2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 9 to 19 June 2019.^[1] The group consisted of Argentina, England, 2015 finalists Japan and debutants Scotland.^[2] The top two teams, England and Japan, advanced to the round of 16.^[3] It was the third occasion in four editions of the World Cup in which England and Japan were drawn together at the group stage (in the other, 2015, they met in the semi-finals).

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
									December 2018[nb 1]	March 2019
D1	England	1	UEFA	UEFA Group 1 winners	31 August 2018	5th	2015	Third place (2015)	4	3
D2	Scotland	3	UEFA	UEFA Group 2 winners	4 September 2018	1st	—	Debut	20	20
D3	Argentina	4	CONMEBOL	CONCACAF v CONMEBOL play-off winners	13 November 2018	3rd	2007	Group stage (2003, 2007)	36	37
D4	Japan	2	AFC	AFC Women's Asian Cup champions	13 April 2018	8th	2015	Winners (2011)	8	7

Notes

1. The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
3	Argentina	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Scotland	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

• The winners of Group D, England, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group E, Cameroon.
• The runners-up of Group D, Japan, advanced to play the winners of Group E, the Netherlands.

Matches

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).^[1]

England vs Scotland

9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)

18:00

England	2–1	Scotland
Parris 14' (pen.) White 40'	Report	Emslie 79'

Allianz Riviera, Nice

Attendance: 13,188^[4]

Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

England[5]

Scotland[5]

GK 1 Karen Bardsley RB 2 Lucy Bronze CB 5 Steph Houghton (c) CB 6 Millie Bright  55' LB 3 Alex Greenwood CM 4 Keira Walsh CM 10 Fran Kirby  82' CM 8 Jill Scott RF 7 Nikita Parris CF 18 Ellen White LF 22 Beth Mead  71' Substitutions: DF 15 Abbie McManus  55' MF 20 Karen Carney  71' MF 19 Georgia Stanway  82' Manager: Phil Neville

GK 1 Lee Alexander RB 15 Sophie Howard  75' CB 4 Rachel Corsie (c) CB 5 Jen Beattie  43' LB 3 Nicola Docherty  47'  55' DM 8 Kim Little CM 16 Christie Murray  87' CM 9 Caroline Weir RM 11 Lisa Evans LM 18 Claire Emslie CF 22 Erin Cuthbert Substitutions: DF 2 Kirsty Smith  55' DF 14 Chloe Arthur  75' MF 23 Lizzie Arnot  87' Manager: Shelley Kerr

Player of the Match: Nikita Parris (England)[4] Assistant referees:[5] Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic) Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia) Fourth official: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) Reserve assistant referee: Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia) Video assistant referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Assistant video assistant referees: Paweł Gil (Poland) Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)

Argentina vs Japan

10 June 2019 (2019-06-10)

18:00

Argentina	0–0	Japan
	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 25,055^[6]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Argentina[7]

Japan[7]

GK 1 Vanina Correa RB 13 Virginia Gómez CB 2 Agustina Barroso CB 6 Aldana Cometti LB 3 Eliana Stábile DM 16 Lorena Benítez  79' CM 8 Ruth Bravo  64' CM 14 Miriam Mayorga RM 10 Estefanía Banini (c) LM 11 Florencia Bonsegundo  77' CF 9 Sole Jaimes Substitutions: MF 5 Vanesa Santana  64' MF 19 Mariana Larroquette  77' MF 17 Mariela Coronel  79' Manager: Carlos Borrello

GK 18 Ayaka Yamashita RB 22 Risa Shimizu  38' CB 4 Saki Kumagai (c) CB 12 Moeka Minami LB 3 Aya Sameshima RM 7 Emi Nakajima  74' CM 6 Hina Sugita  45+1' CM 17 Narumi Miura LM 14 Yui Hasegawa CF 9 Yuika Sugasawa  90' CF 20 Kumi Yokoyama  57' Substitutions: FW 8 Mana Iwabuchi  85'  57' FW 19 Jun Endo  74' MF 13 Saori Takarada  90' Manager: Asako Takakura

Player of the Match: Estefanía Banini (Argentina)[6] Assistant referees:[7] Manuela Nicolosi (France) Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Fourth official: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) Reserve assistant referee: Sarah Jones (New Zealand) Video assistant referee: Clément Turpin (France) Assistant video assistant referees: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)

Japan vs Scotland

14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)

15:00

Japan	2–1	Scotland
Iwabuchi 23' Sugasawa 37' (pen.)	Report	Clelland 88'

Roazhon Park, Rennes

Attendance: 13,201^[8]

Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Japan[9]

Scotland[9]

GK 18 Ayaka Yamashita RB 22 Risa Shimizu CB 4 Saki Kumagai (c) CB 5 Nana Ichise LB 3 Aya Sameshima  19' RM 7 Emi Nakajima CM 17 Narumi Miura CM 6 Hina Sugita LM 19 Jun Endo  66' CF 9 Yuika Sugasawa CF 8 Mana Iwabuchi  81' Substitutions: FW 11 Rikako Kobayashi  66' MF 14 Yui Hasegawa  81' Manager: Asako Takakura

GK 1 Lee Alexander RB 2 Kirsty Smith CB 4 Rachel Corsie (c)  36' CB 5 Jen Beattie LB 7 Hayley Lauder RM 11 Lisa Evans  85' CM 8 Kim Little CM 9 Caroline Weir LM 23 Lizzie Arnot  60' CF 22 Erin Cuthbert CF 13 Jane Ross  76' Substitutions: FW 18 Claire Emslie  60' FW 19 Lana Clelland  76' FW 20 Fiona Brown  85' Manager: Shelley Kerr

Player of the Match: Mana Iwabuchi (Japan)[8] Assistant referees:[9] Mary Njoroge (Kenya) Queency Victoire (Mauritius) Fourth official: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) Reserve assistant referee: Princess Brown (Jamaica) Video assistant referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Assistant video assistant referees: Drew Fischer (Canada) Oleksandra Ardasheva (Ukraine)

England vs Argentina

14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)

21:00

England	1–0	Argentina
Taylor 62'	Report

Stade Océane, Le Havre

Attendance: 20,294^[10]

Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)

England[11]

Argentina[11]

GK 13 Carly Telford RB 2 Lucy Bronze CB 5 Steph Houghton (c) CB 15 Abbie McManus LB 3 Alex Greenwood CM 22 Beth Mead  81' CM 16 Jade Moore  45+2' CM 8 Jill Scott RF 10 Fran Kirby  89' CF 9 Jodie Taylor LF 7 Nikita Parris  87' Substitutions: MF 19 Georgia Stanway  81' DF 17 Rachel Daly  87' MF 20 Karen Carney  89' Manager: Phil Neville

GK 1 Vanina Correa RB 4 Adriana Sachs CB 2 Agustina Barroso  69' CB 6 Aldana Cometti  39' LB 3 Eliana Stábile DM 14 Miriam Mayorga CM 8 Ruth Bravo CM 16 Lorena Benítez  77' RM 10 Estefanía Banini (c)  68' LM 11 Florencia Bonsegundo CF 9 Sole Jaimes  90' Substitutions: MF 19 Mariana Larroquette  68' MF 5 Vanesa Santana  77' FW 7 Yael Oviedo  90' Manager: Carlos Borrello

Player of the Match: Vanina Correa (Argentina)[10] Assistant referees:[11] Fang Yan (China PR) Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea) Fourth official: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea) Reserve assistant referee: Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea) Video assistant referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Assistant video assistant referees: Sascha Stegemann (Germany) Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

Japan vs England

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

21:00

Japan	0–2	England
	Report	White 14', 84'

Allianz Riviera, Nice

Attendance: 14,319^[12]

Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Japan[13]

England[13]

GK 18 Ayaka Yamashita RB 22 Risa Shimizu CB 4 Saki Kumagai (c) CB 5 Nana Ichise LB 3 Aya Sameshima RM 11 Rikako Kobayashi  62' CM 7 Emi Nakajima CM 6 Hina Sugita LM 19 Jun Endo  85' CF 20 Kumi Yokoyama  61' CF 8 Mana Iwabuchi Substitutions: FW 9 Yuika Sugasawa  61' MF 17 Narumi Miura  62' MF 13 Saori Takarada  85' Manager: Asako Takakura

GK 1 Karen Bardsley RB 2 Lucy Bronze CB 5 Steph Houghton (c) CB 6 Millie Bright LB 12 Demi Stokes CM 8 Jill Scott CM 4 Keira Walsh  72' CM 19 Georgia Stanway  74' RF 17 Rachel Daly CF 18 Ellen White LF 11 Toni Duggan  83' Substitutions: MF 16 Jade Moore  72' MF 20 Karen Carney  74' FW 7 Nikita Parris  83' Manager: Phil Neville

Player of the Match: Ellen White (England)[12] Assistant referees:[13] Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay) Mónica Amboya (Ecuador) Fourth official: María Carvajal (Chile) Reserve assistant referee: Queency Victoire (Mauritius) Video assistant referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) Assistant video assistant referees: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) Leslie Vasquez (Chile)

Scotland vs Argentina

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

21:00

Scotland	3–3	Argentina
Little 19' Beattie 49' Cuthbert 69'	Report	Menéndez 74' Alexander 79' (o.g.) Bonsegundo 90+4' (pen.)

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 28,205^[14]

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Scotland[15]

Argentina[15]

GK 1 Lee Alexander  90+3' RB 2 Kirsty Smith  86' CB 4 Rachel Corsie (c) CB 5 Jen Beattie LB 3 Nicola Docherty CM 8 Kim Little CM 10 Leanne Crichton CM 9 Caroline Weir  86' RF 11 Lisa Evans  86' CF 22 Erin Cuthbert  85' LF 18 Claire Emslie Substitutions: DF 15 Sophie Howard  86' FW 20 Fiona Brown  86' Manager: Shelley Kerr

GK 1 Vanina Correa RB 8 Ruth Bravo CB 2 Agustina Barroso CB 6 Aldana Cometti LB 3 Eliana Stábile RM 19 Mariana Larroquette  75' CM 5 Vanesa Santana  82' CM 16 Lorena Benítez LM 11 Florencia Bonsegundo CF 10 Estefanía Banini (c)  60' CF 9 Sole Jaimes  70' Substitutions: FW 22 Milagros Menéndez  60' MF 20 Dalila Ippólito  70' MF 14 Miriam Mayorga  82' Manager: Carlos Borrello

Player of the Match: Erin Cuthbert (Scotland)[14] Assistant referees:[15] Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea) Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea) Fourth official: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia) Reserve assistant referee: Makoto Bozono (Japan) Video assistant referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany) Assistant video assistant referees: Drew Fischer (Canada) Katrin Rafalski (Germany)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:^[3]

• 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 were applied to a player in a single match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Points
England					1								−1
Argentina					2				1				−3
Japan	3				1								−4
Scotland	2				1				3				−6

See also

• Argentina at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• England at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Japan at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Scotland at the FIFA Women's World Cup