2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Japan, Switzerland, Cameroon and Ecuador. Matches were played from 8 to 16 June 2015.

Teams edit

Draw positionTeamConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
at start of event
C1 (seed)  JapanAFCAFC Women's Asian Cup winners18 May 20147th2011Winners (2011)4
C2  SwitzerlandUEFAUEFA Group 3 winners15 June 20141st19
C3  CameroonCAFAfrican Women's Championship runners-up22 October 20141st53
C4  EcuadorCONMEBOLCONMEBOL-CONCACAF play-off winners2 December 20141st48

Standings edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Japan330041+39Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon320193+66
3  Switzerland3102114+73
4  Ecuador3003117−160
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches edit

Cameroon vs Ecuador edit

Cameroon's 6–0 win is the biggest ever win by a team in their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup match, breaking the record of Italy, who beat Chinese Taipei 5–0 in 1991.

Cameroon  6–0  Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 25,942[1]
Cameroon[2]
Ecuador[2]
GK1Annette Ngo Ndom
RB12Claudine Meffometou
CB13Cathy Bou Ndjouh
CB2Christine Manie (c)
LB4Yvonne Leuko
CM8Raissa Feudjio
CM10Jeannette Yango  38'
RW17Gaëlle Enganamouit
AM20Genevieve Ngo  61'
LW7Gabrielle Onguéné  83'
CF9Madeleine Ngono Mani  74'
Substitutions:
FW6Francine Zouga  61'
FW3Ajara Nchout  74'
FW18Henriette Akaba  83'
Manager:
Ngachu Enow
GK1Shirley Berruz
RB19Kerly Real  43'
CB3Lorena Aguilar
CB16Ligia Moreira (c)  66'
LB6Angie Ponce
CM5Mayra Olivera
CM20Denise Pesántes
RW13Madelin Riera
LW21Mabel Velarde  45'
SS10Ámbar Torres  54'
CF11Mónica Quinteros  72'
Substitutions:
DF7Ingrid Rodríguez  45+2'  45'
FW9Giannina Lattanzio  54'
DF2Katherine Ortíz  70'  72'
Manager:
Vanessa Arauz

Player of the Match:
Gaëlle Enganamouit (Cameroon)

Assistant referees:
Natalie Aspinall (England)
Anna Nyström (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
Fifth official:
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

Japan vs Switzerland edit

Japan  1–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 25,942[3]
Japan[4]
Switzerland[4]
GK21Erina Yamane
RB19Saori Ariyoshi
CB3Azusa Iwashimizu
CB4Saki Kumagai
LB13Rumi Utsugi
CM6Mizuho Sakaguchi
CM10Homare Sawa  57'
RW11Shinobu Ohno  90'
LW8Aya Miyama (c)
CF7Kozue Ando  32'
CF17Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
FW15Yuika Sugasawa  32'
DF20Yuri Kawamura  57'
MF9Nahomi Kawasumi  90'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki
GK1Gaëlle Thalmann  28'
RB5Noelle Maritz
CB15Caroline Abbé (c)  90+3'
CB9Lia Wälti
LB4Rachel Rinast
CM7Martina Moser  81'
CM22Vanessa Bernauer
RW16Fabienne Humm  46'
LW13Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
CF10Ramona Bachmann  22'
CF11Lara Dickenmann
Substitutions:
FW19Eseosa Aigbogun  46'
MF8Cinzia Zehnder  81'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Player of the Match:
Aya Miyama (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Kimberly Moreira (Costa Rica)
Shirley Perello (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)

Switzerland vs Ecuador edit

Switzerland  10–1  Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 31,441[5]
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Switzerland[6]
Ecuador[6]
GK1Gaëlle Thalmann
RB5Noelle Maritz  57'
CB15Caroline Abbé (c)  51'
CB14Rahel Kiwic  72'
LB4Rachel Rinast
CM7Martina Moser
CM9Lia Wälti
RW19Eseosa Aigbogun
LW13Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
CF16Fabienne Humm
CF10Ramona Bachmann
Substitutions:
MF8Cinzia Zehnder  51'
DF2Nicole Remund  57'
DF6Selina Kuster  72'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
GK1Shirley Berruz
RB7Ingrid Rodríguez
CB2Katherine Ortíz  46'
CB3Nancy Aguilar (c)
LB6Angie Ponce
CM5Mayra Olivera
CM20Denise Pesántes  72'
RW19Kerly Real
AM15Ana Palacios  69'
LW21Mabel Velarde  79'
CF11Mónica Quinteros
Substitutions:
MF17Alexandra Salvador  46'
MF18Adriana Barré  69'
MF8Erika Vásquez  79'
Manager:
Vanessa Arauz

Player of the Match:
Ramona Bachmann (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)
Sarah Ho (Australia)
Fourth official:
Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Fifth official:
Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)

Japan vs Cameroon edit

Japan  2–1  Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 31,441[7]
Japan[8]
Cameroon[8]
GK18Ayumi Kaihori
RB2Yukari Kinga
CB3Azusa Iwashimizu
CB4Saki Kumagai
LB5Aya Sameshima
CM6Mizuho Sakaguchi  64'
CM13Rumi Utsugi
RW9Nahomi Kawasumi  55'
LW8Aya Miyama (c)
CF15Yuika Sugasawa  85'
CF17Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
FW11Shinobu Ohno  55'
MF10Homare Sawa  64'
DF12Megumi Kamionobe  85'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki
GK1Annette Ngo Ndom
RB12Claudine Meffometou
CB13Cathy Bou Ndjouh
CB2Christine Manie (c)
LB4Yvonne Leuko
CM8Raissa Feudjio
CM10Jeannette Yango
RW7Gabrielle Onguéné  72'
AM20Genevieve Ngo  43'  46'
LW17Gaëlle Enganamouit
CF9Madeleine Ngono Mani  62'
Substitutions:
FW6Francine Zouga  46'
FW3Ajara Nchout  62'
DF5Augustine Ejangue  72'
Manager:
Ngachu Enow

Player of the Match:
Aya Miyama (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Anna Nyström (Sweden)
Natalie Aspinall (England)
Fourth official:
Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
Fifth official:
Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)

Ecuador vs Japan edit

Ecuador  0–1  Japan
Report
Ecuador[10]
Japan[10]
GK1Shirley Berruz
RB7Ingrid Rodríguez
CB2Katherine Ortíz
CB16Ligia Moreira (c)
LB6Angie Ponce
DM3Nancy Aguilar  52'
RM19Kerly Real
CM20Denise Pesántes
CM5Mayra Olivera
LM8Erika Vásquez  39'  90'
CF11Mónica Quinteros  83'
Substitutions:
FW14Carina Caicedo  83'
MF13Madelin Riera  90'
Manager:
Vanessa Arauz
GK1Miho Fukumoto
RB19Saori Ariyoshi
CB23Kana Kitahara  46'
CB20Yuri Kawamura
LB5Aya Sameshima
CM14Asuna Tanaka
CM10Homare Sawa
RW11Shinobu Ohno  17'  75'
LW8Aya Miyama (c)
CF15Yuika Sugasawa  80'
CF17Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
DF12Megumi Kamionobe  46'
MF22Asano Nagasato  75'
FW16Mana Iwabuchi  80'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki

Player of the Match:
Aya Miyama (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Fourth official:
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Shirley Perello (Honduras)

Switzerland vs Cameroon edit

Switzerland  1–2  Cameroon
Report
Switzerland[12]
Cameroon[12]
GK1Gaëlle Thalmann
RB5Noelle Maritz
CB9Lia Wälti  82'
CB6Selina Kuster
LB4Rachel Rinast
CM7Martina Moser (c)
CM14Rahel Kiwic  65'
RW10Ramona Bachmann
LW11Lara Dickenmann  80'
CF16Fabienne Humm  69'
CF13Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
Substitutions:
MF22Vanessa Bernauer  65'
FW19Eseosa Aigbogun  69'
DF2Nicole Remund  80'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
GK1Annette Ngo Ndom
RB5Augustine Ejangue
CB11Aurelle Awona
CB2Christine Manie (c)
LB12Claudine Meffometou  68'
CM8Raissa Feudjio  19'
CM10Jeannette Yango
RW7Gabrielle Onguéné  90+2'
AM6Francine Zouga  87'
LW3Ajara Nchout  35'  57'
CF17Gaëlle Enganamouit  90+2'
Substitutions:
FW9Madeleine Ngono Mani  57'
MF19Agathe Ngani  87'
MF18Henriette Akaba  90+2'
Manager:
Ngachu Enow

Player of the Match:
Gabrielle Onguéné (Cameroon)

Assistant referees:
Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Match report – Group C – Cameroon v Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Cameroon-Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group C – Japan v Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Japan-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group C – Switzerland v Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Switzerland-Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Match report – Group C – Japan v Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Japan-Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Match report – Group C – Ecuador v Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Ecuador-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Match report – Group C – Switzerland v Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Switzerland-Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

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