The knockout stage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup began on 20 June and ended with the final match on 5 July 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in this knockout stage.
Format
editThe knockout stage comprises the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There are four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds are the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There is also a match to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes is followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores are still level, there is a penalty shootout to determine who progresses to the next round.[1] Single yellow cards accrued will be cancelled after the quarter-finals, therefore ensuring that no players miss the Final because of receiving a caution in the semi-finals.[2]
Combinations of matches in the round of 16
editThe third-placed teams which advanced will be placed with the winners of groups A, B, C and D according to a table published in Section 28 of the tournament regulations.[1]
Combination according to the four qualified teams
| Third teams qualify from groups: | Canada (1A) plays vs.: | Germany (1B) plays vs.: | Japan (1C) plays vs.: | USA (1D) plays vs.: |
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| A B C D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B |
| A B C E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B C F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B D E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E |
| A B D F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A B E F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F |
| A C D E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E |
| A C D F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F |
| A C E F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| A D E F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E |
| B C D E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E |
| B C D F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| B C E F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F |
| B D E F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F |
| C D E F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E |
Qualified teams
editThe top two teams of each preliminary group and the four best-ranked third place teams advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place (Best four qualify) |
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| A | |||
| B | |||
| C | |||
| D | |||
| E | |||
| F |
Bracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 20 June – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 June – Ottawa | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 June – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 30 June – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 June – Ottawa | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 June – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 21 June – Montreal | ||||||||||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 July – Vancouver | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 June – Moncton | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 June – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 June – Vancouver | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 July – Edmonton | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 June – Ottawa | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 June – Vancouver | 4 July – Edmonton | |||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 21 June – Vancouver | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16
editGermany vs Sweden
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China PR vs Cameroon
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Brazil vs Australia
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France vs South Korea
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Canada vs Switzerland
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Norway vs England
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United States vs Colombia
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Japan vs Netherlands
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Quarter-finals
editGermany vs France
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China PR vs United States
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Australia vs Japan
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England vs Canada
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Semi-finals
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Japan vs England
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Third place play-off
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Final
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