Tournament details Host country Germany Dates 26 June – 17 July Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 9 (in 9 host cities) Final positions Champions Japan (1st title) Runners-up United States Third place Sweden Fourth place France Tournament statistics Matches played 32 Goals scored 86 (2.69 per match) Attendance 845,751 (26,430 per match) Top scorer(s) Homare Sawa (5 goals) Best player Homare Sawa ← 2007 2015 →