2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group C 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 Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan. 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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|C1|style="white-space:nowrap"||1|UEFA|UEFA Group B winners|12 April 2022|3rd|2019|data-sort-value="9"|Round of 16 (2019)|6|6||||||||
|C2|style="white-space:nowrap"||3|CONCACAF|2022 CONCACAF W Championship fourth place|8 July 2022|2nd|2015|data-sort-value="17"|Group stage (2015)|37|36||||||||
|C3|style="white-space:nowrap"||4|CAF|2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place|13 July 2022|1st|—|data-sort-value="99"|Debut|81|77||||||||
|C4|style="white-space:nowrap"||2|AFC|2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semi-finalists|30 January 2022|9th|2019|data-sort-value="1"|**Winners** (2011)|11|11||||||||
**Notes**

## Standings

In the round of 16:

- The winners of Group C will advance to play the runners-up of Group A.
- The runners-up of Group C will advance to play the winners of Group A.

## Matches

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

### Spain vs Costa Rica

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|GK|**1**|Misa Rodríguez|||||
|RB|**2**|Ona Batlle|||||
|CB|**4**|Irene Paredes|||||
|CB|**5**|Ivana Andrés (c)|||||
|LB|**19**|Olga Carmona|||||
|CM|**6**|Aitana Bonmatí|||||
|CM|**3**|Teresa Abelleira|||||
|RW|**22**|Athenea del Castillo|||||
|AM|**10**|Jennifer Hermoso|||||
|LW|**18**|Salma Paralluelo|||||
|CF|**9**|Esther González|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**8**|Mariona Caldentey|||||
|FW|**17**|Alba Redondo|||||
|MF|**21**|Claudia Zornoza|||||
|MF|**11**|Alexia Putellas|||||
|DF|**12**|Oihane Hernández|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jorge Vilda|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**23**|Daniela Solera|||||
|CB|**20**|Fabiola Villalobos|||||
|CB|**4**|Mariana Benavides|||||
|CB|**5**|Valeria del Campo|||||
|RM|**3**|María Coto|||||
|CM|**16**|Katherine Alvarado (c)|||||
|CM|**10**|Gloriana Villalobos|||||
|LM|**12**|María Paula Elizondo|||||
|RF|**7**|Melissa Herrera|||||
|CF|**9**|María Paula Salas|||||
|LF|**14**|Priscila Chinchilla|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**15**|Cristín Granados|||||
|MF|**19**|Alexandra Pinell|||||
|MF|**21**|Sheika Scott|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Amelia Valverde|}|||||

### Zambia vs Japan

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|GK|**1**|Catherine Musonda|||||
|RB|**8**|Margaret Belemu|||||
|CB|**15**|Agness Musase|||||
|CB|**3**|Lushomo Mweemba|||||
|LB|**13**|Martha Tembo|||||
|RM|**12**|Evarine Katongo|||||
|CM|**4**|Susan Banda|||||
|CM|**14**|Ireen Lungu|||||
|LM|**17**|Racheal Kundananji|||||
|CF|**19**|Siomala Mapepa|||||
|CF|**11**|Barbra Banda (c)|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**7**|Lubandji Ochumba|||||
|MF|**21**|Avell Chitundu|||||
|DF|**23**|Vast Phiri|||||
|GK|**18**|Eunice Sakala|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Bruce Mwape|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Ayaka Yamashita|||||
|CB|**23**|Rion Ishikawa|||||
|CB|**4**|Saki Kumagai (c)|||||
|CB|**3**|Moeka Minami|||||
|RM|**2**|Risa Shimizu|||||
|CM|**14**|Yui Hasegawa|||||
|CM|**10**|Fūka Nagano|||||
|CM|**7**|Hinata Miyazawa|||||
|LM|**13**|Jun Endō|||||
|CF|**15**|Aoba Fujino|||||
|CF|**11**|Mina Tanaka|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Riko Ueki|||||
|MF|**8**|Hikaru Naomoto|||||
|DF|**17**|Kiko Seike|||||
|FW|**22**|Remina Chiba|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Futoshi Ikeda|}|||||

### Japan vs Costa Rica

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|GK|**1**|Ayaka Yamashita|||||
|CB|**5**|Shiori Miyake|||||
|CB|**4**|Saki Kumagai (c)|||||
|CB|**3**|Moeka Minami|||||
|RM|**2**|Risa Shimizu|||||
|CM|**16**|Honoka Hayashi|||||
|CM|**8**|Hikaru Naomoto|||||
|CM|**14**|Yui Hasegawa|||||
|LM|**6**|Hina Sugita|||||
|CF|**15**|Aoba Fujino|||||
|CF|**11**|Mina Tanaka|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**7**|Hinata Miyazawa|||||
|FW|**9**|Riko Ueki|||||
|MF|**10**|Fūka Nagano|||||
|DF|**17**|Kiko Seike|||||
|DF|**19**|Miyabi Moriya|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Futoshi Ikeda|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**23**|Daniela Solera|||||
|CB|**20**|Fabiola Villalobos|||||
|CB|**4**|Mariana Benavides|||||
|CB|**2**|Gabriela Guillén|||||
|RM|**3**|María Coto|||||
|CM|**16**|Katherine Alvarado (c)|||||
|CM|**15**|Cristín Granados|||||
|LM|**12**|María Paula Elizondo|||||
|RF|**7**|Melissa Herrera|||||
|CF|**9**|María Paula Salas|||||
|LF|**14**|Priscila Chinchilla|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**10**|Gloriana Villalobos|||||
|MF|**11**|Raquel Rodríguez|||||
|MF|**21**|Sheika Scott|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Amelia Valverde|}|||||

### Spain vs Zambia

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|GK|**1**|Misa Rodríguez|||||
|RB|**2**|Ona Batlle|||||
|CB|**4**|Irene Paredes|||||
|CB|**5**|Ivana Andrés (c)|||||
|LB|**19**|Olga Carmona|||||
|DM|**3**|Teresa Abelleira|||||
|CM|**6**|Aitana Bonmatí|||||
|CM|**11**|Alexia Putellas|||||
|RF|**18**|Salma Paralluelo|||||
|CF|**10**|Jennifer Hermoso|||||
|LF|**8**|Mariona Caldentey|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**17**|Alba Redondo|||||
|DF|**12**|Oihane Hernández|||||
|FW|**15**|Eva Navarro|||||
|MF|**7**|Irene Guerrero|||||
|FW|**22**|Athenea del Castillo|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jorge Vilda|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**18**|Eunice Sakala|||||
|RB|**8**|Margaret Belemu|||||
|CB|**15**|Agness Musase|||||
|CB|**3**|Lushomo Mweemba|||||
|LB|**13**|Martha Tembo|||||
|DM|**4**|Susan Banda|||||
|CM|**14**|Ireen Lungu|||||
|CM|**12**|Evarine Katongo|||||
|RF|**17**|Racheal Kundananji|||||
|CF|**11**|Barbra Banda (c)|||||
|LF|**19**|Siomala Mapepa|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**6**|Mary Wilombe|||||
|MF|**21**|Avell Chitundu|||||
|FW|**7**|Ochumba Lubandji|||||
|DF|**23**|Vast Phiri|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Bruce Mwape|}|||||

### Japan vs Spain

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|GK|**1**|Ayaka Yamashita|||||
|CB|**12**|Hana Takahashi|||||
|CB|**4**|Saki Kumagai (c)|||||
|CB|**3**|Moeka Minami|||||
|RM|**2**|Risa Shimizu|||||
|CM|**10**|Fūka Nagano|||||
|CM|**16**|Honoka Hayashi|||||
|LM|**13**|Jun Endō|||||
|RF|**8**|Hikaru Naomoto|||||
|CF|**9**|Riko Ueki|||||
|LF|**7**|Hinata Miyazawa|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**15**|Aoba Fujino|||||
|DF|**19**|Miyabi Moriya|||||
|MF|**14**|Yui Hasegawa|||||
|FW|**11**|Mina Tanaka|||||
|MF|**6**|Hina Sugita|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Futoshi Ikeda|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Misa Rodríguez|||||
|RB|**2**|Ona Batlle|||||
|CB|**4**|Irene Paredes|||||
|CB|**20**|Rocío Gálvez|||||
|LB|**19**|Olga Carmona (c)|||||
|DM|**3**|Teresa Abelleira|||||
|CM|**6**|Aitana Bonmatí|||||
|CM|**11**|Alexia Putellas|||||
|RF|**18**|Salma Paralluelo|||||
|CF|**10**|Jennifer Hermoso|||||
|LF|**8**|Mariona Caldentey|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**12**|Oihane Hernández|||||
|FW|**15**|Eva Navarro|||||
|FW|**17**|Alba Redondo|||||
|MF|**21**|Claudia Zornoza|||||
|FW|**9**|Esther González|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Jorge Vilda|}|||||

### Costa Rica vs Zambia

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|GK|**23**|Daniela Solera|||||
|CB|**20**|Fabiola Villalobos|||||
|CB|**4**|Mariana Benavides|||||
|CB|**5**|Valeria del Campo|||||
|RM|**3**|María Coto|||||
|CM|**10**|Gloriana Villalobos|||||
|CM|**16**|Katherine Alvarado (c)|||||
|LM|**11**|Raquel Rodríguez|||||
|RF|**7**|Melissa Herrera|||||
|CF|**21**|Sheika Scott|||||
|LF|**14**|Priscila Chinchilla|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|María Paula Salas|||||
|MF|**13**|Emilie Valenciano|||||
|MF|**19**|Alexandra Pinell|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Amelia Valverde|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Catherine Musonda|||||
|RB|**8**|Margaret Belemu|||||
|CB|**15**|Agness Musase|||||
|CB|**3**|Lushomo Mweemba|||||
|LB|**13**|Martha Tembo|||||
|DM|**4**|Susan Banda|||||
|CM|**20**|Hellen Chanda|||||
|CM|**12**|Evarine Katongo|||||
|RF|**21**|Avell Chitundu|||||
|CF|**11**|Barbra Banda (c)|||||
|LF|**17**|Racheal Kundananji|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**6**|Mary Wilombe|||||
|MF|**19**|Siomala Mapepa|||||
|MF|**9**|Hellen Mubanga|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Bruce Mwape|}|||||