World Cup 2007
ChampionsGermany
Germany won, ahead of Brazil (2–0 in the final, 30 Sep 2007). 16 teams, 32 games, 3.47 goals a game; hosted by China.
The road to the final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Statesthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| North Koreathrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| Chinathrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
- 2007-09-30Norway1–4United StatesThird-place play-off · Shanghai25%
Final
Top scorers
- Marta Brazil 7
- Abby Wambach United States 6
- Ragnhild Gulbrandsen Norway 6
- Birgit Prinz Germany 5
- Cristiane Brazil 5
- Renate Lingor Germany 4
- Kelly Smith England 4
- Lisa De Vanna Australia 4
- Sandra Smisek Germany 3
- Christine Sinclair Canada 3
Upsets
- 2007-09-27United States0–4BrazilUpsetSemi-finals · Hangzhou74%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/womens-international-results (CC0), women’s internationals since 1956 — every major tournament, but not yet every friendly, and updated less often than the men’s file. Rounds worked out from the results.