The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup final was an association football match which determined the winner of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was played on 30 September 2007 at the Hongkou Football Stadium, in Shanghai, China and won by Germany, who defeated Brazil 2–0.[2][3]
 Hongkou Football Stadium in Shanghai hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 September 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Nadine Angerer (Germany) | ||||||
| Referee | Tammy Ogston (Australia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 31,000[1] | ||||||
Finalists
editThe match was between Germany, who had won the previous Women's World Cup final and Brazil, who had never won a major world title, or indeed even reached the finals of a Women's World Cup. This was the first time in the history of the Women's World Cup that a European and South American had met each other in the final. Germany had not conceded a single goal in the whole competition whereas Brazil were free-scoring. Led by striker Marta, who had scored 7 goals, Brazil had scored seventeen goals in their route to the final, including four against title-rivals United States in the semi-finals. It was considered as "the rematch of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final", except it was the men's teams.
Route to the final
edit| Germany | Round | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 11–0 | Match 1 |  New Zealand | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 England | 0–0 | Match 2 |  China | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan | 2–0 | Match 3 |  Denmark | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Group A winners | Final standing | Group D winners
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
 North Korea | 3–0 | Quarterfinals |  Australia | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 3–0 | Semifinals |  United States | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Match
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          Germany[4] |     Brazil[4] |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup - Sweden 1995". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "#WorldCupAtHome: Angerer backstops Germany into the history books". FIFA.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Germany-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.