Group A of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from Germany, Canada, Nigeria and France.
The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.
Player of the Match: Louisa Necib (France) Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy (United States)[3] Veronica Perez (United States)[3] Fourth official: Cha Sung-mi (South Korea)[3] Player of the Match: Kerstin Garefrekes (Germany) Assistant referees: Allyson Flynn (Australia)[3] Sarah Ho (Australia)[3] Fourth official: Etsuko Fukano (Japan)[3] Player of the Match: Gaëtane Thiney (France) Assistant referees: Saori Takahashi (Japan)[8] Zhang Lingling (China)[8] Fourth official: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)[8] Player of the Match: Annike Krahn (Germany) Assistant referees: Shamsuri Widiya (Malaysia)[8] Kim Kyoung Min (South Korea)[8] Fourth official: Silvia Reyes (Peru)[8] Player of the Match: Inka Grings (Germany) Assistant referees: Anu Jokela (Finland)[13] Tonja Paavola (Finland)[13] Fourth official: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)[13] At 22:13 CEST, in the 72nd minute, the match was interrupted due to a power outage of the stadium's floodlights.
[14] Though the elapsed time was initially counted in the match report,[15] FIFA later amended the minutes of the match events to exclude the stoppage of play caused by the power outage.
Player of the Match: Stella Mbachu (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Jacqui Stephenson (New Zealand)[13] Lata Tuifutuna (Tonga)[13] Fourth official: Thalia Mitsi (Greece)[13]