2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on September 10 and its last matches were played on September 17. Most matches were played at the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai. Defending champions Germany topped the group, joined in the second round by England, the only team Germany failed to beat.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	13	0	+13	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times are local (UTC+8)

Germany vs Argentina

10 September 2007

20:00

Germany	11–0	Argentina
Behringer 12', 24' Garefrekes 17' Prinz 29', 45+1', 59' Lingor 51', 90+1' Smisek 57', 70', 79'	Report

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 28,098^[1]

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)


Germany:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
RB	2	Kerstin Stegemann
CB	13	Sandra Minnert
CB	17	Ariane Hingst
LB	6	Linda Bresonik
CM	14	Simone Laudehr	60'	74'
CM	7	Melanie Behringer		68'
RW	18	Kerstin Garefrekes		84'
AM	8	Sandra Smisek
LW	10	Renate Lingor
CF	9	Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
FW	20	Petra Wimbersky		68'
DF	3	Saskia Bartusiak	86'	74'
FW	11	Anja Mittag		84'
Manager:
Silvia Neid


Argentina:
GK	12	Vanina Noemí Correa
RB	3	Valeria Cotelo
CB	2	Eva Nadia González (c)	56'
CB	13	María Florencia Quiñones	90+2'
LB	6	Sabrina Celeste Barbita
CM	4	Gabriela Patricia Chávez	20'
CM	11	Rosana Itatí Gómez	16'	66'
CM	8	Clarisa Belén Huber		74'
RF	17	Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
CF	18	María Belén Potassa
LF	19	Analía Soledad Almeida		53'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Ludmila Manicler		53'
FW	20	Mercedes Pereyra		66'
MF	15	Florencia Mandrile		74'
Manager:
José Carlos Borello

Japan vs England

11 September 2007

20:00

Japan	2–2	England
Miyama 55', 90+5'	Report	K. Smith 81', 83'

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 27,146^[1]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)


Japan:
GK	1	Miho Fukumoto
RB	3	Yukari Kinga	46'
CB	2	Hiromi Isozaki (c)	86'
CB	15	Azusa Iwashimizu
LB	20	Rumi Utsugi
DM	7	Tomomi Miyamoto	71'
RM	8	Tomoe Sakai
LM	16	Aya Miyama
AM	10	Homare Sawa
CF	9	Eriko Arakawa
CF	18	Shinobu Ohno
Substitutions:
DF	13	Kozue Ando	46'
MF	6	Ayumi Hara	71'
FW	17	Yuki Nagasato	86'
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi


England:
GK	1	Rachel Brown
DF	2	Alex Scott		89'
DF	3	Casey Stoney
DF	5	Faye White (c)
DF	6	Mary Phillip
MF	4	Katie Chapman	23'
MF	7	Karen Carney
MF	8	Fara Williams
MF	11	Rachel Yankey
FW	9	Eniola Aluko		72'
FW	10	Kelly Smith	90+4'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Jill Scott		72'
DF	20	Lindsay Johnson		89'
Manager:
Hope Powell

Argentina vs Japan

14 September 2007

17:00

Argentina	0–1	Japan
	Report	Nagasato 90+1'

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 27,730^[1]

Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)


Argentina:
GK	1	Romina Ferro
RB	17	Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
CB	14	Catalina Pérez
CB	2	Eva Nadia González (c)
LB	19	Analía Soledad Almeida
DM	13	María Florencia Quiñones	61'
RM	4	Gabriela Patricia Chávez
LM	8	Clarisa Belén Huber	53'
AM	15	Florencia Mandrile
CF	20	Mercedes Pereyra
CF	18	María Belén Potassa	77'
Substitutions:
FW	16	Andrea Susana Ojeda	53'
FW	10	Emilia Mendieta	61'
FW	7	Ludmila Manicler	77'
Manager:
José Carlos Borello


Japan:
GK	1	Miho Fukumoto
RB	13	Kozue Ando		79'
CB	2	Hiromi Isozaki (c)	57'
CB	15	Azusa Iwashimizu
LB	4	Kyoko Yano		50'
DM	7	Tomomi Miyamoto
RM	8	Tomoe Sakai
LM	16	Aya Miyama
AM	10	Homare Sawa
CF	17	Yuki Nagasato
CF	18	Shinobu Ohno		57'
Substitutions:
DF	20	Rumi Utsugi		50'
FW	9	Eriko Arakawa		57'
DF	3	Yukari Kinga		71'
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi

England vs Germany

14 September 2007

20:00

England	0–0	Germany
	Report

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 27,730^[1]

Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)


England:
GK	1	Rachel Brown
DF	2	Alex Scott
DF	3	Casey Stoney
DF	5	Faye White (c)
DF	6	Mary Phillip
DF	12	Anita Asante
MF	4	Katie Chapman	16'
MF	7	Karen Carney		57'
MF	8	Fara Williams	55'
MF	16	Jill Scott
FW	10	Kelly Smith
Substitutions:
MF	11	Rachel Yankey		57'
Manager:
Hope Powell


Germany:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	5	Annike Krahn	36'
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	6	Linda Bresonik
MF	7	Melanie Behringer		63'
MF	10	Renate Lingor
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes
MF	14	Simone Laudehr	84'
FW	8	Sandra Smisek
FW	9	Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
MF	19	Fatmire Bajramaj	85'	63'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

Germany vs Japan

17 September 2007^{[note 1]}

20:00

Germany	2–0	Japan
Prinz 21' Lingor 87' (pen.)	Report

Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 39,817^[1]

Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)


Germany:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	5	Annike Krahn
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	6	Linda Bresonik
MF	7	Melanie Behringer		57'
MF	10	Renate Lingor
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes	82'
FW	20	Petra Wimbersky
FW	8	Sandra Smisek		78'
FW	9	Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
MF	19	Fatmire Bajramaj		57'
FW	16	Martina Müller	88'	78'
Manager:
Silvia Neid


Japan:
GK	1	Miho Fukumoto
RB	3	Yukari Kinga
CB	2	Hiromi Isozaki (c)
CB	15	Azusa Iwashimizu
LB	20	Rumi Utsugi
DM	5	Miyuki Yanagita
RM	8	Tomoe Sakai	16'
CM	10	Homare Sawa
CM	6	Ayumi Hara
LM	16	Aya Miyama		46'
CF	17	Yuki Nagasato		76'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Eriko Arakawa	46'	63'
FW	18	Shinobu Ohno		63'
MF	7	Tomomi Miyamoto		76'
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi

England vs Argentina

17 September 2007^{[note 1]}

20:00

England	6–1	Argentina
González 9' (o.g.) J. Scott 10' Williams 50' (pen.) K. Smith 64', 77' Exley 90' (pen.)	Report	González 60'

Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 30,730^[1]

Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)


England:
GK	1	Rachel Brown
DF	2	Alex Scott	4'	68'
DF	3	Casey Stoney
DF	5	Faye White (c)
DF	6	Mary Phillip
DF	12	Anita Asante
MF	11	Rachel Yankey
MF	8	Fara Williams	61'
MF	16	Jill Scott
FW	9	Eniola Aluko		80'
FW	10	Kelly Smith		80'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Sue Smith		68'
FW	17	Jody Handley		80'
MF	19	Vicky Exley		80'
Manager:
Hope Powell


Argentina:
GK	1	Romina Ferro
RB	17	Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
CB	14	Catalina Pérez	41' 49'
CB	2	Eva Nadia González (c)	42'
LB	19	Analía Soledad Almeida		62'
DM	13	María Florencia Quiñones		76'
RM	4	Gabriela Patricia Chávez
LM	8	Clarisa Belén Huber		52'
AM	15	Florencia Mandrile
CF	20	Mercedes Pereyra
CF	18	María Belén Potassa
Substitutions:
DF	3	Valeria Cotelo		52'
FW	9	Natalia Gatti		62'
FW	10	Emilia Mendieta		76'
Manager:
José Carlos Borello

Notes

1 2 The two matches that were originally scheduled on 18 September^[2] were moved to a day earlier due to commemorations for the Mukden Incident.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
↑ "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
↑ "Match schedule amended". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links

FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007, FIFA.com

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[Amended-4] 1 2 The two matches that were originally scheduled on 18 September^[2] were moved to a day earlier due to commemorations for the Mukden Incident.^[3]

[TR07-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[2] "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[3] "Match schedule amended". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Contents

Standings

Matches

Germany vs Argentina

Japan vs England

Argentina vs Japan

England vs Germany

Germany vs Japan

England vs Argentina

See also

Notes

References

External links