2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Japan, Switzerland, Cameroon and Ecuador. Matches were played from 8 to 16 June 2015.

Teams

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
at start of event
C1 (seed)  Japan AFC AFC Women's Asian Cup winners 18 May 2014 7th 2011 Winners (2011) 4
C2  Switzerland UEFA UEFA Group 3 winners 15 June 2014 1st — — 19
C3  Cameroon CAF African Women's Championship runners-up 22 October 2014 1st — — 53
C4  Ecuador CONMEBOL CONMEBOL-CONCACAF play-off winners 2 December 2014 1st — — 48

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout 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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches

Cameroon vs Ecuador

Cameroon's 6–0 win is the biggest ever win by a team in their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup match, breaking the record of Italy, who beat Chinese Taipei 5–0 in 1991.

Cameroon 6–0 Ecuador
 Report
Attendance: 25,942
Cameroon
Ecuador
GK 1 Annette Ngo Ndom
RB 12 Claudine Meffometou
CB 13 Cathy Bou Ndjouh
CB 2 Christine Manie (c)
LB 4 Yvonne Leuko
CM 8 Raissa Feudjio
CM 10 Jeannette Yango  38'
RW 17 Gaëlle Enganamouit
AM 20 Genevieve Ngo  61'
LW 7 Gabrielle Onguéné  83'
CF 9 Madeleine Ngono Mani  74'
Substitutions:
FW 6 Francine Zouga  61'
FW 3 Ajara Nchout  74'
FW 18 Henriette Akaba  83'
Manager:
Ngachu Enow
GK 1 Shirley Berruz
RB 19 Kerly Real  43'
CB 3 Lorena Aguilar
CB 16 Ligia Moreira (c)  66'
LB 6 Angie Ponce
CM 5 Mayra Olivera
CM 20 Denise Pesántes
RW 13 Madelin Riera
LW 21 Mabel Velarde  45'
SS 10 Ámbar Torres  54'
CF 11 Mónica Quinteros  72'
Substitutions:
DF 7 Ingrid Rodríguez  45+2'  45'
FW 9 Giannina Lattanzio  54'
DF 2 Katherine Ortíz  70'  72'
Manager:
Vanessa Arauz

Player of the Match:
Gaëlle Enganamouit (Cameroon)

Assistant referees:
Natalie Aspinall (England)
Anna Nyström (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
Fifth official:
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

Japan vs Switzerland

Japan 1–0 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 25,942
Japan
Switzerland
GK 21 Erina Yamane
RB 19 Saori Ariyoshi
CB 3 Azusa Iwashimizu
CB 4 Saki Kumagai
LB 13 Rumi Utsugi
CM 6 Mizuho Sakaguchi
CM 10 Homare Sawa  57'
RW 11 Shinobu Ohno  90'
LW 8 Aya Miyama (c)
CF 7 Kozue Ando  32'
CF 17 Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
FW 15 Yuika Sugasawa  32'
DF 20 Yuri Kawamura  57'
MF 9 Nahomi Kawasumi  90'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki
GK 1 Gaëlle Thalmann  28'
RB 5 Noelle Maritz
CB 15 Caroline Abbé (c)  90+3'
CB 9 Lia Wälti
LB 4 Rachel Rinast
CM 7 Martina Moser  81'
CM 22 Vanessa Bernauer
RW 16 Fabienne Humm  46'
LW 13 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
CF 10 Ramona Bachmann  22'
CF 11 Lara Dickenmann
Substitutions:
FW 19 Eseosa Aigbogun  46'
MF 8 Cinzia Zehnder  81'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Player of the Match:
Aya Miyama (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Kimberly Moreira (Costa Rica)
Shirley Perello (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)

Switzerland vs Ecuador

Switzerland 10–1 Ecuador
 Report
Attendance: 31,441
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Switzerland
Ecuador
GK 1 Gaëlle Thalmann
RB 5 Noelle Maritz  57'
CB 15 Caroline Abbé (c)  51'
CB 14 Rahel Kiwic  72'
LB 4 Rachel Rinast
CM 7 Martina Moser
CM 9 Lia Wälti
RW 19 Eseosa Aigbogun
LW 13 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
CF 16 Fabienne Humm
CF 10 Ramona Bachmann
Substitutions:
MF 8 Cinzia Zehnder  51'
DF 2 Nicole Remund  57'
DF 6 Selina Kuster  72'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
GK 1 Shirley Berruz
RB 7 Ingrid Rodríguez
CB 2 Katherine Ortíz  46'
CB 3 Nancy Aguilar (c)
LB 6 Angie Ponce
CM 5 Mayra Olivera
CM 20 Denise Pesántes  72'
RW 19 Kerly Real
AM 15 Ana Palacios  69'
LW 21 Mabel Velarde  79'
CF 11 Mónica Quinteros
Substitutions:
MF 17 Alexandra Salvador  46'
MF 18 Adriana Barré  69'
MF 8 Erika Vásquez  79'
Manager:
Vanessa Arauz

Player of the Match:
Ramona Bachmann (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)
Sarah Ho (Australia)
Fourth official:
Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Fifth official:
Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)

Japan vs Cameroon

Japan 2–1 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 31,441
Japan
Cameroon
GK 18 Ayumi Kaihori
RB 2 Yukari Kinga
CB 3 Azusa Iwashimizu
CB 4 Saki Kumagai
LB 5 Aya Sameshima
CM 6 Mizuho Sakaguchi  64'
CM 13 Rumi Utsugi
RW 9 Nahomi Kawasumi  55'
LW 8 Aya Miyama (c)
CF 15 Yuika Sugasawa  85'
CF 17 Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Shinobu Ohno  55'
MF 10 Homare Sawa  64'
DF 12 Megumi Kamionobe  85'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki
GK 1 Annette Ngo Ndom
RB 12 Claudine Meffometou
CB 13 Cathy Bou Ndjouh
CB 2 Christine Manie (c)
LB 4 Yvonne Leuko
CM 8 Raissa Feudjio
CM 10 Jeannette Yango
RW 7 Gabrielle Onguéné  72'
AM 20 Genevieve Ngo  43'  46'
LW 17 Gaëlle Enganamouit
CF 9 Madeleine Ngono Mani  62'
Substitutions:
FW 6 Francine Zouga  46'
FW 3 Ajara Nchout  62'
DF 5 Augustine Ejangue  72'
Manager:
Ngachu Enow

Player of the Match:
Aya Miyama (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Anna Nyström (Sweden)
Natalie Aspinall (England)
Fourth official:
Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
Fifth official:
Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)

Ecuador vs Japan

Ecuador 0–1 Japan
Report
Attendance: 14,522
Ecuador
Japan
GK 1 Shirley Berruz
RB 7 Ingrid Rodríguez
CB 2 Katherine Ortíz
CB 16 Ligia Moreira (c)
LB 6 Angie Ponce
DM 3 Nancy Aguilar  52'
RM 19 Kerly Real
CM 20 Denise Pesántes
CM 5 Mayra Olivera
LM 8 Erika Vásquez  39'  90'
CF 11 Mónica Quinteros  83'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Carina Caicedo  83'
MF 13 Madelin Riera  90'
Manager:
Vanessa Arauz
GK 1 Miho Fukumoto
RB 19 Saori Ariyoshi
CB 23 Kana Kitahara  46'
CB 20 Yuri Kawamura
LB 5 Aya Sameshima
CM 14 Asuna Tanaka
CM 10 Homare Sawa
RW 11 Shinobu Ohno  17'  75'
LW 8 Aya Miyama (c)
CF 15 Yuika Sugasawa  80'
CF 17 Yūki Ōgimi
Substitutions:
DF 12 Megumi Kamionobe  46'
MF 22 Asano Nagasato  75'
FW 16 Mana Iwabuchi  80'
Manager:
Norio Sasaki

Player of the Match:
Aya Miyama (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Fourth official:
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Shirley Perello (Honduras)

Switzerland vs Cameroon

Switzerland 1–2 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 10,177
Switzerland
Cameroon
GK 1 Gaëlle Thalmann
RB 5 Noelle Maritz
CB 9 Lia Wälti  82'
CB 6 Selina Kuster
LB 4 Rachel Rinast
CM 7 Martina Moser (c)
CM 14 Rahel Kiwic  65'
RW 10 Ramona Bachmann
LW 11 Lara Dickenmann  80'
CF 16 Fabienne Humm  69'
CF 13 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
Substitutions:
MF 22 Vanessa Bernauer  65'
FW 19 Eseosa Aigbogun  69'
DF 2 Nicole Remund  80'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
GK 1 Annette Ngo Ndom
RB 5 Augustine Ejangue
CB 11 Aurelle Awona
CB 2 Christine Manie (c)
LB 12 Claudine Meffometou  68'
CM 8 Raissa Feudjio  19'
CM 10 Jeannette Yango
RW 7 Gabrielle Onguéné  90+2'
AM 6 Francine Zouga  87'
LW 3 Ajara Nchout  35'  57'
CF 17 Gaëlle Enganamouit  90+2'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Madeleine Ngono Mani  57'
MF 19 Agathe Ngani  87'
MF 18 Henriette Akaba  90+2'
Manager:
Ngachu Enow

Player of the Match:
Gabrielle Onguéné (Cameroon)

Assistant referees:
Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Yeimy Martinez (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)

See also

References

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