2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of hosts Canada, China, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Matches were played from 6 to 15 June 2015.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings at start of event
A1 (seed)	Canada	CONCACAF	* Hosts	3 March 2011	6th	2011	Fourth place (2003)	8
A2	China	AFC	AFC Women's Asian Cup 3rd place	17 May 2014	6th	2007	Runners-up (1999)	16
A3	New Zealand	OFC	OFC Women's Nations Cup winners	29 October 2014	4th	2011	Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011)	17
A4	Netherlands	UEFA	UEFA play-off winners	27 November 2014	1st	—	—	12

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	China	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the round of 16:

• Canada advanced to play Switzerland (third-placed team of Group C).
• China PR advanced to play Cameroon (runner-up of Group C).
• Netherlands (as one of the four best third-placed teams) advanced to play Japan (winner of Group C).

Matches

Canada vs China PR

6 June 2015 (2015-06-06)

16:00 MDT (UTC−6)

Canada	1–0	China
Sinclair 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 53,058^[1]

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Canada[2]

China PR[2]

GK 1 Erin McLeod RB 9 Josée Bélanger CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan CB 10 Lauren Sesselmann LB 15 Allysha Chapman CM 11 Desiree Scott  22'  71' CM 22 Ashley Lawrence RW 14 Melissa Tancredi  77' LW 16 Jonelle Filigno  61' CF 12 Christine Sinclair (c) CF 13 Sophie Schmidt Substitutions: MF 6 Kaylyn Kyle  61' MF 17 Jessie Fleming  71' FW 19 Adriana Leon  77' Manager: John Herdman

GK 12 Wang Fei RB 5 Wu Haiyan (c) CB 14 Zhao Rong CB 6 Li Dongna LB 2 Liu Shanshan CM 19 Tan Ruyin CM 23 Ren Guixin RW 21 Wang Lisi  42' AM 10 Li Ying  62' LW 17 Gu Yasha  87' CF 9 Wang Shanshan Substitutions: MF 18 Han Peng  42' MF 20 Zhang Rui  62' MF 8 Ma Jun  87' Manager: Hao Wei

Player of the Match: Sophie Schmidt (Canada) Assistant referees: Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine) Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia) Fourth official: Stéphanie Frappart (France) Fifth official: Manuela Nicolosi (France)

New Zealand vs Netherlands

6 June 2015 (2015-06-06)

19:00 MDT (UTC−6)

New Zealand	0–1	Netherlands
	Report	Martens 33'

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 53,058^[3]

Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)

New Zealand[4]

Netherlands[4]

GK 1 Erin Nayler RB 2 Ria Percival CB 6 Rebekah Stott CB 5 Abby Erceg (c) LB 7 Ali Riley RM 16 Annalie Longo CM 4 Katie Hoyle LM 14 Katie Bowen  72' RF 17 Hannah Wilkinson CF 9 Amber Hearn LF 10 Sarah Gregorius  67' Substitutions: FW 8 Jasmine Pereira  67' MF 12 Betsy Hassett  72' Manager: Tony Readings

GK 1 Loes Geurts RB 2 Desiree van Lunteren CB 3 Stefanie van der Gragt CB 4 Mandy van den Berg (c) LB 5 Petra Hogewoning RM 8 Sherida Spitse CM 10 Daniëlle van de Donk  32' LM 6 Anouk Dekker  84' RF 7 Manon Melis CF 9 Vivianne Miedema  81' LF 11 Lieke Martens  64'  90+2' Substitutions: FW 22 Shanice van de Sanden  81' MF 17 Tessel Middag  84' FW 19 Kirsten van de Ven  90+2' Manager: Roger Reijners

Player of the Match: Lieke Martens (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Mayte Chávez (Mexico) Enedina Caudillo (Mexico) Fourth official: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) Fifth official: Manuela Nicolosi (France)

China PR vs Netherlands

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)

16:00 MDT (UTC−6)

China	1–0	Netherlands
Wang Lisi 90+1'	Report

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 35,544^[5]

Referee: Yeimy Martínez (Colombia)

China[6]

Netherlands[6]

GK 12 Wang Fei RB 5 Wu Haiyan (c) CB 14 Zhao Rong CB 6 Li Dongna LB 2 Liu Shanshan CM 19 Tan Ruyin CM 23 Ren Guixin  71' RW 21 Wang Lisi AM 13 Tang Jiali  86' LW 18 Han Peng CF 9 Wang Shanshan  57' Substitutions: FW 11 Wang Shuang  57' MF 8 Ma Jun  71' MF 16 Lou Jiahui  86' Manager: Hao Wei

GK 1 Loes Geurts RB 2 Desiree van Lunteren CB 3 Stefanie van der Gragt CB 4 Mandy van den Berg (c) LB 5 Petra Hogewoning  59' CM 17 Tessel Middag  70' CM 10 Daniëlle van de Donk CM 8 Sherida Spitse RF 7 Manon Melis CF 9 Vivianne Miedema LF 11 Lieke Martens Substitutions: DF 15 Merel van Dongen  59' DF 6 Anouk Dekker  70' Manager: Roger Reijners

Player of the Match: Li Dongna (China PR) Assistant referees: Janette Arcanjo (Brazil) Liliana Bejarano (Bolivia) Fourth official: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) Fifth official: Loreto Toloza (Chile)

Canada vs New Zealand

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)

19:00 MDT (UTC−6)

Canada	0–0	New Zealand
	Report

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 35,544^[7]

Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Canada[8]

New Zealand[8]

GK 1 Erin McLeod RB 9 Josée Bélanger CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan CB 10 Lauren Sesselmann  68' LB 15 Allysha Chapman  31' CM 11 Desiree Scott  73' CM 22 Ashley Lawrence RW 14 Melissa Tancredi LW 16 Jonelle Filigno  63' CF 12 Christine Sinclair (c) CF 13 Sophie Schmidt Substitutions: MF 6 Kaylyn Kyle  63' MF 4 Carmelina Moscato  68' FW 19 Adriana Leon  73' Manager: John Herdman

GK 1 Erin Nayler RB 2 Ria Percival  52' CB 6 Rebekah Stott CB 5 Abby Erceg (c) LB 7 Ali Riley DM 4 Katie Hoyle CM 16 Annalie Longo CM 12 Betsy Hassett  77' RF 17 Hannah Wilkinson  89' CF 9 Amber Hearn LF 10 Sarah Gregorius  71'  80' Substitutions: MF 14 Katie Bowen  77' MF 13 Rosie White  80' FW 8 Jasmine Pereira  89' Manager: Tony Readings

Player of the Match: Erin Nayler (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Marina Wozniak (Germany) Fourth official: Abirami Naidu (Singapore) Fifth official: Loreto Toloza (Chile)

Netherlands vs Canada

15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)

19:30 EDT (UTC−4)

Netherlands	1–1	Canada
Van de Ven 87'	Report	Lawrence 10'

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 45,420^[9]

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Netherlands[10]

Canada[10]

GK 1 Loes Geurts RB 2 Desiree van Lunteren  13' CB 3 Stefanie van der Gragt  73' CB 4 Mandy van den Berg (c) LB 15 Merel van Dongen CM 6 Anouk Dekker CM 10 Daniëlle van de Donk  72' CM 8 Sherida Spitse RF 7 Manon Melis CF 9 Vivianne Miedema LF 11 Lieke Martens Substitutions: DF 13 Dominique Bloodworth  13' FW 19 Kirsten van de Ven  72' Manager: Roger Reijners

GK 1 Erin McLeod RB 9 Josée Bélanger  72' CB 3 Kadeisha Buchanan CB 4 Carmelina Moscato LB 15 Allysha Chapman CM 17 Jessie Fleming  61' CM 6 Kaylyn Kyle  61' CM 22 Ashley Lawrence RF 13 Sophie Schmidt  81' CF 12 Christine Sinclair (c) LF 19 Adriana Leon Substitutions: MF 11 Desiree Scott  61' FW 14 Melissa Tancredi  61' DF 7 Rhian Wilkinson  81' Manager: John Herdman

Player of the Match: Manon Melis (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea) Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea) Fourth official: Teodora Albon (Romania) Fifth official: Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)

China PR vs New Zealand

15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)

18:30 CDT (UTC−5)

China	2–2	New Zealand
Wang Lisi 41' (pen.) Wang Shanshan 60'	Report	Stott 28' Wilkinson 64'

Investors Group Field, Winnipeg

Attendance: 26,191^[11]

Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

China[12]

New Zealand[12]

GK 12 Wang Fei RB 5 Wu Haiyan (c) CB 14 Zhao Rong CB 6 Li Dongna LB 2 Liu Shanshan  75' CM 19 Tan Ruyin CM 23 Ren Guixin RW 21 Wang Lisi  90+3' AM 13 Tang Jiali  72' LW 18 Han Peng  84' CF 9 Wang Shanshan Substitutions: FW 11 Wang Shuang  86'  72' MF 16 Lou Jiahui  84' FW 10 Li Ying  90+3' Manager: Hao Wei  90+2'[13][14]

GK 1 Erin Nayler RB 2 Ria Percival CB 6 Rebekah Stott CB 5 Abby Erceg (c)  83' LB 7 Ali Riley DM 4 Katie Hoyle  86' CM 12 Betsy Hassett  46' CM 16 Annalie Longo RF 10 Sarah Gregorius  46' CF 9 Amber Hearn LF 17 Hannah Wilkinson Substitutions: MF 13 Rosie White  46'  89' MF 14 Katie Bowen  46' MF 11 Kirsty Yallop  89' Manager: Tony Readings

Player of the Match: Annalie Longo (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski (Germany) Marina Wozniak (Germany) Fourth official: Abirami Naidu (Singapore) Fifth official: Anna Nyström (Sweden)

See also

• Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• China at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Netherlands at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• New Zealand at the FIFA Women's World Cup