2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Facts for Kids

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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	China
Dates	10 – 30 September
Teams	16
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (2nd title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	111 (3.47 per match)
Attendance	1,156,955 (36,155 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Marta (7 goals)
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The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup was a big international football (soccer) tournament for women's national teams. It was the fifth time this exciting event was held. In 2007, the tournament took place in China. Teams from all over the world competed to see who was the best. In the end, Germany won the championship!

How the Tournament Worked

The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup started with 16 teams. These teams were divided into four groups. Each group had four teams.

Group Stage: The First Round

In the group stage, every team played against the other teams in their group once. Teams earned points for their games:

3 points for a win
1 point for a draw (a tie)
0 points for a loss

After all the games in a group were played, the top two teams with the most points moved on to the next part of the tournament, called the knockout stage.

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the next round
Team advanced or got eliminated

Group A Teams

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	13	0	+13	7
England	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5
Japan	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	4
Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	18	–17	0

Group B Teams

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
North Korea	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Sweden	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	4
Nigeria	3	0	1	2	1	4	–3	1

Group C Teams

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Norway	3	2	1	0	10	4	+6	7
Australia	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	5
Canada	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
Ghana	3	0	0	3	3	15	–12	0

Group D Teams

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	10	0	+10	9
China PR	3	2	1	5	6	–1	6
Denmark	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
New Zealand	3	0	3	0	9	–9	0

Knockout Stage: The Finals Begin

The knockout stage is where the competition gets really intense! If a team loses a game here, they are out of the tournament. This stage includes the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final match.

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

September 22 — Wuhan

Germany	3
		September 26 — Tianjin
North Korea	0
		Germany	3
September 23 — Wuhan
		Norway	0
Norway	1
				September 30 — Shanghai
China	0
				Germany	2
September 22 — Tianjin
				Brazil	0
United States	3
		September 27 — Hangzhou
England	0
		United States	0
September 23 — Tianjin
		Brazil	4
Brazil	3

Australia	2

Third Place Match

This match is played between the two teams that lost in the semi-finals. They play for the bronze medal!

30 September 2007 17:00	Norway	1 – 4	United States	Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai Attendance: 32,068 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)
	R. Gulbrandsen 63'	Report	Wambach 30', 46' Chalupny 58' O'Reilly 59'