# 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Brazil, South Korea, Spain and Costa Rica. Matches were played from 9 to 17 June 2015.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings at start of event |
| E1 (seed) | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Copa América Femenina winners | 26 September 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Runners-up (2007) | 7 |
| E2 | South Korea | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 4th place | 17 May 2014 | 2nd | 2003 | Group stage (2003) | 18 |
| E3 | Spain | UEFA | UEFA Group 2 winners | 13 September 2014 | 1st | — | — | 14 |
| E4 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF | CONCACAF Women's Championship runners-up | 24 October 2014 | 1st | — | — | 37 |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
In the round of 16:
* Brazil advanced to play Australia (runner-up of Group D).
* South Korea advanced to play France (winner of Group F).

## Matches
### Spain vs Costa Rica

| Spain | Costa Rica |
| GK | 1 | Ainhoa Tirapu |
| RB | 2 | Celia Jiménez | 44' | 62' |
| CB | 18 | Marta Torrejón |
| CB | 20 | Irene Paredes |
| LB | 3 | Leire Landa |
| CM | 14 | Vicky Losada |
| CM | 21 | Alexia Putellas |
| RW | 7 | Natalia Pablos |
| AM | 9 | Verónica Boquete (c) |
| LW | 8 | Sonia Bermúdez | | 72' |
| CF | 10 | Jennifer Hermoso | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Ruth García | | 62' |
| MF | 12 | Marta Corredera | | 72' |
| FW | 11 | Priscila Borja | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Ignacio Quereda ||
| GK | 1 | Dinnia Díaz |
| RB | 5 | Diana Sáenz |
| CB | 6 | Carol Sánchez |
| CB | 20 | Wendy Acosta |
| LB | 12 | Lixy Rodríguez |
| DM | 16 | Katherine Alvarado |
| CM | 10 | Shirley Cruz Traña (c) |
| CM | 11 | Raquel Rodríguez |
| RW | 7 | Melissa Herrera | 88' |
| LW | 14 | María Barrantes | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Carolina Venegas | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Karla Villalobos | 74' |
| MF | 15 | Cristín Granados | 80' |
| DF | 2 | Gabriela Guillén | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Amelia Valverde ||
* Player of the Match:
* Raquel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)
* Assistant referees:
* Maria Rocco (Argentina)
* Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
* Fifth official:
* Allyson Flynn (Australia)

### Brazil vs South Korea

| Brazil | South Korea |
| GK | 1 | Luciana |
| RB | 2 | Fabiana |
| CB | 3 | Mônica Alves |
| CB | 16 | Rafaelle Souza | 82' |
| LB | 6 | Tamires |
| CM | 20 | Formiga |
| CM | 8 | Thaísa Moreno |
| AM | 5 | Andressinha | 81' |
| RF | 10 | Marta (c) |
| CF | 11 | Cristiane |
| LF | 9 | Andressa Alves | 90+1' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Raquel Fernandes | 81' |
| DF | 14 | Géssica do Nascimento | 82' |
| FW | 4 | Rafinha Travalão | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Vadão ||
| GK | 18 | Kim Jung-mi |
| RB | 20 | Kim Hye-ri |
| CB | 5 | Kim Do-yeon |
| CB | 4 | Shim Seo-yeon |
| LB | 2 | Lee Eun-mi |
| CM | 13 | Kwon Hah-nul | | 77' |
| CM | 8 | Cho So-hyun (c) | 52' |
| RW | 16 | Kang Yu-mi | | 90+1' |
| AM | 10 | Ji So-yun |
| LW | 7 | Jeon Ga-eul |
| CF | 12 | Yoo Young-a | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Jung Seol-bin | | 67' |
| MF | 22 | Lee So-dam | | 77' |
| MF | 15 | Park Hee-young | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Deok-yeo ||
* Player of the Match:
* Formiga (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Ella de Vries (Belgium)
* Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Carina Vitulano (Italy)
* Fifth official:
* Tonja Paavola (Finland)

### Brazil vs Spain

| Brazil | Spain |
| GK | 1 | Luciana |
| RB | 2 | Fabiana | | 77' |
| CB | 3 | Mônica Alves |
| CB | 16 | Rafaelle Souza |
| LB | 6 | Tamires |
| CM | 8 | Thaísa Moreno | | 60' |
| CM | 5 | Andressinha |
| AM | 20 | Formiga |
| RF | 10 | Marta (c) |
| CF | 11 | Cristiane | | 89' |
| LF | 9 | Andressa Alves |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Darlene | | 60' |
| DF | 13 | Poliana | | 77' |
| FW | 18 | Raquel Fernandes | 90+2' | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Vadão ||
| GK | 1 | Ainhoa Tirapu |
| RB | 2 | Celia Jiménez |
| CB | 18 | Marta Torrejón |
| CB | 20 | Irene Paredes |
| LB | 3 | Leire Landa | 23' |
| DM | 6 | Virginia Torrecilla | | 77' |
| CM | 14 | Vicky Losada |
| CM | 9 | Verónica Boquete (c) |
| RW | 12 | Marta Corredera | | 70' |
| LW | 21 | Alexia Putellas |
| CF | 7 | Natalia Pablos | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Priscila Borja | | 70' |
| MF | 15 | Silvia Meseguer | | 71' |
| FW | 8 | Sonia Bermúdez | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Ignacio Quereda ||
* Player of the Match:
* Andressa Alves (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
* Suzanne Morisset (Canada)
* Fourth official:
* Margaret Domka (United States)
* Fifth official:
* Princess Brown (Jamaica)

### South Korea vs Costa Rica

| South Korea | Costa Rica |
| GK | 18 | Kim Jung-mi |
| RB | 20 | Kim Hye-ri | 69' | 84' |
| CB | 6 | Hwang Bo-ram | 86' |
| CB | 4 | Shim Seo-yeon |
| LB | 2 | Lee Eun-mi |
| CM | 13 | Kwon Hah-nul |
| CM | 8 | Cho So-hyun (c) |
| RW | 16 | Kang Yu-mi | | 63' |
| AM | 10 | Ji So-yun |
| LW | 7 | Jeon Ga-eul |
| CF | 12 | Yoo Young-a | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Jung Seol-bin | | 63' |
| FW | 23 | Lee Geum-min | 81' | 77' |
| DF | 3 | Lim Seon-joo | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Deok-yeo ||
| GK | 1 | Dinnia Díaz |
| RB | 5 | Diana Sáenz |
| CB | 6 | Carol Sánchez |
| CB | 20 | Wendy Acosta |
| LB | 12 | Lixy Rodríguez |
| DM | 16 | Katherine Alvarado |
| CM | 10 | Shirley Cruz Traña (c) |
| CM | 11 | Raquel Rodríguez |
| RW | 7 | Melissa Herrera |
| LW | 14 | María Barrantes | 76' |
| CF | 15 | Cristín Granados |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Karla Villalobos | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Amelia Valverde ||
* Player of the Match:
* Cristín Granados (Costa Rica)
* Assistant referees:
* Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
* Tonja Paavola (Finland)
* Fourth official:
* Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
* Fifth official:
* Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)

### Costa Rica vs Brazil

| Costa Rica | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Dinnia Díaz |
| RB | 5 | Diana Sáenz |
| CB | 6 | Carol Sánchez |
| CB | 20 | Wendy Acosta |
| LB | 12 | Lixy Rodríguez |
| DM | 16 | Katherine Alvarado | 86' |
| RM | 7 | Melissa Herrera |
| CM | 10 | Shirley Cruz Traña (c) |
| CM | 11 | Raquel Rodríguez |
| LM | 14 | María Barrantes | 72' |
| CF | 15 | Cristín Granados | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Adriana Venegas | 57' |
| FW | 17 | Karla Villalobos | 72' |
| DF | 19 | Fabiola Sánchez | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Amelia Valverde ||
| GK | 1 | Luciana |
| RB | 13 | Poliana |
| CB | 3 | Mônica Alves | 66' |
| CB | 16 | Rafaelle Souza |
| LB | 6 | Tamires |
| CM | 19 | Maurine (c) |
| CM | 5 | Andressinha |
| RW | 18 | Raquel Fernandes |
| LW | 17 | Rosana |
| CF | 21 | Gabi Zanotti | 78' |
| CF | 22 | Darlene | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Bia Zaneratto | 59' |
| DF | 14 | Géssica do Nascimento | 66' |
| FW | 4 | Rafinha Travalão | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Vadão ||
* Player of the Match:
* Andressa (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
* Angela Kyriakou (Cyprus)
* Fourth official:
* Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
* Fifth official:
* Souad Oulhaj (Morocco)

### South Korea vs Spain

| South Korea | Spain |
| GK | 18 | Kim Jung-mi |
| RB | 20 | Kim Hye-ri | | 46' |
| CB | 4 | Shim Seo-yeon |
| CB | 6 | Hwang Bo-ram | 69' |
| LB | 2 | Lee Eun-mi |
| CM | 13 | Kwon Hah-nul |
| CM | 8 | Cho So-hyun (c) |
| RW | 16 | Kang Yu-mi | | 77' |
| AM | 10 | Ji So-yun |
| LW | 7 | Jeon Ga-eul |
| CF | 9 | Park Eun-sun | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 19 | Kim Soo-yun | | 46' |
| FW | 12 | Yoo Young-a | | 59' |
| MF | 15 | Park Hee-young | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Yoon Deok-yeo ||
| GK | 1 | Ainhoa Tirapu |
| RB | 2 | Celia Jiménez |
| CB | 18 | Marta Torrejón |
| CB | 20 | Irene Paredes |
| LB | 3 | Leire Landa |
| DM | 6 | Virginia Torrecilla | 56' |
| CM | 14 | Vicky Losada | | 57' |
| CM | 9 | Verónica Boquete (c) |
| RW | 12 | Marta Corredera | | 75' |
| LW | 21 | Alexia Putellas |
| CF | 7 | Natalia Pablos | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Silvia Meseguer | | 57' |
| FW | 8 | Sonia Bermúdez | | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Erika Vázquez | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Ignacio Quereda ||
* Player of the Match:
* Ji So-yun (South Korea)
* Assistant referees:
* Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
* Allyson Flynn (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Margaret Domka (United States)
* Fifth official:
* Cui Yongmei (China)