2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal

The 2015 Torneio Internacional de Natal de Futebol Feminino (also known as the 2015 International Tournament of Natal) was the seventh edition of the Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino, an invitational women's football tournament held every December in Brazil. Previously held in the cities of Brasília and São Paulo, 2015 is the first year the tournament was held in Natal. The tournament ran from December 9–20, 2015.

Format In the first phase, the four teams play each other within the group in a single round. The two teams with the most points earned in the respective group, qualify for the next phase. In the final stage, the first and second teams placed in the Group contest the final. If the match ends in a tie, the team with the best record in the first phase is declared the winner. The third and fourth teams placed in the group contest the third place play-off. If the match ends in a tie, the team with the best record in the first phase is declared the winner.

Venues All matches took place at Arena das Dunas in Natal.

Natal, RNArena das DunasCapacity: 68,009

Squads

(replacing Croatia)

Group stage All times are local (UTC−03:00)

Knockout stage No penalty shoot-out were held. If tied, the team with better group stage record win the match.

Third place match

Final

Final results

Goalscorers 7 goals Marta

3 goals Andressa Beatriz Debinha Christine Sinclair

2 goals Mônica Janine Beckie Nichelle Prince Desirée Monsiváis

1 goal Formiga Poliana Raquel Rilany Josée Bélanger Diana Matheson Katie Johnson Mónica Ocampo Mariah Shade

1 own goal Patrice Superville (playing against Mexico)

References

External links 2015 International Tournament of Brasilia on Women's Soccer United