UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group A

Group A of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 was played from 6 to 15 July 2022. The pool was made up of hosts England, Austria, Norway and debutants Northern Ireland. ^[1]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	UEFA Rankings October 2021 [nb 1]	FIFA Rankings June 2022
A1	England	1	Host	3 December 2018	9th	2017	Runners-up (1984, 2009)	3	8
A2	Austria	3	Group G runners-up	23 February 2021	2nd	2017	Semi-finals (2017)	12	21
A3	Norway	2	Group C winner	27 October 2020	12th	2017	Winners (1987, 1993)	7	11
A4	Northern Ireland	4	Play-off winner	13 April 2021	1st	—	Debut	27	47

Notes

1. The UEFA rankings of October 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England (H)	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	4	10	−6	3
4	Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)

England vs Austria

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)

20:00

England	1–0	Austria
Mead 16'	Report

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 68,871 ^[2]

Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

England [3]

Austria [3]

GK 1 Mary Earps RB 2 Lucy Bronze CB 6 Millie Bright CB 8 Leah Williamson (c) LB 3 Rachel Daly CM 10 Georgia Stanway CM 4 Keira Walsh AM 14 Fran Kirby  63' RW 7 Beth Mead  64' LW 11 Lauren Hemp CF 9 Ellen White  64' Substitutions: MF 20 Ella Toone  63' FW 18 Chloe Kelly  64' FW 23 Alessia Russo  64' Manager: Sarina Wiegman

GK 1 Manuela Zinsberger RB 12 Laura Wienroither CB 7 Carina Wenninger CB 11 Viktoria Schnaderbeck (c)  77' LB 19 Verena Hanshaw DM 17 Sarah Puntigam RM 8 Barbara Dunst CM 9 Sarah Zadrazil CM 10 Laura Feiersinger  87' LM 3 Katharina Naschenweng  59' CF 15 Nicole Billa Substitutions: MF 18 Julia Hickelsberger  59' DF 2 Marina Georgieva  77' FW 14 Marie Höbinger  87' Manager: Irene Fuhrmann

Player of the Match: Georgia Stanway (England) [4] Assistant referees: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain) Francesca Di Monte (Italy) Fourth official: Stéphanie Frappart (France) Video assistant referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

Norway vs Northern Ireland

7 July 2022 (2022-07-07)

20:00

Norway	4–1	Northern Ireland
Blakstad 10' Maanum 13' Hansen 31' (pen.) Reiten 54'	Report	Nelson 49'

St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Attendance: 9,146 ^[5]

Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Norway [6]

Northern Ireland [6]

GK 1 Guro Pettersen RB 2 Anja Sønstevold  65' CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)  81' CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir LB 17 Julie Blakstad  89' CM 18 Frida Maanum  65' CM 7 Ingrid Syrstad Engen RW 15 Amalie Eikeland  65' AM 10 Caroline Graham Hansen LW 11 Guro Reiten CF 14 Ada Hegerberg Substitutions: MF 8 Vilde Bøe Risa  65' MF 9 Karina Sævik  65' DF 4 Tuva Hansen  65' DF 5 Guro Bergsvand  81' FW 21 Anna Jøsendal  89' Manager: Martin Sjögren

GK 1 Jackie Burns RB 13 Kelsie Burrows  65' CB 5 Julie Nelson CB 4 Sarah Robson (c)  53' LB 3 Demi Vance CM 10 Rachel Furness  74' CM 7 Chloe McCarron CM 16 Nadene Caldwell  46' RF 22 Abbie Magee CF 14 Lauren Wade  79' LF 9 Simone Magill  79' Substitutions: MF 8 Marissa Callaghan  46' DF 15 Rebecca Holloway  65' FW 11 Kirsty McGuinness  74' FW 21 Caitlin McGuinness  79' FW 19 Emily Wilson  79' Manager: Kenny Shiels

Player of the Match: Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway) [4] Assistant referees: Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia) Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece) Fourth official: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) Video assistant referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) Assistant video assistant referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)

Austria vs Northern Ireland

11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)

17:00

Austria	2–0	Northern Ireland
Schiechtl 19' Naschenweng 88'	Report

St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Attendance: 9,268 ^[7]

Referee: Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela)

Austria [8]

Northern Ireland [8]

GK 1 Manuela Zinsberger RB 6 Katharina Schiechtl CB 7 Carina Wenninger CB 11 Viktoria Schnaderbeck (c)  46' LB 19 Verena Hanshaw DM 17 Sarah Puntigam RM 18 Julia Hickelsberger  73' CM 9 Sarah Zadrazil CM 14 Marie Höbinger  46' LM 8 Barbara Dunst CF 15 Nicole Billa  85' Substitutions: MF 10 Laura Feiersinger  46' DF 2 Marina Georgieva  46' DF 3 Katharina Naschenweng  73' FW 20 Lisa Makas  85' Manager: Irene Fuhrmann

GK 1 Jackie Burns RB 2 Rebecca McKenna  73' CB 5 Julie Nelson  85' CB 4 Sarah Robson LB 3 Demi Vance RM 10 Rachel Furness  79' CM 8 Marissa Callaghan (c)  85' CM 7 Chloe McCarron LM 15 Rebecca Holloway CF 14 Lauren Wade CF 11 Kirsty McGuinness  79' Substitutions: DF 22 Abbie Magee  73' MF 20 Joely Andrews  79' FW 19 Emily Wilson  79' FW 21 Caitlin McGuinness  85' MF 18 Louise McDaniel  85' Manager: Kenny Shiels

Player of the Match: Barbara Dunst (Austria) [4] Assistant referees: Migdalia Rodríguez Chirino (Venezuela) Mary Blanco Bolívar (Colombia) Fourth official: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) Video assistant referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

England vs Norway

11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)

20:00

England	8–0	Norway
Stanway 12' (pen.) Hemp 15' White 29', 41' Mead 34', 38', 81' Russo 66'	Report

Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove

Attendance: 28,847 ^[9]

Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

England [10]

Norway [10]

GK 1 Mary Earps RB 2 Lucy Bronze CB 6 Millie Bright CB 8 Leah Williamson (c) LB 3 Rachel Daly  57' CM 10 Georgia Stanway  80' CM 4 Keira Walsh AM 14 Fran Kirby  57' RF 7 Beth Mead CF 9 Ellen White  57' LF 11 Lauren Hemp  70' Substitutions: FW 23 Alessia Russo  57' DF 5 Alex Greenwood  57' MF 20 Ella Toone  57' FW 18 Chloe Kelly  70' MF 16 Jill Scott  80' Manager: Sarina Wiegman

GK 1 Guro Pettersen RB 4 Tuva Hansen CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c) CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir LB 17 Julie Blakstad  56' RM 9 Karina Sævik  46' CM 8 Vilde Bøe Risa  59' CM 7 Ingrid Syrstad Engen LM 11 Guro Reiten  84' SS 10 Caroline Graham Hansen  75' CF 14 Ada Hegerberg  75' Substitutions: DF 5 Guro Bergsvand  46' MF 18 Frida Maanum  87'  59' FW 13 Celin Bizet Ildhusøy  77'  75' MF 15 Amalie Eikeland  75' MF 19 Elisabeth Terland  84' Manager: Martin Sjögren

Player of the Match: Beth Mead (England) [4] Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Susanne Küng (Switzerland) Fourth official: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) Video assistant referee: Christian Dingert (Germany) Assistant video assistant referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Northern Ireland vs England

15 July 2022 (2022-07-15)

20:00

Northern Ireland	0–5	England
	Report	Kirby 40' Mead 44' Russo 48', 53' Burrows 76' (o.g.)

St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Attendance: 30,785 ^[11]

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Northern Ireland [12]

England [12]

GK 1 Jackie Burns RB 2 Rebecca McKenna CB 5 Julie Nelson  87' CB 4 Sarah Robson LB 3 Demi Vance RM 17 Laura Rafferty  66' CM 8 Marissa Callaghan (c)  87' CM 10 Rachel Furness  80' LM 15 Rebecca Holloway  66' CF 14 Lauren Wade CF 11 Kirsty McGuinness Substitutions: DF 22 Abbie Magee  66' DF 13 Kelsie Burrows  66' MF 16 Nadene Caldwell  80' FW 19 Emily Wilson  87' DF 6 Ashley Hutton  87' Manager: Kenny Shiels

GK 1 Mary Earps RB 2 Lucy Bronze  74' CB 6 Millie Bright  46' CB 8 Leah Williamson (c) LB 3 Rachel Daly CM 10 Georgia Stanway  46' CM 4 Keira Walsh AM 14 Fran Kirby RW 7 Beth Mead LW 11 Lauren Hemp  60' CF 9 Ellen White  46' Substitutions: FW 23 Alessia Russo  46' DF 5 Alex Greenwood  46' MF 20 Ella Toone  46' FW 18 Chloe Kelly  60' DF 12 Jess Carter  74' Manager: Sarina Wiegman

Player of the Match: Alessia Russo (England) [4] Assistant referees: Susanne Küng (Switzerland) Franca Overtoom (Netherlands) Fourth official: Stéphanie Frappart (Switzerland) Video assistant referee: Harm Osmers (Germany) Assistant video assistant referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

Austria vs Norway

15 July 2022 (2022-07-15)

20:00

Austria	1–0	Norway
Billa 37'	Report

Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove

Attendance: 12,667 ^[13]

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Austria [14]

Norway [14]

GK 1 Manuela Zinsberger RB 12 Laura Wienroither CB 7 Carina Wenninger  45' CB 11 Viktoria Schnaderbeck (c) LB 19 Verena Hanshaw DM 17 Sarah Puntigam CM 9 Sarah Zadrazil CM 10 Laura Feiersinger RW 18 Julia Hickelsberger  20'  72' LW 8 Barbara Dunst CF 15 Nicole Billa  88' Substitutions: FW 20 Lisa Makas  72' DF 2 Marina Georgieva  88' Manager: Irene Fuhrmann

GK 1 Guro Pettersen RB 4 Tuva Hansen CB 5 Guro Bergsvand CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c) LB 17 Julie Blakstad  82' RM 15 Amalie Eikeland  64' CM 18 Frida Maanum  86' CM 7 Ingrid Syrstad Engen LM 11 Guro Reiten SS 10 Caroline Graham Hansen CF 14 Ada Hegerberg Substitutions: FW 13 Celin Bizet Ildhusøy  64' FW 22 Sophie Roman Haug  82' MF 8 Vilde Bøe Risa  86' Manager: Martin Sjögren

Player of the Match: Nicole Billa (Austria) [4] Assistant referees: Maryna Striletska (Ukraine) Paulina Baranowska (Poland) Fourth official: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) Video assistant referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

• first yellow card: plus 1 point;
• indirect red card (second yellow card): plus 3 points;
• direct red card: plus 4 points;
• yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Points
England													0
Northern Ireland	1												−1
Austria									2				−2
Norway					3								−3

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