Group D of the

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consisted of the

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and

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. Matches were played from 8 to 16 June 2015. Group D was the

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of the 6 groups of this FIFA World Cup with three top 10-ranked teams. Sweden (5th ranked) and the United States (2nd ranked) were drawn together for the fourth successive World Cup (two of those groups had also featured Nigeria), and were joined by 10th ranked Australia, along with 33-ranked Nigeria.

Teams

Standings

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system. In the

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: *United States advanced to play Colombia (third-placed team of

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). *Australia advanced to play Brazil (winner of

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). *Sweden (as one of the four best third-placed teams) advanced to play Germany (winner of

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Matches

Sweden vs Nigeria

United States vs Australia

Australia vs Nigeria

United States vs Sweden

Nigeria vs United States

Australia vs Sweden

References

External links

Official website
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2014–15 in Nigerian football

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