2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G explained

Group G of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches being played from 23 July to 2 August 2023.^[1] The group consisted of Sweden, South Africa, Italy and Argentina. The top two teams, Sweden and South Africa, advanced to the round of 16.^[2]

Sweden won a Women's World Cup group for only the second time in tournament's history, and the first since 2011. South Africa advanced to a senior World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever at the expense of Italy, who were eliminated in the Women's World Cup group stage for only the second time ever, and the first since 1999. This was also statistically Italy's worst Women's World Cup performance; they only recorded three points (one less than in 1999), and for the first time ever finished with a negative goal difference.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
						October 2022			June 2023
G1	style=white-space:nowrap		1		UEFA Group A winners	12 April 2022	9th		data-sort-value="2"	Runners-up (2003)	2	3
G2	style=white-space:nowrap		4		2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions	14 July 2022	2nd		data-sort-value="17"	Group stage (2019)	54	54
G3	style=white-space:nowrap		2		UEFA Group G winners	6 September 2022	4th		data-sort-value="5"	Quarter-finals (1991, 2019)	14	16
G4	style=white-space:nowrap		3		2022 Copa América Femenina third place	29 July 2022	4th		data-sort-value="17"	Group stage (2003, 2007, 2019)	29	28

Notes

Standings

In the round of 16:

• The winners of Group G, Sweden, advanced to play the runners-up of Group E, the United States.
• The runners-up of Group G, South Africa, advanced to play the winners of Group E, the Netherlands.

Matches

All times listed are local, NZST (UTC+12).

Sweden vs South Africa

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Zećira Mušović RB 14 Nathalie Björn CB 13 Amanda Ilestedt CB 6 Magdalena Eriksson LB 2 Jonna Andersson CM 16 CM 23 RW 19 AM 9 Kosovare Asllani (c) LW 18 CF 11 Substitutions: MF 20 FW 15 MF 22 MF 17 FW 8 Manager: Peter Gerhardsson	<	-- lineup file here -->	width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Kaylin Swart RB 2 Lebogang Ramalepe CB 13 Bambanani Mbane CB 3 Bongeka Gamede LB 18 Sibulele Holweni RM 10 CM 15 Refiloe Jane (c) CM 19 LM 12 Jermaine Seoposenwe CF 8 CF 11 Thembi Kgatlana Substitutions: MF 9 MF 22 Manager: Desiree Ellis

Player of the Match: Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) Assistant referees Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) Felisha Mariscal (United States) Fourth official Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) Video assistant referee Carol Anne Chenard (Canada) Assistant video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Offside video assistant referee: Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)

Italy vs Argentina

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Francesca Durante RB 4 Lucia Di Guglielmo CB 5 Elena Linari CB 23 Cecilia Salvai LB 17 Lisa Boattin CM 6 Manuela Giugliano CM 16 Giulia Dragoni RW 8 Barbara Bonansea (c) AM 18 Arianna Caruso LW 14 Chiara Beccari CF 9 Valentina Giacinti Substitutions: MF 20 FW 7 FW 10 Manager: Milena Bertolini	<	-- lineup file here -->	width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Vanina Correa (c) RB 13 Sophia Braun CB 14 Miriam Mayorga CB 6 Aldana Cometti LB 3 Eliana Stábile CM 8 CM 16 Lorena Benítez RW 7 AM 22 Estefanía Banini LW 15 Florencia Bonsegundo CF 19 Mariana Larroquette Substitutions: FW 11 FW 9 MF 10 Manager: Germán Portanova

Player of the Match: Cristiana Girelli (Italy) Assistant referees Shirley Perelló (Honduras) Sandra Ramírez (Mexico) Fourth official Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) Video assistant referee Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Assistant video assistant referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) Offside video assistant referee: Chantal Boudreau (Canada)

Argentina vs South Africa

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Vanina Correa (c) RB 13 Sophia Braun CB 14 Miriam Mayorga CB 6 Aldana Cometti LB 3 Eliana Stábile DM 8 DM 16 AM 22 Estefanía Banini AM 15 Florencia Bonsegundo CF 19 Mariana Larroquette CF 9 Substitutions: FW 7 DF 4 FW 11 FW 21 Manager: Germán Portanova	<	-- lineup file here -->	width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Kaylin Swart RB 2 Lebogang Ramalepe CB 13 Bambanani Mbane CB 3 Bongeka Gamede LB 7 Karabo Dhlamini DM 15 Refiloe Jane (c) RM 10 LM 12 Jermaine Seoposenwe AM 6 CF 8 Hildah Magaia CF 11 Substitutions: MF 19 DF 14 MF 18 MF 22 FW 17 Manager: Desiree Ellis

Player of the Match: Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa) Assistant referees Sarah Jones (New Zealand) Maria Salamasina (Samoa) Fourth official Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) Video assistant referee Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) Assistant video assistant referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) Offside video assistant referee: Felisha Mariscal (United States)

Sweden vs Italy

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Zećira Mušović RB 14 Nathalie Björn CB 13 Amanda Ilestedt CB 6 Magdalena Eriksson LB 2 Jonna Andersson CM 16 Filippa Angeldahl CM 23 RW 19 AM 9 Kosovare Asllani (c) LW 18 CF 11 Substitutions: MF 22 FW 7 MF 17 FW 10 FW 15 Manager: Peter Gerhardsson

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Francesca Durante RB 4 CB 5 Elena Linari CB 23 Cecilia Salvai LB 17 Lisa Boattin CM 6 Manuela Giugliano CM 18 RW 8 Barbara Bonansea (c) AM 16 LW 14 CF 7 Sofia Cantore Substitutions: DF 19 FW 15 MF 20 MF 21 FW 9 Manager: Milena Bertolini

Player of the Match: Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) Assistant referees Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Franca Overtoom (Netherlands) Fourth official Myriam Marcotte (Canada) Video assistant referee Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referee: Marco Fritz (Germany) Offside video assistant referee: Ella De Vries (Belgium)

Argentina vs Sweden

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Vanina Correa (c) RB 4 CB 2 Adriana Sachs CB 6 Aldana Cometti LB 3 Eliana Stábile CM 13 Sophia Braun CM 17 RW 7 Romina Núñez AM 22 Estefanía Banini LW 15 CF 19 Substitutions: MF 8 MF 10 DF 18 FW 21 FW 11 Manager: Germán Portanova	<	-- lineup file here -->	width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Jennifer Falk RB 4 Stina Lennartsson CB 13 CB 6 Magdalena Eriksson LB 5 Anna Sandberg CM 20 Hanna Bennison CM 17 Caroline Seger (c) RW 10 AM 7 LW 22 CF 15 Rebecka Blomqvist Substitutions: MF 23 FW 8 DF 3 MF 19 FW 11 Manager: Peter Gerhardsson

Player of the Match: Rebecka Blomqvist (Sweden) Assistant referees Queency Victoire (Mauritius) Mary Njoroge (Kenya) Fourth official Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) Video assistant referee Adil Zourak (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Offside video assistant referee: Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

South Africa vs Italy

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Kaylin Swart CB 13 Bambanani Mbane CB 4 Noko Matlou CB 3 Bongeka Gamede RWB 2 LWB 7 CM 10 Linda Motlhalo CM 20 CM 12 Jermaine Seoposenwe CF 8 CF 11 Thembi Kgatlana (c) Substitutions: MF 22 DF 14 FW 23 MF 18 Manager: Desiree Ellis	<	-- lineup file here -->	width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Francesca Durante RB 4 CB 5 Elena Linari CB 3 LB 17 Lisa Boattin CM 6 Manuela Giugliano CM 18 RW 8 Barbara Bonansea (c) AM 16 Giulia Dragoni LW 14 CF 9 Valentina Giacinti Substitutions: FW 10 DF 13 MF 20 FW 7 FW 11 Manager: Milena Bertolini

Player of the Match: Hildah Magaia (South Africa) Assistant referees Leslie Vásquez (Chile) Mónica Amboya (Ecuador) Fourth official Myriam Marcotte (Canada) Video assistant referee Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Assistant video assistant referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) Offside video assistant referee: Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group should the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:^[2]

• 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 was applied to a player in a single match.

Team	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Points
	2												−2
									2				−2
	2				2								−4
	4				1				1				−6

See also

• Argentina at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Italy at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• South Africa at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Match schedule: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 . . 24 October 2022 . 24 October 2022.
2. Web site: Regulations: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 . . 14 December 2022.

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