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) | style=white-space:nowrap | UEFA Group 1 winners | 13 September 2014 | data-sort-value="7" | 7th | data-sort-value="7.2" | Winners (2003, 2007) | 1 | |||||
B2 | style=white-space:nowrap | African Women's Championship 3rd place | 25 October 2014 | data-sort-value="1" | 1st | data-sort-value="2015" | — | data-sort-value="0.0" | — | 67 | |||
B3 | style=white-space:nowrap | UEFA Group 5 winners | 13 September 2014 | data-sort-value="7" | 7th | data-sort-value="7.1" | Winners (1995) | 11 | |||||
B4 | style=white-space:nowrap | AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place | 21 May 2014 | data-sort-value="1" | 1st | data-sort-value="2015" | — | data-sort-value="0.0" | — | 29 |
In the round of 16:
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Player of the Match: Isabell Herlovsen (Norway)
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Player of the Match: Anja Mittag (Germany)
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Player of the Match: Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany)
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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).
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Player of the Match: Orathai Srimanee (Thailand)
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Player of the Match: Melanie Leupolz (Germany)
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Player of the Match: Ada Hegerberg (Norway)
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