# 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E

Group E 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 22 July to 1 August 2023. The group consisted of defending world champions the United States, Vietnam, the Netherlands and Portugal. The top two teams, the Netherlands and the United States (both finalists in 2019), advanced to the round of 16.
The United States finished as group runners-up for only the second time in the tournament's history, and the first since 2011, the most recent Women's World Cup without the Netherlands participating. The five points they earned was their lowest ever in a Women's World Cup group stage, having won at least two group games in all previous tournaments (including 1991 when only two points were awarded for a win). Debutants Vietnam were eliminated without scoring a single goal, finishing bottom of the group with zero points and twelve goals conceded.

## 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 |
| E1 | United States | 1 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship champions | 7 July 2022 | 9th | 2019 | Winners (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019) | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Vietnam | 3 | AFC | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup play-off winners | 6 February 2022 | 1st | — | Debut | 34 | 32 |
| E3 | Netherlands | 2 | UEFA | UEFA Group C winners | 6 September 2022 | 3rd | 2019 | Runners-up (2019) | 8 | 9 |
| E4 | Portugal | 4 | UEFA | Inter-confederation play-off Group A winners | 22 February 2023 | 1st | — | Debut | 23 | 21 |
Notes
* ↑ The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
* 1 2 As the identity of the inter-confederation play-off Group A winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
In the round of 16:
* The winners of Group E, the Netherlands, advanced to play the runners-up of Group G, South Africa.
* The runners-up of Group E, the United States, advanced to play the winners of Group G, Sweden.

## Matches

All times listed are local, NZST (UTC+12).

### United States vs Vietnam

| United States | Vietnam |
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 23 | Emily Fox | | 84' |
| CB | 4 | Naomi Girma |
| CB | 8 | Julie Ertz |
| LB | 19 | Crystal Dunn | | 84' |
| CM | 9 | Savannah DeMelo | | 61' |
| CM | 10 | Lindsey Horan (c) | 56' |
| RW | 11 | Sophia Smith |
| AM | 17 | Andi Sullivan |
| LW | 20 | Trinity Rodman | | 76' |
| CF | 13 | Alex Morgan | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Rose Lavelle | | 61' |
| FW | 15 | Megan Rapinoe | | 61' |
| FW | 7 | Alyssa Thompson | | 76' |
| DF | 3 | Sofia Huerta | | 84' |
| DF | 5 | Kelley O'Hara | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Vlatko Andonovski ||
| GK | 14 | Trần Thị Kim Thanh |
| SW | 13 | Lê Thị Diễm My |
| CB | 2 | Lương Thị Thu Thương | | 61' |
| CB | 4 | Trần Thị Thu |
| RWB | 17 | Trần Thị Thu Thảo |
| LWB | 5 | Hoàng Thị Loan |
| RM | 10 | Trần Thị Hải Linh | | 89' |
| CM | 23 | Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy | | 61' |
| CM | 11 | Thái Thị Thảo |
| LM | 7 | Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Huỳnh Như (c) | 76' | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Ngân Thị Vạn Sự | | 46' |
| DF | 22 | Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh | | 61' |
| DF | 3 | Chương Thị Kiều | | 61' |
| FW | 12 | Phạm Hải Yến | | 76' |
| MF | 16 | Dương Thị Vân | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Mai Đức Chung ||
* Player of the Match:
* Sophia Smith (United States)
* Assistant referees:
* Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
* Soukaina Hamdi (Morocco)
* Fourth official:
* Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Ella De Vries (Belgium)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)

### Netherlands vs Portugal

| Netherlands | Portugal |
| GK | 1 | Daphne van Domselaar |
| SW | 3 | Stefanie van der Gragt |
| CB | 8 | Sherida Spitse (c) |
| CB | 20 | Dominique Janssen |
| RWB | 17 | Victoria Pelova | | 90+4' |
| LWB | 10 | Daniëlle van de Donk | 78' | 80' |
| CM | 22 | Esmee Brugts |
| CM | 6 | Jill Roord |
| AM | 14 | Jackie Groenen |
| CF | 7 | Lineth Beerensteyn | | 87' |
| CF | 11 | Lieke Martens |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Damaris Egurrola | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Katja Snoeijs | | 87' |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Casparij | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Andries Jonker ||
| GK | 1 | Inês Pereira |
| RB | 9 | Ana Borges |
| CB | 19 | Diana Gomes | 84' |
| CB | 15 | Carole Costa |
| LB | 2 | Catarina Amado | | 78' |
| DM | 14 | Dolores Silva (c) | | 67' |
| CM | 13 | Fátima Pinto |
| CM | 11 | Tatiana Pinto |
| AM | 8 | Andreia Norton | | 78' |
| CF | 10 | Jéssica Silva | 56' |
| CF | 16 | Diana Silva | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Francisca Nazareth | | 67' |
| MF | 6 | Andreia Jacinto | | 78' |
| FW | 23 | Telma Encarnação | | 78' |
| DF | 3 | Lúcia Alves | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Francisco Neto ||
* Player of the Match:
* Stefanie van der Gragt (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)
* Paulina Baranowska (Poland)
* Fourth official:
* Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
* Video assistant referee:
* Drew Fischer (Canada)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Joanna Charaktis (Australia)

### United States vs Netherlands

The two teams met at the 2019 final, in which the United States won 2–0.
| United States | Netherlands |
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 23 | Emily Fox |
| CB | 8 | Julie Ertz |
| CB | 4 | Naomi Girma |
| LB | 19 | Crystal Dunn |
| DM | 17 | Andi Sullivan |
| CM | 9 | Savannah DeMelo | | 46' |
| CM | 10 | Lindsey Horan (c) |
| RF | 20 | Trinity Rodman |
| CF | 13 | Alex Morgan |
| LF | 11 | Sophia Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Rose Lavelle | 51' | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Vlatko Andonovski ||
| GK | 1 | Daphne van Domselaar |
| SW | 3 | Stefanie van der Gragt | 46' |
| CB | 8 | Sherida Spitse (c) |
| CB | 20 | Dominique Janssen |
| RM | 17 | Victoria Pelova | 86' |
| CM | 6 | Jill Roord | 90+4' |
| CM | 14 | Jackie Groenen |
| CM | 10 | Daniëlle van de Donk |
| LM | 22 | Esmee Brugts |
| CF | 9 | Katja Snoeijs | 71' |
| CF | 11 | Lieke Martens |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Aniek Nouwen | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Damaris Egurrola | 71' |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Casparij | 86' |
| FW | 13 | Renate Jansen | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Andries Jonker ||
* Player of the Match:
* Jill Roord (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Makoto Bozono (Japan)
* Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
* Fourth official:
* Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
* Video assistant referee:
* Juan Soto (Venezuela)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Leslie Vásquez (Chile)

### Portugal vs Vietnam

| Portugal | Vietnam |
| GK | 12 | Patrícia Morais |
| RB | 3 | Lúcia Alves |
| CB | 17 | Ana Seiça | | 90' |
| CB | 15 | Carole Costa |
| LB | 5 | Joana Marchão |
| DM | 6 | Andreia Jacinto | | 90' |
| CM | 20 | Kika | | 69' |
| CM | 11 | Tatiana Pinto |
| RF | 9 | Ana Borges (c) | 86' |
| CF | 23 | Telma Encarnação | | 75' |
| LF | 10 | Jéssica Silva | | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Ana Capeta | | 69' |
| MF | 8 | Andreia Norton | | 69' |
| FW | 18 | Carolina Mendes | | 75' |
| MF | 7 | Ana Rute | | 90' |
| DF | 4 | Sílvia Rebelo | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Francisco Neto ||
| GK | 14 | Trần Thị Kim Thanh |
| SW | 13 | Lê Thị Diễm My |
| CB | 2 | Lương Thị Thu Thương | 72' |
| CB | 4 | Trần Thị Thu |
| RWB | 17 | Trần Thị Thu Thảo |
| LWB | 5 | Hoàng Thị Loan |
| RM | 23 | Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy | 64' |
| CM | 16 | Dương Thị Vân | 64' |
| CM | 11 | Thái Thị Thảo |
| LM | 19 | Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nhã |
| CF | 9 | Huỳnh Như (c) | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Trần Thị Hải Linh | 64' |
| MF | 21 | Ngân Thị Vạn Sự | 64' |
| DF | 3 | Chương Thị Kiều | 72' |
| FW | 12 | Phạm Hải Yến | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Mai Đức Chung ||
* Player of the Match:
* Telma Encarnação (Portugal)
* Assistant referees:
* Queency Victoire (Mauritius)
* Mary Njoroge (Kenya)
* Fourth official:
* Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
* Video assistant referee:
* Adil Zourak (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

### Portugal vs United States

| Portugal | United States |
| GK | 1 | Ines Pereira |
| CB | 9 | Ana Borges |
| CB | 15 | Carole Costa | 56' |
| CB | 19 | Diana Gomes | 72' |
| RWB | 11 | Tatiana Pinto |
| LWB | 2 | Catarina Amado | 86' | 89' |
| CM | 14 | Dolores Silva (c) |
| CM | 8 | Andreia Norton | | 81' |
| AM | 20 | Francisca Nazareth | | 62' |
| CF | 10 | Jéssica Silva |
| CF | 16 | Diana Silva | | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Andreia Jacinto | | 62' |
| FW | 23 | Telma Encarnação | | 81' |
| FW | 21 | Ana Capeta | | 89' |
| DF | 5 | Joana Marchão | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Francisco Neto ||
| GK | 1 | Alyssa Naeher |
| RB | 23 | Emily Fox |
| CB | 4 | Naomi Girma | 81' |
| CB | 8 | Julie Ertz |
| LB | 19 | Crystal Dunn | | 90+7' |
| DM | 17 | Andi Sullivan |
| CM | 16 | Rose Lavelle | 39' |
| CM | 10 | Lindsey Horan (c) | | 84' |
| RF | 6 | Lynn Williams | | 84' |
| CF | 13 | Alex Morgan | | 90+7' |
| LF | 11 | Sophia Smith | 52' | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Megan Rapinoe | | 61' |
| DF | 14 | Emily Sonnett | | 84' |
| FW | 20 | Trinity Rodman | | 84' |
| FW | 7 | Alyssa Thompson | | 90+7' |
| DF | 5 | Kelley O'Hara | | 90+7' |
| Manager: ||
| Vlatko Andonovski ||
* Player of the Match:
* Alex Morgan (United States)
* Assistant referees:
* Natalie Aspinall (England)
* Anita Vad (Hungary)
* Fourth official:
* Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
* Video assistant referee:
* Marco Fritz (Germany)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)

### Vietnam vs Netherlands

| Vietnam | Netherlands |
| GK | 14 | Trần Thị Kim Thanh | | 46' |
| SW | 13 | Lê Thị Diễm My |
| CB | 2 | Lương Thị Thu Thương | | 28' |
| CB | 4 | Trần Thị Thu |
| RWB | 17 | Trần Thị Thu Thảo |
| LWB | 5 | Hoàng Thị Loan | | 28' |
| RM | 23 | Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy | | 60' |
| CM | 10 | Trần Thị Hải Linh |
| CM | 16 | Dương Thị Vân | 83' |
| LM | 19 | Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nhã |
| CF | 12 | Phạm Hải Yến (c) | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Chương Thị Kiều | | 28' |
| DF | 22 | Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh | | 28' |
| GK | 20 | Khổng Thị Hằng | | 46' |
| MF | 7 | Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung | | 60' |
| FW | 9 | Huỳnh Như | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Mai Đức Chung ||
| GK | 1 | Daphne van Domselaar |
| SW | 3 | Stefanie van der Gragt |
| CB | 8 | Sherida Spitse (c) | 73' |
| CB | 20 | Dominique Janssen |
| RM | 17 | Victoria Pelova | 46' |
| CM | 6 | Jill Roord |
| CM | 14 | Jackie Groenen | 62' |
| CM | 10 | Daniëlle van de Donk | 46' |
| LM | 22 | Esmee Brugts | 80' |
| CF | 9 | Katja Snoeijs |
| CF | 11 | Lieke Martens |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Wieke Kaptein | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Kerstin Casparij | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Damaris Egurrola | 62' |
| DF | 15 | Caitlin Dijkstra | 73' |
| DF | 5 | Merel van Dongen | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Andries Jonker ||
* Player of the Match:
* Esmee Brugts (Netherlands)
* Assistant referees:
* Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)
* Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia)
* Fourth official:
* Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
* Video assistant referee:
* Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
* Offside video assistant referee:
* Chantal Boudreau (Canada)

## 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 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Netherlands | 1 | | | –1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | | 1 | –2 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 3 | –5 |
| Portugal | 2 | 1 | 3 | –6 |