2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Germany, Ivory Coast, Norway and Thailand. Matches were played from 7 to 15 June 2015. Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to play at a senior World Cup (male or female) since Indonesia (played as the Dutch East Indies) in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Teams

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Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
at start of event
B1 (seed)   Germany UEFA UEFA Group 1 winners 13 September 2014 7th 2011 Winners (2003, 2007) 1
B2   Ivory Coast CAF African Women's Championship 3rd place 25 October 2014 1st 67
B3   Norway UEFA UEFA Group 5 winners 13 September 2014 7th 2011 Winners (1995) 11
B4   Thailand AFC AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place 21 May 2014 1st 29

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 1 0 15 1 +14 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Norway 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
3   Thailand 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3
4   Ivory Coast 3 0 0 3 3 16 −13 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • Germany advanced to play Sweden (third-placed team of Group D).
  • Norway advanced to play England (runner-up of Group F).

Matches

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Norway vs Thailand

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Norway  4–0  Thailand
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Norway[2]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand[2]
GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth
RB 6 Maren Mjelde
CB 7 Trine Rønning (c)   63'
CB 11 Nora Holstad Berge   46'
LB 13 Ingrid Moe Wold
RM 8 Solveig Gulbrandsen   69'
CM 4 Gry Tofte Ims
LM 17 Lene Mykjåland
RF 19 Kristine Minde
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen
LF 21 Ada Hegerberg
Substitutions:
DF 3 Marita Skammelsrud Lund    46'
FW 16 Elise Thorsnes   63'
FW 20 Emilie Haavi   69'
Manager:
Even Pellerud
 
GK 1 Waraporn Boonsing
RB 9 Warunee Phetwiset   51'
CB 4 Duangnapa Sritala (c)   75'
CB 3 Natthakarn Chinwong
LB 10 Sunisa Srangthaisong
CM 6 Pikul Khueanpet
CM 7 Silawan Intamee
RW 12 Rattikan Thongsombut
AM 8 Naphat Seesraum   59'
LW 17 Anootsara Maijarern   90'
CF 21 Kanjana Sungngoen
Substitutions:
FW 13 Orathai Srimanee   59'
FW 14 Thanatta Chawong   90'
Manager:
Nuengruethai Sathongwien

Player of the Match:
Isabell Herlovsen (Norway)

Assistant referees:
Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)

Germany vs Ivory Coast

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Germany  10–0  Ivory Coast
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Germany[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ivory Coast[4]
GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 4 Leonie Maier
CB 5 Annike Krahn
CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak
LB 22 Tabea Kemme
CM 20 Lena Goeßling
CM 16 Melanie Leupolz   17'
RW 6 Simone Laudehr   73'
LW 18 Alexandra Popp
CF 13 Célia Šašić   46'
CF 11 Anja Mittag
Substitutions:
MF 7 Melanie Behringer   17'
MF 23 Sara Däbritz   46'
FW 19 Lena Petermann   73'
Manager:
Silvia Neid
 
GK 16 Dominique Thiamale (c   40'
RB 22 Raymonde Kacou
CB 21 Sophie Aguie   58'
CB 2 Fatou Coulibaly   70'
LB 4 Nina Kpaho   38'
CM 6 Rita Akaffou   36'
CM 12 Ida Guehai
RW 14 Josée Nahi   86'
AM 7 Nadege Essoh   51'
LW 11 Rebecca Elloh   66'   72'
CF 18 Binta Diakité
Substitutions:
DF 13 Fernande Tchetche   38'
FW 8 Ines Nrehy   51'
FW 10 Ange N'Guessan   72'
Manager:
Clémentine Touré

Player of the Match:
Anja Mittag (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
Suzanne Morisset (Canada)
Fourth official:
Michelle Pye (Canada)
Fifth official:
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)

Germany vs Norway

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Germany  1–1  Norway
Report
Attendance: 18,987[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway[6]
GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 4 Leonie Maier
CB 5 Annike Krahn
CB 3 Saskia Bartusiak   59'
LB 22 Tabea Kemme
CM 20 Lena Goeßling
CM 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán
RW 6 Simone Laudehr   66'
AM 11 Anja Mittag   80'
LW 18 Alexandra Popp   70'
CF 13 Célia Šašić
Substitutions:
MF 9 Lena Lotzen   66'
MF 23 Sara Däbritz   70'
FW 8 Pauline Bremer   80'
Manager:
Silvia Neid
 
GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth (c)
RB 6 Maren Mjelde
CB 3 Marita Skammelsrud Lund
CB 2 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 13 Ingrid Moe Wold
CM 14 Ingrid Schjelderup
CM 4 Gry Tofte Ims   46'
CM 17 Lene Mykjåland
RF 19 Kristine Minde   60'
CF 9 Isabell Herlovsen   90+2'
LF 21 Ada Hegerberg
Substitutions:
MF 8 Solveig Gulbrandsen   46'
FW 16 Elise Thorsnes   60'
FW 20 Emilie Haavi   90+2'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Player of the Match:
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)
Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)

Ivory Coast vs Thailand

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This was the first ever win for a Southeast Asian country (excluding Australia which geographically is not in Southeast Asia) at a senior World Cup (male or female).

Ivory Coast  2–3  Thailand
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Ivory Coast[8]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand[8]
GK 16 Dominique Thiamale (c)
RB 22 Raymonde Kacou
CB 2 Fatou Coulibaly
CB 3 Djelika Coulibaly
LB 13 Fernande Tchetche
CM 15 Christine Lohoues
CM 12 Ida Guehai   81'
CM 6 Rita Akaffou   46'
RF 10 Ange N'Guessan
CF 8 Ines Nrehy
LF 18 Binta Diakité   34'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Josée Nahi   34'
FW 11 Rebecca Elloh   46'
MF 19 Jessica Aby   90+4'   81'
Manager:
Clémentine Touré
 
GK 1 Waraporn Boonsing
RB 9 Warunee Phetwiset
CB 4 Duangnapa Sritala (c)
CB 3 Natthakarn Chinwong   90+7'
LB 10 Sunisa Srangthaisong
CM 6 Pikul Khueanpet
CM 7 Silawan Intamee
RW 21 Kanjana Sungngoen
AM 13 Orathai Srimanee   73'
LW 17 Anootsara Maijarern
CF 23 Nisa Romyen   43'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Rattikan Thongsombut    43'
FW 14 Thanatta Chawong   73'
DF 2 Darut Changplook   90+7'
Manager:
Nuengruethai Sathongwien

Player of the Match:
Orathai Srimanee (Thailand)

Assistant referees:
Princess Brown (Jamaica)
Elizabeth Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Fifth official:
Lata Kaumatule (Tonga)

Thailand vs Germany

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Thailand  0–4  Germany
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Thailand[10]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany[10]
GK 1 Waraporn Boonsing
RB 9 Warunee Phetwiset
CB 3 Natthakarn Chinwong
CB 4 Duangnapa Sritala (c)
LB 10 Sunisa Srangthaisong
CM 6 Pikul Khueanpet
CM 7 Silawan Intamee
RW 12 Rattikan Thongsombut   89'
LW 17 Anootsara Maijarern   82'   87'
SS 13 Orathai Srimanee   79'
CF 21 Kanjana Sungngoen
Substitutions:
MF 20 Wilaiporn Boothduang   79'
FW 11 Alisa Rukpinij   87'
DF 2 Darut Changplook   89'
Manager:
Nuengruethai Sathongwien
 
GK 1 Nadine Angerer (c)
RB 2 Bianca Schmidt
CB 5 Annike Krahn   61'
CB 14 Babett Peter
LB 15 Jennifer Cramer
CM 16 Melanie Leupolz
CM 7 Melanie Behringer
RW 9 Lena Lotzen
AM 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán    46'
LW 23 Sara Däbritz
CF 13 Célia Šašić   46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Anja Mittag   46'
FW 19 Lena Petermann   46'
DF 17 Josephine Henning   61'
Manager:
Silvia Neid

Player of the Match:
Melanie Leupolz (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)
Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)
Fourth official:
Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Anna Nyström (Sweden)

Ivory Coast vs Norway

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Ivory Coast  1–3  Norway
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Ivory Coast[12]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway[12]
GK 23 Cynthia Djohore
RB 17 Nadège Cissé   68'
CB 2 Fatou Coulibaly (c)   25'
CB 3 Djelika Coulibaly
LB 13 Fernande Tchetche
CM 15 Christine Lohoues   90+3'
CM 12 Ida Guehai
CM 11 Rebecca Elloh
RF 14 Josée Nahi
CF 8 Ines Nrehy
LF 10 Ange N'Guessan
Substitutions:
MF 18 Binta Diakité   68'   90+2'
FW 7 Nadege Essoh   90+2'
MF 6 Rita Akaffou   90+3'
Manager:
Clémentine Touré
 
GK 1 Ingrid Hjelmseth (c)   79'
RB 16 Elise Thorsnes
CB 3 Marita Skammelsrud Lund
CB 2 Maria Thorisdottir
LB 19 Kristine Minde   46'
CM 8 Solveig Gulbrandsen
CM 14 Ingrid Schjelderup
CM 17 Lene Mykjåland
RF 5 Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland   64'
CF 21 Ada Hegerberg
LF 20 Emilie Haavi   52'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Ingrid Moe Wold   46'
MF 6 Maren Mjelde   64'
GK 12 Silje Vesterbekkmo   79'
Manager:
Even Pellerud

Player of the Match:
Ada Hegerberg (Norway)

Assistant referees:
Maria Rocco (Argentina)
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Mana Dzodope (Togo)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Match report – Group B – Norway v Thailand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Norway-Thailand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Match report – Group B – Germany v Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Germany-Ivory Coast" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Match report – Group B – Germany v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Germany-Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Match report – Group B – Côte d'Ivoire v Thailand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Ivory Coast-Thailand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Match report – Group B – Thailand v Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Thailand-Germany" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Match report – Group B – Côte d'Ivoire v Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Ivory Coast-Norway" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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