Some Juicy Facts About 2011 Women's Soccer Part 4

Locations:

The tournament will be held in 9 cities throughout Germany.

The Olympic Stadium in Berlin is the venue of the opening match Germany v Canada on 26 June 2011.

Don't miss the many tours and attractions in my Berlin travel guide. Berlin has much more to offer than soccer :):

The final match will be held at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt (the former Waldstadion) on 17 July 2011.

Augsburg in Bavaria hosts three preliminary matches and one quarterfinal between the winners of group C and runners-up of group D.

Berlin - the largest stadium of the tournament hosts only the opening match.

Bochum in North Rhine-Westphalia hosts four group matches, one from each group.

Dresden in Saxony is host of three preliminary matches and the quarterfinal between the winners of group D and runners-up of group C

Frankfurt am Main in Hessen hosts two group matches, one semi-final and the final.

Leverkusen in North Rhine-Westphalia hosts three group matches and the quarterfinal between winners of group B and the runners-up of group A.

Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia has two group matches and one semi-final.

Sinsheim in Baden-Württemberg has three preliminary matches and the third place play-off.

Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony hosts three group matches and the quarterfinal between the winners of group A and the runners-up of group B.

Participating Teams of the 6th Women's World Cup

15 teams qualified for the tournament while the German team got automatic qualification as the hosts and current champion.

The tournament begins with the "Group Stage". Four teams in each group play against each other. The two top teams in each group qualify for the "Knockout Stage".

The list of the 16 national teams of the 2011 tournament their with positions and results of the last world cup 2007.

Group A

Germany - current world champion

France

Canada

Nigeria

Group C

United States - 3rd position 2007

Colombia

Sweden

North Korea - Quarterfinals participant

 Group B

England - Quarterfinals participant

Mexico

Japan

New Zealand

Group D

Australia - Quarterfinals participant

Brazil - 2007 runner-up

Norway - 4th position

Equatorial Guinea