3:30 p.m. ET – Germany vs. England (Edmonton) on TSN3/TSN4/TSN GO
10:30 p.m. ET – Canada 2015 Match of the Day on TSN2/TSN GO
Match preview: Germany expected to watch this game on television ahead of Sunday’s Final in Vancouver. England perhaps imagined following it from the other side of the world, having already exited the competition. Instead, both teams will file out at Commonwealth Stadium with just one thought on their minds: banishing all notions of what might have been. Both teams will be determined to leave Canada with a bronze medal around their necks (Source: FIFA).
FinalSunday, July 5:
6:30 p.m. ET – USA vs. Japan (Vancouver) on CTV/TSN1/TSN3/TSN4/CTV GO/TSN GO/TSN Radio Network
10:30 p.m. ET – Canada 2015 Recap Show on TSN2/TSN GO
Match preview: They say that good things come in threes and women’s football is no exception. While Japan overcame USA in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ final, the Americans took back first place with a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. Now these two teams battle in the deciding match of a major competition for a third time in what promises to be an exhilarating conclusion to the FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP CANADA 2015™ (Source: FIFA).
Featured Match: FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ Final USA vs. Japan (Vancouver)– 6:30 p.m. ET on CTV/TSN1/TSN3/TSN4/CTV GO/TSN GO/TSN Radio NetworkDOWNLOAD: http://bit.ly/1JAbJOPUSA
Won semifinal game 2-0 against Germany in Montréal
Won quarter-final game 1-0 against China PR in Ottawa
Won Round of 16 game 2-0 against Colombia in Edmonton
Finished first in Group D with seven points
Beat Nigeria 1-0 in their third group stage match in Vancouver
Tied second group stage 0-0 against Sweden in Winnipeg
Beat Australia 3-1 in their first game of the tournament in Winnipeg
Goals scored so far: Carli Lloyd (three), Megan Rapinoe (two), Alex Morgan (one), Abby Wambach (one), Christen Press (one), Kelley O’Hara (one)
Carli Lloyd scored her goal in the quarter-final game against China PR in her 200th cap
USA has conceded only one goal in the tournament so far, the least of any of the remaining teams. Lisa De Vanna (AUS) scored the only goal against the USA in the 27th minute of the Americans’ first game of the tournament
Set to play their 43nd FIFA Women’s World Cup match, an ongoing record
When Hope Solo started against Colombia, she played her 174th She now holds the USA record for caps for a goalkeeper, having surpassed Briana Scurry.
Christie Rampone became the oldest player to play a game in the FIFA Women’s World Cup when she came on the field in the 80th minute against Nigeria in her 307th cap
Christie Rampone is only remaining player of the team that won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1999
Abby Wambach needs two goals to become the all-time leading goal scorer at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. She currently has 14. Marta (BRA) has 15 goals, with retired Birgit Prinz (GER) on 14. Wambach had the opportunity to score her 15th career goal against Colombia, but missed a penalty kick.
USA has lost only one FIFA Women’s World Cup group stage game (2-1 loss to Sweden in 2011)
Have reached the semifinals in all seven FIFA Women’s World Cup appearances
Played in every FIFA Women’s World Cup
Hosted FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1999 and 2003
Won FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991 and 1999
Four-time winners of Olympic gold: 1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012
Abby Wambach was nominated for 2014 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year
Only team to host and win the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the same year, 1999
FIFA world ranking: 2
Japan
Won semifinal game 2-1 against England in Edmonton
Won quarter-final game 1-0 over Australia in Edmonton
Won Round of 16 game 2-1 over Netherlands in Vancouver
Finished first place in Group C with nine points
Won third group stage game 1-0 over Ecuador in Winnipeg
Won second group stage game 2-1 over Cameroon in Vancouver
Won opening group game 1-0 over Switzerland in Vancouver
Goals scored so far: Aya Miyama (two), Aya Sameshima (one), Yuika Sugasawa (one), Yuki Ogimi (one), Mizuho Sakaguchi (one), Saori Ariyoshi (one), Mana Iwabuchi (one)
Mana Iwabuchi scored in the quarter-final win against Australia. Going into that game, Iwabuchi had only played 34 minutes in two games at the tournament
Japan is the only remaining team with a perfect record of five wins
Japan is the only team to have played all 23 players on the roster in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Japan will end the tournament playing four of seven games in Vancouver
Reigning FIFA Women’s World Cup champion
In five of the six previous FIFA Women’s World Cups, the defending champions have advanced to the semifinals
Japan played four debutants in its four first matches in this tournament
Japan and Brazil were the only teams to win all three of their opening round matches
On her 200th senior international cap, Homare Sawa became the first player to feature at six FIFA Women’s World Cup finals (Brazil’s Formiga equalled the feat a day later)
Will be without forward Kozue Ando for the remainder of the tournament after she fractured her ankle in the opening game
Beat USA in 2011 final in penalty kick shootout
Lost to USA in London 2012 Olympic Games final
Reigning Asian Football Confederation (AFC) champion
Only AFC team to have won the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Only AFC team to have participated in all seven editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Aya Miyama and Nahomi Kawasumi were nominated for 2014 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year
FIFA world ranking: 4
Saturday Game Day Notes – Match for Third PlaceGermany vs. England (Edmonton)– 3:30 p.m. ET on TSN3/TSN4/TSN GODOWNLOAD: http://bit.ly/1JAbJOPGermany
Lost semifinal game 2-0 against USA in Montréal
Won quarter-final game in a penalty shootout over France in Montréal. The score after regulation time was 1-1 and it stayed that way after added time.
Won Round of 16 game 4-1 over Sweden in Ottawa
Finished first in Group B with seven points
Beat Thailand 4-0 in their third group stage game in Winnipeg
Tied Norway 1-1 in their second group stage game in Ottawa
Beat Côte d’Ivoire 10-0 in their opening game of the tournament in Ottawa
Germany has scored the most goals of any team in the tournament so far: 20. The record for most goals in one FIFA Women’s World Cup is 25, held by Germany (2003) and USA (1991).
Goals scored so far: Celia Sasic (six), Anja Mittag (five), Lena Petermann (two), Sara Daebritz (two), Simone Laudehr (one), Melanie Behringer (one), Dzsenifer Marozsan (one), Melanie Leupolz (one), Alexandra Popp (one)
Celia Sasic has now scored six goals at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, leading the Golden Boot standings with the most of any player in this year’s tournament so far. The record for most goals in one tournament is Michelle Akers (USA) with 10 in 1991.
Germany scored the most goals in the group stage: 15
Germany had the most shots on goal in the group stage: 41
Celia Sasic scored a hat trick against Côte d’Ivoire
Anja Mittag also scored a hat trick against Côte d’Ivoire
Just the third time in FIFA Women’s World Cup history that teammates recorded hat tricks in the same game
Germany keeper Nadine Angerer has nine clean sheets, tied for second all-time. If she doesn’t get scored on in the Match for Third Place, she will tie Briana Scurry (USA) for most all-time.
Silvia Neid coached her 16th FIFA Women’s World Cup game in the match against France, and sits in second place for most games coached all-time. Only Even Pellerud NOR (25) has coached more FIFA Women’s World Cup games.
Only team to have won the FIFA Women’s World Cup twice in a row, in 2003 and 2007
Played in every FIFA Women’s World Cup
Germany has reached the semifinals in four of the previous six tournaments
Hosted FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2011 and were eliminated in the first knockout stage game by eventual champions Japan
Germany’s biggest win at a FIFA Women’s World Cup is 11-0 against Argentina in 2007. It was the opening game of the tournament that year.
Won all 10 games in 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying, scoring 62 goals and conceding only four
Nadine Kessler was named 2014 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year. However, she didn’t make the roster due to an injury.
Nadine Angerer was nominated for 2014 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year. She won the award in 2013.
Head coach Silvia Neid finished second with Germany as a player in the 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup
FIFA world ranking: 1
England
Lost semifinal game 2-1 against Japan in Edmonton
Won quarter-final game 2-1 over Canada in Vancouver
Won Round of 16 game 2-1 over Norway in Ottawa
Finished second in Group F with six points
Beat Colombia 2-1 in their final group stage game in Montréal
Beat Mexico 2-1 in their second group stage game in Moncton
Lost their opening match 1-0 to France in Moncton
Goals scored so far: Lucy Bronze (two), Karen Carney (two), Fara Williams (two), Steph Houghton (one), Fran Kirby (one), Jodie Taylor (one)
With her goal against Canada, Lucy Bronze became the first English player to score more than one goal in the knockout stage of a FIFA Women’s World Cup. She has two: the other goal was scored in the 2-1 win over Norway in the Round of 16.
Jodie Taylor also scored against Canada. Prior to the Canada-England match, Taylor had only played 36 minutes in the tournament
Fourth appearance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup (previously in 1995, 2007, and 2011)
The win over Norway in this year’s Round of 16 game was England’s first-ever win in a knockout stage game
Before the win over Norway, England had never beaten European opposition at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
England won all 10 of their group matches while qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
England was best newcomer in the 1995 tournament in Sweden
