The teams that qualified for the Knockout Stage of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in FIFA World Ranking order (18 March 2011) were:
- USA (1)
- Germany (2)
- Brazil (3)
- Japan (4)
- Sweden (5)
- France (7)
- England (10)
- Australia (11)
In the Knockout Stage:
26 goals were scored in the 8 games played.
The team that scored first won 5 games out of the 8 games played.
Exceptions
England (FIFA Rank 10) scored first against France (7) but lost (in a penalty shoot out after extra time was played).
Sweden (5) scored first against Japan (4) and lost.
USA (1) scored first against Japan (4) but lost (in a penalty shoot out after extra time was played).
The higher FIFA ranked team won 6 of the 8 games played:
Exceptions
Germany (2) lost to Japan (4)
USA (1) lost to Japan (4)
Goals scored in the Knockout Stage (team scoring goal in bold with link to video of the goals):
2 DAIANE (USA v Brazil) (own goal)
9 Lauren CHENEY (USA v France)
10 Josefine OQVIST (Sweden v Japan)
11 Therese SJOGRAN (Sweden v Australia)
16 Lisa DAHLKVIST (Sweden v Australia)
19 Nahomi KAWASUMI (Japan v Sweden)
29 Lotta SCHELIN (Sweden v France)
40 Ellyse PERRY (Australia v Sweden)
52 Lotta SCHELIN (Sweden v Australia)
55 Sonia BOMPASTOR (France v USA)
56 Elodie THOMIS (France v Sweden)
59 Jill SCOTT (England v France)
60 Homare SAWA (Japan v Sweden)
64 Nahomi KAWASUMI (Japan v Sweden)
68 MARTA (Brazil v USA)
69 Alex MORGAN (USA v Japan)
79 Abby WAMBACH (USA v France)
81 Aya MIYAMA (Japan v USA)
82 Alex MORGAN (USA v France)
82 Maria HAMMARSTROM (Sweden v France)
88 Elise BUSSAGLIA (France v England)
Extra Time Goals
92 MARTA (Brazil v USA) (Penalty)
104 Abby WAMBACH (USA v Japan)
108 Karina MARUYAMA (Japan v Germany)
117 Homare SAWA (Japan v USA)
120+2 Abby WAMBACH (USA v Brazil)
Penalty Shoot Outs
There were 3 penalty shoot outs in the Knockout Stage two in the quarter finals and one in the final:
France defeated England 4-3. France took the first penalty. Sequence:
0-0 (France miss), 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-3 (England miss), 4-3, 4-3 (England miss).
USA defeated Brazil 5-3. USA took the first penalty. Sequence:
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-2 (Brazil miss), 4-2, 4-3, 5-3.
Japan defeated USA 3-1. USA took the first penalty. Sequence:
0-0 (USA miss), 0-1, 0-1 (USA miss), 0-1 (Japan miss), 0-1 (USA miss), 0-2, 1-2, 1-3.
Referees in the Knockout Stage:
Jenny Palmqvist (SWE) England v France (2 goals scored)
Quetzalli Avarado (MEX) Japan v Germany (1 goal)
Silvia Reyes (PER) Sweden v Australia (4 goals)
Jacqui Melksham (AUS) Brazil v USA (4 goals)
Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN) France v USA (4 goals)
Carol Anne CHENARD (CAN) Japan v Sweden (4 goals)
Kari SEITZ (USA) Sweden v France (3 goals)
Bibiana STEINHAUS (GER) Japan v USA (4 goals)
