2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group A is a part of the tournament where teams compete against each other. It will happen from July 20th to July 30th, 2023. The teams in this group are New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, and Switzerland. The two best teams from this group will move on to the next round, called the round of 16.

## Teams

|rowspan="2"|Draw position|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|Pot|rowspan="2"|Confederation|rowspan="2"|Method of qualification|rowspan="2"|Date of qualification|rowspan="2" data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan="2"|Last appearance|rowspan="2"|Previous best performance|colspan="2"|FIFA Rankings|
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|A1|style="white-space:nowrap"||1|OFC|data-sort-value="*"|Hosts|25 June 2020|6th|2019|data-sort-value="17"|Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)|22|26|||||||
|A2|style="white-space:nowrap"||2|UEFA|UEFA Group F winners|2 September 2022|9th|2019|data-sort-value="1"|**Winners** (1995)|12|12||||||||
|A3|style="white-space:nowrap"||4|AFC|2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semi-finalists|30 January 2022|1st|—|data-sort-value="99"|Debut|53|46||||||||
|A4|style="white-space:nowrap"||3|UEFA|UEFA play-off best ranked winners|11 October 2022|2nd|2015|data-sort-value="9"|Round of 16 (2015)|21|20||||||||
**Notes**

## Matches

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

### New Zealand vs Norway

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|GK|**21**|Victoria Esson|||||
|RB|**4**|CJ Bott|||||
|CB|**13**|Rebekah Stott|||||
|CB|**14**|Katie Bowen|||||
|LB|**7**|Ali Riley (c)|||||
|DM|**2**|Ria Percival|||||
|CM|**12**|Betsy Hassett|||||
|CM|**6**|Malia Steinmetz|||||
|RF|**20**|Indiah-Paige Riley|||||
|CF|**17**|Hannah Wilkinson|||||
|LF|**16**|Jacqui Hand|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**3**|Claudia Bunge|||||
|FW|**15**|Paige Satchell|||||
|FW|**9**|Gabi Rennie|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jitka Klimková|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**23**|Aurora Mikalsen|||||
|RB|**13**|Thea Bjelde|||||
|CB|**6**|Maren Mjelde (c)|||||
|CB|**16**|Mathilde Harviken|||||
|LB|**4**|Tuva Hansen|||||
|DM|**18**|Frida Maanum|||||
|CM|**7**|Ingrid Syrstad Engen|||||
|CM|**11**|Guro Reiten|||||
|RF|**10**|Caroline Graham Hansen|||||
|CF|**14**|Ada Hegerberg|||||
|LF|**17**|Julie Blakstad|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**20**|Emilie Haavi|||||
|MF|**8**|Vilde Bøe Risa|||||
|DF|**2**|Anja Sønstevold|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hege Riise|}|||||

### Philippines vs Switzerland

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|GK|**1**|Olivia Davies-McDaniel|||||
|RB|**17**|Alicia Barker|||||
|CB|**5**|Hali Long (c)|||||
|CB|**3**|Jessika Cowart|||||
|LB|**16**|Sofia Harrison|||||
|RM|**20**|Quinley Quezada|||||
|CM|**4**|Jaclyn Sawicki|||||
|CM|**8**|Sara Eggesvik|||||
|LM|**13**|Angela Beard|||||
|CF|**21**|Katrina Guillou|||||
|CF|**7**|Sarina Bolden|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Isabella Flanigan|||||
|FW|**14**|Meryll Serrano|||||
|FW|**10**|Chandler McDaniel|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Alen Stajcic|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Gaëlle Thalmann|||||
|RB|**19**|Eseosa Aigbogun|||||
|CB|**15**|Luana Bühler|||||
|CB|**2**|Julia Stierli|||||
|LB|**5**|Noelle Maritz|||||
|DM|**13**|Lia Wälti (c)|||||
|CM|**17**|Seraina Piubel|||||
|CM|**11**|Coumba Sow|||||
|AM|**6**|Géraldine Reuteler|||||
|CF|**9**|Ana Maria Crnogorčević|||||
|CF|**10**|Ramona Bachmann|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**23**|Alisha Lehmann|||||
|MF|**16**|Sandrine Mauron|||||
|FW|**22**|Meriame Terchoun|||||
|DF|**8**|Nadine Riesen|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Inka Grings|}|||||

### New Zealand vs Philippines

This was only the second ever win for a Southeast Asian country (excluding Australia which geographically is not in Southeast Asia) at a senior World Cup (male or female) and the first since Thailand beat Ivory Coast in the 2015 Women's World Cup.
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|GK|**21**|Victoria Esson|||||
|RB|**4**|CJ Bott|||||
|CB|**13**|Rebekah Stott|||||
|CB|**14**|Katie Bowen|||||
|LB|**7**|Ali Riley|||||
|RM|**20**|Indiah-Paige Riley|||||
|CM|**6**|Malia Steinmetz|||||
|CM|**2**|Ria Percival (c)|||||
|LM|**12**|Betsy Hassett|||||
|CF|**16**|Jacqui Hand|||||
|CF|**17**|Hannah Wilkinson|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**11**|Olivia Chance|||||
|MF|**10**|Annalie Longo|||||
|FW|**18**|Grace Jale|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jitka Klimková|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Olivia Davies-McDaniel|||||
|SW|**3**|Jessika Cowart|||||
|CB|**5**|Hali Long (c)|||||
|CB|**13**|Angela Beard|||||
|RWB|**17**|Alicia Barker|||||
|LWB|**16**|Sofia Harrison|||||
|CM|**20**|Quinley Quezada|||||
|CM|**4**|Jaclyn Sawicki|||||
|CM|**8**|Sara Eggesvik|||||
|CF|**21**|Katrina Guillou|||||
|CF|**7**|Sarina Bolden|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Isabella Flanigan|||||
|DF|**19**|Dominique Randle|||||
|MF|**6**|Tahnai Annis|||||
|MF|**12**|Ryley Bugay|||||
|FW|**15**|Carleigh Frilles|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Alen Stajcic|}|||||

### Switzerland vs Norway

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|GK|**1**|Gaëlle Thalmann|||||
|RB|**19**|Eseosa Aigbogun|||||
|CB|**8**|Nadine Riesen|||||
|CB|**2**|Julia Stierli|||||
|LB|**5**|Noelle Maritz|||||
|DM|**13**|Lia Wälti (c)|||||
|CM|**11**|Coumba Sow|||||
|CM|**6**|Géraldine Reuteler|||||
|RF|**17**|Seraina Piubel|||||
|CF|**10**|Ramona Bachmann|||||
|LF|**9**|Ana Maria Crnogorčević|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**16**|Sandrine Mauron|||||
|FW|**22**|Meriame Terchoun|||||
|MF|**14**|Marion Rey|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Inka Grings|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**23**|Aurora Mikalsen|||||
|RB|**13**|Thea Bjelde|||||
|CB|**6**|Maren Mjelde (c)|||||
|CB|**16**|Mathilde Harviken|||||
|LB|**4**|Tuva Hansen|||||
|DM|**8**|Vilde Bøe Risa|||||
|CM|**18**|Frida Maanum|||||
|CM|**11**|Guro Reiten|||||
|RF|**15**|Amalie Eikeland|||||
|CF|**22**|Sophie Román Haug|||||
|LF|**20**|Emilie Haavi|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**10**|Caroline Graham Hansen|||||
|DF|**2**|Anja Sønstevold|||||
|FW|**9**|Karina Sævik|||||
|DF|**19**|Marit Bratberg Lund|||||
|MF|**7**|Ingrid Syrstad Engen|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hege Riise|}|||||

### Switzerland vs New Zealand

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|GK|**1**|Gaëlle Thalmann|||||
|RB|**19**|Eseosa Aigbogun|||||
|CB|**5**|Noelle Maritz|||||
|CB|**2**|Julia Stierli|||||
|LB|**8**|Nadine Riesen|||||
|DM|**13**|Lia Wälti (c)|||||
|CM|**11**|Coumba Sow|||||
|CM|**6**|Géraldine Reuteler|||||
|RF|**17**|Seraina Piubel|||||
|CF|**9**|Ana Maria Crnogorčević|||||
|LF|**10**|Ramona Bachmann|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**23**|Alisha Lehmann|||||
|MF|**16**|Sandrine Mauron|||||
|DF|**18**|Viola Calligaris|||||
|FW|**22**|Meriame Terchoun|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Inka Grings|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**21**|Victoria Esson|||||
|RB|**4**|CJ Bott|||||
|CB|**13**|Rebekah Stott|||||
|CB|**14**|Katie Bowen|||||
|LB|**7**|Ali Riley (c)|||||
|RM|**10**|Annalie Longo|||||
|CM|**2**|Ria Percival|||||
|CM|**6**|Malia Steinmetz|||||
|LM|**11**|Olivia Chance|||||
|CF|**16**|Jacqui Hand|||||
|CF|**17**|Hannah Wilkinson|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**20**|Indiah-Paige Riley|||||
|MF|**12**|Betsy Hassett|||||
|DF|**3**|Claudia Bunge|||||
|FW|**18**|Grace Jale|||||
|FW|**9**|Gabi Rennie|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jitka Klimková|}|||||

### Norway vs Philippines

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|GK|**23**|Aurora Mikalsen|||||
|RB|**13**|Thea Bjelde|||||
|CB|**6**|Maren Mjelde (c)|||||
|CB|**16**|Mathilde Harviken|||||
|LB|**4**|Tuva Hansen|||||
|DM|**8**|Vilde Bøe Risa|||||
|CM|**18**|Frida Maanum|||||
|CM|**11**|Guro Reiten|||||
|RF|**22**|Sophie Román Haug|||||
|CF|**10**|Caroline Graham Hansen|||||
|LF|**20**|Emilie Haavi|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**7**|Ingrid Syrstad Engen|||||
|FW|**9**|Karina Sævik|||||
|DF|**2**|Anja Sønstevold|||||
|FW|**21**|Anna Jøsendal|||||
|DF|**5**|Guro Bergsvand|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Hege Riise|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Olivia Davies-McDaniel|||||
|RB|**17**|Alicia Barker|||||
|CB|**5**|Hali Long (c)|||||
|CB|**13**|Angela Beard|||||
|LB|**20**|Quinley Quezada|||||
|RM|**4**|Jaclyn Sawicki|||||
|CM|**3**|Jessika Cowart|||||
|CM|**8**|Sara Eggesvik|||||
|LM|**9**|Isabella Flanigan|||||
|CF|**7**|Sarina Bolden|||||
|CF|**21**|Katrina Guillou|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**16**|Sofia Harrison|||||
|DF|**19**|Dominique Randle|||||
|MF|**12**|Ryley Bugay|||||
|FW|**10**|Chandler McDaniel|||||
|FW|**14**|Meryll Serrano|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Alen Stajcic|}|||||