2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Group A of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of hosts Canada, China, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Matches were played from 6 to 15 June 2015.
Teams
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings at start of event |
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A1 (seed) | CONCACAF | Hosts | 3 March 2011 | 6th | 2011 | Fourth place (2003) | 8 | |
A2 | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 3rd place | 17 May 2014 | 6th | 2007 | Runners-up (1999) | 16 | |
A3 | OFC | OFC Women's Nations Cup winners | 29 October 2014 | 4th | 2011 | Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011) | 17 | |
A4 | UEFA | UEFA play-off winners | 27 November 2014 | 1st | — | — | 12 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points in all matches; 2) goal difference in all matches; 3) number of goals scored in all matches; 4) repeat 1-3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) lots drawn by FIFA.
(H) Host.
In the round of 16:
- Canada advanced to play Switzerland (third-placed team of Group C).
- China PR advanced to play Cameroon (runner-up of Group C).
- Netherlands (as one of the four best third-placed teams) advanced to play Japan (winner of Group C).
Matches
Canada vs China PR
Canada[1]
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China PR[1]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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New Zealand vs Netherlands
New Zealand |
0–1 | |
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Report | Martens |
New Zealand[2]
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Netherlands[2]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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China PR vs Netherlands
China PR |
1–0 | |
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Wang Lisi |
Report |
China[3]
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Netherlands[3]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Canada vs New Zealand
Canada |
0–0 | |
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Report |
Canada[4]
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New Zealand[4]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Netherlands vs Canada
Netherlands |
1–1 | |
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Van de Ven |
Report | Lawrence |
Netherlands[5]
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Canada[5]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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China PR vs New Zealand
China PR |
2–2 | |
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Wang Lisi Wang Shanshan |
Report | Stott Wilkinson |
China[6]
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New Zealand[6]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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References
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Canada-China" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – New Zealand-Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – China-Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Canada-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Netherlands-Canada" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – China-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Chinese Coach Sent Off..." Paul Friesen, Toronto Sun, 15 June 2015
- ↑ "Chinese Coach Ejected," Mike Foss, USA Today, 16 June 2015