2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on September 10 and its last matches were played on September 17. Most matches were played at the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai. Defending champions Germany topped the group, joined in the second round by England, the only team Germany failed to beat.

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times are local (UTC+8)

Germany vs Argentina
Germany 11–0 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 28,098[1]

Germany:
GK1Nadine Angerer
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF13Sandra Minnert
DF17Ariane Hingst
MF6Linda Bresonik
MF7Melanie Behringer 68'
MF10Renate Lingor
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes 84'
MF14Simone Laudehr 60' 74'
FW8Sandra Smisek
FW9Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
FW20Petra Wimbersky 68'
DF3Saskia Bartusiak 86' 74'
FW11Anja Mittag 84'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

Argentina:
GK12Vanina Noemí Correa
DF3Valeria Cotelo
DF2Eva Nadia González (c) 56'
DF6Sabrina Celeste Barbita
DF8Clarisa Belén Huber 74'
MF4Gabriela Patricia Chávez 20'
MF11Rosana Itatí Gómez 16' 66'
MF13María Florencia Quiñones 90+2'
FW17Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
FW18María Belén Potassa
FW19Analía Soledad Almeida 53'
Substitutions:
FW7Ludmila Manicler 53'
MF20Mercedes Pereyra 66'
MF15Florencia Mandrile 74'
Manager:
José Carlos Borello

Japan vs England
Japan 2–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 27,146[1]

England:
GK1Rachel Brown
DF2Alex Scott 89'
DF3Casey Stoney
DF5Faye White (c)
DF6Mary Phillip
MF4Katie Chapman 23'
MF7Karen Carney
MF8Fara Williams
MF11Rachel Yankey
FW9Eniola Aluko 72'
FW10Kelly Smith 90+4'
Substitutions:
MF16Jill Scott 72'
DF20Lindsay Johnson 89'
Manager:
Hope Powell

Japan:
GK1Miho Fukumoto
RB3Yukari Kinga 46'
CB2Hiromi Isozaki (c) 86'
CB15Azusa Iwashimizu
LB20Rumi Utsugi
DM7Tomomi Miyamoto 71'
RM8Tomoe Sakai
LM16Aya Miyama
AM10Homare Sawa
CF9Eriko Arakawa
CF18Shinobu Ohno
Substitutions:
DF13Kozue Ando 46'
MF6Ayumi Hara 71'
FW17Yuki Nagasato 86'
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi

Argentina vs Japan
Argentina 0–1 Japan
Report
Attendance: 27,730[1]

Argentina:
GK1Romina Ferro
DF14Catalina Pérez
DF2Eva Nadia González (c)
DF8Clarisa Belén Huber 53'
MF4Gabriela Patricia Chávez
MF13María Florencia Quiñones 61'
MF15Florencia Mandrile
MF20Mercedes Pereyra
FW17Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
FW19Analía Soledad Almeida
FW18María Belén Potassa 77'
Substitutions:
FW16Andrea Susana Ojeda 53'
FW10Emilia Mendieta 61'
FW7Ludmila Manicler 77'
Manager:
José Carlos Borello

Japan:
GK1Miho Fukumoto
RB13Kozue Ando 79'
CB2Hiromi Isozaki (c) 57'
CB15Azusa Iwashimizu
LB4Kyoko Yano 50'
DM7Tomomi Miyamoto
RM8Tomoe Sakai
LM16Aya Miyama
AM10Homare Sawa
CF17Yuki Nagasato
CF18Shinobu Ohno 57'
Substitutions:
DF20Rumi Utsugi 50'
FW9Eriko Arakawa 57'
DF3Yukari Kinga 71'
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi

England vs Germany
England 0–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 27,730[1]

Germany:
GK1Nadine Angerer
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF5Annike Krahn 36'
DF17Ariane Hingst
MF6Linda Bresonik
MF7Melanie Behringer 63'
MF10Renate Lingor
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes
MF14Simone Laudehr 84'
FW8Sandra Smisek
FW9Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
MF19Fatmire Bajramaj 85' 63'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

England:
GK1Rachel Brown
DF2Alex Scott
DF3Casey Stoney
DF5Faye White (c)
DF6Mary Phillip
DF12Anita Asante
MF4Katie Chapman 16'
MF7Karen Carney 57'
MF8Fara Williams 55'
MF16Jill Scott
FW10Kelly Smith
Substitutions:
MF11Rachel Yankey 57'
Manager:
Hope Powell

Germany vs Japan
Germany 2–0 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 39,817[1]
Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)

Japan:
GK1Miho Fukumoto
RB3Yukari Kinga
CB2Hiromi Isozaki (c)
CB15Azusa Iwashimizu
LB20Rumi Utsugi
DM5Miyuki Yanagita
RM8Tomoe Sakai 16'
LM16Aya Miyama 46'
AM10Homare Sawa
CF6Ayumi Hara
CF17Yuki Nagasato 76'
Substitutions:
FW9Eriko Arakawa 46' 63'
FW18Shinobu Ohno 63'
MF7Tomomi Miyamoto 76'
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi

Germany:
GK1Nadine Angerer
DF2Kerstin Stegemann
DF5Annike Krahn
DF17Ariane Hingst
MF6Linda Bresonik
MF7Melanie Behringer 57'
MF10Renate Lingor
MF18Kerstin Garefrekes 82'
FW20Petra Wimbersky
FW8Sandra Smisek 78'
FW9Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
MF19Fatmire Bajramaj 57'
FW16Martina Müller 88' 78'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

England vs Argentina
England 6–1 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 30,730[1]
Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)

Argentina:
GK1Romina Ferro
DF14Catalina Pérez 41'  49'
DF2Eva Nadia González (c) 42'
DF8Clarisa Belén Huber 52'
MF4Gabriela Patricia Chávez
MF13María Florencia Quiñones 76'
MF15Florencia Mandrile
MF20Mercedes Pereyra
FW17Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
FW19Analía Soledad Almeida 62'
FW18María Belén Potassa
Substitutions:
DF3Valeria Cotelo 52'
FW9Natalia Gatti 62'
FW10Emilia Mendieta 76'
Manager:
José Carlos Borello

England:
GK1Rachel Brown
DF2Alex Scott 4' 68'
DF3Casey Stoney
DF5Faye White (c)
DF6Mary Phillip
DF12Anita Asante
MF11Rachel Yankey
MF8Fara Williams 61'
MF16Jill Scott
FW9Eniola Aluko 80'
FW10Kelly Smith 80'
Substitutions:
MF11Sue Smith 68'
FW17Jody Handley 80'
MF19Vicky Exley 80'
Manager:
Hope Powell

Notes
  1. The Germany v Japan and England v Argentina matches, originally scheduled on 18 September 2007, 17:00 CST,[2] were moved to a day earlier to due to commemorations for the Mukden Incident.[3]

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "Match schedule amended". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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