Group G of the

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was one of eight groups that form the opening round of the tournament with the matches being played from 23 July to 2 August 2023. The group consisted of

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and

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. The top two teams, Sweden and South Africa, advanced to the round of 16. Sweden won a Women's World Cup group for only the second time in tournament's history, and the first since

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. South Africa advanced to a senior World Cup knockout stage for the first time ever at the expense of Italy, who got eliminated in the Women's World Cup group stage for only the second time ever; the first since

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. This was also Italy's worst Women's World Cup performance, since they only recorded three points—one less than in 1999, and for the first time ever finished with a negative goal difference.

Teams

Notes

Standings

In the round of 16: * The winners of Group G, Sweden, advanced to play the runners-up of

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. * The runners-up of Group G, South Africa, advanced to play the winners of

, the

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Matches

All times listed are local,

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( UTC+12).

Sweden vs South Africa

Italy vs Argentina

Argentina vs South Africa

Sweden vs Italy

Argentina vs Sweden

South Africa vs Italy

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.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Group G 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Argentina at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Italy at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup South Africa at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup