Group A of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

and

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. The games were played on 26 June, 30 June and 5 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.

Standings

Matches

Nigeria vs France

Germany vs Canada

Canada vs France

Germany vs Nigeria

France vs Germany

Canada vs Nigeria

At 22:13 CEST, in the 72nd minute, the match was interrupted due to a

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of the stadium's

floodlight A floodlight is a broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial light. They are often used to illuminate outdoor playing fields while an outdoor sports event is being held during low-light conditions. More focused kinds are often used as a stage ...

s. The match resumed at 22:24 CEST. Though the elapsed time was initially counted in the match report, FIFA later amended the minutes of the match events to exclude the stoppage of play caused by the power outage.

References

External links

Group A on fifa.com
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2010–11 in Nigerian football