2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A explained

Group A of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 7 to 17 June 2019.[1] The group consisted of hosts France, Nigeria, Norway and South Korea.[2] The top two teams, France and Norway, along with the third-placed team, Nigeria (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.[3]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotConfederationMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		FIFA Rankings
December 2018March 2019
A1 style=white-space:nowrap 1 data-sort-value="*" Hosts 19 March 2015 4th data-sort-value="4" Fourth place (2011) 3 4
A2 style=white-space:nowrap 3 AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place 16 April 2018 3rd data-sort-value="9" Round of 16 (2015) 14 14
A3 style=white-space:nowrap 2 UEFA Group 3 winners 4 September 2018 8th data-sort-value="1" Winners (1995) 13 12
A4 style=white-space:nowrap 4 Africa Women Cup of Nations champions 27 November 2018 8th data-sort-value="5" Quarter-finals (1999) 39 38
Notes

Standings

In the round of 16:

Matches

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[1]

France vs South Korea

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GK 16Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 4 Marion Torrent
CB 19Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3 Wendie Renard
LB 10
CM 6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM 17
CM 15Élise Bussaglia
RF 20
CF 11Kadidiatou Diani
LF 9 Eugénie Le Sommer
Substitutions:
FW 13
DF 2
MF 8
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
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GK 18Kim Min-jeong
RB 20Kim Hye-ri
CB 4 Hwang Bo-ram
CB 5 Kim Do-yeon
LB 16Jang Sel-gi
CM 15
CM 10Ji So-yun
CM 8 Cho So-hyun (c)
RF 12
CF 11
LF 17Lee Geum-min
Substitutions:
MF 23
MF 7
FW 13
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
Player of the Match:
Wendie Renard (France)

Assistant referees


Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)
Fourth official


Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee


Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Video assistant referee


Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees


José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)

Norway vs Nigeria

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GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 2 Ingrid Moe Wold
CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 17Kristine Minde
RM 10Caroline Graham Hansen
CM 8
CM 14Ingrid Syrstad Engen
LM 16
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 18
FW 20
Manager:
Martin Sjögren
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GK 1 Tochukwu Oluehi
RB 14
CB 3 Osinachi Ohale
CB 5 Onome Ebi
LB 4 Ngozi Ebere
CM 18
CM 13Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM 10Rita Chikwelu
RF 8 Asisat Oshoala
CF 9 Desire Oparanozie (c)
LF 17
Substitutions:
FW 11
DF 20
FW 12
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby
Player of the Match:
Guro Reiten (Norway)

Assistant referees


Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Chantal Boudreau (Canada)
Fourth official


Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Reserve assistant referee


Maiko Hagio (Japan)
Video assistant referee


Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees


Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Nigeria vs South Korea

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GK 16Chiamaka Nnadozie
RB 20Chidinma Okeke
CB 3 Osinachi Ohale
CB 5 Onome Ebi
LB 4 Ngozi Ebere
CM 11
CM 13Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM 10
RF 8
CF 9 Desire Oparanozie (c)
LF 17
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 7
FW 12
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby
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GK 18Kim Min-jeong
RB 20Kim Hye-ri
CB 4
CB 5 Kim Do-yeon
LB 16Jang Sel-gi
DM 8 Cho So-hyun (c)
CM 7
CM 10
RM 23
LM 17Lee Geum-min
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 13
MF 9
MF 19
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
Player of the Match:
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)

Assistant referees


Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Fourth official


Katja Koroleva (United States)
Reserve assistant referee


Julia Magnusson (Sweden)
Video assistant referee


Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees


Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Leslie Vásquez (Chile)

France vs Norway

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GK 16Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 4 Marion Torrent
CB 19Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3 Wendie Renard
LB 10Amel Majri
CM 6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM 17
CM 15Élise Bussaglia
RF 11Kadidiatou Diani
CF 13
LF 9
Substitutions:
MF 14
FW 20
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
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GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 2
CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 17Kristine Minde
RM 21
CM 8
CM 14
LM 16Guro Reiten
CF 10Caroline Graham Hansen
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 5
MF 18
Manager:
Martin Sjögren
Player of the Match:
Valérie Gauvin (France)

Assistant referees


Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
Fourth official


Riem Hussein (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee


Lisa Rashid (England)
Video assistant referee


Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees


Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Chantal Boudreau (Canada)

Nigeria vs France

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GK 16
RB 20Chidinma Okeke
CB 5 Onome Ebi
CB 3 Osinachi Ohale
LB 4
CM 18Halimatu Ayinde
CM 13Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM 10
RF 17
CF 8
LF 9 Desire Oparanozie (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6
FW 7
FW 12
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby
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GK 16Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 2 Ève Périsset
CB 19Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3 Wendie Renard
LB 10Amel Majri
CM 6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM 17
CM 14Charlotte Bilbault
RF 20
CF 13
LF 18Viviane Asseyi
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 11
MF 8
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
Player of the Match:
Wendie Renard (France)

Assistant referees


Shirley Perello (Honduras)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)
Fourth official


María Carvajal (Chile)
Reserve assistant referee


Leslie Vásquez (Chile)
Video assistant referee


Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees


Paweł Gil (Poland)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)

South Korea vs Norway

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GK 18Kim Min-jeong
RB 2
CB 14Shin Dam-yeong
CB 5 Kim Do-yeon
LB 16Jang Sel-gi
CM 23
CM 10Ji So-yun
CM 8 Cho So-hyun (c)
RF 17Lee Geum-min
CF 13
LF 9
Substitutions:
MF 7
DF 3
MF 12
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
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GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 2 Ingrid Moe Wold
CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 17Kristine Minde
RM 10
CM 8 Vilde Bøe Risa
CM 14Ingrid Syrstad Engen
LM 16Guro Reiten
CF 11
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 21
MF 18
FW 7
Manager:
Martin Sjögren
Player of the Match:
Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway)

Assistant referees


Princess Brown (Jamaica)
Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (Jamaica)
Fourth official


Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Reserve assistant referee


Maria Salamasina (Samoa)
Video assistant referee


Chris Beath (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees


Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3]

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

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

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
1 −1
1 1 −2
2 2 −4
2 1 2 1 −8

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124257/https://img.fifa.com/image/upload/lyydkcj1chj8wwmorgbt.pdf . dead . 9 December 2018 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . PDF . 8 December 2018 . 8 December 2018.
  2. News: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 match schedule confirmed . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 8 December 2018 . 8 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Regulations – FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124044/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-women-s-world-cup-france-2019tm-regulations.pdf?cloudid=ztloydigvm0hzcoqbtez . dead . 9 December 2018 . FIFA . 8 December 2018.

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