Facts about the Women's Soccer World Cup 2011The sixth FIFA Women's World Cup in soccer takes place in Germany from 26 June 2011 to 17 July 2011. Nine German cities host this most important international tournament in women's football. In Germany the competition is known as Frauenfußball Weltmeisterschaft, or Fußball Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen. Show Are you like me? I am only interested in soccer when the big international tournaments are on, the world cup and the Olympics, that's it. I have my favourite teams in the Fußball Bundesliga, but I don't watch any football matches on TV. I check the charts occasionally, and that is all. However, being a woman, I think the Women's World Cup should at least get the same promotion than the male counterpart. So I thought I'll pay attention for the lady's tournament here on the Germany Facts Guide. Come on, support your country's girls! Take this opportunity to visit one, or more, of the 9 German cities that host the Women's World Cup 2011. Let's have a party as colourful and cheerful as during the Men's World Cup in Germany a few years ago. Facts & records around the Women's World CupFußball, as we call soccer, is cult in the men's world in Germany. When women began to play soccer they were laughed at by men, of course. Women wearing a football dress (short trousers) was considered as unacceptable. The DFB (German Football Association) forbade official matches for women in 1955. This ban lasted until 1970. Nevertheless, about 70 inofficial international matches were played by female German football teams during this ban. Women's football still doesn't receive the recognation and support it should get, however, things are changing slowly.
2011 Woman's World Cup locationsMap: By Lencer from Wikimedia Commons (License CC-BY-SA-3.0) The tournament will be held in 9 cities throughout Germany. The Olympic Stadium in Berlin is the venue of the opening match Germany v Canada on 26 June 2011. The final match will be held at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt (the former Waldstadion) on 17 July 2011. Take the chance and explore Frankfurt's attractions.
Participating Teams of the 6th Women's World Cup15 teams qualified for the tournament while the German team got automatic qualification as the hosts and current champion. The list of the 16 national teams of the 2011 tournament their with positions and results of the last world cup 2007.
Results of the Women's World Cup 2011Group Stage
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Match for Third Place (second final)
Final Match
I hope you all enjoyed the Woman's World Cup in Germany. Travel tips and articles to plan your holiday in GermanyWho has qualified for the Women's World Cup 2023?For the top four teams, this was as simple as the four semifinalists: China, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, the latter of which qualified for its first-ever World Cup, men's or women's.
Which country has won the most women's World Cups?The United States have won four times, and are the current champions after winning it at the 2019 tournament in France. The other winners are Germany, with two titles, and Japan and Norway with one title each. Six countries have hosted the Women's World Cup.
Who will host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023?The 2023 Women's World Cup will begin on July 20, 2023 (local time) with both Australia and New Zealand to play their first group matches. The host traditionally opens the tournament, and New Zealand has been proactively assigned to Group A, while Australia is slotted into Group B.
Where is the Women's World Cup?The start date of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 has been thrown into uncertainty after reports of a possible postponement surfaced in recent days.
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