2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup matches took place from 7 to 17 June 2019.[1] The group consisted of the hosts nation France, Nigeria, Norway and South Korea.[2] 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[change | change source]

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of

qualification 		Date of

qualification 		Finals

appearance 		Last

appearance 		Previous best

performance 		FIFA Rankings
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

  1. ↑ The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings[change | change source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIFA Archived 2019-06-26 at the Wayback Machine

Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

(H) Host.

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group A, France, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group C, Brazil.
  • The runners-up of Group A, Norway, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Australia.
  • The third-placed team of Group A, Nigeria, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Germany (as one of the four best third-placed teams).

Matches[change | change source]

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

France vs South Korea[change | change source]

France 4–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 45,261[4]
France[5]
South Korea[5]
GK 16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 4 Marion Torrent
CB 19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3 Wendie Renard
LB 10 Amel Majri Substituted off 74'
CM 6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM 17 Gaëtane Thiney Substituted off 86'
CM 15 Élise Bussaglia
RF 20 Delphine Cascarino Substituted off 70'
CF 11 Kadidiatou Diani
LF 9 Eugénie Le Sommer
Substitutions:
FW 13 Valérie Gauvin Substituted in 70'
DF 2 Ève Périsset Substituted in 74'
MF 8 Grace Geyoro Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
GK 18 Kim Min-jeong
RB 20 Kim Hye-ri
CB 4 Hwang Bo-ram
CB 5 Kim Do-yeon
LB 16 Jang Sel-gi
CM 15 Lee Young-ju Substituted off 69'
CM 10 Ji So-yun
CM 8 Cho So-hyun (c)
RF 12 Kang Yu-mi Substituted off 52'
CF 11 Jung Seol-bin Substituted off 86'
LF 17 Lee Geum-min
Substitutions:
MF 23 Kang Chae-rim Substituted in 52'
MF 7 Lee Min-a Substituted in 69'
FW 13 Yeo Min-ji Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo

Player of the Match:
Wendie Renard (France)[6]

Assistant referees:[5]
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 [es] (Spain)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)

Norway vs Nigeria[change | change source]

Norway 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 11,058[7]
Norway[8]
Nigeria[8]
GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 2 Ingrid Wold
CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 17 Kristine Minde
RM 10 Caroline Hansen
CM 8 Vilde Bøe Risa Substituted off 84'
CM 14 Ingrid Engen
LM 16 Guro Reiten Substituted off 90+1'
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen
CF 11 Lisa-Marie Utland Substituted off 80'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Elise Thorsnes Substituted in 80'
MF 18 Frida Maanum Substituted in 84'
FW 20 Emilie Haavi Substituted in 90+1'
Manager:
Sweden Martin Sjögren
GK 1 Tochukwu Oluehi
RB 14 Faith Michael Substituted off 54'
CB 3 Osinachi Ohale
CB 5 Onome Ebi
LB 4 Ngozi Ebere
CM 18 Halimatu Ayinde Substituted off 51'
CM 13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM 10 Rita Chikwelu
RF 8 Asisat Oshoala
CF 9 Desire Oparanozie (c) Yellow card 13' Substituted off 71'
LF 17 Francisca Ordega Yellow card 45+1'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Chinaza Uchendu Substituted in 51'
DF 20 Chidinma Okeke Substituted in 54'
FW 12 Uchenna Kanu Substituted in 71'
Manager:
Sweden Thomas Dennerby

Player of the Match:
Guro Reiten (Norway)[9]

Assistant referees:[8]
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[change | change source]

Nigeria 2–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 11,252[10]
Nigeria[11]
South Korea[11]
GK 16 Chiamaka Nnadozie
RB 20 Chidinma Okeke
CB 3 Osinachi Ohale
CB 5 Onome Ebi
LB 4 Ngozi Ebere
CM 11 Chinaza Uchendu Substituted off 65'
CM 13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM 10 Rita Chikwelu Yellow card 61'
RF 8 Asisat Oshoala Substituted off 83'
CF 9 Desire Oparanozie (c)
LF 17 Francisca Ordega Substituted off 80'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Halimatu Ayinde Substituted in 65'
FW 7 Anam Imo Substituted in 80'
FW 12 Uchenna Kanu Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Sweden Thomas Dennerby
GK 18 Kim Min-jeong
RB 20 Kim Hye-ri
CB 4 Hwang Bo-ram Yellow card 71'
CB 5 Kim Do-yeon
LB 16 Jang Sel-gi
DM 8 Cho So-hyun (c)
CM 7 Lee Min-a Substituted off 56'
CM 10 Ji So-yun Yellow card 49'
RM 23 Kang Chae-rim Substituted off 76'
LM 17 Lee Geum-min
CF 11 Jung Seol-bin Substituted off 56'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Yeo Min-ji Substituted in 56'
MF 9 Moon Mi-ra Substituted in 56'
MF 19 Lee So-dam Substituted in 76'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo

Player of the Match:
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)[12]

Assistant referees:[11]
Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Ekaterina 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[change | change source]

France 2–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 34,872[13]
France[14]
Norway[14]
GK 16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 4 Marion Torrent
CB 19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3 Wendie Renard
LB 10 Amel Majri
CM 6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM 17 Gaëtane Thiney Substituted off 82'
CM 15 Élise Bussaglia
RF 11 Kadidiatou Diani
CF 13 Valérie Gauvin Substituted off 85'
LF 9 Eugénie Le Sommer Yellow card 56'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Charlotte Bilbault Substituted in 82'
FW 20 Delphine Cascarino Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 2 Ingrid Wold Substituted off 86'
CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 17 Kristine Minde
RM 21 Karina Sævik Substituted off 76'
CM 8 Vilde Bøe Risa Substituted off 90+1'
CM 14 Ingrid Engen Yellow card 71'
LM 16 Guro Reiten
CF 10 Caroline Hansen
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen
Substitutions:
FW 11 Lisa-Marie Utland Substituted in 76'
MF 5 Synne Skinnes Hansen Substituted in 86'
MF 18 Frida Maanum Substituted in 90+1'
Manager:
Sweden Martin Sjögren

Player of the Match:
Valérie Gauvin (France)[15]

Assistant referees:[14]
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[change | change source]

Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[16]
Nigeria[17]
France[17]
GK 16 Chiamaka Nnadozie Yellow card 77'
RB 20 Chidinma Okeke
CB 5 Onome Ebi
CB 3 Osinachi Ohale
LB 4 Ngozi Ebere Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 75'
CM 18 Halimatu Ayinde
CM 13 Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM 10 Rita Chikwelu Yellow card 90+9'
RF 17 Francisca Ordega Substituted off 84'
CF 8 Asisat Oshoala Substituted off 85'
LF 9 Desire Oparanozie (c) Substituted off 90'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Evelyn Nwabuoku Substituted in 84'
FW 7 Anam Imo Substituted in 85'
FW 12 Uchenna Kanu Substituted in 90'
Manager:
Sweden Thomas Dennerby
GK 16 Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 2 Ève Périsset
CB 19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 3 Wendie Renard
LB 10 Amel Majri
CM 6 Amandine Henry (c)
CM 17 Gaëtane Thiney Substituted off 89'
CM 14 Charlotte Bilbault
RF 20 Delphine Cascarino Substituted off 62'
CF 13 Valérie Gauvin Yellow card 45+1' Substituted off 62'
LF 18 Viviane Asseyi
Substitutions:
FW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer Substituted in 62'
FW 11 Kadidiatou Diani Substituted in 62'
MF 8 Grace Geyoro Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre

Player of the Match:
Wendie Renard (France)[18]

Assistant referees:[17]
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[change | change source]

South Korea 1–2 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 13,034[19]
South Korea[20]
Norway[20]
GK 18 Kim Min-jeong
RB 2 Lee Eun-mi Substituted off 79'
CB 14 Shin Dam-yeong
CB 5 Kim Do-yeon
LB 16 Jang Sel-gi
CM 23 Kang Chae-rim Substituted off 66'
CM 10 Ji So-yun
CM 8 Cho So-hyun (c) Yellow card 4'
RF 17 Lee Geum-min
CF 13 Yeo Min-ji Yellow card 85'
LF 9 Moon Mi-ra Substituted off 82'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Lee Min-a Substituted in 66'
DF 3 Jeong Yeong-a Substituted in 79'
MF 12 Kang Yu-mi Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 2 Ingrid Wold
CB 6 Maren Mjelde (c)
CB 3 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 17 Kristine Minde
RM 10 Caroline Hansen Substituted off 54'
CM 8 Vilde Bøe Risa
CM 14 Ingrid Engen
LM 16 Guro Reiten
CF 11 Lisa-Marie Utland Substituted off 46'
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen Substituted off 69'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Karina Sævik Substituted in 46'
MF 18 Frida Maanum Substituted in 54'
FW 7 Elise Thorsnes Substituted in 69'
Manager:
Sweden Martin Sjögren

Player of the Match:
Caroline Hansen (Norway)[21]

Assistant referees:[20]
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)

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 match schedule confirmed". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Regulations – FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Match report – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – France v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "France v Korea Republic – Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Norway v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Norway v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Norway v Nigeria – Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Match report – Group F – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Nigeria v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Nigeria v Korea Republic – Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Match report – Group A – France v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – France v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "France v Norway – Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Nigeria v France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Nigeria v France – Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Match report – Group A – Korea Republic v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Korea Republic v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Korea Republic v Norway – Player of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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