Qualifying Teams :
Group A :
China
Sweden
Canada
Group B :
Brazil
Germany
Group C :
USA
Norway
Japan
USA 2-1 Canada ( Aug 15- Shanghai)
( Angela Hucles, Natasha Kai/ Christine Sinclair)
Brazil 2-1 Norway ( Aug 15- Tianjin)
( Marta, Daniela/ Siri Nordby penalty)
Sweden 0-2 Germany ( Aug 15- Shenyang)
( Kerstin Gerefrekes, Simone Laudehr)
China 0-2 Japan ( Aug 15- Qinhuangdao)
( Homare Sawa, Yuki Nagasato)
Semifinals :
Brazil 4-1 Germany ( Aug 18- Shanghai)
( Miraildes Maciel Mota*2, Cristiane, Marta/ Birgit Prinz)
USA 4-2 Japan ( Aug 18- Beijing Workers’ Stadium)
( Angela Hucles*2, Lori Chalupny, Heather O’Reilly/ Shinobu Ohno, Eriko Arakawa)
Third Place Playoff :
Germany 2-0 Japan ( Aug 21- Beijing )
( Fatmire Bajramaj*2)
Final :
Brazil 0-1 USA ( Aug 21- Beijing)
Carli Lloyd ( 96′)