# 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on September 10 and its last matches were played on September 17. Most matches were played at the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai. Defending champions Germany topped the group, joined in the second round by England, the only team Germany failed to beat.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | |

## Matches

All times are local (UTC+8)

### Germany vs Argentina

Germany: :
| GK | 1 | Nadine Angerer |
| RB | 2 | Kerstin Stegemann |
| CB | 13 | Sandra Minnert |
| CB | 17 | Ariane Hingst |
| LB | 6 | Linda Bresonik |
| CM | 14 | Simone Laudehr | 60' | 74' |
| CM | 7 | Melanie Behringer | | 68' |
| RW | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes | | 84' |
| AM | 8 | Sandra Smisek |
| LW | 10 | Renate Lingor |
| CF | 9 | Birgit Prinz (c) |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 20 | Petra Wimbersky | | 68' |
| DF | 3 | Saskia Bartusiak | 86' | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Anja Mittag | | 84' |
| Manager: |||
| Silvia Neid |||
Argentina: :
| GK | 12 | Vanina Noemí Correa |
| RB | 3 | Valeria Cotelo |
| CB | 2 | Eva Nadia González (c) | 56' |
| CB | 13 | María Florencia Quiñones | 90+2' |
| LB | 6 | Sabrina Celeste Barbita |
| CM | 4 | Gabriela Patricia Chávez | 20' |
| CM | 11 | Rosana Itatí Gómez | 16' | 66' |
| CM | 8 | Clarisa Belén Huber | | 74' |
| RF | 17 | Fabiana Gisella Vallejos |
| CF | 18 | María Belén Potassa |
| LF | 19 | Analía Soledad Almeida | | 53' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 7 | Ludmila Manicler | | 53' |
| FW | 20 | Mercedes Pereyra | | 66' |
| MF | 15 | Florencia Mandrile | | 74' |
| Manager: |||
| José Carlos Borello ||||

### Japan vs England

Japan: :
| GK | 1 | Miho Fukumoto |
| RB | 3 | Yukari Kinga | 46' |
| CB | 2 | Hiromi Isozaki (c) | 86' |
| CB | 15 | Azusa Iwashimizu |
| LB | 20 | Rumi Utsugi |
| DM | 7 | Tomomi Miyamoto | 71' |
| RM | 8 | Tomoe Sakai |
| LM | 16 | Aya Miyama |
| AM | 10 | Homare Sawa |
| CF | 9 | Eriko Arakawa |
| CF | 18 | Shinobu Ohno |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 13 | Kozue Ando | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Ayumi Hara | 71' |
| FW | 17 | Yuki Nagasato | 86' |
| Manager: |||
| Hiroshi Ohashi ||||
England: :
| GK | 1 | Rachel Brown |
| DF | 2 | Alex Scott | | 89' |
| DF | 3 | Casey Stoney |
| DF | 5 | Faye White (c) |
| DF | 6 | Mary Phillip |
| MF | 4 | Katie Chapman | 23' |
| MF | 7 | Karen Carney |
| MF | 8 | Fara Williams |
| MF | 11 | Rachel Yankey |
| FW | 9 | Eniola Aluko | | 72' |
| FW | 10 | Kelly Smith | 90+4' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 16 | Jill Scott | | 72' |
| DF | 20 | Lindsay Johnson | | 89' |
| Manager: |||
| Hope Powell |||

### Argentina vs Japan

Argentina: :
| GK | 1 | Romina Ferro |
| RB | 17 | Fabiana Gisella Vallejos |
| CB | 14 | Catalina Pérez |
| CB | 2 | Eva Nadia González (c) |
| LB | 19 | Analía Soledad Almeida |
| DM | 13 | María Florencia Quiñones | 61' |
| RM | 4 | Gabriela Patricia Chávez |
| LM | 8 | Clarisa Belén Huber | 53' |
| AM | 15 | Florencia Mandrile |
| CF | 20 | Mercedes Pereyra |
| CF | 18 | María Belén Potassa | 77' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 16 | Andrea Susana Ojeda | 53' |
| FW | 10 | Emilia Mendieta | 61' |
| FW | 7 | Ludmila Manicler | 77' |
| Manager: |||
| José Carlos Borello ||||
Japan: :
| GK | 1 | Miho Fukumoto |
| RB | 13 | Kozue Ando | | 79' |
| CB | 2 | Hiromi Isozaki (c) | 57' |
| CB | 15 | Azusa Iwashimizu |
| LB | 4 | Kyoko Yano | | 50' |
| DM | 7 | Tomomi Miyamoto |
| RM | 8 | Tomoe Sakai |
| LM | 16 | Aya Miyama |
| AM | 10 | Homare Sawa |
| CF | 17 | Yuki Nagasato |
| CF | 18 | Shinobu Ohno | | 57' |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 20 | Rumi Utsugi | | 50' |
| FW | 9 | Eriko Arakawa | | 57' |
| DF | 3 | Yukari Kinga | | 71' |
| Manager: |||
| Hiroshi Ohashi ||||

### England vs Germany

England: :
| GK | 1 | Rachel Brown |
| DF | 2 | Alex Scott |
| DF | 3 | Casey Stoney |
| DF | 5 | Faye White (c) |
| DF | 6 | Mary Phillip |
| DF | 12 | Anita Asante |
| MF | 4 | Katie Chapman | 16' |
| MF | 7 | Karen Carney | | 57' |
| MF | 8 | Fara Williams | 55' |
| MF | 16 | Jill Scott |
| FW | 10 | Kelly Smith |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 11 | Rachel Yankey | | 57' |
| Manager: |||
| Hope Powell |||
Germany: :
| GK | 1 | Nadine Angerer |
| DF | 2 | Kerstin Stegemann |
| DF | 5 | Annike Krahn | 36' |
| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst |
| MF | 6 | Linda Bresonik |
| MF | 7 | Melanie Behringer | | 63' |
| MF | 10 | Renate Lingor |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes |
| MF | 14 | Simone Laudehr | 84' |
| FW | 8 | Sandra Smisek |
| FW | 9 | Birgit Prinz (c) |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 19 | Fatmire Bajramaj | 85' | 63' |
| Manager: |||
| Silvia Neid |||

### Germany vs Japan

Germany: :
| GK | 1 | Nadine Angerer |
| DF | 2 | Kerstin Stegemann |
| DF | 5 | Annike Krahn |
| DF | 17 | Ariane Hingst |
| MF | 6 | Linda Bresonik |
| MF | 7 | Melanie Behringer | | 57' |
| MF | 10 | Renate Lingor |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Garefrekes | 82' |
| FW | 20 | Petra Wimbersky |
| FW | 8 | Sandra Smisek | | 78' |
| FW | 9 | Birgit Prinz (c) |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 19 | Fatmire Bajramaj | | 57' |
| FW | 16 | Martina Müller | 88' | 78' |
| Manager: |||
| Silvia Neid |||
Japan: :
| GK | 1 | Miho Fukumoto |
| RB | 3 | Yukari Kinga |
| CB | 2 | Hiromi Isozaki (c) |
| CB | 15 | Azusa Iwashimizu |
| LB | 20 | Rumi Utsugi |
| DM | 5 | Miyuki Yanagita |
| RM | 8 | Tomoe Sakai | 16' |
| CM | 10 | Homare Sawa |
| CM | 6 | Ayumi Hara |
| LM | 16 | Aya Miyama | | 46' |
| CF | 17 | Yuki Nagasato | | 76' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 9 | Eriko Arakawa | 46' | 63' |
| FW | 18 | Shinobu Ohno | | 63' |
| MF | 7 | Tomomi Miyamoto | | 76' |
| Manager: |||
| Hiroshi Ohashi ||||

### England vs Argentina

England: :
| GK | 1 | Rachel Brown |
| DF | 2 | Alex Scott | 4' | 68' |
| DF | 3 | Casey Stoney |
| DF | 5 | Faye White (c) |
| DF | 6 | Mary Phillip |
| DF | 12 | Anita Asante |
| MF | 11 | Rachel Yankey |
| MF | 8 | Fara Williams | 61' |
| MF | 16 | Jill Scott |
| FW | 9 | Eniola Aluko | | 80' |
| FW | 10 | Kelly Smith | | 80' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 11 | Sue Smith | | 68' |
| FW | 17 | Jody Handley | | 80' |
| MF | 19 | Vicky Exley | | 80' |
| Manager: |||
| Hope Powell |||
Argentina: :
| GK | 1 | Romina Ferro |
| RB | 17 | Fabiana Gisella Vallejos |
| CB | 14 | Catalina Pérez | 41' 49' |
| CB | 2 | Eva Nadia González (c) | 42' |
| LB | 19 | Analía Soledad Almeida | | 62' |
| DM | 13 | María Florencia Quiñones | | 76' |
| RM | 4 | Gabriela Patricia Chávez |
| LM | 8 | Clarisa Belén Huber | | 52' |
| AM | 15 | Florencia Mandrile |
| CF | 20 | Mercedes Pereyra |
| CF | 18 | María Belén Potassa |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 3 | Valeria Cotelo | | 52' |
| FW | 9 | Natalia Gatti | | 62' |
| FW | 10 | Emilia Mendieta | | 76' |
| Manager: |||
| José Carlos Borello ||||