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2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 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 ...

was an international

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tournament that took place in Germany from 26 June until 17 July 2011. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Before announcing its final squad for the tournament, each participating national federation was required to submit a provisional squad. The final 21-player squad, three of whom must be goalkeepers, could only be drawn from the provisional squad, and had to be submitted to FIFA no later than 10 working days before the start of the tournament. Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game. Unlike the men's World Cup, in which replacement players do not have to be drawn from the provisional squad, the Women's World Cup requires that replacements be drawn from the provisional squad. On 17 June 2011 the final squads were submitted and published. Totals for caps and goals, club affiliations, and ages are as of the opening day of the tournament on 26 June 2011.

Group A

Canada

Head coach:

Carolina Morace Carolina Morace (; born 5 February 1964) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker and is the current head coach of Lazio Women. She played for the Italian national team and for various clubs in women's Serie A. She was the top ...

The squad was announced on 16 June.

France

Head coach:

Bruno Bini Bruno Bini (born 1 October 1954) is a former French football manager who formerly managed the French women's national team. Under his charge, his team finished in fourth position in both the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2012 Summer Olympics ...

The squad was named on 6 June.

Germany

Head coach:

Silvia Neid Silvia Edith Maria Neid (born 2 May 1964) is a retired professional German football player and manager. She is one of the most successful players in German women's football, having won seven national championships and six DFB-Pokal trophies. Bet ...

A pre-squad of 26 players was announced on 18 March. After Dzsenifer Marozsán got injured in a training with the German national team,

Conny Pohlers Conny Pohlers (born 16 November 1978) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. From 1998 she played in the Women's Bundesliga and from 2001 in the Germany national team. Club career Born, Halle, Pohlers comes from ...

was called in to the squad. The line-up was officially reduced to 21 players on 27 May 2011.

Nigeria

Head coach: Ngozi Eucharia Uche The final squad was announced on 14 June.

Group B

England

Head coach:

Hope Powell Hope Patricia Powell, CBE (born 8 December 1966) is an English former international footballer and former women's first-team manager of Brighton & Hove Albion. She was the coach of the England women's national football team and the Great Britain ...

The squad was announced on 10 June 2011.

Japan

Head coach: Norio Sasaki The squad was announced on 8 June 2011.

Mexico

Head coach: Leonardo Cuéllar

New Zealand

Head coach: John Herdman The squad was announced on 8 June 2011.

Group C

Colombia

Head coach: Ricardo Rozo On 29 May 2011, Rozo announced a 25-player preliminary squad. The final squad was announced on 13 June. Goalkeeper Paula Forero was injured and replaced with Yineth Varón. On 25 June 2011, Yineth Varón tested positive to an unknown substance, and was provisionally suspended by the

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North Korea

Head coach: Kim Kwang-min On 6 July 2011, Song Jong-sun and

Jong Pok-sim Jong Pok-sim ( ko, 정복심; born 31 July 1985) is a North Korean footballer who played as a defender for the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cu ...

were provisionally suspended prior to their team's match against Colombia after failing doping tests during the tournament. Following North Korea's elimination from the tournament, FIFA announced that three additional players (

Hong Myong-hui Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official. He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where h ...

Ho Un-byol Ho Un-byol ( ko, 허은별; born 19 January 1992) is a North Korean football defender for the North Korea women's national football team and for the April 25 Sports Club in the DPR Korea Women's League in North Korea. She was part of the team ...

and Ri Un-hyang) also tested positive following target testing of the whole team.

Sweden

Head coach:

Thomas Dennerby Thomas Lennart Dennerby (born 13 August 1959 in Enskede) is a Swedish football coach who is currently head coach for India women's national football team. Career Dennerby, the former coach of the Nigeria women's national football team also kno ...

On 30 May 2011, Dennerby announced the 21-player squad.

United States

Head coach:

Pia Sundhage Pia Mariane Sundhage (, born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. She is the head coach of the Brazil women's national team. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as ...

Coach Pia Sundhage announced her final 21-player squad on 9 May.

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has provided a full squad listing on its official site.

Lindsay Tarpley Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow (; born September 22, 1983) is an American professional soccer forward and midfielder. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning gold at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and was a member of th ...

, named to the original squad,

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her right ACL in a friendly against

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

on 14 May, and missed the World Cup.

Kelley O'Hara Kelley Maureen O'Hara (born August 4, 1988) is an American soccer player, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, and Olympic gold medalist. She currently plays as a defender for the Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and ...

was named to replace Tarpley on 1 June.

Group D

Australia

Head coach:

Tom Sermanni Thomas Dorby Sermanni (born 1 July 1954) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player, who mostly works in women's football. He has previously managed the Australia women's national team, the United States women's national team ...

Brazil

Head coach:

Kleiton Lima Kleiton Barbosa de Oliveira Lima (born 5 May 1974), known as Kleiton Lima, is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge of Santos' women's team. Career Born in Santos, São Paulo, Lima was a midfielder during his playing days. After ...

The

Brazilian Football Confederation The Brazilian Football Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as , and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The foo ...

(CBF) announced a preliminary squad of 25 players on 25 May, which was reduced to the final 21-player squad on 10 June.

Equatorial Guinea

Head coach: Marcello Frigério On 28 June 2011,

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was suspended by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee due to eligibility issues, and was subsequently replaced by Emiliana Mangue.

Norway

Head coach:

Eli Landsem Eli Landsem (born 22 March 1962) is a Norwegian former international footballer who was the coach of the Norway women's national football team between 2009 and 2012. Career As a player, Landsem won 15 caps for Norway, scoring one goal. She mad ...

The Norwegian team was announced on 27 May 2011. 19 places were named with two spots left open. After

Lise Klaveness Lise Klaveness (born 19 April 1981) is a Norwegian lawyer and former footballer who played 73 matches for Norway's national team between 2002 and 2011. She is currently the president of the Norwegian Football Federation. Since assuming her lea ...

and Lene Storløkken were unable to play at the World Cup due to injuries, Landsem announced her squad on 11 June.

Lisa-Marie Woods Lisa-Marie Woods (born 23 May 1984) is a Norwegian retired professional football midfielder and current assistant coach at Creighton University. She last played at Asheville City SC of the Women's Premier Soccer League as a forward. She has pr ...

was replaced by Kristine Wigdahl Hegland due to a hip injury.

Notes

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Fifa Women's World Cup Squads

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FIFA Women's World Cup squads