2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B explained

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.

Teams

Draw positionTeamConfederationMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
at start of event
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

Standings

In the round of 16:

Matches

Norway vs Thailand

GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 6 Maren Mjelde
CB 7 Trine Rønning (c)
CB 11
LB 13 Ingrid Moe Wold
RM 8
CM 4 Gry Tofte Ims
LM 17 Lene Mykjåland
RF 19 Kristine Minde
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen
LF 21 Ada Hegerberg
Substitutions:
DF 3 Marita Skammelsrud Lund 
FW 16
FW 20
Manager:
Even Pellerud
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GK 1 Waraporn Boonsing
RB 9
CB 4 Duangnapa Sritala (c)
CB 3 Natthakarn Chinwong
LB 10 Sunisa Srangthaisong
CM 6 Pikul Khueanpet
CM 7 Silawan Intamee
RW 12 Rattikan Thongsombut
AM 8
LW 17
CF 21 Kanjana Sungngoen
Substitutions:
FW 13
FW 14
Manager:
Nuengruethai Sathongwien
Player of the Match:
Isabell Herlovsen (Norway)

Assistant referees


Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)
Fourth official


Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Fifth official


Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)

Germany vs Ivory Coast

GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 4 Leonie Maier
CB 5 Annike Krahn
CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak
LB 22 Tabea Kemme
CM 20 Lena Goeßling
CM 16
RW 6
LW 18 Alexandra Popp
CF 13
CF 11 Anja Mittag
Substitutions:
MF 7
MF 23
FW 19
Manager:
Silvia Neid
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GK 16 Dominique Thiamale (c
RB 22 Raymonde Kacou
CB 21
CB 2
LB 4
CM 6
CM 12 Ida Guehai
RW 14
AM 7
LW 11
CF 18 Binta Diakité
Substitutions:
DF 13
FW 8
FW 10
Manager:
Clémentine Touré
Player of the Match:
Anja Mittag (Germany)

Assistant referees


Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
Suzanne Morisset (Canada)
Fourth official


Michelle Pye (Canada)
Fifth official


Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)

Germany vs Norway

GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 4 Leonie Maier
CB 5 Annike Krahn
CB 3
LB 22 Tabea Kemme
CM 20 Lena Goeßling
CM 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán
RW 6
AM 11
LW 18
CF 13 Célia Šašić
Substitutions:
MF 9
MF 23
FW 8
Manager:
Silvia Neid
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GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth (c)
RB 6 Maren Mjelde
CB 3 Marita Skammelsrud Lund
CB 2 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 13 Ingrid Moe Wold
CM 14 Ingrid Schjelderup
CM 4
CM 17 Lene Mykjåland
RF 19
CF 9
LF 21 Ada Hegerberg
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 16
FW 20
Manager:
Even Pellerud
Player of the Match:
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany)

Assistant referees


Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)
Fourth official


Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Fifth official


Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)

Ivory Coast vs Thailand

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).

GK 16 Dominique Thiamale (c)
RB 22 Raymonde Kacou
CB 2 Fatou Coulibaly
CB 3 Djelika Coulibaly
LB 13 Fernande Tchetche
CM 15 Christine Lohoues
CM 12
CM 6
RF 10 Ange N'Guessan
CF 8 Ines Nrehy
LF 18
Substitutions:
FW 14
FW 11
MF 19
Manager:
Clémentine Touré
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GK 1 Waraporn Boonsing
RB 9 Warunee Phetwiset
CB 4 Duangnapa Sritala (c)
CB 3
LB 10 Sunisa Srangthaisong
CM 6 Pikul Khueanpet
CM 7 Silawan Intamee
RW 21 Kanjana Sungngoen
AM 13
LW 17 Anootsara Maijarern
CF 23
Substitutions:
MF 12 Rattikan Thongsombut 
FW 14
DF 2
Manager:
Nuengruethai Sathongwien
Player of the Match:
Orathai Srimanee (Thailand)

Assistant referees


Princess Brown (Jamaica)
Elizabeth Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fourth official


Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Fifth official


Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)

Thailand vs Germany

GK 1 Waraporn Boonsing
RB 9 Warunee Phetwiset
CB 3 Natthakarn Chinwong
CB 4 Duangnapa Sritala (c)
LB 10 Sunisa Srangthaisong
CM 6 Pikul Khueanpet
CM 7 Silawan Intamee
RW 12
LW 17
SS 13
CF 21 Kanjana Sungngoen
Substitutions:
MF 20
FW 11
DF 2
Manager:
Nuengruethai Sathongwien
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GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 2 Bianca Schmidt
CB 5
CB 14 Babett Peter
LB 15 Jennifer Cramer
CM 16 Melanie Leupolz
CM 7 Melanie Behringer
RW 9 Lena Lotzen
AM 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán 
LW 23 Sara Däbritz
CF 13
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 19
DF 17
Manager:
Silvia Neid
Player of the Match:
Melanie Leupolz (Germany)

Assistant referees


Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)
Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)
Fourth official


Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Fifth official


Anna Nyström (Sweden)

Ivory Coast vs Norway

GK 23 Cynthia Djohore
RB 17
CB 2 Fatou Coulibaly (c)
CB 3 Djelika Coulibaly
LB 13 Fernande Tchetche
CM 15
CM 12 Ida Guehai
CM 11 Rebecca Elloh
RF 14 Josée Nahi
CF 8 Ines Nrehy
LF 10 Ange N'Guessan
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 7
MF 6
Manager:
Clémentine Touré
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GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth (c)
RB 16 Elise Thorsnes
CB 3 Marita Skammelsrud Lund
CB 2 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 19
CM 8 Solveig Gulbrandsen
CM 14 Ingrid Schjelderup
CM 17 Lene Mykjåland
RF 5
CF 21 Ada Hegerberg
LF 20
Substitutions:
DF 13
MF 6
GK 12
Manager:
Even Pellerud
Player of the Match:
Ada Hegerberg (Norway)

Assistant referees


Maria Rocco (Argentina)
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Fourth official


Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Fifth official


Mana Dzodope (Togo)

See also

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