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The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 17 July 2011 at Commerzbank-Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany, to determine the winner of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.〔(Japan vs Sweden Update: Japan Wins and Will Face USA in World Cup Final )〕 It was played between and the . Japan won 3-1 on a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw after extended time, becoming the first Asian team to win a FIFA World Cup final. The 2011 final was the last major sporting event to be broadcast in Japan prior to the digital switchover that would take place on 24 July 2011. ==Background== The match was between the (USA), which has been a major power in women's association football since winning the inaugural World Cup championship, and , which had never won a major world title, or indeed even reached the finals of a major world competition. This is also the first appearances of the team in the final after 12 years.The United States was bidding to become the first team to win a third world championship, having won in 1991 and 1999.〔(Women's World Cup – USA see off France to reach final )〕 Japan became the fourth team to win a world championship, joining the United States, and . The match was the third between the two teams in World Cup play. The United States beat Japan 3–0 in pool play in 1991, and won 4–0 in a 1995 quarterfinal match. Going into the final, the USA had never lost to Japan, with 22 wins and 3 draws. Prior to the World Cup, the United States was the top-ranked team in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, while Japan was ranked fourth.〔(FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking )〕 This marked the first time that a team won the World Cup having lost a match in pool play. Japan became only the second Asian national team to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup Final, following 's final appearance against the United States in 1999. This was also only the second final not involving a European team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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