# 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. The group consisted of England, Haiti, Denmark and China. The top two teams, England and Denmark, advanced to the round of 16.
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

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | October 2022 | June 2023 |
| D1 | England | 1 | UEFA | UEFA Group D winners | 3 September 2022 | 6th | 2019 | Third place (2015) | 4 | 4 |
| D2 | Haiti | 4 | CONCACAF | Inter-confederation play-off Group B winners | 22 February 2023 | 1st | — | Debut | 56 | 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
* ↑ The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
* 1 2 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.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
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

All times listed are local.

### England vs Haiti

| 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 | 45+9' |
| RF | 18 | Chloe Kelly |
| CF | 23 | Alessia Russo | | 76' |
| LF | 11 | Lauren Hemp | 51' | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Lauren James | | 61' |
| FW | 9 | Rachel Daly | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Sarina Wiegman ||
| GK | 1 | Kerly Théus |
| RB | 13 | Betina Petit-Frère |
| CB | 3 | Jennyfer Limage | | 31' |
| CB | 4 | Tabita Joseph |
| LB | 20 | Kethna Louis |
| RM | 7 | Batcheba Louis | | 90+3' |
| CM | 9 | Sherly Jeudy |
| CM | 19 | Dayana Pierre-Louis | 19' |
| LM | 10 | Nérilia Mondésir (c) |
| CF | 22 | Roselord Borgella | | 78' |
| CF | 6 | Melchie Dumornay |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Ruthny Mathurin | | 31' |
| FW | 11 | Roseline Éloissaint | | 76' |
| FW | 15 | Darlina Joseph | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| 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

| Denmark | China |
| GK | 1 | Lene Christensen |
| RB | 4 | Rikke Sevecke | 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 | | 62' |
| RF | 19 | Janni Thomsen | | 85' |
| CF | 10 | Pernille Harder (c) |
| LF | 14 | Nicoline Sørensen | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Signe Bruun | | 62' |
| FW | 17 | Rikke Madsen | | 72' |
| FW | 9 | Amalie Vangsgaard | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Lars Søndergaard ||
| GK | 12 | Xu Huan |
| RB | 2 | Li Mengwen | 85' |
| CB | 17 | Wu Chengshu | 90+1' |
| CB | 8 | Yao Wei |
| LB | 15 | Chen Qiaozhu |
| RM | 6 | Zhang Xin | 46' |
| CM | 13 | Yang Lina |
| CM | 10 | Zhang Rui |
| LM | 19 | Zhang Linyan |
| CF | 14 | Lou Jiahui | 78' |
| CF | 11 | Wang Shanshan (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Wang Shuang | 46' |
| MF | 9 | Shen Mengyu | 78' |
| DF | 23 | Gao Chen | 85' |
| MF | 21 | Gu Yasha | 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

| 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 | 38' |
| CM | 10 | Ella Toone | 76' |
| CM | 8 | Georgia Stanway |
| RF | 7 | Lauren James |
| CF | 23 | Alessia Russo | 76' |
| LF | 18 | Chloe Kelly |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Laura Coombs | 38' |
| FW | 11 | Lauren Hemp | 76' |
| FW | 19 | Bethany England | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Sarina Wiegman ||
| GK | 1 | Lene Christensen |
| RB | 4 | Rikke Sevecke |
| CB | 3 | Stine Ballisager Pedersen | 76' |
| CB | 5 | Simone Boye Sørensen |
| LB | 11 | Katrine Veje |
| DM | 6 | Karen Holmgaard | 87' |
| CM | 2 | Josefine Hasbo | 71' |
| CM | 12 | Kathrine Møller Kühl |
| RF | 19 | Janni Thomsen |
| CF | 10 | Pernille Harder (c) |
| LF | 17 | Rikke Madsen | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Amalie Vangsgaard | 71' |
| DF | 15 | Frederikke Thøgersen | 76' |
| MF | 14 | Nicoline Sørensen | 76' |
| MF | 7 | Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen | 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

| 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 | | 82' |
| CM | 10 | Zhang Rui | 29' |
| CM | 13 | Yang Lina |
| LM | 19 | Zhang Linyan | | 88' |
| CF | 17 | Wu Chengshu | | 46' |
| CF | 14 | Lou Jiahui | | 37' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Zhang Xin | | 37' |
| FW | 7 | Wang Shuang | | 46' |
| DF | 3 | Dou Jiaxing | | 82' |
| FW | 18 | Tang Jiali | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Shui Qingxia ||
| GK | 1 | Kerly Théus |
| RB | 13 | Betina Petit-Frère |
| CB | 21 | Ruthny Mathurin | | 81' |
| CB | 4 | Tabita Joseph |
| LB | 20 | Kethna Louis |
| DM | 9 | Sherly Jeudy | | 89' |
| CM | 5 | Maudeline Moryl | | 46' |
| CM | 19 | Dayana Pierre-Louis | | 81' |
| RF | 7 | Batcheba Louis | | 64' |
| CF | 22 | Roselord Borgella |
| LF | 10 | Nérilia Mondésir (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Melchie Dumornay | 63' | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Roseline Éloissaint | | 64' |
| DF | 2 | Chelsea Surpris | | 81' |
| MF | 8 | Danielle Étienne | | 81' |
| FW | 17 | Shwendesky Joseph | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Nicolas Delépine | 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

| China | England |
| GK | 1 | Zhu Yu |
| RB | 2 | Li Mengwen | 75' |
| CB | 11 | Wang Shanshan (c) |
| CB | 8 | Yao Wei |
| LB | 15 | Chen Qiaozhu |
| RM | 7 | Wang Shuang | 75' |
| CM | 16 | Yao Lingwei | 90+3' |
| CM | 13 | Yang Lina |
| LM | 19 | Zhang Linyan |
| CF | 17 | Wu Chengshu | 90+3' |
| CF | 14 | Lou Jiahui | 90+11' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Wu Haiyan | 75' |
| MF | 21 | Gu Yasha | 75' |
| DF | 3 | Dou Jiaxing | 90+3' |
| MF | 9 | Shen Mengyu | 90+3' |
| DF | 4 | Wang Linlin | 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 | 56' | 71' |
| CM | 8 | Georgia Stanway | | 46' |
| CM | 20 | Katie Zelem |
| LM | 9 | Rachel Daly |
| AM | 7 | Lauren James | | 81' |
| CF | 23 | Alessia Russo | | 71' |
| CF | 11 | Lauren Hemp | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Laura Coombs | | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Chloe Kelly | | 71' |
| FW | 19 | Bethany England | | 71' |
| DF | 3 | Niamh Charles | | 71' |
| MF | 10 | Ella Toone | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| 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

| Haiti | Denmark |
| GK | 1 | Kerly Théus |
| RB | 13 | Betina Petit-Frère | 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 | 67' |
| LM | 10 | Nérilia Mondésir (c) |
| CF | 6 | Melchie Dumornay |
| CF | 11 | Roseline Éloissaint |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Roselord Borgella | 67' |
| DF | 21 | Ruthny Mathurin | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| 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 | 66' | 80' |
| CM | 17 | Rikke Madsen | | 63' |
| CM | 12 | Kathrine Møller Kühl | | 80' |
| RF | 14 | Nicoline Sørensen | | 63' |
| CF | 10 | Pernille Harder (c) | | 90+2' |
| LF | 9 | Amalie Vangsgaard |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Signe Bruun | | 63' |
| FW | 21 | Mille Gejl | | 63' |
| MF | 7 | Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen | | 80' |
| MF | 2 | Josefine Hasbo | | 80' |
| DF | 18 | Luna Gevitz | | 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

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:
* 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 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Denmark | 1 | | | 1 | –2 |
| England | 2 | | | 1 | –3 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1 | | | –2 |
| China | | | 1 | | –4 |