# 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 7 to 17 June 2019. The group consisted of hosts France, Nigeria, Norway and South Korea. The top two teams, France and Norway, along with the third-placed team, Nigeria (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.

## 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 | December 2018 | March 2019 |
| A1 | France | 1 | UEFA | Hosts | 19 March 2015 | 4th | 2015 | Fourth place (2011) | 3 | 4 |
| A2 | South Korea | 3 | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place | 16 April 2018 | 3rd | 2015 | Round of 16 (2015) | 14 | 14 |
| A3 | Norway | 2 | UEFA | UEFA Group 3 winners | 4 September 2018 | 8th | 2015 | Winners (1995) | 13 | 12 |
| A4 | Nigeria | 4 | CAF | Africa Women Cup of Nations champions | 27 November 2018 | 8th | 2015 | Quarter-finals (1999) | 39 | 38 |
Notes
* ↑ The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
In the round of 16:
* The winners of Group A, France, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group C, Brazil.
* The runners-up of Group A, Norway, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Australia.
* The third-placed team of Group A, Nigeria, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Germany (as one of the four best third-placed teams).

## Matches

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).

### France vs South Korea

| France | South Korea |
| GK | 16 | Sarah Bouhaddi |
| RB | 4 | Marion Torrent |
| CB | 19 | Griedge Mbock Bathy |
| CB | 3 | Wendie Renard |
| LB | 10 | Amel Majri | 74' |
| CM | 6 | Amandine Henry (c) |
| CM | 17 | Gaëtane Thiney | 86' |
| CM | 15 | Élise Bussaglia |
| RF | 20 | Delphine Cascarino | 70' |
| CF | 11 | Kadidiatou Diani |
| LF | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 13 | Valérie Gauvin | 70' |
| DF | 2 | Ève Périsset | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Grace Geyoro | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Corinne Diacre ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Min-jeong |
| RB | 20 | Kim Hye-ri |
| CB | 4 | Hwang Bo-ram |
| CB | 5 | Kim Do-yeon |
| LB | 16 | Jang Sel-gi |
| CM | 15 | Lee Young-ju | 69' |
| CM | 10 | Ji So-yun |
| CM | 8 | Cho So-hyun (c) |
| RF | 12 | Kang Yu-mi | 52' |
| CF | 11 | Jung Seol-bin | 86' |
| LF | 17 | Lee Geum-min |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Kang Chae-rim | 52' |
| MF | 7 | Lee Min-a | 69' |
| FW | 13 | Yeo Min-ji | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Deok-yeo ||
* Player of the Match:
* Wendie Renard (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
* Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)
* Fourth official:
* Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
* Video assistant referee:
* Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
* Felisha Mariscal (United States)

### Norway vs Nigeria

| Norway | Nigeria |
| GK | 1 | Ingrid Hjelmseth |
| RB | 2 | Ingrid Moe Wold |
| CB | 6 | Maren Mjelde (c) |
| CB | 3 | Maria Thorisdottir |
| LB | 17 | Kristine Minde |
| RM | 10 | Caroline Graham Hansen |
| CM | 8 | Vilde Bøe Risa | 84' |
| CM | 14 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen |
| LM | 16 | Guro Reiten | 90+1' |
| CF | 9 | Isabell Herlovsen |
| CF | 11 | Lisa-Marie Utland | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Elise Thorsnes | 80' |
| MF | 18 | Frida Maanum | 84' |
| FW | 20 | Emilie Haavi | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Sjögren ||
| GK | 1 | Tochukwu Oluehi |
| RB | 14 | Faith Michael | | 54' |
| CB | 3 | Osinachi Ohale |
| CB | 5 | Onome Ebi |
| LB | 4 | Ngozi Ebere |
| CM | 18 | Halimatu Ayinde | | 51' |
| CM | 13 | Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene |
| CM | 10 | Rita Chikwelu |
| RF | 8 | Asisat Oshoala |
| CF | 9 | Desire Oparanozie (c) | 13' | 71' |
| LF | 17 | Francisca Ordega | 45+1' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Chinaza Uchendu | | 51' |
| DF | 20 | Chidinma Okeke | | 54' |
| FW | 12 | Uchenna Kanu | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Dennerby ||
* Player of the Match:
* Guro Reiten (Norway)
* Assistant referees:
* Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
* Chantal Boudreau (Canada)
* Fourth official:
* Casey Reibelt (Australia)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Maiko Hagio (Japan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
* Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

### Nigeria vs South Korea

| Nigeria | South Korea |
| GK | 16 | Chiamaka Nnadozie |
| RB | 20 | Chidinma Okeke |
| CB | 3 | Osinachi Ohale |
| CB | 5 | Onome Ebi |
| LB | 4 | Ngozi Ebere |
| CM | 11 | Chinaza Uchendu | | 65' |
| CM | 13 | Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene |
| CM | 10 | Rita Chikwelu | 61' |
| RF | 8 | Asisat Oshoala | | 83' |
| CF | 9 | Desire Oparanozie (c) |
| LF | 17 | Francisca Ordega | | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Halimatu Ayinde | | 65' |
| FW | 7 | Anam Imo | | 80' |
| FW | 12 | Uchenna Kanu | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Dennerby ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Min-jeong |
| RB | 20 | Kim Hye-ri |
| CB | 4 | Hwang Bo-ram | 71' |
| CB | 5 | Kim Do-yeon |
| LB | 16 | Jang Sel-gi |
| DM | 8 | Cho So-hyun (c) |
| CM | 7 | Lee Min-a | | 56' |
| CM | 10 | Ji So-yun | 49' |
| RM | 23 | Kang Chae-rim | | 76' |
| LM | 17 | Lee Geum-min |
| CF | 11 | Jung Seol-bin | | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 13 | Yeo Min-ji | | 56' |
| MF | 9 | Moon Mi-ra | | 56' |
| MF | 19 | Lee So-dam | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Deok-yeo ||
* Player of the Match:
* Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)
* Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
* Fourth official:
* Katja Koroleva (United States)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Julia Magnusson (Sweden)
* Video assistant referee:
* Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Paolo Valeri (Italy)
* Leslie Vásquez (Chile)

### France vs Norway

| France | Norway |
| GK | 16 | Sarah Bouhaddi |
| RB | 4 | Marion Torrent |
| CB | 19 | Griedge Mbock Bathy |
| CB | 3 | Wendie Renard |
| LB | 10 | Amel Majri |
| CM | 6 | Amandine Henry (c) |
| CM | 17 | Gaëtane Thiney | | 82' |
| CM | 15 | Élise Bussaglia |
| RF | 11 | Kadidiatou Diani |
| CF | 13 | Valérie Gauvin | | 85' |
| LF | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Charlotte Bilbault | | 82' |
| FW | 20 | Delphine Cascarino | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Corinne Diacre ||
| GK | 1 | Ingrid Hjelmseth |
| RB | 2 | Ingrid Moe Wold | | 86' |
| CB | 6 | Maren Mjelde (c) |
| CB | 3 | Maria Thorisdottir |
| LB | 17 | Kristine Minde |
| RM | 21 | Karina Sævik | | 76' |
| CM | 8 | Vilde Bøe Risa | | 90+1' |
| CM | 14 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen | 71' |
| LM | 16 | Guro Reiten |
| CF | 10 | Caroline Graham Hansen |
| CF | 9 | Isabell Herlovsen |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Lisa-Marie Utland | | 76' |
| MF | 5 | Synne Skinnes Hansen | | 86' |
| MF | 18 | Frida Maanum | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Sjögren ||
* Player of the Match:
* Valérie Gauvin (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
* Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
* Fourth official:
* Riem Hussein (Germany)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Lisa Rashid (England)
* Video assistant referee:
* Felix Zwayer (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
* Chantal Boudreau (Canada)

### Nigeria vs France

| Nigeria | France |
| GK | 16 | Chiamaka Nnadozie | 77' |
| RB | 20 | Chidinma Okeke |
| CB | 5 | Onome Ebi |
| CB | 3 | Osinachi Ohale |
| LB | 4 | Ngozi Ebere | 28' 75' |
| CM | 18 | Halimatu Ayinde |
| CM | 13 | Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene |
| CM | 10 | Rita Chikwelu | 90+9' |
| RF | 17 | Francisca Ordega | | 84' |
| CF | 8 | Asisat Oshoala | | 85' |
| LF | 9 | Desire Oparanozie (c) | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Evelyn Nwabuoku | | 84' |
| FW | 7 | Anam Imo | | 85' |
| FW | 12 | Uchenna Kanu | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Dennerby ||
| GK | 16 | Sarah Bouhaddi |
| RB | 2 | Ève Périsset |
| CB | 19 | Griedge Mbock Bathy |
| CB | 3 | Wendie Renard |
| LB | 10 | Amel Majri |
| CM | 6 | Amandine Henry (c) |
| CM | 17 | Gaëtane Thiney | | 89' |
| CM | 14 | Charlotte Bilbault |
| RF | 20 | Delphine Cascarino | | 62' |
| CF | 13 | Valérie Gauvin | 45+1' | 62' |
| LF | 18 | Viviane Asseyi |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | | 62' |
| FW | 11 | Kadidiatou Diani | | 62' |
| MF | 8 | Grace Geyoro | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Corinne Diacre ||
* Player of the Match:
* Wendie Renard (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Shirley Perello (Honduras)
* Felisha Mariscal (United States)
* Fourth official:
* María Carvajal (Chile)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Leslie Vásquez (Chile)
* Video assistant referee:
* Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Paweł Gil (Poland)
* Loreto Toloza (Chile)

### South Korea vs Norway

| South Korea | Norway |
| GK | 18 | Kim Min-jeong |
| RB | 2 | Lee Eun-mi | | 79' |
| CB | 14 | Shin Dam-yeong |
| CB | 5 | Kim Do-yeon |
| LB | 16 | Jang Sel-gi |
| CM | 23 | Kang Chae-rim | | 66' |
| CM | 10 | Ji So-yun |
| CM | 8 | Cho So-hyun (c) | 4' |
| RF | 17 | Lee Geum-min |
| CF | 13 | Yeo Min-ji | 85' |
| LF | 9 | Moon Mi-ra | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Lee Min-a | | 66' |
| DF | 3 | Jeong Yeong-a | | 79' |
| MF | 12 | Kang Yu-mi | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Deok-yeo ||
| GK | 1 | Ingrid Hjelmseth |
| RB | 2 | Ingrid Moe Wold |
| CB | 6 | Maren Mjelde (c) |
| CB | 3 | Maria Thorisdottir |
| LB | 17 | Kristine Minde |
| RM | 10 | Caroline Graham Hansen | 54' |
| CM | 8 | Vilde Bøe Risa |
| CM | 14 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen |
| LM | 16 | Guro Reiten |
| CF | 11 | Lisa-Marie Utland | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Isabell Herlovsen | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Karina Sævik | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Frida Maanum | 54' |
| FW | 7 | Elise Thorsnes | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Sjögren ||
* Player of the Match:
* Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway)
* Assistant referees:
* Princess Brown (Jamaica)
* Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (Jamaica)
* Fourth official:
* Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Maria Salamasina (Samoa)
* Video assistant referee:
* Chris Beath (Australia)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
* Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)

## Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. 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 were applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 3 | Points |
| Norway | | 1 | | | −1 |
| France | | 1 | 1 | | −2 |
| South Korea | | 2 | 2 | | −4 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −8 |