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 |
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A1 (seed) | ![]() | CONCACAF | Hosts | 3 March 2011 | 6th | 2011 | Fourth place (2003) | 8 |
A2 | ![]() | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 3rd place | 17 May 2014 | 6th | 2007 | Runners-up (1999) | 16 |
A3 | ![]() | OFC | OFC Women's Nations Cup winners | 29 October 2014 | 4th | 2011 | Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011) | 17 |
A4 | ![]() | UEFA | UEFA play-off winners | 27 November 2014 | 1st | — | — | 12 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Canada[2] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() China PR[2] |
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New Zealand vs Netherlands
New Zealand ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand[4] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Netherlands[4] |
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China PR vs Netherlands
China ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() China[6] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Netherlands[6] |
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Canada vs New Zealand
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Canada[8] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand[8] |
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Netherlands vs Canada
Netherlands ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Netherlands[10] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Canada[10] |
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China PR vs New Zealand
China ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() China[12] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New Zealand[12] |
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