2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup will take place from 20 to 31 July 2023.[1] The group consists of hosts Australia, the Republic of Ireland, Nigeria and Canada. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.[2]

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
B1 Australia1AFCHosts25 June 20208th2019Quarter-finals (2007, 2011, 2015)13
B2 Republic of Ireland3UEFAUEFA play-offs second-best ranked winners11 October 20221st—Debut24
B3 Nigeria4CAF2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations fourth place14 July 20229th2019Quarter-finals (1999)45
B4 Canada2CONCACAF2022 CONCACAF W Championship runners-up8 July 20228th2019Fourth place (2003)7

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  Australia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 20 July 2023. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group B will advance to play the runners-up of Group D.
  • The runners-up of Group B will advance to play the winners of Group D.

Matches

All times listed are local.

Australia vs Republic of Ireland

The match was originally scheduled to take place at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney. However, FIFA confirmed on 31 January 2023 (Australia time) that the match would be moved to Stadium Australia, Sydney, due to significant interest in tickets.[3]

Australia Match 2 Republic of Ireland
Report

Nigeria vs Canada
Nigeria Match 4 Canada
Report

Canada vs Republic of Ireland
Canada Match 19 Republic of Ireland
Report

Australia vs Nigeria
Australia Match 22 Nigeria
Report

Canada vs Australia
Canada Match 35 Australia
Report

Republic of Ireland vs Nigeria
Republic of Ireland Match 36 Nigeria
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:[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 will be applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Australia
 Republic of Ireland
 Nigeria
 Canada

References
  1. "Match schedule: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. "Regulations: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 targets over 100,000 fans for epic opening matchday". FIFA. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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