2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

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 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 France1UEFAHosts19 March 20154th2015Fourth place (2011)34
A2 South Korea3AFCAFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place16 April 20183rd2015Round of 16 (2015)1414
A3 Norway2UEFAUEFA Group 3 winners4 September 20188th2015Winners (1995)1312
A4 Nigeria4CAFAfrica Women Cup of Nations champions27 November 20188th2015Quarter-finals (1999)3938

Notes

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

Standings
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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the round of 16:

Matches

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

France vs South Korea
France 4–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 45,261[4]
France[5]
South Korea[5]
GK16Sarah Bouhaddi
RB4Marion Torrent
CB19Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB3Wendie Renard
LB10Amel Majri 74'
CM6Amandine Henry (c)
CM17Gaëtane Thiney 86'
CM15Élise Bussaglia
RF20Delphine Cascarino 70'
CF11Kadidiatou Diani
LF9Eugénie Le Sommer
Substitutions:
FW13Valérie Gauvin 70'
DF2Ève Périsset 74'
MF8Grace Geyoro 86'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
GK18Kim Min-jeong
RB20Kim Hye-ri
CB4Hwang Bo-ram
CB5Kim Do-yeon
LB16Jang Sel-gi
CM15Lee Young-ju 69'
CM10Ji So-yun
CM8Cho So-hyun (c)
RF12Kang Yu-mi 52'
CF11Jung Seol-bin 86'
LF17Lee Geum-min
Substitutions:
MF23Kang Chae-rim 52'
MF7Lee Min-a 69'
FW13Yeo Min-ji 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 (Spain)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)

Norway vs Nigeria
Norway 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 11,058[7]
Norway[8]
Nigeria[8]
GK1Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB2Ingrid Wold
CB6Maren Mjelde (c)
CB3Maria Thorisdottir
LB17Kristine Minde
RM10Caroline Graham Hansen
CM8Vilde Bøe Risa 84'
CM14Ingrid Syrstad Engen
LM16Guro Reiten 90+1'
CF9Isabell Herlovsen
CF11Lisa-Marie Utland 80'
Substitutions:
FW7Elise Thorsnes 80'
MF18Frida Maanum 84'
FW20Emilie Haavi 90+1'
Manager:
Martin Sjögren
GK1Tochukwu Oluehi
RB14Faith Michael 54'
CB3Osinachi Ohale
CB5Onome Ebi
LB4Ngozi Ebere
CM18Halimatu Ayinde 51'
CM13Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM10Rita Chikwelu
RF8Asisat Oshoala
CF9Desire Oparanozie (c) 13' 71'
LF17Francisca Ordega 45+1'
Substitutions:
FW11Chinaza Uchendu 51'
DF20Chidinma Okeke 54'
FW12Uchenna Kanu 71'
Manager:
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
Nigeria 2–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 11,252[10]
Nigeria[11]
South Korea[11]
GK16Chiamaka Nnadozie
RB20Chidinma Okeke
CB3Osinachi Ohale
CB5Onome Ebi
LB4Ngozi Ebere
CM11Chinaza Uchendu 65'
CM13Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM10Rita Chikwelu 61'
RF8Asisat Oshoala 83'
CF9Desire Oparanozie (c)
LF17Francisca Ordega 80'
Substitutions:
MF18Halimatu Ayinde 65'
FW7Anam Imo 80'
FW12Uchenna Kanu 83'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby
GK18Kim Min-jeong
RB20Kim Hye-ri
CB4Hwang Bo-ram 71'
CB5Kim Do-yeon
LB16Jang Sel-gi
DM8Cho So-hyun (c)
CM7Lee Min-a 56'
CM10Ji So-yun 49'
RM23Kang Chae-rim 76'
LM17Lee Geum-min
CF11Jung Seol-bin 56'
Substitutions:
FW13Yeo Min-ji 56'
MF9Moon Mi-ra 56'
MF19Lee So-dam 76'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo

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

Assistant referees:[11]
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
France 2–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 34,872[13]
France[14]
Norway[14]
GK16Sarah Bouhaddi
RB4Marion Torrent
CB19Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB3Wendie Renard
LB10Amel Majri
CM6Amandine Henry (c)
CM17Gaëtane Thiney 82'
CM15Élise Bussaglia
RF11Kadidiatou Diani
CF13Valérie Gauvin 85'
LF9Eugénie Le Sommer 56'
Substitutions:
MF14Charlotte Bilbault 82'
FW20Delphine Cascarino 85'
Manager:
Corinne Diacre
GK1Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB2Ingrid Wold 86'
CB6Maren Mjelde (c)
CB3Maria Thorisdottir
LB17Kristine Minde
RM21Karina Sævik 76'
CM8Vilde Bøe Risa 90+1'
CM14Ingrid Syrstad Engen 71'
LM16Guro Reiten
CF10Caroline Graham Hansen
CF9Isabell Herlovsen
Substitutions:
FW11Lisa-Marie Utland 76'
MF5Synne Skinnes Hansen 86'
MF18Frida Maanum 90+1'
Manager:
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
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[16]
Nigeria[17]
France[17]
GK16Chiamaka Nnadozie 77'
RB20Chidinma Okeke
CB5Onome Ebi
CB3Osinachi Ohale
LB4Ngozi Ebere 28'  75'
CM18Halimatu Ayinde
CM13Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
CM10Rita Chikwelu 90+9'
RF17Francisca Ordega 84'
CF8Asisat Oshoala 85'
LF9Desire Oparanozie (c) 90'
Substitutions:
MF6Evelyn Nwabuoku 84'
FW7Anam Imo 85'
FW12Uchenna Kanu 90'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby
GK16Sarah Bouhaddi
RB2Ève Périsset
CB19Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB3Wendie Renard
LB10Amel Majri
CM6Amandine Henry (c)
CM17Gaëtane Thiney 89'
CM14Charlotte Bilbault
RF20Delphine Cascarino 62'
CF13Valérie Gauvin 45+1' 62'
LF18Viviane Asseyi
Substitutions:
FW9Eugénie Le Sommer 62'
FW11Kadidiatou Diani 62'
MF8Grace Geyoro 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
South Korea 1–2 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 13,034[19]
South Korea[20]
Norway[20]
GK18Kim Min-jeong
RB2Lee Eun-mi 79'
CB14Shin Dam-yeong
CB5Kim Do-yeon
LB16Jang Sel-gi
CM23Kang Chae-rim 66'
CM10Ji So-yun
CM8Cho So-hyun (c) 4'
RF17Lee Geum-min
CF13Yeo Min-ji 85'
LF9Moon Mi-ra 82'
Substitutions:
MF7Lee Min-a 66'
DF3Jeong Yeong-a 79'
MF12Kang Yu-mi 82'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo
GK1Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB2Ingrid Wold
CB6Maren Mjelde (c)
CB3Maria Thorisdottir
LB17Kristine Minde
RM10Caroline Graham Hansen 54'
CM8Vilde Bøe Risa
CM14Ingrid Syrstad Engen
LM16Guro Reiten
CF11Lisa-Marie Utland 46'
CF9Isabell Herlovsen 69'
Substitutions:
MF21Karina Sævik 46'
MF18Frida Maanum 54'
FW7Elise Thorsnes 69'
Manager:
Martin Sjögren

Player of the Match:
Caroline Graham 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)

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.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
 Norway 1 −1
 France 1 1 −2
 South Korea 2 2 −4
 Nigeria 2 1 21 −8

References
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