The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. The tournament was on June 26 to July 17. The champions were Japan, beating United States 2(3)-2(1) with penalty shots. Because of Japan's victory, Japan became the first Asian team to win any FIFA World Cup.
The final was played in the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. The defending champions, Germany, lost to Japan during the quarter-finals.
Qualified Teams
AFC (3): Australia Japan (Champions) North Korea
CAF (2): Equatorial Guinea Nigeria
CONCACAF (3): Canada Mexico United States
Brazil
Columbia
OFC (1): New Zealand
UEFA (5): England France Germany (Hosts) Norway Sweden
Groups
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout Stage
Awards
Top goalscorer (Golden Boot)