2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group C is a part of the tournament where teams compete against each other. It will happen from July 20th to July 30th, 2023. The teams in this group are Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan. The two best teams from this group will move on to the next round, called the round of 16.


Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of

qualification

 Date of

qualification

 Finals

appearance

 Last

appearance

 Previous best

performance

 FIFA Rankings
October 2022[nb 1] June 2023
C1  Spain 1 UEFA UEFA Group B winners 12 April 2022 3rd 2019 Round of 16 (2019) 6 6
C2  Costa Rica 3 CONCACAF 2022 CONCACAF W Championship fourth place 8 July 2022 2nd 2015 Group stage (2015) 37 36
C3  Zambia 4 CAF 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place 13 July 2022 1st — Debut 81 77
C4  Japan 2 AFC 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semi-finalists 30 January 2022 9th 2019 Winners (2011) 11 11

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group C will advance to play the runners-up of Group A.
  • The runners-up of Group C will advance to play the winners of Group A.

Matches

All times listed are local, NZST (UTC+12).

Spain vs Costa Rica

Spain 3–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 22,966
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
Spain
Costa Rica
GK1Misa Rodríguez
RB2Ona BatlleSubstituted off 88'
CB4Irene Paredes
CB5Ivana Andrés (c)
LB19Olga Carmona
CM6Aitana Bonmatí
CM3Teresa AbelleiraSubstituted off 77'
RW22Athenea del CastilloSubstituted off 63'
AM10Jennifer Hermoso
LW18Salma ParallueloSubstituted off 77'
CF9Esther GonzálezSubstituted off 63'
Substitutions:
FW8Mariona CaldenteySubstituted in 63'
FW17Alba RedondoSubstituted in 63'
MF21Claudia ZornozaSubstituted in 77'
MF11Alexia PutellasSubstituted in 77'
DF12Oihane HernándezSubstituted in 88'
Manager:
Jorge Vilda
GK23Daniela Solera
CB20Fabiola Villalobos
CB4Mariana Benavides
CB5Valeria del Campo
RM3María Coto
CM16Katherine Alvarado (c)
CM10Gloriana VillalobosSubstituted off 73'
LM12María Paula ElizondoSubstituted off 58'
RF7Melissa Herrera
CF9María Paula SalasSubstituted off 73'
LF14Priscila Chinchilla
Substitutions:
MF15Cristín GranadosSubstituted in 58'
MF19Alexandra PinellSubstituted in 73'
MF21Sheika ScottSubstituted in 73'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde

Player of the Match:
Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Ramina Tsoi (Kyrgyzstan)
Xie Lijun (China)
Fourth official:
Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Fritz (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Zambia vs Japan

Zambia 0–5 Japan
Report
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 16,111
Zambia
Japan
GK1Catherine MusondaYellow card 51' Yellow-red card 90+7'
RB8Margaret Belemu
CB15Agness Musase
CB3Lushomo MweembaSubstituted off 82'
LB13Martha Tembo
RM12Evarine Katongo
CM4Susan Banda
CM14Ireen LunguSubstituted off 72'
LM17Racheal Kundananji
CF19Siomala MapepaSubstituted off 72'
CF11Barbra Banda (c)
Substitutions:
FW7Lubandji OchumbaSubstituted in 72'
MF21Avell ChitunduSubstituted in 72'Substituted off 90+9'
DF23Vast PhiriSubstituted in 82'
GK18Eunice SakalaSubstituted in 90+9'
Manager:
Bruce Mwape
GK1Ayaka Yamashita
CB23Rion Ishikawa
CB4Saki Kumagai (c)
CB3Moeka Minami
RM2Risa Shimizu
CM14Yui Hasegawa
CM10Fūka Nagano
CM7Hinata MiyazawaSubstituted off 90+3'
LM13Jun EndōSubstituted off 77'
CF15Aoba FujinoSubstituted off 77'
CF11Mina TanakaSubstituted off 66'
Substitutions:
FW9Riko UekiSubstituted in 66'
MF8Hikaru NaomotoSubstituted in 77'
DF17Kiko SeikeSubstituted in 77'
FW22Remina ChibaSubstituted in 90+3'
Manager:
Futoshi Ikeda

Player of the Match:
Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Polyxeni Irodotou (Cyprus)
Fourth official:
Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Salomé Di Iorio (Argentina)
Offside video assistant referee:
Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)

Japan vs Costa Rica

Japan 2–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 6,992
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
Japan
Costa Rica
GK1Ayaka Yamashita
CB5Shiori Miyake
CB4Saki Kumagai (c)
CB3Moeka Minami
RM2Risa ShimizuSubstituted off 90+1'
CM16Honoka HayashiSubstituted off 74'
CM8Hikaru NaomotoSubstituted off 74'
CM14Yui Hasegawa
LM6Hina Sugita
CF15Aoba FujinoSubstituted off 59'
CF11Mina TanakaSubstituted off 59'
Substitutions:
MF7Hinata MiyazawaSubstituted in 59'
FW9Riko UekiSubstituted in 59'
MF10Fūka NaganoSubstituted in 74'
DF17Kiko SeikeSubstituted in 74'
DF19Miyabi MoriyaSubstituted in 90+1'
Manager:
Futoshi Ikeda
GK23Daniela Solera
CB20Fabiola Villalobos
CB4Mariana Benavides
CB2Gabriela GuillénSubstituted off 46'
RM3María Coto
CM16Katherine Alvarado (c)
CM15Cristín GranadosSubstituted off 64'
LM12María Paula Elizondo
RF7Melissa Herrera
CF9María Paula SalasSubstituted off 76'
LF14Priscila ChinchillaYellow card 86'
Substitutions:
MF10Gloriana VillalobosSubstituted in 46'
MF11Raquel RodríguezSubstituted in 64'
MF21Sheika ScottSubstituted in 76'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde

Player of the Match:
Hikaru Naomoto (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
Mihaela Țepușă (Romania)
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Spain vs Zambia

Spain 5–0 Zambia
  • Abelleira Goal 9'
  • Hermoso Goal 13', 70'
  • Redondo Goal 69', 85'
 Report
Attendance: 20,983
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Spain
Zambia
GK1Misa Rodríguez
RB2Ona BatlleSubstituted off 46'
CB4Irene Paredes
CB5Ivana Andrés (c)
LB19Olga Carmona
DM3Teresa Abelleira
CM6Aitana BonmatíSubstituted off 61'
CM11Alexia PutellasSubstituted off 46'
RF18Salma ParallueloSubstituted off 46'
CF10Jennifer Hermoso
LF8Mariona CaldenteySubstituted off 83'
Substitutions:
FW17Alba RedondoSubstituted in 46'
DF12Oihane HernándezSubstituted in 46'
FW15Eva NavarroSubstituted in 46'
MF7Irene GuerreroSubstituted in 61'
FW22Athenea del CastilloSubstituted in 83'
Manager:
Jorge Vilda
GK18Eunice Sakala
RB8Margaret Belemu
CB15Agness Musase
CB3Lushomo MweembaSubstituted off 76'
LB13Martha TemboYellow card 90+10'
DM4Susan BandaSubstituted off 37'
CM14Ireen Lungu
CM12Evarine KatongoSubstituted off 76'
RF17Racheal Kundananji
CF11Barbra Banda (c)
LF19Siomala MapepaSubstituted off 37'
Substitutions:
MF6Mary WilombeSubstituted in 37'
MF21Avell ChitunduSubstituted in 37'
FW7Ochumba LubandjiYellow card 90+1'Substituted in 76'
DF23Vast PhiriSubstituted in 76'
Manager:
Bruce Mwape

Player of the Match:
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Lee Seul-gi (South Korea)
Park Mi-suk (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Offside video assistant referee:
Ella De Vries (Belgium)

Japan vs Spain

Japan 4–0 Spain
 Report
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 20,957
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Japan
Spain
GK1Ayaka Yamashita
CB12Hana Takahashi
CB4Saki Kumagai (c)
CB3Moeka Minami
RM2Risa ShimizuSubstituted off 59'
CM10Fūka NaganoSubstituted off 59'
CM16Honoka Hayashi
LM13Jun EndōSubstituted off 85'
RF8Hikaru Naomoto
CF9Riko UekiSubstituted off 67'
LF7Hinata MiyazawaSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
MF15Aoba FujinoSubstituted in 46'
DF19Miyabi MoriyaSubstituted in 59'
MF14Yui HasegawaSubstituted in 59'
FW11Mina TanakaSubstituted in 67'
MF6Hina SugitaSubstituted in 85'
Manager:
Futoshi Ikeda
GK1Misa Rodríguez
RB2Ona Batlle
CB4Irene Paredes
CB20Rocío Gálvez
LB19Olga Carmona (c)Yellow card 45+1'Substituted off 46'
DM3Teresa AbelleiraSubstituted off 72'
CM6Aitana Bonmatí
CM11Alexia PutellasSubstituted off 62'
RF18Salma ParallueloSubstituted off 82'
CF10Jennifer Hermoso
LF8Mariona CaldenteySubstituted off 62'
Substitutions:
DF12Oihane HernándezYellow card 89'Substituted in 46'
FW15Eva NavarroSubstituted in 62'
FW17Alba RedondoSubstituted in 62'
MF21Claudia ZornozaSubstituted in 72'
FW9Esther GonzálezSubstituted in 82'
Manager:
Jorge Vilda

Player of the Match:
Hinata Miyazawa (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Felisha Mariscal (United States)
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Offside video assistant referee:
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)

Costa Rica vs Zambia

Costa Rica 1–3 Zambia
Herrera Goal 47' Report
  • Mweemba Goal 3'
  • B. Banda Goal 31' (pen.)
  • Kundananji Goal 90+3'
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Costa Rica
Zambia
GK23Daniela Solera
CB20Fabiola Villalobos
CB4Mariana BenavidesYellow card 21'
CB5Valeria del CampoYellow card 23'
RM3María Coto
CM10Gloriana VillalobosSubstituted off 72'
CM16Katherine Alvarado (c)Yellow card 6'Substituted off 90+1'
LM11Raquel Rodríguez
RF7Melissa Herrera
CF21Sheika ScottSubstituted off 85'
LF14Priscila Chinchilla
Substitutions:
FW9María Paula SalasSubstituted in 72'
MF13Emilie ValencianoSubstituted in 85'
MF19Alexandra PinellSubstituted in 90+1'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde
GK1Catherine Musonda
RB8Margaret Belemu
CB15Agness Musase
CB3Lushomo Mweemba
LB13Martha TemboYellow card 40'
DM4Susan Banda
CM20Hellen ChandaSubstituted off 90+9'
CM12Evarine KatongoSubstituted off 74'
RF21Avell ChitunduSubstituted off 85'
CF11Barbra Banda (c)Yellow card 66'
LF17Racheal Kundananji
Substitutions:
MF6Mary WilombeSubstituted in 74'
MF19Siomala MapepaSubstituted in 85'
MF9Hellen MubangaSubstituted in 90+9'
Manager:
Bruce Mwape

Player of the Match:
Barbra Banda (Zambia)

Assistant referees:
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
Soukaina Hamdi (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

References

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