2011 Matchworld Women's Cup

The 2011 Matchworld Women's Cup was the first edition of the Matchworld Women's Cup, a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football (soccer). Held in Switzerland in June 2011, matches were staged in Savièse, Apples and Naters. Denmark won the four team tournament which also featured New Zealand, Colombia and Wales. They played against each other in a single round-robin tournament with the group winner also being the winner of the tournament.

2011 Matchworld Women's Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates15–20 June 2011
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (1st title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
2012

Table edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 3 2 1 1 5 0 +4 7
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
  Colombia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
  Wales 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0

Results edit

New Zealand  2–0  Wales
Hearn   7'
Green   72'
Report
St-Germain Stadium, Savièse
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

Colombia  1–1  Denmark
Dominguez   75' Report[permanent dead link] Pedersen   68'
Penalties
Gaitan  
Nataly Arias  
Salazar  
Dominguez  
3–1   Pedersen
 Troelsgaard Nielsen
  Theresa Nielsen
  Harder
St-Germain Stadium, Savièse
Referee: Rui Mestre (Switzerland)

Wales  0–3  Denmark
Report Troelsgaard Nielsen   3', 45', 71'
Terrain des Planches, Apples
Referee: Yves Degaller (Switzerland)

New Zealand  1–0  Colombia
Hassett   70' Report[permanent dead link]
Terrain des Planches, Apples
Referee: Damir Omerovic (Switzerland)

Denmark  1–0  New Zealand
Pedersen   25' Report[permanent dead link]
Referee: Barbara Spagnolo (Switzerland)

Colombia  3–1  Wales
Ospina   22'
Rodallega   37', 61'
Report Green   40'[note 1]
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

Winners edit

 Matchworld Women's Cup
2011 winners 
 
Denmark
First title

Goalscorers edit

3 goals
2 goals

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Matchworld report says Michelle Green scored Wales's goal. The Football Association of Wales report attributes the goal to Helen Lander.

External links edit