2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Group B of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 8 to 17 June 2019.[1] The group consisted of China PR, Germany, South Africa and Spain.[2] The top two teams, Germany and Spain, along with the third-placed team, China PR (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.[3]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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| B1 |  Germany | 1 | UEFA | UEFA Group 5 winners | 4 September 2018 | 8th | 2015 | Winners (2003, 2007) | 2 | 2 |
| B2 |  China | 3 | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 3rd place | 9 April 2018 | 7th | 2015 | Runners-up (1999) | 15 | 16 |
| B3 |  Spain | 2 | UEFA | UEFA Group 7 winners | 8 June 2018 | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage (2015) | 12 | 13 |
| B4 |  South Africa | 4 | CAF | Africa Women Cup of Nations runners-up | 27 November 2018 | 1st | — | Debut | 48 | 49 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group B, Germany, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group A, Nigeria.
- The runners-up of Group B, Spain, advanced to play the winners of Group F, the United States.
- The third-placed team of Group B, China PR, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Italy (as one of the four best third-placed teams).
Matches
All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[1]
Germany vs China PR
        Germany[5] |      China PR[5] |
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| Player of the Match: Assistant referees:[5] |
Spain vs South Africa
| Spain | 3–1 | South Africa |
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     Spain[7] |    South Africa[7] |
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| Player of the Match: Assistant referees:[7] |
Germany vs Spain
Germany[9] |  Spain[9] |
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| Player of the Match: Assistant referees:[9] |
South Africa vs China PR
| South Africa | 0–1 | China |
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South Africa[11] | China PR[11] |
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| Player of the Match: Assistant referees:[11] |
South Africa vs Germany
 South Africa[13] |  Germany[13] |
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| Player of the Match: Assistant referees:[13] |
China PR vs Spain
China PR[15] |     Spain[15] |
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| Player of the Match: Assistant referees:[15] |
Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3]
- 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 were applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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| Spain | 1 | −1 | |||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | −3 | |||||||||
| China | 4 | 1 | −5 | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −9 | ||||||||
See also
- China at the FIFA Women's World Cup
- Germany at the FIFA Women's World Cup
- South Africa at the FIFA Women's World Cup
- Spain at the FIFA Women's World Cup
References
- ^ a b "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 match schedule confirmed". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Regulations – FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Match report – Group B – Germany v China PR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Germany v China PR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Match report – Group B – Spain v South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Spain v South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Match report – Group B – Germany v Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up – Group B – Germany v Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Match report – Group B – South Africa v China PR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up – Group B – South Africa v China PR" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Match report – Group B – South Africa v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up – Group B – South Africa v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Match report – Group B – China PR v Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Line-up – Group B – China PR v Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.