Group A of UEFA Women's Euro 2017 contained Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands and Norway. The matches were played from 16 to 24 July 2017. [1]
Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA ranking for final draw | FIFA ranking at start of event |
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A1 | Netherlands | Hosts | 4 December 2014 | 3rd | 2013 | Semi-finals (2009) | 9 | 12 |
A2 | Norway | Group 8 winners | 7 June 2016 | 11th | 2013 | Champions (1987, 1993) | 4 | 11 |
A3 | Belgium | Group 7 runners-up | 16 September 2016 | 1st | — | Debut | 14 | 22 |
A4 | Denmark | Group 4 runners-up | 20 September 2016 | 9th | 2013 | Semi-finals (1984, 2001, 2013) | 12 | 15 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
All times are local (UTC+2).
Netherlands | 1–0 | Norway |
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Van de Sanden 66' | Report |
Netherlands | Norway |
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Denmark | 1–0 | Belgium |
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Troelsgaard 6' | Report |
Denmark | Belgium |
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Norway | Belgium |
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Netherlands | 1–0 | Denmark |
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Spitse 20' (pen.) | Report |
Netherlands | Denmark |
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Belgium | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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Wullaert 59' | Report |
Belgium | Netherlands |
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Norway | Denmark |
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