2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Group B was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on September 11 and its last matches were played on September 18. Most matches were played at the Chengdu Sports Center in Chengdu. All four teams in this group were drawn to Group A in the previous edition, the first time in FIFA tournament's history (three were also in the same group in 1999).

United States topped the group, joined in the second round by North Korea, the only team the United States failed to beat. Sweden surprisingly failed to make the second round.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  North Korea 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Nigeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times are local (UTC+8)

United States vs North Korea

United States 2–2 North Korea
  • Wambach 50'
  • O'Reilly 69'
 Report
Attendance: 35,100[1]

United States:
GK 18 Hope Solo
DF 3 Christie Rampone  45'
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
DF 14 Stephanie Lopez
DF 15 Kate Markgraf
MF 13 Kristine Lilly (c)
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 11 Carli Lloyd
MF 17 Lori Chalupny
FW 9 Heather O'Reilly  90+2'
FW 20 Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
FW 6 Natasha Kai  90+2'
Manager:
Greg Ryan

North Korea:
GK 21 Jon Myong Hui
DF 3 Om Jong Ran
DF 5 Song Jong Sun
DF 15 Sonu Kyong Sun
DF 16 Kong Hye Ok
MF 2 Kim Kyong Hwa
MF 7 Ho Sun Hui  22'
MF 9 Ri Un Suk
MF 12 Ri Un Gyong
FW 8 Kil Son Hui
FW 10 Ri Kum Suk (c)
Substitutions:
FW 17 Kim Yong Ae  22'  90'
FW 19 Jong Pok Sim  90+1'  90'
Manager:
Kim Kwang-min

Nigeria vs Sweden

Nigeria 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 35,100[1]
Referee: Niu Huijun (China PR)

Nigeria:
GK 1 Precious Dede
DF 5 Onome Ebi
DF 13 Christie George (c)
DF 14 Faith Ikidi
DF 16 Ulunma Jerome
MF 15 Maureen Mmadu  59'
MF 10 Rita Chikwelu
FW 11 Chi-Chi Igbo  35'
FW 18 Cynthia Uwak
FW 8 Ifeanyi Chiejine
FW 4 Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
FW 7 Stella Mbachu  35'
MF 2 Efioanwan Ekpo  59'
Manager:
Ntiero Effiom

Sweden:
GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
DF 3 Stina Segerström
DF 4 Hanna Marklund
DF 6 Sara Thunebro
DF 16 Anna Paulson
DF 13 Frida Östberg
MF 5 Caroline Seger
MF 15 Therese Sjögran  12'
MF 8 Lotta Schelin  83'
FW 10 Hanna Ljungberg  69'
FW 11 Victoria Svensson (c)
Substitutions:
FW 14 Sara Johansson  69'
MF 20 Linda Forsberg  83'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby

Sweden vs United States

Sweden 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 35,600[1]

Sweden:
GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
DF 3 Stina Segerström  34'  81'
DF 4 Hanna Marklund
DF 16 Anna Paulson
DF 13 Frida Östberg
MF 5 Caroline Seger  90+3'
MF 20 Linda Forsberg
MF 15 Therese Sjögran  65'
MF 8 Lotta Schelin
FW 10 Hanna Ljungberg
FW 11 Victoria Svensson (c)
Substitutions:
MF 18 Nilla Fischer  65'
FW 9 Therese Lundin  81'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby

United States:
GK 18 Hope Solo
DF 3 Christie Rampone
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
DF 14 Stephanie Lopez
DF 15 Kate Markgraf
MF 13 Kristine Lilly (c)
MF 12 Leslie Osborne
MF 11 Carli Lloyd  46'
MF 17 Lori Chalupny
FW 6 Lindsay Tarpley  67'
FW 20 Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
MF 7 Shannon Boxx  46'
FW 9 Heather O'Reilly  67'
Manager:
Greg Ryan

North Korea vs Nigeria

North Korea 2–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 35,600[1]

North Korea:
GK 21 Jon Myong Hui
DF 3 Om Jong Ran
DF 5 Song Jong Sun
DF 15 Sonu Kyong Sun
DF 16 Kong Hye Ok
MF 2 Kim Kyong Hwa  77'
MF 9 Ri Un Suk
MF 12 Ri Un Gyong
FW 17 Kim Yong Ae
FW 8 Kil Son Hui
FW 10 Ri Kum Suk (c)  77'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Jong Pok Sim  77'
Manager:
Kim Kwang-min

Nigeria:
GK 1 Precious Dede
DF 5 Onome Ebi  30'
DF 13 Christie George (c)
DF 14 Faith Ikidi
DF 16 Ulunma Jerome  52'
MF 2 Efioanwan Ekpo
MF 10 Rita Chikwelu  61'
FW 7 Stella Mbachu
FW 18 Cynthia Uwak
FW 8 Ifeanyi Chiejine  35'  80'
FW 4 Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
DF 19 Lilian Cole  30'
MF 15 Maureen Mmadu  61'
FW 11 Chi-Chi Igbo  80'
Manager:
Ntiero Effiom

Nigeria vs United States

Nigeria 0–1 United States
Report
Attendance: 6,100[1]
Referee: Mayumi Oiwa (Japan)

Nigeria:
GK 1 Precious Dede
DF 19 Lilian Cole  14'
DF 13 Christie George (c)
DF 14 Faith Ikidi
DF 16 Ulunma Jerome
MF 2 Efioanwan Ekpo
MF 10 Rita Chikwelu
FW 7 Stella Mbachu
FW 18 Cynthia Uwak  83'
FW 11 Chi-Chi Igbo  22'
FW 4 Perpetua Nkwocha
Substitutions:
FW 8 Ifeanyi Chiejine  22'
MF 9 Ogonna Chukwudi  83'
Manager:
Ntiero Effiom

United States:
GK 18 Hope Solo
DF 3 Christie Rampone  77'
DF 4 Cat Whitehill
DF 14 Stephanie Lopez
DF 15 Kate Markgraf
MF 13 Kristine Lilly (c)  84'
MF 7 Shannon Boxx
MF 11 Carli Lloyd  64'
MF 17 Lori Chalupny
FW 9 Heather O'Reilly
FW 20 Abby Wambach
Substitutions:
MF 12 Leslie Osborne  64'
DF 8 Tina Ellertson  77'
FW 6 Lindsay Tarpley  84'
Manager:
Greg Ryan

North Korea vs Sweden

North Korea 1–2 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 33,196[1]

North Korea:
GK 21 Jon Myong Hui  88'
DF 3 Om Jong Ran
DF 5 Song Jong Sun
DF 15 Sonu Kyong Sun
DF 16 Kong Hye Ok
MF 2 Kim Kyong Hwa  56'
MF 9 Ri Un Suk
MF 12 Ri Un Gyong
FW 17 Kim Yong Ae  32'  60'
FW 8 Kil Son Hui  85'
FW 10 Ri Kum Suk (c)
Substitutions:
DF 20 Hong Myong Gum  56'
FW 19 Jong Pok Sim  60'
MF 6 Kim Ok Sim  85'
Manager:
Kim Kwang-min

Sweden:
GK 1 Hedvig Lindahl
DF 2 Karolina Westberg
DF 4 Hanna Marklund
DF 16 Anna Paulson  69'
DF 13 Frida Östberg  31'
MF 5 Caroline Seger
MF 18 Nilla Fischer
MF 15 Therese Sjögran
MF 8 Lotta Schelin  82'
FW 10 Hanna Ljungberg  40'
FW 11 Victoria Svensson (c)
Substitutions:
DF 6 Sara Thunebro  40'  89'
FW 14 Sara Johansson  69'
FW 9 Therese Lundin  89'
Manager:
Thomas Dennerby

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.