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]
Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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December 2018[nb 1] | March 2019 | |||||||||
A1 | France | 1 | UEFA | Hosts | 19 March 2015 | 4th | 2015 | Fourth place (2011) | 3 | 4 |
A2 | South Korea | 3 | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place | 16 April 2018 | 3rd | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) | 14 | 14 |
A3 | Norway | 2 | UEFA | UEFA Group 3 winners | 4 September 2018 | 8th | 2015 | Winners (1995) | 13 | 12 |
A4 | Nigeria | 4 | CAF | Africa Women Cup of Nations champions | 27 November 2018 | 8th | 2015 | Quarter-finals (1999) | 39 | 38 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[1]
France | 4–0 | South Korea |
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Report |
France[5]
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South Korea[5]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[5] |
Norway[7]
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Nigeria[7]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7] |
Nigeria | 2–0 | South Korea |
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Report |
Nigeria[9]
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South Korea[9]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[9] |
France[11]
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Norway[11]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11] |
Nigeria[13]
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France[13]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[13] |
South Korea | 1–2 | Norway |
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Report |
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South Korea[15]
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Norway[15]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[15] |
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]
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.
Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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Norway | 1 | −1 | |||||||||||
France | 1 | 1 | −2 | ||||||||||
South Korea | 2 | 2 | −4 | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −8 |