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.
Sweden and the United States were drawn together for the fourth successive World Cup; two of those groups had also featured Nigeria.
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) | United States | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Women's Championship winners | 24 October 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (1991, 1999) | 2 |
D2 | Australia | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup runners-up | 18 May 2014 | 6th | 2011 | Quarter-finals (2007, 2011) | 10 |
D3 | Sweden | UEFA | UEFA Group 4 winners | 17 September 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Runners-up (2003) | 5 |
D4 | Nigeria | 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 | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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
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Nigeria[2]
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Player of the Match:
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United States vs Australia
United States | 3–1 | Australia |
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United States[4]
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Australia[4]
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Australia vs Nigeria
Australia[6]
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Nigeria[6]
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Player of the Match:
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United States vs Sweden
United States[8]
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Sweden[8]
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Player of the Match:
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Nigeria vs United States
Nigeria | 0–1 | United States |
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Nigeria[10]
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United States[10]
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Player of the Match:
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Australia vs Sweden
Australia[12]
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Sweden[12]
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Player of the Match:
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See also
References
- ↑ "Match report – Group D – Sweden v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 8, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Sweden-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Match report – Group D – USA v Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – United States-Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Match report – Group D – Australia v Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Australia-Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Match report – Group D – USA v Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – United States-Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Match report – Group D – Nigeria v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Nigeria-United States" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Match report – Group D – Australia v Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Australia-Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.