| Coupe du monde féminine de la FIFA 2015 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Canada |
| Dates | 6 June – 5 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  England |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 146 (2.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,353,506 (26,029 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Célia ŠašićCarli Lloyd (6 goals each) |
| Best player | Carli Lloyd |
| Best young player |  Kadeisha Buchanan |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Hope Solo |
| Fair play award |  France |
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The2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventhFIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial internationalsoccer championship contested by thewomen's national teams of the member associations ofFIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by aNorth American country for the third time. Matches were played insix cities across Canada infive time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with thefinal on 5 July 2015[1] with aUnited States victory overJapan.
The 2015 tournament saw the World Cup expanded to 24 teams from 16 in2011.[2]Canada's team received direct entry as host and aqualification tournament of 134 teams was held for the remaining 23 places. With the expanded tournament, eight teams made their Women's World Cup debut.[2] All previous Women's World Cup finalists qualified for the tournament, withdefending champions Japan and returning championsGermany (2003,2007) and the United States (1991,1999) among theseeded teams.[3]
The 2015 tournament usedgoal-line technology for the first time with theHawk-Eye system. It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played onartificial turf, with all matches played on such surfaces, even though there were some initial concerns over a possible increased risk of injuries.
The bidding for each FIFA Women's World Cup typically includes hosting rights for theprevious year'sFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (similar to themen's version, in which the host nation stages theConfederations Cup the year before). Bids for the tournament were required to be submitted by December 2010. Only two bids were submitted:[4]
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Zimbabwe withdrew its bid on 1 March 2011.[6] The country was seen as a long shot as its women's team was ranked 103rd in the world at the time of the bid and has never qualified for a Women's World Cup. There was also ongoing political and economic instability in the country.[7]
The selected host, Canada, had previously hosted FIFA tournaments including the1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship,2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, the2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which set an attendance record for that tournament, and most recently the2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
For 2015, the number of qualifying teams grew from 16 to 24 and scheduled matches increased from 32 to 52.[8] On 11 June 2012, FIFA announced a change to the allocation of the qualifying berths for its continental confederations. The FIFA Executive Committee approved the following slot allocation and the distribution of eight new slots:[9]
| Confederation/hosts | Continent/country | Slots | Change from 2011 |
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| AFC | Asia | 5 | +2 |
| CAF | Africa | 3 | +1 |
| CONCACAF | North, Central America and Caribbean | 3.5 | +1 |
| CONMEBOL | South America | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| OFC | Oceania | 1 | ±0 |
| UEFA | Europe | 8 | +3.5 |
| Hosts | Canada | 1 | – |
| Total | 24 | +8 | |
AfterNorth Korea had several players test positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA banned the North Korean team from participating in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. This was the first time a team had been banned from a Women's World Cup, and it was the first time since 1995 that North Korea did not participate in a Women's World Cup.[10]
The latest publishedFIFA Rankings prior to the tournament (March 2015) are shown in parentheses.[11]
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A then-record eight nations made their Women's World Cup debut, as listed above: Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand. As of 2023, this is the last time Ecuador, Ivory Coast, and Mexico have qualified.
The cities ofVancouver,Edmonton,Winnipeg,Ottawa,Montreal andMoncton were selected to host tournament matches.[12]Halifax was also considered, but removed itself from contention in March 2012.[13]Toronto decided not to bid, due to potential conflicts with the2015 Pan American Games.[14] Due to FIFA's policy against commercial sponsorship of stadium names,Investors Group Field in Winnipeg andTD Place Stadium in Ottawa were respectively known as Winnipeg Stadium[15] andLansdowne Stadium[16] during the tournament. Seating capacities shown in table below are as configured for these FIFA games.
The tournament introducedgoal-line technology with theHawk-Eye system by which it is possible to show on the stadium screen if the ball was in or not.[17][18] It was also the first World Cup for either men or women to be played onartificial turf,[clarification needed] with all matches played on such surfaces. There were some initial concerns (please see below) over a possible increased risk of injuries from playing on artificial turf, but a legal challenge suggesting matches should be played on grass as in similar men's tournaments was dropped in January 2015.[19]
Each team's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers), two more than the2011 tournament, and the same number as men's World Cup squads. Each participating national association was required to confirm its final 23-player squad no later than 10 working days before the start of the tournament. Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first World Cup game.[20]
The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 28 May 2015.[21][22]Formiga of Brazil andHomare Sawa of Japan were included in World Cup squads for the sixth time, a record for any men or women players.[23]
A total of 29 referees/support referees and 44 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[24][25]
The draw was held on 6 December 2014 at 12:00Eastern Standard Time at theCanadian Museum of Nature inOttawa, Ontario, Canada.[26] The seeding pots were announced the day before. Because UEFA qualified eight teams into the final tournament, which had only six groups, two groups by necessity had to contain two European teams. Otherwise, no group could have more than one team from any confederation.[27] Despite having a lower FIFA ranking than Sweden and England, Brazil was seeded ahead of both for "geographical reasons".[28][29][30] Before the draw, the Organizing Committee placed the seeded teams in the following groups: Germany in Group B, Japan in Group C, United States in Group D, Brazil in Group E, and France in Group F; Canada were already in Group A as the tournament host.[31] Not drawing the groups for the seeded teams has drawn some criticism.[32][33][34] A FIFA spokesperson later confirmed that teams were allocated to certain groups for promotional reasons.[35]
Thegroup of death for this FIFA World Cup wasGroup D with three top 10-ranked teams, USA (2), Sweden (5), and Australia (10).[36]
| The four draw pots of the tournament | |||
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| Pot 1 (Seeds) | Pot 2 (CAF, CONCACAF, OFC) | Pot 3 (AFC, CONMEBOL) | Pot 4 (UEFA) |
Canada(hosts) Brazil France Germany Japan(title holders) United States |  Cameroon Ivory Coast Nigeria Costa Rica Mexico New Zealand |  Australia China South Korea Thailand Colombia Ecuador | England Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland |
Champion Runner-up | Third place Fourth place | Quarter-finals Round of 16 | Group stage |
The 24 teams of the tournament were arranged into 6 groups labelled A to F. The provisional match schedule for the tournament was released on 21 March 2013,[37] with the hosts, Canada, placed in position A1. The final schedule with match times was released on the same day right after the draw was made.[38]
The first round, or group stage, saw the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. Each group was played in around-robin-format of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best four third-placed teams, qualified for the first round of the knockout stage.[20]
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[20]
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| 1 | Canada(H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| China | 2–2 | New Zealand |
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| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–3 | Norway |
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| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 6–0 | Ecuador |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2–2 | Costa Rica |
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| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.[20]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | F | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | A | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | C | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 | D | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | B | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Theknockout stage comprised the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There was also a match to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes ofextra time; if scores were still level, there was apenalty shootout to determine who progressed to the next round.[20] Single yellow cards accrued were cancelled after the quarter-finals, therefore ensuring that no players miss the Final because of receiving a caution in the semi-finals.[75]
Three spots in the2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament were filled by the UEFA teams that progressed the furthest in the tournament, other thanEngland.[76][77][n 1] Two spots went toFrance andGermany which both reached the quarter-finals.[81] The third spot was a tie between four teams eliminated in the round of 16:Netherlands,Norway,Sweden andSwitzerland.A play-off tournament in March 2016 determined UEFA's third Olympic qualifier to be Sweden.[82][83]
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[100] The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were sponsored byAdidas, while the Best Young Player and Goal of the Tournament awards were sponsored byHyundai Motor Company.[101] FIFA.com shortlisted twelve goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best,[102] with the poll closing on 13 July 2015.[103]
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
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| Carli Lloyd | Amandine Henry | Aya Miyama |
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Célia Šašić | Carli Lloyd | Anja Mittag |
| 6 goals, 1 assist 553 minutes played | 6 goals, 1 assist 630 minutes played | 5 goals, 2 assists 474 minutes played |
| Golden Glove | ||
| Hope Solo | ||
| Best Young Player | ||
| Kadeisha Buchanan | ||
| Goal of the Tournament | ||
| Carli Lloyd | ||
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| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| France | ||
On 2 July 2015, following the semi-finals, FIFA announced the shortlists for three of the tournament awards.[104][105] The following candidates were ultimately not selected:
The All-Star Squad elected by FIFA's Technical Study Group consists of the following players:[106]
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The Dream Team elected by users of fifa.com consists of the following players and manager:[107]
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The total prize money offered by FIFA for the tournament wasUS$15 million.[108] The winning team, United States, received $2 million.[108]
There were 146 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.Célia Šašić of Germany andCarli Lloyd of the United States finished as the top scorers with six goals.
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Andressa AlvesFormigaMartaRaquelChristine ManieAjara NchoutJosée BélangerAshley LawrenceDaniela MontoyaCatalina UsmeMelissa HerreraRaquel RodríguezKarla VillalobosAngie PonceSteph HoughtonFran KirbyJodie Taylor
Amandine HenryLouisa NécibÉlodie ThomisMelanie BehringerSimone LaudehrMelanie LeupolzDzsenifer MarozsánAlexandra PoppJosée NahiSaori AriyoshiMana IwabuchiMizuho SakaguchiAya SameshimaYuika SugasawaFabiola IbarraVerónica PérezLieke MartensRebekah StottHannah WilkinsonNgozi OkobiFrancisca OrdegaAsisat OshoalaMaren MjeldeTrine RønningCho So-hyunJeon Ga-eulJi So-yunKim Soo-yunVerónica BoqueteVicky LosadaNilla FischerSofia JakobssonEseosa AigbogunAna-Maria CrnogorčevićMartina MoserThanatta ChawongTobin HeathLauren HolidayAlex MorganKelley O'HaraChristen PressAbby Wambach1 own goal
Laura Bassett (against Japan)Jenny Ruiz (against France)Desire Oparanozie (against Sweden)Julie Johnston (against Japan)2 own goals
Angie Ponce (against Switzerland)Source: FIFA[109]
Lena Goeßling of Germany won the assists table with four assists.
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Laura AllewayMichelle HeymanSam KerrAndressinhaRaissa FeudjioClaudine MeffometouChristine SinclairLi DongnaTan RuyinWu HaiyanTatiana ArizaDiana OspinaYoreli RincónLeicy SantosLixy RodríguezAlex GreenwoodSteph HoughtonJodie TaylorLaure BoulleauMarie-Laure DelieAmel MajriGaëtane ThineyÉlodie ThomisLeonie MaierDzsenifer MarozsánCélia ŠašićBianca SchmidtChristine LohouesAzusa IwashimizuNahomi KawasumiYuika SugasawaCharlyn CorralAlina GarciamendezVivianne MiedemaAmber HearnRia PercivalDesire OparanozieEmilie HaaviLene MykjålandMaria ThorisdottirElise ThorsnesJeon Ga-eulSonia BermúdezMarta CorrederaLisa DahlkvistLina NilssonTherese SjögranEseosa AigbogunAna-Maria CrnogorčevićNicole RemundLia WältiRattikan ThongsombutJulie JohnstonAli KriegerSydney LerouxCarli LloydMegan RapinoeSource: FIFA Technical Report
Per statistical convention in soccer, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | D | United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 19 | Champions |
| 2 | C | Japan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 18 | Runners-up |
| 3 | F | England | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Germany | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 11 | Fourth place |
| 5 | F | France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | A | Canada(H) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | |
| 7 | D | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 8 | A | China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | E | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Eliminated in round of 16 |
| 10 | B | Norway | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | |
| 11 | C | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 12 | F | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 13 | A | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 14 | E | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | |
| 15 | C | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 3 | |
| 16 | D | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 17 | B | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 18 | E | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 19 | A | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 20 | E | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 21 | D | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 22 | F | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 23 | B | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | |
| 24 | C | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
All of the tournament's venues had fields composed ofartificial turf, which some players believe results in a higher risk of injuries to players. More than 50 players protested the use of the surface instead ofgrass on the basis ofgender discrimination. They filed a lawsuit challenging FIFA's decision to play on artificial turf, claiming FIFA would never allow themen's World Cup to be played on "unsafe" artificial turf and thus the organizers had violated theCanadian Human Rights Act.[111][112][113] 2012 Women's World Player of the YearAbby Wambach noted "The men would strike playing on artificial turf."[114] The controversial issue of gender equality and an equal playing field for all sparked debate in many countries around the world. An application filed on 1 October 2014 with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal by a group of women's international soccer players against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association noted that, in 1994, FIFA spent $2 million to plant natural grass over artificial turf inNew Jersey andDetroit.[115][116] Some celebrities and prominent players showed their support for the women soccer players in defence of their lawsuit, includingUnited States men's team keeperTim Howard. Even with the possibility of boycotts,FIFA's head of women's competitions, Tatjana Haenni, made it clear "We play on artificial turf and there's no Plan B."[117][118] In January 2015, the lawsuit was withdrawn by the players.[119]
Fox commentator Julie Stewart-Binks measured the turf temperature at several games. On 21 June at the Canada vs Switzerland round of 16 game in Vancouver, she reported that her thermometer was "officially broken". Her thermometer appears to max out at 120 °F (49 °C).[120]
During the tournament, Australian striker Michelle Heyman slammed the playing conditions, saying the turf is like "walking on hot coals" and the players feet "just turn white, your skin is all ripped off".[121]
Prior to the start of the Australia vs Japan quarterfinal in Edmonton on 27 June, Fox commentator Kyndra de St. Aubin measured the air temperature at 82 °F (28 °C) and the turf temperature at 150 °F (66 °C). Despite such dangerous conditions, officials decided against taking cooling breaks during the match because the air temperature was under 32 °C (90 °F). As the game wore on, players appeared noticeably exhausted due to the playing conditions.[122]
Attendance was largely inflated by FIFA as single tickets were sold for double-headers during the group stages. "This allows FIFA to report the combined attendance for both matches as the attendance for each match when in reality the true attendance for one or both matches is likely to be much different."[123]
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The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of the first FIFA tournaments under new rights deals in two North American markets. In its host country of Canada,Bell Media acquired the broadcast rights; the competition was televised byCTV andTSN in English, as well asRéseau des sports (RDS) in French.[124][125] In the United States, English-language television rights were held byFox Sports with coverage carried on the mainFox broadcast network, along with theFox Sports 1 andFox Sports 2 pay TV channels.Spanish-language rights were held byTelemundo and sister cable networkNBC Universo.[126] Fox constructed a temporary studio for the Women's World Cup at Jack Poole Plaza in Vancouver, located outside theVancouver Convention Centre.[127][128]
In December 2014, theEuropean Broadcasting Union extended its rights to FIFA tournaments for its members in 37 countries, including the 2015 Women's World Cup.[129] In the United Kingdom, all matches from the tournament were shown by theBBC viaBBC One,BBC Two,BBC Three andBBC Red Button on TV andRadio 5 Live on radio.[130] In Australia,SBS aired all 52 matches live online, and televised 41 matches live, with the only matches not televised live being those which aired concurrently.[131]
On 17 June 2014, the mascot of the tournament, Shuéme, a femalegreat white owl, was unveiled at theCanadian Museum of Nature inOttawa.[132]
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In the final week of the tournament, the Canadian government added Gazprom to a list oforganizations sanctioned for supporting theRussian annexation of Crimea. Media suggested the addition was delayed to reduce embarrassment to FIFA.[136]
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