Group A of the

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was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 20 to 30 July 2023. The group consisted of hosts

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, the

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and

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. The top two teams, Switzerland and Norway, advanced to the

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. New Zealand became the first FIFA Women's World Cup host country to be eliminated in the group stage; it was also the sixth consecutive exit in which New Zealand had failed to advance past the first round. While this was the fifth time Norway finished second in a Women's World Cup group, this was Switzerland's first experience of topping a group in the tournament's history.

Teams

Notes

Standings

In the

: * The winners of Group A, Switzerland, advanced to play the runners-up of

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. * The runners-up of Group A, Norway, advanced to play the winners of

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Matches

All times listed are local,

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New Zealand vs Norway

Philippines vs Switzerland

New Zealand vs Philippines

This was only the second ever win for a

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which geographically is not in Southeast Asia) at a senior World Cup (male or female) and the first since

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in the 2015 Women's World Cup.

Switzerland vs Norway

Switzerland vs New Zealand

Norway vs Philippines

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group had 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 A 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup New Zealand at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Norway at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Philippines at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Switzerland at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup group stages