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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 List of women's national association football teams, women's national association football, football teams. It was held from 26 June to ...

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 politician and former footballer, who played as a striker. She was most recently the head coach of Lazio Women. She played for the Italian national team and for various clubs in women's ...

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 Olympic ...

The squad was named on 6 June.

Germany

Head coach:

Silvia Neid Silvia Edith Maria Neid (born 2 May 1964) is a German former professional 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. Betwe ...

A pre-squad of 26 players was announced on 18 March. After

Dzsenifer Marozsán Dzsenifer Marozsán (; born 18 April 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder for French club Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Lyon. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbr ...

got injured in a training with the German national team, Conny Pohlers 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 (born 8 December 1966) is an English football coach and former player who is the Women's Technical Director at Birmingham City. As a player, Powell won 72 caps for England, mainly as an attacking midfielder, scoring 17 goal ...

The squad was announced on 10 June 2011.

Japan

Head coach:

Norio Sasaki is a Japanese football coach and former player. He is best known for leading the Japanese women's national team to their first and only FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 over the United States on penalty shootouts. He retired as head coach in ...

The squad was announced on 8 June 2011.

Mexico

Head coach:

Leonardo Cuéllar Leonardo Cuéllar Rivera (born 14 January 1954) is a Mexican football manager and former player who last acted as the manager of América in the Liga MX Femenil. He was the head coach of the Mexico women's national football team from 1998 to 2 ...

New Zealand

Head coach:

John Herdman John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is an English professional football manager widely recognized for his contributions to Canadian soccer. He is the only coach to have led both a women’s and men’s national team from the same country to a FIF ...

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 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,

Ho Un-byol Ho Un-byol (; born 19 January 1992) is a North Korean football defender (association 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 ...

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) is a Swedish football manager. He managed Sweden to a third place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. He last served as the head coach of the India women's football team. Career Dennerby, the ...

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. Currently, she is coaching Switzerland. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer fo ...

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 former 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 membe ...

, named to the original squad, tore her right ACL in a friendly against

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

on 14 May, and missed the World Cup. Kelley O'Hara 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 manager and former professional player, who mostly works in women's football. He has previously managed the Australia women's national team across three stints (1994–1997, 2005� ...

Brazil

Head coach: Kleiton Lima The

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(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 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 Association football, footballer who played 73 matches for Norway women's national football team, Norway's national team between 2002 and 2011. She is currently the president o ...

and Lene Storløkken were unable to play at the World Cup due to injuries, Landsem announced her squad on 11 June. Lisa-Marie Woods 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 Squads FIFA Women's World Cup squads