2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 7 to 17 June 2019. [1] The group consisted of hosts France, Nigeria, Norway and South Korea. [2] The top two teams, France and Norway, along with the third-placed team, Nigeria (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16. [3]

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Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
December 2018 [nb 1] March 2019
A1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1 UEFA Hosts19 March 20154th 2015 Fourth place (2011)34
A2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3 AFC AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place16 April 20183rd 2015 Round of 16 (2015)1414
A3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2 UEFA UEFA Group 3 winners4 September 20188th 2015 Winners (1995)1312
A4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4 CAF Africa Women Cup of Nations champions27 November 20188th 2015 Quarter-finals (1999)3938

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (H)330071+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 320163+36
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 310224−23
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 300318−70
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the round of 16:

Matches

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2). [1]

France vs South Korea

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg4–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,261 [4]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
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France [5]
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South Korea [5]
GK16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB4 Marion Torrent
CB19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB3 Wendie Renard
LB10 Amel Majri Sub off.svg 74'
CM6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM17 Gaëtane Thiney Sub off.svg 86'
CM15 Élise Bussaglia
RF20 Delphine Cascarino Sub off.svg 70'
CF11 Kadidiatou Diani
LF9 Eugénie Le Sommer
Substitutions:
FW13 Valérie Gauvin Sub on.svg 70'
DF2 Ève Périsset Sub on.svg 74'
MF8 Grace Geyoro Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
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GK18 Kim Min-jeong
RB20 Kim Hye-ri
CB4 Hwang Bo-ram
CB5 Kim Do-yeon
LB16 Jang Sel-gi
CM15 Lee Young-ju Sub off.svg 69'
CM10 Ji So-yun
CM8 Cho So-hyun (c)
RF12 Kang Yu-mi Sub off.svg 52'
CF11 Jung Seol-bin Sub off.svg 86'
LF17 Lee Geum-min
Substitutions:
MF23 Kang Chae-rim Sub on.svg 52'
MF7 Lee Min-a Sub on.svg 69'
FW13 Yeo Min-ji Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo

Player of the Match:
Wendie Renard (France) [4]

Assistant referees: [5]
Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)

Norway vs Nigeria

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Attendance: 11,058 [6]
Referee: Kate Jacewicz (Australia)
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Norway [7]
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Nigeria [7]
GK1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB2 Ingrid Moe Wold
CB6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB17 Kristine Minde
RM10 Caroline Graham Hansen
CM8 Vilde Bøe Risa Sub off.svg 84'
CM14 Ingrid Syrstad Engen
LM16 Guro Reiten Sub off.svg 90+1'
CF9 Isabell Herlovsen
CF11 Lisa-Marie Utland Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
FW7 Elise Thorsnes Sub on.svg 80'
MF18 Frida Maanum Sub on.svg 84'
FW20 Emilie Haavi Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Sjögren
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GK1 Tochukwu Oluehi
RB14 Faith Michael Sub off.svg 54'
CB3 Osinachi Ohale
CB5 Onome Ebi
LB4 Ngozi Ebere
CM18 Halimatu Ayinde Sub off.svg 51'
CM13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM10 Rita Chikwelu
RF8 Asisat Oshoala
CF9 Desire Oparanozie (c)Yellow card.svg 13'Sub off.svg 71'
LF17 Francisca Ordega Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Substitutions:
FW11 Chinaza Uchendu Sub on.svg 51'
DF20 Chidinma Okeke Sub on.svg 54'
FW12 Uchenna Kanu Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Dennerby

Player of the Match:
Guro Reiten (Norway) [6]

Assistant referees: [7]
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Chantal Boudreau (Canada)
Fourth official:
Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Maiko Hagio (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Nigeria vs South Korea

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Report
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Attendance: 11,252 [8]
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
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Nigeria [9]
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South Korea [9]
GK16 Chiamaka Nnadozie
RB20 Chidinma Okeke
CB3 Osinachi Ohale
CB5 Onome Ebi
LB4 Ngozi Ebere
CM11 Chinaza Uchendu Sub off.svg 65'
CM13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM10 Rita Chikwelu Yellow card.svg 61'
RF8 Asisat Oshoala Sub off.svg 83'
CF9 Desire Oparanozie (c)
LF17 Francisca Ordega Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
MF18 Halimatu Ayinde Sub on.svg 65'
FW7 Anam Imo Sub on.svg 80'
FW12 Uchenna Kanu Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Dennerby
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GK18 Kim Min-jeong
RB20 Kim Hye-ri
CB4 Hwang Bo-ram Yellow card.svg 71'
CB5 Kim Do-yeon
LB16 Jang Sel-gi
DM8 Cho So-hyun (c)
CM7 Lee Min-a Sub off.svg 56'
CM10 Ji So-yun Yellow card.svg 49'
RM23 Kang Chae-rim Sub off.svg 76'
LM17 Lee Geum-min
CF11 Jung Seol-bin Sub off.svg 56'
Substitutions:
FW13 Yeo Min-ji Sub on.svg 56'
MF9 Moon Mi-ra Sub on.svg 56'
MF19 Lee So-dam Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo

Player of the Match:
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria) [8]

Assistant referees: [9]
Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Katja Koroleva (United States)
Reserve assistant referee:
Julia Magnusson (Sweden)
Video assistant referee:
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Leslie Vásquez (Chile)

France vs Norway

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Allianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance: 34,872 [10]
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
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France [11]
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Norway [11]
GK16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB4 Marion Torrent
CB19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB3 Wendie Renard
LB10 Amel Majri
CM6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM17 Gaëtane Thiney Sub off.svg 82'
CM15 Élise Bussaglia
RF11 Kadidiatou Diani
CF13 Valérie Gauvin Sub off.svg 85'
LF9 Eugénie Le Sommer Yellow card.svg 56'
Substitutions:
MF14 Charlotte Bilbault Sub on.svg 82'
FW20 Delphine Cascarino Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
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GK1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB2 Ingrid Moe Wold Sub off.svg 86'
CB6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB17 Kristine Minde
RM21 Karina Sævik Sub off.svg 76'
CM8 Vilde Bøe Risa Sub off.svg 90+1'
CM14 Ingrid Syrstad Engen Yellow card.svg 71'
LM16 Guro Reiten
CF10 Caroline Graham Hansen
CF9 Isabell Herlovsen
Substitutions:
FW11 Lisa-Marie Utland Sub on.svg 76'
MF5 Synne Skinnes Hansen Sub on.svg 86'
MF18 Frida Maanum Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Sjögren

Player of the Match:
Valérie Gauvin (France) [10]

Assistant referees: [11]
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
Fourth official:
Riem Hussein (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:
Lisa Rashid (England)
Video assistant referee:
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Chantal Boudreau (Canada)

Nigeria vs France

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Report
Roazhon Park, Rennes
Attendance: 28,267 [12]
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
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Nigeria [13]
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France [13]
GK16 Chiamaka Nnadozie Yellow card.svg 77'
RB20 Chidinma Okeke
CB5 Onome Ebi
CB3 Osinachi Ohale
LB4 Ngozi Ebere Yellow card.svg 28' Yellow-red card.svg 75'
CM18 Halimatu Ayinde
CM13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM10 Rita Chikwelu Yellow card.svg 90+9'
RF17 Francisca Ordega Sub off.svg 84'
CF8 Asisat Oshoala Sub off.svg 85'
LF9 Desire Oparanozie (c)Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutions:
MF6 Evelyn Nwabuoku Sub on.svg 84'
FW7 Anam Imo Sub on.svg 85'
FW12 Uchenna Kanu Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Dennerby
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GK16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB2 Ève Périsset
CB19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB3 Wendie Renard
LB10 Amel Majri
CM6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM17 Gaëtane Thiney Sub off.svg 89'
CM14 Charlotte Bilbault
RF20 Delphine Cascarino Sub off.svg 62'
CF13 Valérie Gauvin Yellow card.svg 45+1'Sub off.svg 62'
LF18 Viviane Asseyi
Substitutions:
FW9 Eugénie Le Sommer Sub on.svg 62'
FW11 Kadidiatou Diani Sub on.svg 62'
MF8 Grace Geyoro Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre

Player of the Match:
Wendie Renard (France) [12]

Assistant referees: [13]
Shirley Perello (Honduras)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)
Fourth official:
María Carvajal (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee:
Leslie Vásquez (Chile)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)

South Korea vs Norway

South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Attendance: 13,034 [14]
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
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South Korea [15]
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Norway [15]
GK18 Kim Min-jeong
RB2 Lee Eun-mi Sub off.svg 79'
CB14 Shin Dam-yeong
CB5 Kim Do-yeon
LB16 Jang Sel-gi
CM23 Kang Chae-rim Sub off.svg 66'
CM10 Ji So-yun
CM8 Cho So-hyun (c)Yellow card.svg 4'
RF17 Lee Geum-min
CF13 Yeo Min-ji Yellow card.svg 85'
LF9 Moon Mi-ra Sub off.svg 82'
Substitutions:
MF7 Lee Min-a Sub on.svg 66'
DF3 Jeong Yeong-a Sub on.svg 79'
MF12 Kang Yu-mi Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
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GK1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB2 Ingrid Moe Wold
CB6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB17 Kristine Minde
RM10 Caroline Graham Hansen Sub off.svg 54'
CM8 Vilde Bøe Risa
CM14 Ingrid Syrstad Engen
LM16 Guro Reiten
CF11 Lisa-Marie Utland Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Isabell Herlovsen Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
MF21 Karina Sævik Sub on.svg 46'
MF18 Frida Maanum Sub on.svg 54'
FW7 Elise Thorsnes Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Sjögren

Player of the Match:
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway) [14]

Assistant referees: [15]
Princess Brown (Jamaica)
Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Maria Salamasina (Samoa)
Video assistant referee:
Chris Beath (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [3]

Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
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Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1−1
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 11−2
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22−4
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2121−8

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 match schedule confirmed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Regulations – FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Match report – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Match report – Group A – Norway v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Norway v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Match report – Group A – France v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – France v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Match report – Group A – Korea Republic v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  15. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Korea Republic v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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