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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Group stage result
1	Japan	3	3	0	4	1	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cameroon	3	2	1	9	3	+6	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	11	4	+7	3
4	Ecuador	3	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points in all matches; 2) goal difference in all matches; 3) number of goals scored in all matches; 4) repeat 1-3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) lots drawn by FIFA.

In the round of 16:

Japan advanced to play Netherlands (third-placed team of Group A).
Cameroon advanced to play China PR (runner-up of Group A).
Switzerland (as one of the four best third-placed teams) advanced to play Canada (winner of Group A).

Matches

Cameroon vs Ecuador

Cameroon v Ecuador

8 June 2015
16:00 PDT (UTC−7)

Cameroon	6–0	Ecuador
Ngono Mani 34' Enganamouit 36', 73', 90+4' (pen.) Manie 44' (pen.) Onguéné 79' (pen.)	Report

BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 25,942
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Cameroon^[1]

Ecuador^[1]


GK	1	Annette Ngo Ndom
RB	12	Claudine Meffometou
CB	13	Cathy Bou Ndjouh
CB	2	Christine Manie (c)
LB	4	Yvonne Leuko
DM	8	Raissa Feudjio
DM	10	Jeannette Yango	38'
RM	17	Gaëlle Enganamouit
CM	20	Genevieve Ngo		61'
LM	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	Nancy Aguilar
CB	16	Ligia Moreira (c)	66'
LB	6	Angie Ponce
CM	5	Mayra Olivera
CM	20	Denise Pesántes
RW	13	Madeleine 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:
Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)

Japan vs Switzerland

Japan v Switzerland

8 June 2015
19:00 PDT (UTC−7)

Japan	1–0	Switzerland
Miyama 29' (pen.)	Report

BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 25,942
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Japan^[2]

Switzerland^[2]


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	17	Yūki Ōgimi
CF	7	Kozue Ando	32'
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	Noëlle 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:
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

Switzerland vs Ecuador

Switzerland v Ecuador

12 June 2015
16:00 PDT (UTC−7)

Switzerland	10–1	Ecuador
Ponce 24' (o.g.), 71' (o.g.) Aigbogun 45+2' Humm 47', 49', 52' Bachmann 60' (pen.), 61', 81' Moser 76'	Report	Ponce 64' (pen.)

BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 31,441
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Switzerland^[3]

Ecuador^[3]


GK	1	Gaëlle Thalmann
RB	5	Noëlle 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 v Cameroon

12 June 2015
19:00 PDT (UTC−7)

Japan	2–1	Cameroon
Sameshima 6' Sugasawa 17'	Report	Nchout 90'

BC Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 31,441
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

Japan^[4]

Cameroon^[4]


GK	18	Ayumi Kaihori
RB	2	Yukari Kinga
CB	3	Azusa Iwashimizu
CB	4	Saki Kumagai
LB	13	Rumi Utsugi
CM	6	Mizuho Sakaguchi	64'
CM	8	Aya Miyama (c)
RW	9	Nahomi Kawasumi	55'
LW	5	Aya Sameshima
CF	17	Yūki Ōgimi
CF	15	Yuika Sugasawa	85'
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 v Japan

16 June 2015
16:00 CDT (UTC−5)

Ecuador	0–1	Japan
	Report	Ōgimi 5'

Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Attendance: 14,522
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Ecuador^[5]

Japan^[5]


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
RM	11	Shinobu Ohno	17'	75'
CM	10	Homare Sawa
CM	14	Asuna Tanaka
LM	8	Aya Miyama (c)
CF	17	Yūki Ōgimi
CF	15	Yuika Sugasawa		80'
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 v Cameroon

16 June 2015
15:00 MDT (UTC−6)

Switzerland	1–2	Cameroon
Crnogorčević 24'	Report	Onguéné 47' Ngono Mani 62'

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)

Switzerland^[6]

Cameroon^[6]


GK	1	Gaëlle Thalmann
RB	5	Noëlle 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)

References

1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Cameroon-Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Japan-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Switzerland-Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Japan-Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Ecuador-Japan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Switzerland-Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

External links

Official website

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

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