ELIMINATION PHASE

QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ Germany 03   Korea DPR 00	+ Germany 03   Norway 00	FINAL ¤ Germany 02   Brazil 00
+ Norway 01   China PR 00
+ United States 03   England 00	United States 00 + Brazil 04
+ Brazil 03   Australia 02
		THIRD PLACE   Norway 01 » United States 04

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany	0	7	+13
»		England	0	5	+5
×		Japan	0	4	-1
×		Argentina	0	0	-17

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		United States	0	7	+3
»		Korea DPR	0	4	+1
×		Sweden	0	4	-1
×		Nigeria	0	1	-3

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		Norway	0	7	+6
»		Australia	0	5	+3
×		Canada	0	4	+3
×		Ghana	0	0	-12

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	9	+10
»		China PR	0	6	-1
×		Denmark	0	3	0
×		New Zealand	0	0	-9

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Chengdu: Chengdu Sports Centre
• Hangzhou: Yellow Dragon Stadium
• Shanghai: Hongkou Stadium
• Tianjin: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
• Wuhan: Wuhan Stadium

KEY DATES

• SUN 22 APR 2007: Draw [Wuhan]
• MON 10 SEP 2007: Opening match [Shanghai]
• THU 20 SEP 2007: End of group phase
• SAT 22-SUN 23 SEP 2007: Quarterfinals
• WED 26-THU 27 SEP 2007: Semifinals
• SUN 30 SEP 2007: Third place and final matches [Shanghai]

FORMAT

• 16 teams
  • Up to 21 players per team roster, including three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced up to 24 hours before team’s first match in case of injury or illness
  • Up to three substitutions per team per match
• Group phase:
  • Four groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 3W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout
    • No extra time in third place match: decided by penalty shootout if tied after 90 minutes