FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007

FINAL TOURNAMENT STANDING

WINNER Germany

RUNNER-UP Brazil

THIRD PLACE USA

FOURTH PLACE Norway

TOURNAMENT AWARDS

Adidas Golden Ball Marta (Brazil)

FIFA Fair Play Award (Norway)

Adidas Golden Boot Marta (Brazil)

Adidas Bronze Shoe Ragnhild Gulbrandsen (Norway)

Adidas Bronze Ball Cristiane (Brazil)

Adidas Silver Ball Birgit Prinz (Germany)

Adidas Silver Shoe Abby Wambach (USA)

STATS

32/32 Matches played

111 goals scored 3.5 average goals per match

TOP SCORERS 7 GOALS MARTA VIEIRA DA SILVA 6 GOALS ABBY WAMBACH Forward 20 6 GOALS RAGNHILD GULBRANDSEN Forward 16

HISTORY

Germany wins consecutive Women's World Cups.Marta is a standout as Brazil loses in the final.

Nadine Angerer, the goalkeeper, avoids conceding throughout the entire competition

Germany successfully defended their FIFA Women's World CupTM title to solidify their position as a superpower in the women's game thanks to a clinical 2-0 victory over an in-form Brazil team who had lit up the tournament on their way to the 2007 Final. The ever-reliable Europeans did so to become the first team to ever retain the championship, but the 2007 Chinese champions set numerous other records as well.

The inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup Final with European and South American opponents was played in 2007 between Germany and Brazil. A free-scoring Brazil team that had scored 17 goals en route to the championship match, including four against fellow title contenders USA in the semi-finals, faced UEFA representatives Germany, who entered the game with the best defensive record of the competition after allowing no goals in any of their previous five games.

The defending champs ultimately prevailed in a fierce contest between defensive steadiness and offensive flare. The German juggernaut effectively eliminated Jorge Barcellos' aces under the direction of head coach Silvia Neid.