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Going into the final, the United States had never lost to Japan, with 22 wins and 3 draws. [14] Prior to the World Cup, the United States was the top-ranked team in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, while Japan was ranked fourth. [15] Despite being ranked fourth, very few people expected Japan to reach the semi-finals, let alone win the tournament.
Youngest goalscorer, final 20 years, 196 days, Stina Blackstenius ( Sweden), vs Germany, 19 August 2016. Oldest hat-trick scorer 29 years, 55 days, Christine Sinclair ( Canada), vs United States, 6 August 2012. Oldest goalscorer, final 30 years, 24 days, Carli Lloyd ( United States), vs Japan, 9 August 2012.
For European teams, the 2011 Women's World Cup was also used as a qualification tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Besides Team Great Britain, Europe had two additional qualifiers for the Summer Olympics. With Germany losing their quarter-final, France, which had already reached the semi-finals, secured qualification to the Olympics.
The United States women's national soccer team was founded in 1985. 1985–1999 ... Olympics Final: ... 2011 2–0 World Cup:
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Mallory Swanson says Trinity Rodman gave the United States a bit of magic when the team needed it most. Rodman scored in extra time and the United States advanced to the women's soccer semifinals ...
The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. In 2011, the team won the Four Nation Tournament (7th title through 2011), the Algarve Cup (8th title through 2011) and were runners-up at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing with a 14-4-2 record.
September 1–11 – The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy. Russia puts an end to Brazil's dominance, defeating them in the final by the score of 12–8. Portugal claimed third place.