2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Group D of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the United States, Australia, Sweden and Nigeria. Matches were played from 8 to 16 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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D1 (seed) | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Women's Championship winners | 24 October 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (1991, 1999) | 2 | |
D2 | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup runners-up | 18 May 2014 | 6th | 2011 | Quarter-finals (2007, 2011) | 10 | |
D3 | UEFA | UEFA Group 4 winners | 17 September 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Runners-up (2003) | 5 | |
D4 | CAF | African Women's Championship winners | 22 October 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Quarter-finals (1999) | 33 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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.
In the round of 16:
- United States advanced to play Colombia (third-placed team of Group F).
- Australia advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group E).
- Sweden (as one of the four best third-placed teams) advanced to play Germany (winner of Group B).
Matches
Sweden vs Nigeria
Sweden |
3–3 | |
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Oparanozie Fischer Sembrant |
Report | Okobi Oshoala Ordega |
Sweden[1]
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Nigeria[1]
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Player of the Match:
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United States vs Australia
United States[2]
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Australia[2]
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Player of the Match:
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Australia vs Nigeria
Australia[3]
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Nigeria[3]
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Player of the Match:
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United States vs Sweden
United States[4]
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Sweden[4]
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Player of the Match:
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Nigeria vs United States
Nigeria |
0–1 | |
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Report | Wambach |
Nigeria[5]
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United States[5]
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Player of the Match:
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Australia vs Sweden
Australia[6]
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Sweden[6]
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Player of the Match:
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References
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Sweden-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – United States-Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Australia-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – United States-Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Nigeria-United States" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Australia-Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.