams that progressed the furthest in the tournament, other than England.{{cite web |title=Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 – Football |url=http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf|publisher=Rio 2016 Official Website |access-date=22 January 2015 |date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf |archive-date=6 September 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/021c-0e15bae82b1a-3b87afea22a6-1000--germany-and-norway-drawn-together/ |title=Germany and Norway drawn together |publisher=UEFA |date=6 December 2014}}{{refn |group = n |Even though England were one of the top three UEFA teams in the World Cup, they were not eligible to play at the Olympics. The English Football Association (FA) is affiliated to the British Olympic Association and on 2 March 2015 said it wanted a British Olympic team to compete if England earned a place.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31702679 |title=Football Association wants Great Britain sides at Rio Olympics |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 March 2015}} Following strong objections from the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations, and a commitment from FIFA that they would not allow entry of a British team unless all four Home Nations agreed, the FA announced on 30 March 2015 that they would not seek entry into the Olympic tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32125977 |title=Rio 2016: FA scraps plans for Great Britain football teams |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2015}} Similar circumstances prevented them from playing in the 2008 Olympics, when England finished as one of the top three UEFA teams in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/01c6-0e10aed35fe7-3a39833e0010-1000--olympic-play-off-dates-set/ |title=Olympic play-off dates set |publisher=UEFA |date=10 October 2007}} Great Britain did compete in 2012 as the host nation.}} Two spots went to France and Germany which both reached the quarter-finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=germany-france-qualify-for-rio-2016-2652563.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623032245/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2015/m=6/news=germany-france-qualify-for-rio-2016-2652563.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2015 |title=Germany, France qualify for Rio 2016 |publisher=FIFA |date=23 June 2015 |access-date=23 June 2015}} The third spot was a tie between four teams eliminated in the round of 16: Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. A play-off tournament in March 2016 determined UEFA's third Olympic qualifier to be Sweden.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/0222-0e16018c40e9-856558345ee9-1000--european-contenders-impress-in-canada/ |title=European contenders impress in Canada |publisher=UEFA |date=18 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=sweden-seal-europe-s-last-ticket-to-rio-2769430.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115600/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=3/news=sweden-seal-europe-s-last-ticket-to-rio-2769430.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 March 2016 |title=Sweden seal Europe's last ticket to Rio |publisher=FIFA.com |date=9 March 2016}}

=Bracket=

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=Round of 16=

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=Quarter-finals=

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=Semi-finals=

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=Third place play-off=

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=Final=

{{Main|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final}}

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Awards

{{See also|FIFA Women's World Cup awards}}

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=lloyd-and-sasic-lead-the-way-2661396.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707121509/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=lloyd-and-sasic-lead-the-way-2661396.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2015 |title=Lloyd, Solo and Sasic lead the way |publisher=FIFA.com |date=6 July 2015}} The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were sponsored by Adidas, while the Best Young Player and Goal of the Tournament awards were sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/canada2015/awards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422160225/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/canada2015/awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2019 |title=Awards |publisher=FIFA.com}} FIFA.com shortlisted twelve goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best,{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/goal-of-the-tournament-you-decide-2661399 |title=Goal of the Tournament: You decide! |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=17 July 2019 |archive-date=21 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121193543/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/goal-of-the-tournament-you-decide-2661399 |url-status=dead }} with the poll closing on 13 July 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/lloyd-adds-goal-of-the-tournament-to-her-haul-2663922 |title=Lloyd adds Goal of the Tournament to her haul |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=13 July 2015 |access-date=17 July 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center;"
style="width:33%"|Golden Ball

!style="width:33%"|Silver Ball

!style="width:33%"|Bronze Ball

{{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd

|{{fbwicon|FRA|1974}} Amandine Henry

|{{fbwicon|JPN}} Aya Miyama

Golden Boot

!Silver Boot

!Bronze Boot

{{fbwicon|GER}} Célia Šašić

|{{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd

|{{fbwicon|GER}} Anja Mittag

6 goals, 1 assist
553 minutes played

|6 goals, 1 assist
630 minutes played

|5 goals, 2 assists
474 minutes played

colspan="3"|Golden Glove
colspan="3"|{{fbwicon|USA}} Hope Solo
colspan="3"|Best Young Player
colspan="3"|{{fbwicon|CAN}} Kadeisha Buchanan
colspan="3"|Goal of the Tournament
colspan="3"|{{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd
colspan="3"|{{goal|16}} for 4–0 in Final vs Japan (5 July)
colspan="3"|FIFA Fair Play Award
colspan="3"|{{fbw|FRA|1974}}

On 2 July 2015, following the semi-finals, FIFA announced the shortlists for three of the tournament awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=fifa-announces-shortlists-for-fifa-women-s-world-cup-2015-awards-2660468.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704143403/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=fifa-announces-shortlists-for-fifa-women-s-world-cup-2015-awards-2660468.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2015 |title=FIFA announces shortlists for FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 awards |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2 July 2015}}{{cite web |location=Vancouver |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7f33d638ccd7f495/original/meobfmedswisjuxjy1yu-pdf.pdf |title=Award candidates (in alphabetical order) |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=2 July 2015 |access-date=16 July 2019}} The following candidates were ultimately not selected:

=All-Star Squad=

The All-Star Squad elected by FIFA's Technical Study Group consists of the following players:{{cite web |title=Canada 2015 Technical Report published, All-Star Squad announced |url=https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2015/m=8/news=canada-2015-technical-report-published-all-star-squad-announced-2671299.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819202524/http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2015/m=8/news=canada-2015-technical-report-published-all-star-squad-announced-2671299.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2015 |website=FIFA.com}}

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Goalkeepers

! Defenders

! Midfielders

! Forwards

align=left valign=top |

{{fbwicon|ENG}} Karen Bardsley

{{fbwicon|GER}} Nadine Angerer

{{fbwicon|USA}} Hope Solo

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{{fbwicon|CAN}} Kadeisha Buchanan

{{fbwicon|ENG}} Lucy Bronze

{{fbwicon|ENG}} Steph Houghton

{{fbwicon|FRA|1974}} Wendie Renard

{{fbwicon|JPN}} Saori Ariyoshi

{{fbwicon|USA}} Julie Johnston

{{fbwicon|USA}} Meghan Klingenberg

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{{fbwicon|AUS}} Elise Kellond-Knight

{{fbwicon|FRA|1974}} Amandine Henry

{{fbwicon|FRA|1974}} Eugénie Le Sommer

{{fbwicon|JPN}} Aya Miyama

{{fbwicon|JPN}} Mizuho Sakaguchi

{{fbwicon|JPN}} Rumi Utsugi

{{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd

{{fbwicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe

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{{fbwicon|AUS}} Lisa De Vanna

{{fbwicon|FRA|1974}} Élodie Thomis

{{fbwicon|GER}} Anja Mittag

{{fbwicon|GER}} Célia Šašić

{{fbwicon|SUI}} Ramona Bachmann

=Dream Team=

The Dream Team elected by users of fifa.com consists of the following players and manager:{{cite web |title=2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Dream Team |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/dream-team/ |website=FIFA.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150730081350/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/dream-team/ |archive-date=30 July 2015 |access-date=3 November 2017 }}

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Goalkeepers

! Defenders

! Midfielders

! Forwards

! Manager

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{{fbwicon|USA}} Hope Solo

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{{fbwicon|CAN}} Kadeisha Buchanan

{{fbwicon|FRA|1974}} Wendie Renard

{{fbwicon|USA}} Julie Johnston

{{fbwicon|USA}} Ali Krieger

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{{fbwicon|JPN}} Aya Miyama

{{fbwicon|USA}} Carli Lloyd

{{fbwicon|USA}} Megan Rapinoe

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{{fbwicon|GER}} Anja Mittag

{{fbwicon|GER}} Célia Šašić

{{fbwicon|USA}} Alex Morgan

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{{fbwicon|GER}} Silvia Neid

=Prize money=

The total prize money offered by FIFA for the tournament was US$15 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30562216 |title=Canada 2015: Prize money doubled for World Cup winners |website=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2014}} The winning team, United States, received $2 million.

Statistics

{{Main|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup statistics}}

=Goalscorers=

{{#lst:2015 FIFA Women's World Cup statistics|Goalscorers}}

=Assists=

{{#lst:2015 FIFA Women's World Cup statistics|Assists}}

=Tournament ranking=

{{small|Per statistical convention in soccer, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.}}

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Controversies

All of the tournament's venues had fields composed of artificial turf, which some players believe results in a higher risk of injuries to players. More than 50 players protested the use of the surface instead of grass on the basis of gender discrimination. They filed a lawsuit challenging FIFA's decision to play on artificial turf, claiming FIFA would never allow the men's World Cup to be played on "unsafe" artificial turf and thus the organizers had violated the Canadian Human Rights Act.{{cite news |title=FIFA visit to Moncton stadium overshadowed by turf lawsuit |date=2 October 2014 |publisher=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fifa-visit-to-moncton-stadium-overshadowed-by-turf-lawsuit-1.2786077 |access-date=11 November 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/uswnt-stars-not-backing-down-on-stance-artificial-playing-surface-2015-womens-world-cup-091014 |title=USWNT stars not backing down on artificial playing surface stance |author=Fox Sports |work=Fox Sports |access-date=9 October 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/11593274/elite-female-players-sue-fifa-canada-soccer-association-turf-use-women-world-cup |title=elite female players sue |work=espnW |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=9 October 2014}} 2012 Women's World Player of the Year Abby Wambach noted "The men would strike playing on artificial turf."{{cite web |url=https://www.coworker.org/petitions/fifa-the-world-cup-should-be-played-on-natural-grass |title=FIFA: The World Cup Should Be Played on Natural Grass |access-date=9 October 2014}} The controversial issue of gender equality and an equal playing field for all sparked debate in many countries around the world. An application filed on 1 October 2014 with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal by a group of women's international soccer players against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association noted that, in 1994, FIFA spent $2 million to plant natural grass over artificial turf in New Jersey and Detroit.{{cite web |url=http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/10/01/players-officially-file-lawsuit-against-fifa-csa-over-artificial-turf-at-2015-womens-world-cup/ |title=Equalizer Soccer – Players officially file lawsuit against FIFA, CSA over artificial turf at 2015 Women's World Cup |access-date=9 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005054909/http://womens.soccerly.com/2014/10/01/players-officially-file-lawsuit-against-fifa-csa-over-artificial-turf-at-2015-womens-world-cup |archive-date=5 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/soccer/elite-players-file-lawsuit-in-canada-alleging-gender-discrimination-over-artificial-turf-at-2015-womens-world-cup |title=Elite players file application with Ontario human rights body alleging gender discrimination over artificial turf at 2015 Women's World Cup |work=National Post|access-date=9 July 2015}} Some celebrities and prominent players showed their support for the women soccer players in defence of their lawsuit, including United States men's team keeper Tim Howard. Even with the possibility of boycotts, FIFA's head of women's competitions, Tatjana Haenni, made it clear "We play on artificial turf and there's no Plan B."{{cite web |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1593031/players-file-lawsuit-in-canada-over-artificial-womens-world-cup-turf/ |title=Players file lawsuit in Canada over artificial Women's World Cup turf |date=1 October 2014 |work=Global News |access-date=9 October 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1603131/fifa-officials-to-inspect-bc-place-turf-in-light-of-controversy/ |title=FIFA officials to inspect BC Place turf in light of controversy |date=7 October 2014 |work=Global News |access-date=9 October 2014}} In January 2015, the lawsuit was withdrawn by the players.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2015/01/21/womens-world-cup-players-withdraw-turf-war-lawsuit-against-fifa-canada-soccer-association/ |title=Women's World Cup players withdraw 'turf war' lawsuit against FIFA, Canada Soccer Association |date=21 January 2015 |newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=8 May 2015}}

Fox commentator Julie Stewart-Binks measured the turf temperature at several games. On 21 June at the Canada vs Switzerland round of 16 game in Vancouver, she reported that her thermometer was "officially broken". Her thermometer appears to max out at {{Convert|120|F}}.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/JSB_FOX/status/612759637423591424 |title=Canada vs Switzerland |date=21 June 2015 |work=Twitter |access-date=30 June 2015}}

During the tournament, Australian striker Michelle Heyman slammed the playing conditions, saying the turf is like "walking on hot coals" and the players feet "just turn white, your skin is all ripped off".{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/womens-world-cup-matildas-say-synthetic-turf-like-hot-coals-20150625-ghxbkk.html |title=Matildas say synthetic turf 'like hot coals' |date=25 June 2015 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=30 June 2015}}

Prior to the start of the Australia vs Japan quarterfinal in Edmonton on 27 June, Fox commentator Kyndra de St. Aubin measured the air temperature at {{Convert|82|F}} and the turf temperature at {{Convert|150|F}}. Despite such dangerous conditions, officials decided against taking cooling breaks during the match because the air temperature was under {{Convert|32|C}}. As the game wore on, players appeared noticeably exhausted due to the playing conditions.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/Kyndrasports/status/614877828027416576 |title=Australia vs Japan quarterfinal |date=27 June 2015 |work=Twitter |access-date=30 June 2015}}

Attendance was largely inflated by FIFA as single tickets were sold for double-headers during the group stages. "This allows FIFA to report the combined attendance for both matches as the attendance for each match when in reality the true attendance for one or both matches is likely to be much different."{{Cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/fifa-womens-world-cup-attedance-2015-6 |title=Why some 'sold out' matches at the Women's World Cup look half empty |last=Gaines |first=Cork |website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-06-14}}

Broadcasting

File:Fox Sports studio in Vancouver for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup (18875089463).jpg' studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza; the tournament marked one of their first under a new rights agreement for FIFA tournaments.]]

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of the first FIFA tournaments under new rights deals in two North American markets. In its host country of Canada, Bell Media acquired the broadcast rights; the competition was televised by CTV and TSN in English, as well as Réseau des sports (RDS) in French.{{cite web |title=Bell Media lands deal for FIFA soccer from 2015 through 2022 |url=http://tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=379012 |work=TSN.ca |access-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212051657/http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=379012|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=FiFA awards further TV rights |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1533484/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030013949/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1533484/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 October 2011 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 July 2013}} In the United States, English-language television rights were held by Fox Sports with coverage carried on the main Fox broadcast network, along with the Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 pay TV channels. Spanish-language rights were held by Telemundo and sister cable network NBC Universo.{{cite web |title=FIFA awards U.S. TV Rights |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1530715/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022211139/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=1530715/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2011 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 July 2013}} Fox constructed a temporary studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, located outside the Vancouver Convention Centre.{{cite news |title=Screen goes dark on women's soccer game, Vancouver fans go ballistic |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/Screen+goes+dark+women+soccer+game+Vancouver+fans/11115832/story.html |access-date=9 June 2015 |work=The Province|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609201017/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Screen+goes+dark+women+soccer+game+Vancouver+fans/11115832/story.html|archive-date=9 June 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Fox Sports transforms Vancouver Convention Centre into FIFA broadcast studio |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fox-sports-transforms-vancouver-convention-centre-into-fifa-broadcast-studio-1.3083197 |website=CBC News |access-date=7 July 2015}}

In December 2014, the European Broadcasting Union extended its rights to FIFA tournaments for its members in 37 countries, including the 2015 Women's World Cup.{{cite web |title=EBU & FIFA conclude media rights agreement |date=8 December 2014 |url=http://www3.ebu.ch/cms/render/live/en/sites/ebu/contents/news/2014/12/ebu-fifa-conclude-media-rights.html |publisher=EBU |access-date=8 December 2014}} In the United Kingdom, all matches from the tournament were shown by the BBC via BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Red Button on TV and Radio 5 Live on radio.{{cite news |title=Women's World Cup on the BBC |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32628063 |access-date=6 June 2015}} In Australia, SBS aired all 52 matches live online, and televised 41 matches live, with the only matches not televised live being those which aired concurrently.{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/05/fifa-womens-world-cup-on-sbs.html |title=FIFA Women's World Cup on SBS |publisher=TV Tonight |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=14 May 2015}}

Marketing

= 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2374629/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617200658/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/organisation/media/newsid=2374629/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2014 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 unveils official mascot |publisher=FIFA.com |date=17 June 2014}}

= Sponsorships =

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  • Bell Canada
  • Labatt Brewing Company (Budweiser){{Cite web |last=Cushnan |first=David |date=2013-11-25 |title=Labatt joins Bell as Women's World Cup 2015 supporter |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/labatt_joins_bell_as_womens_world_cup_2015_supporter/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}
  • Trend Micro{{Cite web |last=Canada |first=Trend Micro |title=Trend Micro Canada kicks in to Support FIFA Women's World Cup 2015™ |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/trend-micro-canada-kicks-in-to-support-fifa-womens-world-cup-2015-516830061.html |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en}}

In the final week of the tournament, the Canadian government added Gazprom to a list of organizations sanctioned for supporting the Russian annexation of Crimea. Media suggested the addition was delayed to reduce embarrassment to FIFA.{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/russian-sponsor-of-fifa-world-cup-sanctioned-as-tournament-ended |title=Russian sponsor of FIFA world cup sanctioned as tournament ended |last=Berthiaume |first=Lee |date=8 July 2015 |work=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=8 July 2015}}

See also

Notes

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External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20180207010513/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/archive/canada2015/index.html FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015], FIFA.com
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150907180922/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/02/67/08/90/fwwc2015_report_web_neutral.pdf FIFA Technical Report]
  • [https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/d48e50a356cd3a8/original/agoxuqlps0zbiuyudcv0-pdf.pdf FIFA Physical Analysis]
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wwc2015f.html Results at RSSSF]

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