2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
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Group C of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup will take place from 21 to 31 July 2023.[1] The group consists of Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan. The top two teams will advance to 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 | |
| C2 |  Costa Rica |
3 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship fourth place | 8 July 2022 | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage (2015) | 37 | |
| C3 |  Zambia |
4 | CAF | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place | 13 July 2022 | 1st | — | Debut | 81 | |
| C4 |  Japan |
2 | AFC | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semi-finalists | 30 January 2022 | 9th | 2019 | Winners (2011) | 11 | |
Notes
- ^ 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 | Spain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Costa Rica
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Zambia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Japan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 21 July 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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
Zambia vs Japan
Japan vs Costa Rica
| Japan | Match 21 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Spain vs Zambia
Japan vs Spain
Costa Rica vs Zambia
| Costa Rica | Match 38 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Discipline
Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams are tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
- 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 will be applied to a player in a single match.
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References
- ^ "Match schedule: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.