2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from the United States, North Korea, Colombia, and Sweden. The games were played on 28 June, 2 July, and 6 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage. Sweden, North Korea and the United States were drawn together for the third World Cup in succession, with the latter pair also in the same group in 1999.

The United States finished as group runners-up for the first time in Women's World Cup history, while Sweden won a Women's World Cup group for the first time ever.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	North Korea	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1
4	Colombia	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Colombia vs Sweden

28 June 2011 (2011-06-28)

15:00

Colombia	0–1	Sweden
	Report	Landström 57'

BayArena, Leverkusen

Attendance: 21,106^[1]

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Colombia[2]

Sweden[2]

COLOMBIA: GK 12 Sandra Sepúlveda RB 5 Nataly Arias CB 14 Kelis Peduzine CB 3 Natalia Gaitán (c) LB 8 Andrea Peralta  79' RM 4 Diana Ospina CM 6 Daniela Montoya  66' CM 10 Yoreli Rincón LM 9 Carmen Elisa Rodallega CF 16 Lady Andrade CF 7 Catalina Usme  59' Substitutions: FW 18 Katerin Castro  59' MF 13 Yulieth Domínguez  66' FW 17 Ingrid Vidal  79' Manager: Ricardo Rozo

SWEDEN: GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl RB 4 Annica Svensson CB 7 Sara Larsson CB 2 Charlotte Rohlin LB 6 Sara Thunebro CM 17 Lisa Dahlkvist CM 5 Caroline Seger (c)  29'  69' RW 16 Linda Forsberg  54' LW 15 Therese Sjögran CF 8 Lotta Schelin CF 9 Jessica Landström  81' Substitutions: MF 10 Sofia Jakobsson  54' MF 18 Nilla Fischer  69' FW 19 Madelaine Edlund  81' Manager: Thomas Dennerby

Player of the Match: Jessica Landström (Sweden) Assistant referees: Emperatriz Ayala (El Salvador)[3] Cindy Mohammed (Trinidad and Tobago)[3] Fourth official: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)[3]

United States vs North Korea

28 June 2011 (2011-06-28)

18:15

United States	2–0	North Korea
Cheney 54' Buehler 76'	Report

Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden

Attendance: 21,859^[4]

Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

United States[5]

Korea DPR[5]

UNITED STATES: GK 1 Hope Solo RB 11 Ali Krieger CB 3 Christie Rampone (c) CB 19 Rachel Buehler LB 6 Amy LePeilbet DM 7 Shannon Boxx CM 10 Carli Lloyd RW 9 Heather O'Reilly  79' LW 12 Lauren Cheney CF 20 Abby Wambach CF 8 Amy Rodriguez  75' Substitutions: FW 13 Alex Morgan  75' MF 15 Megan Rapinoe  79' Manager: Pia Sundhage

KOREA DPR: GK 1 Hong Myong-Hui RB 5 Song Jong-Sun CB 17 Ri Un-Hyang CB 16 Jong Pok-Sim LB 3 Ho Un-Byol  81' CM 10 Jo Yun-mi (c) CM 12 Jon Myong-Hwa  68' RW 8 Kim Su-Gyong LW 11 Ri Ye-Gyong CF 9 Ra Un-Sim CF 7 Yun Hyon-Hi  48' Substitutions: DF 6 Paek Sol-Hui  48' MF 13 Kim Un-ju  68' FW 20 Kwon Song-Hwa  81' Manager: Kim Kwang-min

Player of the Match: Abby Wambach (United States) Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski (Germany)[3] Marina Wozniak (Germany)[3] Fourth official: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)[3]

North Korea vs Sweden

2 July 2011 (2011-07-02)

14:00

North Korea	0–1	Sweden
	Report	Dahlkvist 64'

Impuls Arena, Augsburg

Attendance: 23,768^[6]

Referee: Estela Álvarez (Argentina)

Korea DPR[7]

Sweden[7]

KOREA DPR: GK 1 Hong Myong-Hui RB 5 Song Jong-Sun CB 17 Ri Un-Hyang CB 16 Jong Pok-Sim LB 3 Ho Un-Byol CM 10 Jo Yun-mi (c) CM 12 Jon Myong-Hwa RW 8 Kim Su-Gyong  68' LW 11 Ri Ye-Gyong  83' CF 9 Ra Un-Sim CF 7 Yun Hyon-Hi  80' Substitutions: MF 13 Kim Un-ju  68' FW 19 Choe Mi-Gyong  80' MF 14 Kim Chung-Sim  83' Manager: Kim Kwang-min

SWEDEN: GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl RB 4 Annica Svensson CB 7 Sara Larsson CB 2 Charlotte Rohlin LB 6 Sara Thunebro CM 17 Lisa Dahlkvist CM 5 Caroline Seger (c)  60' RW 16 Linda Forsberg LW 15 Therese Sjögran  87' CF 8 Lotta Schelin CF 9 Jessica Landström  77' Substitutions: FW 14 Josefine Öqvist  77' MF 18 Nilla Fischer  87' Manager: Thomas Dennerby

Player of the Match: Caroline Seger (Sweden) Assistant referees: Maria Rocco (Argentina)[8] Yoly García (Venezuela)[8] Fourth official: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)[8]

United States vs Colombia

2 July 2011 (2011-07-02)

18:00

United States	3–0	Colombia
O'Reilly 12' Rapinoe 50' Lloyd 57'	Report

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim

Attendance: 25,475^[9]

Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)

United States[10]

Colombia[10]

UNITED STATES: GK 1 Hope Solo RB 11 Ali Krieger CB 3 Christie Rampone (c) CB 19 Rachel Buehler LB 6 Amy LePeilbet  56' CM 10 Carli Lloyd CM 16 Lori Lindsey RW 9 Heather O'Reilly  62' LW 12 Lauren Cheney CF 20 Abby Wambach  84' CF 8 Amy Rodriguez  46' Substitutions: MF 15 Megan Rapinoe  46' DF 14 Stephanie Cox  56' MF 17 Tobin Heath  62' Manager: Pia Sundhage

COLOMBIA: GK 12 Sandra Sepúlveda RB 5 Nataly Arias CB 14 Kelis Peduzine CB 3 Natalia Gaitán (c) LB 19 Fatima Montaño DM 13 Yulieth Domínguez RM 4 Diana Ospina LM 9 Carmen Elisa Rodallega AM 11 Liana Salazar  55' CF 18 Katerin Castro CF 7 Catalina Usme  53' Substitutions: MF 20 Orianica Velásquez Herrera  53' MF 10 Yoreli Rincón  55' Manager: Ricardo Rozo

Player of the Match: Carli Lloyd (United States) Assistant referees: Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (Spain)[8] Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (Spain)[8] Fourth official: Jacqui Melksham (Australia)[8]

Sweden vs United States

6 July 2011 (2011-07-06)

20:45

Sweden	2–1	United States
Dahlkvist 16' (pen.) LePeilbet 35' (o.g.)	Report	Wambach 67'

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

Attendance: 23,468^[11]

Referee: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)

Sweden[12]

United States

SWEDEN: GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl RB 4 Annica Svensson CB 7 Sara Larsson CB 2 Charlotte Rohlin LB 6 Sara Thunebro CM 18 Nilla Fischer (c)  60'  88' CM 17 Lisa Dahlkvist  77' RW 16 Linda Forsberg LW 15 Therese Sjögran  65' CF 8 Lotta Schelin CF 14 Josefine Öqvist Substitutions: MF 11 Antonia Göransson  65' MF 20 Marie Hammarström  77' DF 3 Linda Sembrant  88' Manager: Thomas Dennerby

UNITED STATES: GK 1 Hope Solo RB 11 Ali Krieger CB 19 Rachel Buehler CB 3 Christie Rampone (c) LB 6 Amy LePeilbet  14'  59' RM 15 Megan Rapinoe  73' CM 10 Carli Lloyd CM 7 Shannon Boxx LM 12 Lauren Cheney CF 20 Abby Wambach CF 8 Amy Rodriguez  46' Substitutions: FW 13 Alex Morgan  46' DF 14 Stephanie Cox  59' MF 5 Kelley O'Hara  73' Manager: Pia Sundhage

Player of the Match: Lotta Schelin (Sweden) Assistant referees: Saori Takahashi (Japan)[13] Zhang Lingling (China)[13] Fourth official: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)[13]

North Korea vs Colombia

6 July 2011 (2011-07-06)

20:45

North Korea	0–0	Colombia
	Report

Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Attendance: 7,805^[14]

Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

Korea DPR[15]

Colombia

KOREA DPR: GK 1 Hong Myong-Hui RB 5 Song Jong-Sun CB 17 Ri Un-Hyang CB 16 Jong Pok-Sim LB 3 Ho Un-Byol RM 8 Kim Su-Gyong  48' CM 10 Jo Yun-mi (c) CM 12 Jon Myong-Hwa LM 11 Ri Ye-Gyong CF 9 Ra Un-Sim  56' CF 13 Kim Un-ju Substitutions: MF 14 Kim Chung-Sim  48' FW 7 Yun Hyon-Hi  56'  76' FW 19 Choe Mi-Gyong  76' Manager: Kim Kwang-min

COLOMBIA: GK 12 Sandra Sepúlveda RB 5 Nataly Arias CB 3 Natalia Gaitán (c) CB 14 Kelis Peduzine LB 19 Fatima Montaño CM 6 Daniela Montoya  89' CM 13 Yulieth Domínguez RW 4 Diana Ospina LW 9 Carmen Elisa Rodallega CF 18 Katerin Castro  88' CF 20 Orianica Velásquez Herrera Substitutions: FW 17 Ingrid Vidal  88' MF 11 Liana Salazar  89' Manager: Ricardo Rozo

Player of the Match: Orianica Velásquez Herrera (Colombia) Assistant referees: Hege Steinlund (Norway)[13] Lada Rojc (Croatia)[13] Fourth official: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)[13]

See also

• Colombia at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• North Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup