2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 22 July to 1 August 2023.[1] The group consisted of England, Haiti, Denmark and China. The top two teams, England and Denmark, advanced to the round of 16.[2]

China failed to qualify for the Women's World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever, while England avoided that fate by winning all three group fixtures for only the second time and scoring more group stage goals than ever before. Denmark qualified for the Women's World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 1995, a tournament where both they and England were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Teams[edit]

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2022[nb 1] June 2023
D1  England 1 UEFA UEFA Group D winners 3 September 2022 6th 2019 Third place (2015) 4 4
D2  Haiti 4[nb 2] CONCACAF Inter-confederation play-off Group B winners 22 February 2023 1st Debut 56[nb 2] 53
D3  Denmark 3 UEFA UEFA Group E winners 2 May 2022 5th 2007 Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) 18 13
D4  China 2 AFC 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup champions 30 January 2022 8th 2019 Runners-up (1999) 15 14

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ a b As the identity of the inter-confederation play-off Group B winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[3]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  China 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Haiti 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group D, England, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Nigeria.
  • The runners-up of Group D, Denmark, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Australia.

Matches[edit]

All times listed are local.

England vs Haiti[edit]

England 1–0 Haiti
Stanway 29' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 44,369
Referee: Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela)
England
Haiti
GK 1 Mary Earps
RB 2 Lucy Bronze
CB 6 Millie Bright (c)
CB 5 Alex Greenwood
LB 16 Jess Carter
DM 4 Keira Walsh
CM 10 Ella Toone
CM 8 Georgia Stanway Yellow card 45+9'
RF 18 Chloe Kelly
CF 23 Alessia Russo downward-facing red arrow 76'
LF 11 Lauren Hemp Yellow card 51' downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Lauren James upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 9 Rachel Daly upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Netherlands Sarina Wiegman
GK 1 Kerly Théus
RB 13 Betina Petit-Frère
CB 3 Jennyfer Limage downward-facing red arrow 31'
CB 4 Tabita Joseph
LB 20 Kethna Louis
RM 7 Batcheba Louis downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM 9 Sherly Jeudy
CM 19 Dayana Pierre-Louis Yellow card 19'
LM 10 Nérilia Mondésir (c)
CF 22 Roselord Borgella downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 6 Melchie Dumornay
Substitutions:
DF 21 Ruthny Mathurin upward-facing green arrow 31'
FW 11 Roseline Éloissaint upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 15 Darlina Joseph upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
France Nicolas Delépine

Player of the Match:
Georgia Stanway (England)

Assistant referees:
Migdalia Rodríguez Chirino (Venezuela)
Mary Blanco Bolívar (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Offside video assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)

Denmark vs China[edit]

Denmark 1–0 China
Vangsgaard 90' Report
Denmark
China
GK 1 Lene Christensen
RB 4 Rikke Sevecke Yellow card 40'
CB 3 Stine Ballisager Pedersen
CB 5 Simone Boye Sørensen
LB 11 Katrine Veje
DM 6 Karen Holmgaard
CM 2 Josefine Hasbo
CM 12 Kathrine Møller Kühl downward-facing red arrow 62'
RF 19 Janni Thomsen downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 10 Pernille Harder (c)
LF 14 Nicoline Sørensen downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Signe Bruun upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 17 Rikke Madsen upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 9 Amalie Vangsgaard upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Lars Søndergaard
GK 12 Xu Huan
RB 2 Li Mengwen downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 17 Wu Chengshu downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CB 8 Yao Wei
LB 15 Chen Qiaozhu
RM 6 Zhang Xin downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 13 Yang Lina
CM 10 Zhang Rui
LM 19 Zhang Linyan
CF 14 Lou Jiahui downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 11 Wang Shanshan (c)
Substitutions:
FW 7 Wang Shuang upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 9 Shen Mengyu upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 23 Gao Chen upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 21 Gu Yasha upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Shui Qingxia

Player of the Match:
Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Chantal Boudreau (Canada)
Stephanie Yee Sing (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Offside video assistant referee:
Shirley Perelló (Honduras)

England vs Denmark[edit]

England 1–0 Denmark
James 6' Report
Attendance: 40,439
England
Denmark
GK 1 Mary Earps
RB 2 Lucy Bronze
CB 6 Millie Bright (c)
CB 5 Alex Greenwood
LB 9 Rachel Daly
DM 4 Keira Walsh downward-facing red arrow 38'
CM 10 Ella Toone downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 8 Georgia Stanway
RF 7 Lauren James
CF 23 Alessia Russo downward-facing red arrow 76'
LF 18 Chloe Kelly
Substitutions:
MF 17 Laura Coombs upward-facing green arrow 38'
FW 11 Lauren Hemp upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 19 Bethany England upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Netherlands Sarina Wiegman
GK 1 Lene Christensen
RB 4 Rikke Sevecke
CB 3 Stine Ballisager Pedersen downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 5 Simone Boye Sørensen
LB 11 Katrine Veje
DM 6 Karen Holmgaard downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 2 Josefine Hasbo downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 12 Kathrine Møller Kühl
RF 19 Janni Thomsen
CF 10 Pernille Harder (c)
LF 17 Rikke Madsen downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Amalie Vangsgaard upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 15 Frederikke Thøgersen upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 14 Nicoline Sørensen upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 7 Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Lars Søndergaard

Player of the Match:
Lauren James (England)

Assistant referees:
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Polyxeni Irodotou (Cyprus)
Fourth official:
Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Offside video assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)

China vs Haiti[edit]

China 1–0 Haiti
Wang Shuang 74' (pen.) Report
China
Haiti
GK 1 Zhu Yu
RB 2 Li Mengwen
CB 11 Wang Shanshan (c)
CB 8 Yao Wei
LB 15 Chen Qiaozhu
RM 16 Yao Lingwei downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 10 Zhang Rui Red card 29'
CM 13 Yang Lina
LM 19 Zhang Linyan downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 17 Wu Chengshu downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 14 Lou Jiahui downward-facing red arrow 37'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Zhang Xin upward-facing green arrow 37'
FW 7 Wang Shuang upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 Dou Jiaxing upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 18 Tang Jiali upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Shui Qingxia
GK 1 Kerly Théus
RB 13 Betina Petit-Frère
CB 21 Ruthny Mathurin downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 4 Tabita Joseph
LB 20 Kethna Louis
DM 9 Sherly Jeudy downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 5 Maudeline Moryl downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 19 Dayana Pierre-Louis downward-facing red arrow 81'
RF 7 Batcheba Louis downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 22 Roselord Borgella
LF 10 Nérilia Mondésir (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Melchie Dumornay Yellow card 63' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Roseline Éloissaint upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 2 Chelsea Surpris upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 8 Danielle Étienne upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 17 Shwendesky Joseph upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
France Nicolas Delépine Yellow card 90+13'

Player of the Match:
Wang Shuang (China)

Assistant referees:
Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)
Fourth official:
Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Offside video assistant referee:
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)

China vs England[edit]

China 1–6 England
Wang Shuang 57' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 13,497
China
England
GK 1 Zhu Yu
RB 2 Li Mengwen downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 11 Wang Shanshan (c)
CB 8 Yao Wei
LB 15 Chen Qiaozhu
RM 7 Wang Shuang downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 16 Yao Lingwei downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM 13 Yang Lina
LM 19 Zhang Linyan
CF 17 Wu Chengshu downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 14 Lou Jiahui downward-facing red arrow 90+11'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Wu Haiyan upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 21 Gu Yasha upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 3 Dou Jiaxing upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 9 Shen Mengyu upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
DF 4 Wang Linlin upward-facing green arrow 90+11'
Manager:
Shui Qingxia
GK 1 Mary Earps
CB 16 Jess Carter
CB 6 Millie Bright (c)
CB 5 Alex Greenwood
RM 2 Lucy Bronze Yellow card 56' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 8 Georgia Stanway downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 20 Katie Zelem
LM 9 Rachel Daly
AM 7 Lauren James downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 23 Alessia Russo downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 11 Lauren Hemp downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Laura Coombs upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 18 Chloe Kelly upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 19 Bethany England upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 3 Niamh Charles upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 10 Ella Toone upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Netherlands Sarina Wiegman

Player of the Match:
Lauren James (England)

Assistant referees:
Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgyzstan)
Heba Saadieh (Palestine)
Fourth official:
Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
Offside video assistant referee:
Shirley Perello (Honduras)

Haiti vs Denmark[edit]

Haiti 0–2 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 17,897
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Haiti
Denmark
GK 1 Kerly Théus
RB 13 Betina Petit-Frère downward-facing red arrow 87'
CB 4 Tabita Joseph
CB 20 Kethna Louis
LB 2 Chelsea Surpris
RM 7 Batcheba Louis
CM 9 Sherly Jeudy
CM 19 Dayana Pierre-Louis downward-facing red arrow 67'
LM 10 Nérilia Mondésir (c)
CF 6 Melchie Dumornay
CF 11 Roseline Éloissaint
Substitutions:
FW 22 Roselord Borgella upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 21 Ruthny Mathurin upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
France Nicolas Delépine
GK 1 Lene Christensen
RB 19 Janni Thomsen
CB 4 Rikke Sevecke
CB 5 Simone Boye Sørensen
LB 11 Katrine Veje
DM 6 Karen Holmgaard Yellow card 66' downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 17 Rikke Madsen downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 12 Kathrine Møller Kühl downward-facing red arrow 80'
RF 14 Nicoline Sørensen downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 10 Pernille Harder (c) downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LF 9 Amalie Vangsgaard
Substitutions:
FW 20 Signe Bruun upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 21 Mille Gejl upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 7 Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 2 Josefine Hasbo upward-facing green arrow 80'
DF 18 Luna Gevitz upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Lars Søndergaard

Player of the Match:
Pernille Harder (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Park Mi-suk (South Korea)
Makoto Bozono (Japan)
Fourth official:
Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Offside video assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)

Discipline[edit]

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group should the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]

  • 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 was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Denmark 1 1 –2
 England 2 1 –3
 Haiti 1 1 –2
 China 1 –4

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Match schedule: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Draw Procedures for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

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