2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the United States, Australia, Sweden and Nigeria. Matches were played from 8 to 16 June 2015.

Group D was the group of death of the 6 groups of this FIFA World Cup with three top 10-ranked teams. Sweden (5th ranked) and the United States (2nd ranked) were drawn together for the fourth successive World Cup (two of those groups had also featured Nigeria), and were joined by 10th ranked Australia, along with 33-ranked Nigeria.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings at start of event
D1 (seed)	United States	CONCACAF	CONCACAF Women's Championship winners	24 October 2014	7th	2011	Winners (1991, 1999)	2
D2	Australia	AFC	AFC Women's Asian Cup runners-up	18 May 2014	6th	2011	Quarter-finals (2007, 2011)	10
D3	Sweden	UEFA	UEFA Group 4 winners	17 September 2014	7th	2011	Runners-up (2003)	5
D4	Nigeria	CAF	African Women's Championship winners	22 October 2014	7th	2011	Quarter-finals (1999)	33

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Sweden	3	0	3	0	4	4	0	3
4	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

The group's final standings was one of the three instances in a FIFA World Cup where advancement may have been different under the old two points for a win scoring system compared to the actual result under the three points for a win system.

In the round of 16:

United States advanced to play Colombia (third-placed team of Group F).
Australia advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group E).
Sweden (as one of the four best third-placed teams) advanced to play Germany (winner of Group B).

Matches

Sweden vs Nigeria

8 June 2015

15:00 CDT (UTC−5)

Sweden	3–3	Nigeria
Oparanozie 21' (o.g.) Fischer 31' Sembrant 60'	Report	Okobi 50' Oshoala 53' Ordega 87'

Investors Group Field, Winnipeg

Attendance: 31,148^[1]

Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Sweden^[2]

Nigeria^[2]


GK	1	Hedvig Lindahl
RB	23	Elin Rubensson
CB	5	Nilla Fischer
CB	4	Emma Berglund	73'
LB	16	Lina Nilsson
CM	17	Caroline Seger (c)
CM	7	Lisa Dahlkvist	57'
RW	9	Kosovare Asllani	46'
LW	15	Therese Sjögran
CF	8	Lotta Schelin
CF	10	Sofia Jakobsson
Substitutions:
MF	22	Olivia Schough	46'
DF	3	Linda Sembrant	57'
DF	14	Amanda Ilestedt	73'
Manager:
Pia Sundhage


GK	1	Precious Dede
RB	3	Osinachi Ohale
CB	6	Josephine Chukwunonye
CB	5	Onome Ebi
LB	23	Ngozi Ebere
CM	14	Evelyn Nwabuoku (c)
CM	12	Halimat Ayinde
RW	8	Asisat Oshoala
LW	13	Ngozi Okobi
CF	17	Francisca Ordega
CF	9	Desire Oparanozie
Manager:
Edwin Okon

Player of the Match:
Ngozi Okobi (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)
Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Fifth official:
Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)

United States vs Australia

8 June 2015

18:30 CDT (UTC−5)

United States	3–1	Australia
Rapinoe 12', 78' Press 61'	Report	De Vanna 27'

Investors Group Field, Winnipeg

Attendance: 31,148^[3]

Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

United States^[4]

Australia^[4]


GK	1	Hope Solo
RB	11	Ali Krieger
CB	4	Becky Sauerbrunn
CB	19	Julie Johnston
LB	22	Meghan Klingenberg
CM	12	Lauren Holiday	56'
CM	10	Carli Lloyd
RW	23	Christen Press		68'
LW	15	Megan Rapinoe	64'	86'
CF	20	Abby Wambach (c)
CF	2	Sydney Leroux		79'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Tobin Heath		68'
FW	13	Alex Morgan		79'
MF	14	Morgan Brian		86'
Manager:
Jill Ellis


GK	18	Melissa Barbieri
RB	5	Laura Alleway	83'
CB	6	Servet Uzunlar
CB	8	Elise Kellond-Knight
LB	7	Stephanie Catley
CM	10	Emily van Egmond
CM	19	Katrina Gorry	80'
RW	11	Lisa De Vanna (c)
LW	9	Caitlin Foord
CF	23	Michelle Heyman	69'
CF	20	Samantha Kerr
Substitutions:
FW	17	Kyah Simon	69'
DF	14	Alanna Kennedy	80'
FW	3	Ashleigh Sykes	83'
Manager:
Alen Stajcic

Player of the Match:
Megan Rapinoe (United States)

Assistant referees:
Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)
Loreto Toloza (Chile)
Fourth official:
Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Fifth official:
Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)

Australia vs Nigeria

12 June 2015

16:00 CDT (UTC−5)

Australia	2–0	Nigeria
Simon 29', 68'	Report

Investors Group Field, Winnipeg

Attendance: 32,716^[5]

Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Australia^[6]

Nigeria^[6]


GK	1	Lydia Williams
CB	5	Laura Alleway
CB	14	Alanna Kennedy
CB	7	Stephanie Catley
DM	8	Elise Kellond-Knight
CM	10	Emily van Egmond
CM	19	Katrina Gorry	62'
RW	17	Kyah Simon	87'
LW	9	Caitlin Foord
CF	11	Lisa De Vanna (c)
CF	20	Samantha Kerr
Substitutions:
MF	13	Tameka Butt	62'
FW	23	Michelle Heyman	87'
Manager:
Alen Stajcic


GK	1	Precious Dede
RB	3	Osinachi Ohale		52'
CB	6	Josephine Chukwunonye	60'
CB	5	Onome Ebi
LB	23	Ngozi Ebere
CM	14	Evelyn Nwabuoku (c)	42'
CM	12	Halimat Ayinde
RM	8	Asisat Oshoala		84'
LM	13	Ngozi Okobi
CF	17	Francisca Ordega
CF	9	Desire Oparanozie		54'
Substitutions:
DF	15	Ugo Njoku		52'
FW	4	Perpetua Nkwocha		54'
FW	10	Courtney Dike		84'
Manager:
Edwin Okon

Player of the Match:
Lisa De Vanna (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Manuela Nicolosi (France)
Yolanda Parga (Spain)
Fourth official:
Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Souad Oulhaj (Morocco)

United States vs Sweden

12 June 2015

19:00 CDT (UTC−5)

United States	0–0	Sweden
	Report

Investors Group Field, Winnipeg

Attendance: 32,716^[7]

Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

United States^[8]

Sweden^[8]


GK	1	Hope Solo
RB	11	Ali Krieger
CB	19	Julie Johnston
CB	4	Becky Sauerbrunn
LB	22	Meghan Klingenberg
CM	10	Carli Lloyd (c)
CM	12	Lauren Holiday
RW	14	Morgan Brian	58'
LW	15	Megan Rapinoe
CF	23	Christen Press	67'
CF	2	Sydney Leroux	78'
Substitutions:
FW	8	Amy Rodriguez	58'
FW	20	Abby Wambach	67'
FW	13	Alex Morgan	78'
Manager:
Jill Ellis


GK	1	Hedvig Lindahl
RB	23	Elin Rubensson
CB	14	Amanda Ilestedt
CB	5	Nilla Fischer
LB	18	Jessica Samuelsson
CM	7	Lisa Dahlkvist
CM	17	Caroline Seger
RW	10	Sofia Jakobsson
LW	16	Lina Nilsson	70'
CF	15	Therese Sjögran	75'
CF	8	Lotta Schelin (c)
Substitutions:
DF	3	Linda Sembrant	70'
MF	20	Emilia Appelqvist	75'
Manager:
Pia Sundhage

Player of the Match:
Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden)

Assistant referees:
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Ledya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Souad Oulhaj (Morocco)

Nigeria vs United States

16 June 2015

17:00 PDT (UTC−7)

Nigeria	0–1	United States
	Report	Wambach 45'

BC Place, Vancouver

Attendance: 52,193^[9]

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Nigeria^[10]

United States^[10]


GK	1	Precious Dede
RB	22	Sarah Nnodim	38' 69'
CB	6	Josephine Chukwunonye	60'
CB	5	Onome Ebi	43'
LB	23	Ngozi Ebere
CM	14	Evelyn Nwabuoku (c)
CM	13	Ngozi Okobi	68'
RW	17	Francisca Ordega		77'
LW	7	Esther Sunday		50'
CF	10	Courtney Dike		50'
CF	8	Asisat Oshoala
Substitutions:
FW	9	Desire Oparanozie		50'
MF	12	Halimat Ayinde		50'
MF	20	Cecilia Nku		77'
Manager:
Edwin Okon


GK	1	Hope Solo
RB	11	Ali Krieger
CB	19	Julie Johnston
CB	4	Becky Sauerbrunn
LB	22	Meghan Klingenberg
CM	12	Lauren Holiday
CM	10	Carli Lloyd
RW	15	Megan Rapinoe	74'
LW	17	Tobin Heath	80'
CF	20	Abby Wambach (c)
CF	13	Alex Morgan	66'
Substitutions:
FW	2	Sydney Leroux	66'
MF	7	Shannon Boxx	74'
DF	3	Christie Rampone	80'
Manager:
Jill Ellis

Player of the Match:
Julie Johnston (United States)

Assistant referees:
Nataliya Rachynska (Ukraine)
Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)
Fourth official:
Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Fifth official:
Widiya Shamsuri (Malaysia)

Australia vs Sweden

16 June 2015

18:00 MDT (UTC−6)

Australia	1–1	Sweden
De Vanna 5'	Report	Jakobsson 15'

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 10,177^[11]

Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Australia^[12]

Sweden^[12]


GK	1	Lydia Williams
CB	5	Laura Alleway
CB	14	Alanna Kennedy
CB	7	Stephanie Catley
DM	8	Elise Kellond-Knight
CM	10	Emily van Egmond
CM	19	Katrina Gorry	85'
RW	17	Kyah Simon	72'
LW	9	Caitlin Foord
CF	11	Lisa De Vanna (c)	63'
CF	20	Samantha Kerr
Substitutions:
FW	2	Larissa Crummer	63'
FW	23	Michelle Heyman	72'
MF	13	Tameka Butt	85'
Manager:
Alen Stajcic


GK	1	Hedvig Lindahl
RB	23	Elin Rubensson	76'
CB	14	Amanda Ilestedt
CB	5	Nilla Fischer
LB	18	Jessica Samuelsson
CM	7	Lisa Dahlkvist
CM	17	Caroline Seger
RW	10	Sofia Jakobsson
LW	16	Lina Nilsson	74'
CF	15	Therese Sjögran
CF	8	Lotta Schelin (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9	Kosovare Asllani	74'
DF	6	Sara Thunebro	76'
Manager:
Pia Sundhage

Player of the Match:
Elise Kellond-Knight (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Mayte Chávez (Mexico)
Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Tupou Patia (Cook Islands)
Fifth official:
Janette Arcanjo (Brazil)

References

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^ "Match report – Group D – USA v Sweden" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 12, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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^ "Match report – Group D – Nigeria v USA" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Nigeria-United States" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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