# UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group A

Group A of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 was played from 6 to 15 July 2022. The pool was made up of hosts England, Austria, Norway and debutants Northern Ireland.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | UEFA Rankings October 2021 | FIFA Rankings June 2022 |
| A1 | England | 1 | Host | 3 December 2018 | 9th | 2017 | Runners-up (1984, 2009) | 3 | 8 |
| A2 | Austria | 3 | Group G runners-up | 23 February 2021 | 2nd | 2017 | Semi-finals (2017) | 12 | 21 |
| A3 | Norway | 2 | Group C winner | 27 October 2020 | 12th | 2017 | Winners (1987, 1993) | 7 | 11 |
| A4 | Northern Ireland | 4 | Play-off winner | 13 April 2021 | 1st | — | Debut | 27 | 47 |
Notes
* ↑ The UEFA rankings of October 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

## Matches
### England vs Austria

| England | Austria |
| GK | 1 | Mary Earps |
| RB | 2 | Lucy Bronze |
| CB | 6 | Millie Bright |
| CB | 8 | Leah Williamson (c) |
| LB | 3 | Rachel Daly |
| CM | 10 | Georgia Stanway |
| CM | 4 | Keira Walsh |
| AM | 14 | Fran Kirby | 63' |
| RW | 7 | Beth Mead | 64' |
| LW | 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| CF | 9 | Ellen White | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Ella Toone | 63' |
| FW | 18 | Chloe Kelly | 64' |
| FW | 23 | Alessia Russo | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Sarina Wiegman ||
| GK | 1 | Manuela Zinsberger |
| RB | 12 | Laura Wienroither |
| CB | 7 | Carina Wenninger |
| CB | 11 | Viktoria Schnaderbeck (c) | 77' |
| LB | 19 | Verena Hanshaw |
| DM | 17 | Sarah Puntigam |
| RM | 8 | Barbara Dunst |
| CM | 9 | Sarah Zadrazil |
| CM | 10 | Laura Feiersinger | 87' |
| LM | 3 | Katharina Naschenweng | 59' |
| CF | 15 | Nicole Billa |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Julia Hickelsberger | 59' |
| DF | 2 | Marina Georgieva | 77' |
| FW | 14 | Marie Höbinger | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Irene Fuhrmann ||
* Player of the Match:
* Georgia Stanway (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
* Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
* Fourth official:
* Stéphanie Frappart (France)
* Video assistant referee:
* José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

### Norway vs Northern Ireland

| Norway | Northern Ireland |
| GK | 1 | Guro Pettersen |
| RB | 2 | Anja Sønstevold | 65' |
| CB | 6 | Maren Mjelde (c) | 81' |
| CB | 3 | Maria Thorisdottir |
| LB | 17 | Julie Blakstad | 89' |
| CM | 18 | Frida Maanum | 65' |
| CM | 7 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen |
| RW | 15 | Amalie Eikeland | 65' |
| AM | 10 | Caroline Graham Hansen |
| LW | 11 | Guro Reiten |
| CF | 14 | Ada Hegerberg |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Vilde Bøe Risa | 65' |
| MF | 9 | Karina Sævik | 65' |
| DF | 4 | Tuva Hansen | 65' |
| DF | 5 | Guro Bergsvand | 81' |
| FW | 21 | Anna Jøsendal | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Sjögren ||
| GK | 1 | Jacqueline Burns |
| RB | 13 | Kelsie Burrows | | 65' |
| CB | 5 | Julie Nelson |
| CB | 4 | Sarah Robson (c) | 53' |
| LB | 3 | Demi Vance |
| CM | 10 | Rachel Furness | | 74' |
| CM | 7 | Chloe McCarron |
| CM | 16 | Nadene Caldwell | | 46' |
| RF | 22 | Abbie Magee |
| CF | 14 | Lauren Wade | | 79' |
| LF | 9 | Simone Magill | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Marissa Callaghan | | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Rebecca Holloway | | 65' |
| FW | 11 | Kirsty McGuinness | | 74' |
| FW | 21 | Caitlin McGuinness | | 79' |
| FW | 19 | Emily Wilson | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Kenny Shiels ||
* Player of the Match:
* Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway)
* Assistant referees:
* Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia)
* Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
* Fourth official:
* Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
* Video assistant referee:
* Tiago Martins (Portugal)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Luís Godinho (Portugal)

### Austria vs Northern Ireland

| Austria | Northern Ireland |
| GK | 1 | Manuela Zinsberger |
| RB | 6 | Katharina Schiechtl |
| CB | 7 | Carina Wenninger |
| CB | 11 | Viktoria Schnaderbeck (c) | 46' |
| LB | 19 | Verena Hanshaw |
| DM | 17 | Sarah Puntigam |
| RM | 18 | Julia Hickelsberger | 73' |
| CM | 9 | Sarah Zadrazil |
| CM | 14 | Marie Höbinger | 46' |
| LM | 8 | Barbara Dunst |
| CF | 15 | Nicole Billa | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Laura Feiersinger | 46' |
| DF | 2 | Marina Georgieva | 46' |
| DF | 3 | Katharina Naschenweng | 73' |
| FW | 20 | Lisa Makas | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Irene Fuhrmann ||
| GK | 1 | Jacqueline Burns |
| RB | 2 | Rebecca McKenna | 73' |
| CB | 5 | Julie Nelson | 85' |
| CB | 4 | Sarah Robson |
| LB | 3 | Demi Vance |
| RM | 10 | Rachel Furness | 79' |
| CM | 8 | Marissa Callaghan (c) | 85' |
| CM | 7 | Chloe McCarron |
| LM | 15 | Rebecca Holloway |
| CF | 14 | Lauren Wade |
| CF | 11 | Kirsty McGuinness | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 22 | Abbie Magee | 73' |
| MF | 20 | Joely Andrews | 79' |
| FW | 19 | Emily Wilson | 79' |
| FW | 21 | Caitlin McGuinness | 85' |
| MF | 18 | Louise McDaniel | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Kenny Shiels ||
* Player of the Match:
* Barbara Dunst (Austria)
* Assistant referees:
* Migdalia Rodríguez Chirino (Venezuela)
* Mary Blanco Bolívar (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
* Video assistant referee:
* José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

### England vs Norway

| England | Norway |
| GK | 1 | Mary Earps |
| RB | 2 | Lucy Bronze |
| CB | 6 | Millie Bright |
| CB | 8 | Leah Williamson (c) |
| LB | 3 | Rachel Daly | 57' |
| CM | 10 | Georgia Stanway | 80' |
| CM | 4 | Keira Walsh |
| AM | 14 | Fran Kirby | 57' |
| RF | 7 | Beth Mead |
| CF | 9 | Ellen White | 57' |
| LF | 11 | Lauren Hemp | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 23 | Alessia Russo | 57' |
| DF | 5 | Alex Greenwood | 57' |
| MF | 20 | Ella Toone | 57' |
| FW | 18 | Chloe Kelly | 70' |
| MF | 16 | Jill Scott | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Sarina Wiegman ||
| GK | 1 | Guro Pettersen |
| RB | 4 | Tuva Hansen |
| CB | 6 | Maren Mjelde (c) |
| CB | 3 | Maria Thorisdottir |
| LB | 17 | Julie Blakstad | 56' |
| RM | 9 | Karina Sævik | | 46' |
| CM | 8 | Vilde Bøe Risa | | 59' |
| CM | 7 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen |
| LM | 11 | Guro Reiten | | 84' |
| SS | 10 | Caroline Graham Hansen | | 75' |
| CF | 14 | Ada Hegerberg | | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Guro Bergsvand | | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Frida Maanum | 87' | 59' |
| FW | 13 | Celin Bizet Ildhusøy | 77' | 75' |
| MF | 15 | Amalie Eikeland | | 75' |
| MF | 19 | Elisabeth Terland | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Sjögren ||
* Player of the Match:
* Beth Mead (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
* Susanne Küng (Switzerland)
* Fourth official:
* Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
* Video assistant referee:
* Christian Dingert (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Harm Osmers (Germany)

### Northern Ireland vs England

| Northern Ireland | England |
| GK | 1 | Jacqueline Burns |
| RB | 2 | Rebecca McKenna |
| CB | 5 | Julie Nelson | 87' |
| CB | 4 | Sarah Robson |
| LB | 3 | Demi Vance |
| RM | 17 | Laura Rafferty | 66' |
| CM | 8 | Marissa Callaghan (c) | 87' |
| CM | 10 | Rachel Furness | 80' |
| LM | 15 | Rebecca Holloway | 66' |
| CF | 14 | Lauren Wade |
| CF | 11 | Kirsty McGuinness |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 22 | Abbie Magee | 66' |
| DF | 13 | Kelsie Burrows | 66' |
| MF | 16 | Nadene Caldwell | 80' |
| FW | 19 | Emily Wilson | 87' |
| DF | 6 | Ashley Hutton | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Kenny Shiels ||
| GK | 1 | Mary Earps |
| RB | 2 | Lucy Bronze | 74' |
| CB | 6 | Millie Bright | 46' |
| CB | 8 | Leah Williamson (c) |
| LB | 3 | Rachel Daly |
| CM | 10 | Georgia Stanway | 46' |
| CM | 4 | Keira Walsh |
| AM | 14 | Fran Kirby |
| RW | 7 | Beth Mead |
| LW | 11 | Lauren Hemp | 60' |
| CF | 9 | Ellen White | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 23 | Alessia Russo | 46' |
| DF | 5 | Alex Greenwood | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Ella Toone | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Chloe Kelly | 60' |
| DF | 12 | Jess Carter | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Sarina Wiegman ||
* Player of the Match:
* Alessia Russo (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Susanne Küng (Switzerland)
* Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
* Fourth official:
* Stéphanie Frappart (Switzerland)
* Video assistant referee:
* Harm Osmers (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Christian Dingert (Germany)

### Austria vs Norway

| Austria | Norway |
| GK | 1 | Manuela Zinsberger |
| RB | 12 | Laura Wienroither |
| CB | 7 | Carina Wenninger | 45' |
| CB | 11 | Viktoria Schnaderbeck (c) |
| LB | 19 | Verena Hanshaw |
| DM | 17 | Sarah Puntigam |
| CM | 9 | Sarah Zadrazil |
| CM | 10 | Laura Feiersinger |
| RW | 18 | Julia Hickelsberger | 20' | 72' |
| LW | 8 | Barbara Dunst |
| CF | 15 | Nicole Billa | | 88' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Lisa Makas | | 72' |
| DF | 2 | Marina Georgieva | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Irene Fuhrmann ||
| GK | 1 | Guro Pettersen |
| RB | 4 | Tuva Hansen |
| CB | 5 | Guro Bergsvand |
| CB | 6 | Maren Mjelde (c) |
| LB | 17 | Julie Blakstad | 82' |
| RM | 15 | Amalie Eikeland | 64' |
| CM | 18 | Frida Maanum | 86' |
| CM | 7 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen |
| LM | 11 | Guro Reiten |
| SS | 10 | Caroline Graham Hansen |
| CF | 14 | Ada Hegerberg |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 13 | Celin Bizet Ildhusøy | 64' |
| FW | 22 | Sophie Roman Haug | 82' |
| MF | 8 | Vilde Bøe Risa | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Sjögren ||
* Player of the Match:
* Nicole Billa (Austria)
* Assistant referees:
* Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)
* Paulina Baranowska (Poland)
* Fourth official:
* Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Paolo Valeri (Italy)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

## Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
* first yellow card: plus 1 point;
* indirect red card (second yellow card): plus 3 points;
* direct red card: plus 4 points;
* yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| England | | | | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | | | −1 |
| Austria | | | 2 | −2 |
| Norway | | 3 | | −3 |