Group B of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Germany, Ivory Coast, Norway and Thailand. Matches were played from 7 to 15 June 2015. Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to play at a senior World Cup (male or female) since Indonesia (played as the Dutch East Indies) in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings at start of event |
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B1 (seed) | Germany | UEFA | UEFA Group 1 winners | 13 September 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (2003, 2007) | 1 |
B2 | Ivory Coast | CAF | African Women's Championship 3rd place | 25 October 2014 | 1st | — | — | 67 |
B3 | Norway | UEFA | UEFA Group 5 winners | 13 September 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (1995) | 11 |
B4 | Thailand | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place | 21 May 2014 | 1st | — | — | 29 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
Norway [2] | Thailand [2] |
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Germany | 10–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Germany [4] | Ivory Coast [4] |
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Germany [6] | Norway [6] |
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This was the first ever win for a Southeast Asian country (excluding Australia which geographically is not in Southeast Asia) at a senior World Cup (male or female).
Ivory Coast [8] | Thailand [8] |
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Thailand [10] | Germany [10] |
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Ivory Coast | 1–3 | Norway |
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Ivory Coast [12] | Norway [12] |
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Group G of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 15 June and ended on 25 June 2010. The group consisted of reigning Copa América champions Brazil, North Korea, the Ivory Coast and Portugal.
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the first time and by a North American country for the third time. Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones. The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the final on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan.
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Group A of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of hosts Canada, China, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Matches were played from 6 to 15 June 2015.
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England have participated five times at the FIFA Women's World Cup: in 1995, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019, and will participate in 2023. They have reached the quarter-finals three times and the semi-finals twice.
The United States women's national soccer team is the most successful women's national team in the history of the Women's World Cup, having won four titles, earning second-place once and third-place finishes three times. The United States is one of the countries besides Germany, Japan, and Norway to win a FIFA Women's World Cup. The United States are also the only team that has played the maximum number of matches possible in every tournament.
The Nigeria women's national football team has represented Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup at all eight stagings of the tournament, one of seven teams to do so. Despite the rich history, however, Nigeria's successes have been rather modest, only progressed to the knockout phase in just two occasions.
The Germany women's national football team has represented Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. They have won the title twice and were runners-up once. They also reached the fourth place in 1991 and in 2015.
The Norway women's national football team has represented Norway at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. They were runners up in 1991. They won the following tournament in 1995. They also reached the fourth place in 1999 and in 2007.
The China women's national football team has represented China at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2019 and 2023, finishing as runners up once (1999) and once in fourth place (1995).
The Brazil women's national football team has represented Brazil at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. They were runners-up once. They also reached the third place once.
The Sweden women's national football team has represented Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup on eight occasions in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007,2011, 2015 and 2019. There were runners up once and three times bronze medalists: in 1991, in 2011 and in 2019
The Thailand women's national football team has represented Thailand at the FIFA Women's World Cup at two stagings of the tournament; they have appeared in the last two tournaments, held in 2015 and 2019.
The South Korea women's national football team has represented South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions, in 2003, 2015, and 2019.
The Canada women's national soccer team has represented Canada at seven of the eight stagings of the FIFA Women's World Cup. The inaugural tournament in 1991 was the only edition for which they failed to qualify.
The France women's national football team has represented France at the FIFA Women's World Cup at four stagings of the tournament, in 2003, 2011, 2015, and 2019, the last of which they hosted.
The Mexico women's national football team has represented Mexico at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions, in 1999, 2011, and 2015.