Group C of the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is scheduled to be the ninth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup competition, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the women's national association football teams organised ...
was one of eight groups that form the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 21 to 31 July 2023.
The group consisted of
Spain,
Costa Rica
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,
Zambia and
Japan
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. The top two teams, Japan and Spain, advanced to the
round of 16.
For the first time ever, Japan secured their place for the knockout stage with three wins in all group games without conceding. With six points, Spain earned more points this year than in their previous Women's World Cups; a total of five across two editions. Despite being eliminated, debutants
Zambia secured their first and only win in their last game against faltering
Costa Rica
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, finishing third in the Group Stage.
Teams
Notes
Standings
In the
round of 16:
* The winners of Group C, Japan, advanced to play the runners-up of
Group A,
Norway.
* The runners-up of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the winners of
Group A,
Switzerland
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.
Matches
All times listed are local,
NZST (
UTC+12).
Spain vs Costa Rica
Zambia vs Japan
Japan vs Costa Rica
Spain vs Zambia
Japan vs Spain
Costa Rica vs Zambia
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.
See also
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Costa Rica at the FIFA Women's World Cup
*
Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup
*
Spain at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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Zambia at the FIFA Women's World Cup
References
External links
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Costa Rica at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Japan at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Spain at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Zambia at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup