2011 FIFA women's world cup

Tournament details Host country	 Germany Dates	26 June – 17 July Teams	16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s)	9 (in 9 host cities) Final positions Champions	 Japan (1st title) Runners-up	 United States Third place	 Sweden Fourth place	 France Tournament statistics Matches played	32 Goals scored	86 (2.69 per match) Attendance	845,751 (26,430 per match) Top scorer(s)	 Homare Sawa (5 goals) Best player	 Homare Sawa ← 2007 2015 →

Qualified countries' results The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was the sixth FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It was held from 26 June to 17 July 2011 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in October 2007. Japan won the final against the United States on a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 tie after extra time and became the first Asian team to win a FIFA World Cup.[1]