2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 24 July to 3 August 2023.[1] The group consisted of Germany, Morocco, Colombia and South Korea. The top two teams, Colombia and Morocco, advanced to the round of 16.[2]

Germany were eliminated in the Women's World Cup group stage for the first time ever, while Morocco advanced to the knockouts in their first Women's World Cup campaign, as well as being the sole debutant to advance to the last 16. Colombia advanced to the round of 16 for only second time in their third Women's World Cup; they previously advanced in 2015, which was also the sole occasion that South Korea progressed past the first round.

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
H1  Germany 1 UEFA UEFA Group H winners 3 September 2022 9th 2019 Winners (2003, 2007) 3 2
H2  Morocco 4 CAF 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations runners-up 13 July 2022 1st Debut 76 72
H3  Colombia 3 CONMEBOL 2022 Copa América Femenina runners-up 25 July 2022 3rd 2015 Round of 16 (2015) 27 25
H4  South Korea 2 AFC 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup runners-up 30 January 2022 4th 2019 Round of 16 (2015) 17 17

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  Colombia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 2 0 1 2 6 −4 6
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
4  South Korea 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group H, Colombia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group F, Jamaica.
  • The runners-up of Group H, Morocco, advanced to play the winners of Group F, France.

Matches

All times listed are local.

Germany vs Morocco

Germany 6–0 Morocco
Report
Germany
Morocco
GK 1 Merle Frohms
RB 9 Svenja Huth
CB 3 Kathrin Hendrich
CB 23 Sara Doorsoun
LB 17 Felicitas Rauch  89'
CM 18 Melanie Leupolz  64'
CM 13 Sara Däbritz
RW 22 Jule Brand
AM 20 Lina Magull  64'
LW 19 Klara Bühl  64'
CF 11 Alexandra Popp (c)  82'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Lena Lattwein  64'
FW 7 Lea Schüller  64'
FW 16 Nicole Anyomi  75'  64'
FW 10 Laura Freigang  82'
MF 2 Chantal Hagel  89'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
GK 1 Khadija Er-Rmichi
CB 17 Hanane Aït El Haj
CB 21 Yasmin Mrabet  82'
CB 2 Zineb Redouani
RM 19 Sakina Ouzraoui Diki  90+5'
CM 6 Élodie Nakkach  82'
CM 4 Sarah Kassi
LM 11 Fatima Tagnaout
RF 7 Ghizlane Chebbak (c)
CF 23 Rosella Ayane  90+5'
LF 16 Anissa Lahmari  67'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Salma Amani  67'
MF 10 Najat Badri  82'
DF 5 Nesryne El Chad  82'
FW 20 Sofia Bouftini  90+5'
FW 9 Ibtissam Jraïdi  90+5'
Manager:
Reynald Pedros

Player of the Match:
Alexandra Popp (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Brooke Mayo (United States)
Mijensa Rensch (Suriname)
Fourth official:
Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Video assistant referee:
Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Offside video assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)

Colombia vs South Korea

Colombia 2–0 South Korea
Report
Colombia
South Korea
GK 1 Catalina Pérez
RB 17 Carolina Arias  45+6'
CB 19 Jorelyn Carabalí
CB 3 Daniela Arias
LB 2 Manuela Vanegas  10'
CM 5 Lorena Bedoya
CM 6 Daniela Montoya (c)  87'
RW 11 Catalina Usme
AM 10 Leicy Santos  76'
LW 18 Linda Caicedo
CF 9 Mayra Ramírez
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marcela Restrepo  76'
MF 4 Diana Ospina  87'
Manager:
Angelo Marsiglia[note 1]
GK 1 Yoon Young-geul
CB 20 Kim Hye-ri (c)
CB 6 Lim Seon-joo  45+7'
CB 4 Shim Seo-yeon  29'
RM 2 Choo Hyo-joo  88'
CM 10 Ji So-yun
CM 8 Cho So-hyun  68'
LM 16 Jang Sel-gi
RF 11 Choe Yu-ri  78'
CF 9 Lee Geum-min
LF 7 Son Hwa-yeon  68'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Kang Chae-rim  68'
FW 13 Park Eun-sun  68'
FW 19 Casey Phair  78'
FW 12 Moon Mi-ra  88'
Manager:
Colin Bell

Player of the Match:
Linda Caicedo (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Natalie Aspinall (England)
Anita Vad (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

South Korea vs Morocco

South Korea 0–1 Morocco
Report Jraïdi 6'
South Korea
Morocco
GK 18 Kim Jung-mi
CB 20 Kim Hye-ri (c)
CB 4 Shim Seo-yeon
CB 3 Hong Hye-ji  84'
RM 2 Choo Hyo-joo
CM 9 Lee Geum-min  88'
CM 10 Ji So-yun
CM 8 Cho So-hyun  46'
LM 16 Jang Sel-gi
CF 7 Son Hwa-yeon  46'
CF 13 Park Eun-sun  69'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Choe Yu-ri  46'
FW 12 Moon Mi-ra  46'
FW 14 Jeon Eun-ha  69'
FW 19 Casey Phair  84'
MF 15 Chun Ga-ram  88'
Manager:
Colin Bell
GK 1 Khadija Er-Rmichi
RB 17 Hanane Aït El Haj  80'
CB 5 Nesryne El Chad
CB 3 Nouhaila Benzina  81'
LB 2 Zineb Redouani
RM 19 Sakina Ouzraoui Diki
CM 6 Élodie Nakkach  80'
CM 7 Ghizlane Chebbak (c)
LM 11 Fatima Tagnaout
SS 8 Salma Amani  69'
CF 9 Ibtissam Jraïdi  74'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Sarah Kassi  69'
FW 23 Rosella Ayane  74'
MF 10 Najat Badri  80'
FW 20 Sofia Bouftini  80'
Manager:
Reynald Pedros

Player of the Match:
Ibtissam Jraïdi (Morocco)

Assistant referees:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Leila Moreira da Cruz (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Offside video assistant referee:
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)

Germany vs Colombia

Germany 1–2 Colombia
Popp 89' (pen.) Report
Germany
Colombia
GK 1 Merle Frohms
RB 9 Svenja Huth
CB 3 Kathrin Hendrich
CB 23 Sara Doorsoun  46'
LB 2 Chantal Hagel
CM 13 Sara Däbritz
CM 6 Lena Oberdorf  57'
RW 22 Jule Brand
AM 20 Lina Magull  67'
LW 19 Klara Bühl  76'
CF 11 Alexandra Popp (c)
Substitutions:
DF 15 Sjoeke Nüsken  46'
FW 7 Lea Schüller  67'
FW 16 Nicole Anyomi  76'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
GK 1 Catalina Pérez  88'
RB 17 Carolina Arias
CB 19 Jorelyn Carabalí  90+14'
CB 3 Daniela Arias
LB 2 Manuela Vanegas
DM 5 Lorena Bedoya  62'
CM 16 Lady Andrade  54'
CM 6 Daniela Montoya (c)  67'
RF 18 Linda Caicedo  90+6'
CF 11 Catalina Usme
LF 9 Mayra Ramírez
Substitutions:
MF 10 Leicy Santos  54'
MF 4 Diana Ospina  80'  67'
MF 8 Marcela Restrepo  90+6'
DF 20 Mónica Ramos  90+14'
Manager:
Angelo Marsiglia[note 1]

Player of the Match:
Linda Caicedo (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Shirley Perello (Honduras)
Sandra Ramirez (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Offside video assistant referee:
Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)

South Korea vs Germany

South Korea 1–1 Germany
Cho So-hyun 6' Report Popp 42'
Attendance: 38,945
South Korea
Germany
GK 18 Kim Jung-mi
CB 20 Kim Hye-ri (c)
CB 17 Lee Young-ju
CB 4 Shim Seo-yeon
RM 2 Choo Hyo-joo
CM 15 Chun Ga-ram  63'
CM 10 Ji So-yun
CM 8 Cho So-hyun  90+10'
LM 16 Jang Sel-gi
CF 11 Choe Yu-ri
CF 19 Casey Phair  86'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Park Eun-sun  63'
FW 12 Moon Mi-ra  86'
FW 23 Kang Chae-rim  90+10'
Manager:
Colin Bell
GK 1 Merle Frohms
RB 9 Svenja Huth
CB 3 Kathrin Hendrich
CB 5 Marina Hegering  90+6'
LB 2 Chantal Hagel
CM 13 Sara Däbritz  64'
CM 6 Lena Oberdorf
RW 22 Jule Brand  84'
AM 11 Alexandra Popp (c)
LW 19 Klara Bühl  64'
CF 7 Lea Schüller
Substitutions:
MF 14 Lena Lattwein  64'
MF 8 Sydney Lohmann  64'
FW 16 Nicole Anyomi  84'
Manager:
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Player of the Match:
Alexandra Popp (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Sarah Jones (New Zealand)
Maria Salamasina (Samoa)
Fourth official:
Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Offside video assistant referee:
Chantal Boudreau (Canada)

Morocco vs Colombia

Morocco 1–0 Colombia
Lahmari 45+4' Report
Morocco
Colombia
GK 1 Khadija Er-Rmichi
RB 17 Hanane Aït El Haj
CB 3 Nouhaila Benzina
CB 5 Nesryne El Chad
LB 2 Zineb Redouani
RM 19 Sakina Ouzraoui Diki
CM 6 Élodie Nakkach
CM 7 Ghizlane Chebbak (c)  90+11'
LM 11 Fatima Tagnaout
CF 9 Ibtissam Jraïdi  86'
CF 16 Anissa Lahmari  71'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Salma Amani  71'
FW 23 Rosella Ayane  86'
Manager:
Reynald Pedros
GK 1 Catalina Pérez
RB 17 Carolina Arias  90+1'
CB 19 Jorelyn Carabalí
CB 3 Daniela Arias
LB 2 Manuela Vanegas  51'
CM 5 Lorena Bedoya  86'
CM 6 Daniela Montoya (c)  59'
RW 18 Linda Caicedo
AM 10 Leicy Santos
LW 9 Mayra Ramírez
CF 11 Catalina Usme
Substitutions:
MF 4 Diana Ospina  59'
FW 21 Ivonne Chacón  86'
MF 8 Marcela Restrepo  90+1'
Manager:
Nelson Abadía

Player of the Match:
Anissa Lahmari (Morocco)

Assistant referees:
Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
Mihaela Tepusa (Romania)
Fourth official:
Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Video assistant referee:
Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Offside video assistant referee:
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group should 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:[2]

  • 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.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
 Morocco 1 1 –2
 South Korea 2 –2
 Germany 1 1 1 –3
 Colombia 2 3 1 –6

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Colombia manager Nelson Abadía was given a two-match touchline ban in FIFA competitions due to an infringement from the 2022 Copa América Femenina. Assistant manager Angelo Marsiglia filled in as manager.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Match schedule: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Confusion as Colombian coach hit with two-game ban for eight-year-old incident on eve of opener". Optus Sport. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.