# 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Group B 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 20 to 31 July 2023. The group consisted of hosts Australia, the Republic of Ireland, Nigeria and Canada. The top two teams, Australia and Nigeria, advanced to the round of 16.
Canada became the first reigning Olympic champions to be eliminated in the subsequent Women's World Cup group stage. A win against Canada ensured Australia avoided a first group stage elimination since 2003, and following the elimination of fellow hosts New Zealand, assured every Women's World Cup up to 2023 had a host country participating in the knockouts. Nigeria progressed to the knockout stage for only the third time in their ninth Women's World Cup.

## 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 |
| B1 | Australia | 1 | AFC | Hosts | 25 June 2020 | 8th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2007, 2011, 2015) | 13 | 10 |
| B2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | UEFA | UEFA play-offs second-best ranked winners | 11 October 2022 | 1st | — | Debut | 24 | 22 |
| B3 | Nigeria | 4 | CAF | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations fourth place | 14 July 2022 | 9th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (1999) | 45 | 40 |
| B4 | Canada | 2 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship runners-up | 8 July 2022 | 8th | 2019 | Fourth place (2003) | 7 | 7 |
Notes
* ↑ The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
In the round of 16:
* The winners of Group B, Australia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Denmark.
* The runners-up of Group B, Nigeria, advanced to play the winners of Group D, England.

## Matches

All times listed are local.

### Australia vs Republic of Ireland

The match was originally scheduled to take place at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney. However, FIFA confirmed in late January 2023 that the match would be moved to Stadium Australia, Sydney, due to significant interest in tickets.
| Australia | Republic of Ireland |
| GK | 18 | Mackenzie Arnold |
| RB | 21 | Ellie Carpenter |
| CB | 15 | Clare Hunt |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| LB | 7 | Steph Catley (c) |
| RM | 16 | Hayley Raso |
| CM | 19 | Katrina Gorry |
| CM | 23 | Kyra Cooney-Cross |
| LM | 5 | Cortnee Vine | 75' |
| CF | 9 | Caitlin Foord |
| CF | 11 | Mary Fowler | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Emily van Egmond | 75' |
| DF | 4 | Clare Polkinghorne | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson ||
| GK | 1 | Courtney Brosnan |
| CB | 5 | Niamh Fahey |
| CB | 4 | Louise Quinn |
| CB | 6 | Megan Connolly |
| RM | 14 | Heather Payne |
| CM | 10 | Denise O'Sullivan | 42' |
| CM | 8 | Ruesha Littlejohn |
| LM | 11 | Katie McCabe (c) |
| RF | 17 | Sinead Farrelly | | 63' |
| CF | 18 | Kyra Carusa | | 87' |
| LF | 20 | Marissa Sheva | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Lucy Quinn | | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Abbie Larkin | | 63' |
| DF | 22 | Isibeal Atkinson | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Vera Pauw ||
* Player of the Match:
* Steph Catley (Australia)
* Assistant referees:
* Neuza Back (Brazil)
* Leila Moreira da Cruz (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* María Carvajal (Chile)
* Video assistant referee:
* Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Juan Soto (Venezuela)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)

### Nigeria vs Canada

| Nigeria | Canada |
| GK | 16 | Chiamaka Nnadozie (c) |
| RB | 22 | Michelle Alozie |
| CB | 14 | Oluwatosin Demehin | 54' |
| CB | 2 | Ashleigh Plumptre |
| LB | 3 | Osinachi Ohale |
| CM | 10 | Christy Ucheibe |
| CM | 13 | Deborah Abiodun | 90+8' |
| RW | 6 | Ifeoma Onumonu | | 85' |
| AM | 7 | Toni Payne |
| LW | 17 | Francisca Ordega | | 73' |
| CF | 8 | Asisat Oshoala | | 90+1' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Uchenna Kanu | | 73' |
| FW | 21 | Esther Okoronkwo | | 85' |
| MF | 19 | Jennifer Echegini | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Randy Waldrum ||
| GK | 1 | Kailen Sheridan |
| RB | 10 | Ashley Lawrence | 74' |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles |
| LB | 8 | Jayde Riviere | | 71' |
| CM | 5 | Quinn |
| CM | 7 | Julia Grosso | | 82' |
| RW | 9 | Jordyn Huitema |
| AM | 12 | Christine Sinclair (c) | | 71' |
| LW | 6 | Deanne Rose | | 46' |
| CF | 19 | Adriana Leon | | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Cloé Lacasse | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Evelyne Viens | 90+9' | 64' |
| DF | 2 | Allysha Chapman | | 71' |
| MF | 13 | Sophie Schmidt | | 71' |
| FW | 15 | Nichelle Prince | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Bev Priestman ||
* Player of the Match:
* Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
* Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia)
* Fourth official:
* Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
* Video assistant referee:
* Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

### Canada vs Republic of Ireland

| Canada | Republic of Ireland |
| GK | 1 | Kailen Sheridan |
| RB | 8 | Jayde Riviere | | 90+4' |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan | 36' | 46' |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles | 61' |
| LB | 10 | Ashley Lawrence |
| DM | 5 | Quinn |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming (c) |
| CM | 7 | Julia Grosso | | 46' |
| RF | 9 | Jordyn Huitema |
| CF | 11 | Evelyne Viens | | 46' |
| LF | 19 | Adriana Leon | | 59' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Shelina Zadorsky | | 46' |
| FW | 12 | Christine Sinclair | | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Sophie Schmidt | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Cloé Lacasse | | 59' |
| DF | 2 | Allysha Chapman | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Bev Priestman ||
| GK | 1 | Courtney Brosnan |
| CB | 5 | Niamh Fahey |
| CB | 4 | Louise Quinn |
| CB | 6 | Megan Connolly |
| RM | 13 | Áine O'Gorman | | 59' |
| CM | 10 | Denise O'Sullivan |
| CM | 8 | Ruesha Littlejohn | | 65' |
| LM | 11 | Katie McCabe (c) | 90+8' |
| RF | 15 | Lucy Quinn | | 46' |
| CF | 18 | Kyra Carusa | | 65' |
| LF | 17 | Sinead Farrelly | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Abbie Larkin | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Marissa Sheva | | 59' |
| DF | 22 | Isibeal Atkinson | | 65' |
| MF | 12 | Lily Agg | | 65' |
| FW | 9 | Amber Barrett | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Vera Pauw ||
* Player of the Match:
* Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland)
* Assistant referees:
* Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
* Daiana Milone (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
* Video assistant referee:
* Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Neuza Back (Brazil)

### Australia vs Nigeria

| Australia | Nigeria |
| GK | 18 | Mackenzie Arnold |
| RB | 21 | Ellie Carpenter |
| CB | 15 | Clare Hunt |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| LB | 7 | Steph Catley (c) |
| DM | 10 | Emily van Egmond |
| CM | 23 | Kyra Cooney-Cross |
| CM | 19 | Katrina Gorry |
| RF | 5 | Cortnee Vine | | 82' |
| CF | 9 | Caitlin Foord | 45+3' |
| LF | 16 | Hayley Raso | | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Clare Polkinghorne | | 82' |
| MF | 8 | Alex Chidiac | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson ||
| GK | 16 | Chiamaka Nnadozie (c) |
| RB | 22 | Michelle Alozie | 21' |
| CB | 3 | Osinachi Ohale |
| CB | 14 | Oluwatosin Demehin |
| LB | 2 | Ashleigh Plumptre | | 77' |
| DM | 18 | Halimatu Ayinde | | 76' |
| CM | 7 | Toni Payne | | 90' |
| CM | 10 | Christy Ucheibe |
| RF | 6 | Ifeoma Onumonu | | 63' |
| CF | 12 | Uchenna Kanu | | 63' |
| LF | 15 | Rasheedat Ajibade |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Asisat Oshoala | 73' | 63' |
| FW | 21 | Esther Okoronkwo | | 63' |
| MF | 19 | Jennifer Echegini | | 76' |
| DF | 4 | Glory Ogbonna | | 77' |
| DF | 5 | Onome Ebi | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Randy Waldrum ||
* Player of the Match:
* Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
* Susanne Küng (Switzerland)
* Fourth official:
* Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
* Video assistant referee:
* Marco Fritz (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Ella De Vries (Belgium)

### Canada vs Australia

| Canada | Australia |
| GK | 1 | Kailen Sheridan |
| RB | 8 | Jayde Riviere | 46' |
| CB | 3 | Kadeisha Buchanan |
| CB | 14 | Vanessa Gilles |
| LB | 10 | Ashley Lawrence |
| DM | 5 | Quinn | 77' |
| CM | 7 | Julia Grosso | 46' |
| CM | 17 | Jessie Fleming |
| RF | 19 | Adriana Leon | 64' |
| CF | 12 | Christine Sinclair (c) | 46' |
| LF | 9 | Jordyn Huitema | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Allysha Chapman | 46' |
| FW | 6 | Deanne Rose | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Sophie Schmidt | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Cloé Lacasse | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Evelyne Viens | 64' |
| MF | 23 | Olivia Smith | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Bev Priestman ||
| GK | 18 | Mackenzie Arnold | 81' |
| RB | 21 | Ellie Carpenter |
| CB | 15 | Clare Hunt |
| CB | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| LB | 7 | Steph Catley (c) |
| RM | 16 | Hayley Raso | | 75' |
| CM | 19 | Katrina Gorry | | 90+6' |
| CM | 23 | Kyra Cooney-Cross |
| LM | 10 | Emily van Egmond | 68' | 84' |
| CF | 11 | Mary Fowler |
| CF | 9 | Caitlin Foord |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 5 | Cortnee Vine | | 75' |
| DF | 4 | Clare Polkinghorne | | 84' |
| DF | 22 | Charlotte Grant | | 90+6' |
| Manager: ||
| Tony Gustavsson | 45+5' |
* Player of the Match:
* Hayley Raso (Australia)
* Assistant referees:
* Manuela Nicolosi (France)
* Elodie Coppola (France)
* Fourth official:
* Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
* Video assistant referee:
* Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Marco Fritz (Germany)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Ella De Vries (Belgium)

### Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria

| Republic of Ireland | Nigeria |
| GK | 1 | Courtney Brosnan |
| CB | 5 | Niamh Fahey | | 90+5' |
| CB | 4 | Louise Quinn |
| CB | 6 | Megan Connolly |
| RM | 14 | Heather Payne | | 83' |
| CM | 12 | Lily Agg | | 83' |
| CM | 8 | Ruesha Littlejohn |
| LM | 11 | Katie McCabe (c) | 68' |
| RF | 10 | Denise O'Sullivan |
| CF | 18 | Kyra Carusa |
| LF | 17 | Sinead Farrelly |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Marissa Sheva | | 83' |
| FW | 19 | Abbie Larkin | | 83' |
| DF | 7 | Diane Caldwell | | 90+5' |
| Manager: ||
| Vera Pauw ||
| GK | 16 | Chiamaka Nnadozie (c) |
| RB | 22 | Michelle Alozie |
| CB | 3 | Osinachi Ohale |
| CB | 14 | Oluwatosin Demehin | 83' |
| LB | 2 | Ashleigh Plumptre |
| CM | 10 | Christy Ucheibe |
| CM | 18 | Halimatu Ayinde |
| RW | 15 | Rasheedat Ajibade |
| AM | 7 | Toni Payne |
| LW | 12 | Uchenna Kanu | 67' |
| CF | 8 | Asisat Oshoala | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Gift Monday | 67' |
| FW | 6 | Ifeoma Onumonu | 67' |
| DF | 5 | Onome Ebi | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Randy Waldrum ||
* Player of the Match:
* Courtney Brosnan (Republic of Ireland)
* Assistant referees:
* Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico)
* Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
* Video assistant referee:
* Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)

## 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 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Australia | | | 1 | 2 | –3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | | 1 | 1 | –3 |
| Canada | 2 | | 2 | | –4 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | | –7 |