2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

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Japan playing against Spain at Wellington Regional Stadium on 31 July 2023.

Group C of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 21 to 31 July 2023. [1] The group consisted of Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan. The top two teams, Japan and Spain, advanced to the round of 16. [2]

Contents

Japan secured their place in the knockout stage with wins in all three group games without conceding, a first for the country. With six points, Spain earned more points this year than in their previous Women's World Cups combined; a total of five across two editions. Despite being eliminated, debutants Zambia secured their first and only win in their last match against faltering Costa Rica, finishing third in the group.

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2022 [nb 1] June 2023
C1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 UEFA UEFA Group B winners12 April 20223rd 2019 Round of 16 (2019)66
C2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3 CONCACAF 2022 CONCACAF W Championship fourth place8 July 20222nd 2015 Group stage (2015)3736
C3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 4 CAF 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place13 July 20221stDebut8177
C4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2 AFC 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semi-finalists30 January 20229th 2019 Winners (2011)1111

Notes

  1. The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3300110+119Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320184+46
3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 310231183
4Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 30031870
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Matches

All times listed are local, NZST (UTC+12).

Spain vs Costa Rica

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
GK1 Misa Rodríguez
RB2 Ona Batlle Sub off.svg 88'
CB4 Irene Paredes
CB5 Ivana Andrés (c)
LB19 Olga Carmona
CM6 Aitana Bonmatí
CM3 Teresa Abelleira Sub off.svg 77'
RW22 Athenea del Castillo Sub off.svg 63'
AM10 Jennifer Hermoso
LW18 Salma Paralluelo Sub off.svg 77'
CF9 Esther González Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
FW8 Mariona Caldentey Sub on.svg 63'
FW17 Alba Redondo Sub on.svg 63'
MF21 Claudia Zornoza Sub on.svg 77'
MF11 Alexia Putellas Sub on.svg 77'
DF12 Oihane Hernández Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Jorge Vilda
GK23 Daniela Solera
CB20 Fabiola Villalobos
CB4 Mariana Benavides
CB5 Valeria del Campo
RM3 María Coto
CM16 Katherine Alvarado (c)
CM10 Gloriana Villalobos Sub off.svg 73'
LM12 María Paula Elizondo Sub off.svg 58'
RF7 Melissa Herrera
CF9 María Paula Salas Sub off.svg 73'
LF14 Priscila Chinchilla
Substitutions:
MF15 Cristín Granados Sub on.svg 58'
MF19 Alexandra Pinell Sub on.svg 73'
MF21 Sheika Scott Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde

Player of the Match:
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgyzstan)
Xie Lijun (China)
Fourth official:
Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Zambia vs Japan

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 16,111
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
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Japan
GK1 Catherine Musonda Yellow card.svg 51' Yellow-red card.svg 90+7'
RB8 Margaret Belemu
CB15 Agness Musase
CB3 Lushomo Mweemba Sub off.svg 82'
LB13 Martha Tembo
RM12 Evarine Katongo
CM4 Susan Banda
CM14 Ireen Lungu Sub off.svg 72'
LM17 Racheal Kundananji
CF19 Siomala Mapepa Sub off.svg 72'
CF11 Barbra Banda (c)
Substitutions:
FW7 Lubandji Ochumba Sub on.svg 72'
MF21 Avell Chitundu Sub on.svg 72'Sub off.svg 90+9'
DF23 Vast Phiri Sub on.svg 82'
GK18 Eunice Sakala Sub on.svg 90+9'
Manager:
Bruce Mwape
GK1 Ayaka Yamashita
CB23 Rion Ishikawa
CB4 Saki Kumagai (c)
CB3 Moeka Minami
RM2 Risa Shimizu
CM14 Yui Hasegawa
CM10 Fūka Nagano
CM7 Hinata Miyazawa Sub off.svg 90+3'
LM13 Jun Endō Sub off.svg 77'
CF15 Aoba Fujino Sub off.svg 77'
CF11 Mina Tanaka Sub off.svg 66'
Substitutions:
FW9 Riko Ueki Sub on.svg 66'
MF8 Hikaru Naomoto Sub on.svg 77'
DF17 Kiko Seike Sub on.svg 77'
FW22 Remina Chiba Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Futoshi Ikeda

Player of the Match:
Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Polyxeni Irodotou (Cyprus)
Fourth official:
Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Salomé Di Iorio (Argentina)
Offside video assistant referee:
Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)

Japan vs Costa Rica

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Costa Rica
GK1 Ayaka Yamashita
CB5 Shiori Miyake
CB4 Saki Kumagai (c)
CB3 Moeka Minami
RM2 Risa Shimizu Sub off.svg 90+1'
CM16 Honoka Hayashi Sub off.svg 74'
CM8 Hikaru Naomoto Sub off.svg 74'
CM14 Yui Hasegawa
LM6 Hina Sugita
CF15 Aoba Fujino Sub off.svg 59'
CF11 Mina Tanaka Sub off.svg 59'
Substitutions:
MF7 Hinata Miyazawa Sub on.svg 59'
FW9 Riko Ueki Sub on.svg 59'
MF10 Fūka Nagano Sub on.svg 74'
DF17 Kiko Seike Sub on.svg 74'
DF19 Miyabi Moriya Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Futoshi Ikeda
GK23 Daniela Solera
CB20 Fabiola Villalobos
CB4 Mariana Benavides
CB2 Gabriela Guillén Sub off.svg 46'
RM3 María Coto
CM16 Katherine Alvarado (c)
CM15 Cristín Granados Sub off.svg 64'
LM12 María Paula Elizondo
RF7 Melissa Herrera
CF9 María Paula Salas Sub off.svg 76'
LF14 Priscila Chinchilla Yellow card.svg 86'
Substitutions:
MF10 Gloriana Villalobos Sub on.svg 46'
MF11 Raquel Rodríguez Sub on.svg 64'
MF21 Sheika Scott Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde

Player of the Match:
Hikaru Naomoto (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
Mihaela Țepușă (Romania)
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Spain vs Zambia

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Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
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Zambia
GK1 Misa Rodríguez
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CB4 Irene Paredes
CB5 Ivana Andrés (c)
LB19 Olga Carmona
DM3 Teresa Abelleira
CM6 Aitana Bonmatí Sub off.svg 61'
CM11 Alexia Putellas Sub off.svg 46'
RF18 Salma Paralluelo Sub off.svg 46'
CF10 Jennifer Hermoso
LF8 Mariona Caldentey Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutions:
FW17 Alba Redondo Sub on.svg 46'
DF12 Oihane Hernández Sub on.svg 46'
FW15 Eva Navarro Sub on.svg 46'
MF7 Irene Guerrero Sub on.svg 61'
FW22 Athenea del Castillo Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Jorge Vilda
GK18 Eunice Sakala
RB8 Margaret Belemu
CB15 Agness Musase
CB3 Lushomo Mweemba Sub off.svg 76'
LB13 Martha Tembo Yellow card.svg 90+10'
DM4 Susan Banda Sub off.svg 37'
CM14 Ireen Lungu
CM12 Evarine Katongo Sub off.svg 76'
RF17 Racheal Kundananji
CF11 Barbra Banda (c)
LF19 Siomala Mapepa Sub off.svg 37'
Substitutions:
MF6 Mary Wilombe Sub on.svg 37'
MF21 Avell Chitundu Sub on.svg 37'
FW7 Ochumba Lubandji Yellow card.svg 90+1'Sub on.svg 76'
DF23 Vast Phiri Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Bruce Mwape

Player of the Match:
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Lee Seul-gi (South Korea)
Park Mi-suk (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Offside video assistant referee:
Ella De Vries (Belgium)

Japan vs Spain

This match broke long-held FIFA records. Japan women's 23% of possession is the lowest for a winning side at the FIFA Women's World Cup since 2011. This is often compared to Japan 2-1 Spain in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group E, which Japan's 18% of possession is the lowest for a winning side at the FIFA World Cup since 1966. [3] [4] Match statistics reflected Japan women was more incisive and efficient, with only 23% possession, their expected goal (xG) was 0.9 vs 0.7, shots attempted were 7 vs 10, shots on target were 5 vs 2, and goals scored were 4 vs 0. [5]

The Spainish player Aitana Bonmatí reflected "[Japan had] a low block waiting for our mistakes and attacking on the counter, where they killed us". [6] Spain's coach Jorge Vilda said he was surprised by the intensity of Japan’s pressing in the midfield. [4]


Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
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Spain
GK1 Ayaka Yamashita
CB12 Hana Takahashi
CB4 Saki Kumagai (c)
CB3 Moeka Minami
RM2 Risa Shimizu Sub off.svg 59'
CM10 Fūka Nagano Sub off.svg 59'
CM16 Honoka Hayashi
LM13 Jun Endō Sub off.svg 85'
RF8 Hikaru Naomoto
CF9 Riko Ueki Sub off.svg 67'
LF7 Hinata Miyazawa Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
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DF19 Miyabi Moriya Sub on.svg 59'
MF14 Yui Hasegawa Sub on.svg 59'
FW11 Mina Tanaka Sub on.svg 67'
MF6 Hina Sugita Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Futoshi Ikeda
GK1 Misa Rodríguez
RB2 Ona Batlle
CB4 Irene Paredes
CB20 Rocío Gálvez
LB19 Olga Carmona (c)Yellow card.svg 45+1'Sub off.svg 46'
DM3 Teresa Abelleira Sub off.svg 72'
CM6 Aitana Bonmatí
CM11 Alexia Putellas Sub off.svg 62'
RF18 Salma Paralluelo Sub off.svg 82'
CF10 Jennifer Hermoso
LF8 Mariona Caldentey Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutions:
DF12 Oihane Hernández Yellow card.svg 89'Sub on.svg 46'
FW15 Eva Navarro Sub on.svg 62'
FW17 Alba Redondo Sub on.svg 62'
MF21 Claudia Zornoza Sub on.svg 72'
FW9 Esther González Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Jorge Vilda

Player of the Match:
Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Offside video assistant referee:
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)

Costa Rica vs Zambia

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
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Zambia
GK23 Daniela Solera
CB20 Fabiola Villalobos
CB4 Mariana Benavides Yellow card.svg 21'
CB5 Valeria del Campo Yellow card.svg 23'
RM3 María Coto
CM10 Gloriana Villalobos Sub off.svg 72'
CM16 Katherine Alvarado (c)Yellow card.svg 6'Sub off.svg 90+1'
LM11 Raquel Rodríguez
RF7 Melissa Herrera
CF21 Sheika Scott Sub off.svg 85'
LF14 Priscila Chinchilla
Substitutions:
FW9 María Paula Salas Sub on.svg 72'
MF13 Emilie Valenciano Sub on.svg 85'
MF19 Alexandra Pinell Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde
GK1 Catherine Musonda
RB8 Margaret Belemu
CB15 Agness Musase
CB3 Lushomo Mweemba
LB13 Martha Tembo Yellow card.svg 40'
DM4 Susan Banda
CM20 Hellen Chanda Sub off.svg 90+9'
CM12 Evarine Katongo Sub off.svg 74'
RF21 Avell Chitundu Sub off.svg 85'
CF11 Barbra Banda (c)Yellow card.svg 66'
LF17 Racheal Kundananji
Substitutions:
MF6 Mary Wilombe Sub on.svg 74'
MF19 Siomala Mapepa Sub on.svg 85'
MF9 Hellen Mubanga Sub on.svg 90+9'
Manager:
Bruce Mwape

Player of the Match:
Barbra Banda (Zambia)

Assistant referees:
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
Soukaina Hamdi (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group should the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [2]

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

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
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Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–2
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 13–4
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 122–7

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