Roundup: FIFA Women's World Cup Group Phase

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Here's the lowdown on everything you need to know about our Parisians and how they fared with their perspective teams in the Group Phase and how the final tables ended up.

Group A

  MP W D L Pts
France  3 3 0 0 9
Norway 3 2 0 1 6
Nigeria 3 1 0 2 3
South Korea 3 0 0 3 0

Match Roundup 

First match day :

France 🇫🇷 4-0 South Korea 🇰🇷 (June 7th, Parc des Princes, Paris)

Norway 🇳🇴 3-0 Nigeria 🇳🇬 (June 8th, Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims)

Second match day :

Nigeria 🇳🇬 2-0 South Korea 🇰🇷 (June 12th, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble)

France 🇫🇷 2-1 Norway 🇳🇴 (June 12th, Stade de Nice, Nice)

Third match day :

France 🇫🇷 1-0 Nigeria 🇳🇬 (June 17th, Roazhon Park, Rennes)

Norway 🇳🇴 2-1 South Korea 🇰🇷 (June 17th, Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims)

Summary of our Parisians :

To begin with Group A, three Parisians, Kadidiatou Diani, Grace Geyoro and Ève Périsset, played part in France's impressive start to the World Cup. They conceded just one goal and scored seven in their group phase matches. Kadidiatou Diani, top assister in the Division 1 Féminine this past season, played a big part in this faultless beginning, starting two games and coming on in their last match. While Ève Périsset started their last game at right back in their 1-0 win against Nigeria. Now, France gets set to face Brazil in the round of 16, which should be a cracking game against familiar teammate, Formiga. 

Group B

  MP W D L Pts
Germany 3 3 0 0 9
Spain 3 1 1 1 4
China  3 1 1 1 4
South Africa 3 0 0 3 0

Match Roundup 

First match day :

Germany 🇩🇪 1-0 China 🇨🇳 (June 8th, Roazhon Park, Rennes)

Spain 🇪🇸 3-1 South Africa 🇿🇦 (June 8th, Stade Océane, Le Havre)

Second match day :

Germany 🇩🇪 1-0 Spain 🇪🇸 (June 12th, Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes)

China 🇨🇳 1-0 South Africa 🇿🇦 (June 13th, Parc des Princes, Paris)

Third match day :

China 🇨🇳 0-0 Spain 🇪🇸 (June 17th, Stade Océane, Le Havre)

Germany 🇩🇪 4-0 South Africa 🇿🇦 (June 17th, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier)

Summary of our Parisians :

Group B saw three Parisian players battling for a spot in the round of 16 in Spain's Irene Paredes, China's Wang Shuang and our new signing Sara Däbritz from Germany. In the end, all three qualified to the next round with our new signing from Bayern Munich particularly standing out, scoring two goals for Germany as they topped the group. 

Group C

  MP W D L Pts
Italy 3 2 0 1 6
Australia 3 2 0 1 6
Brazil 3 2 0 1 6
Jamaica  3 0 0 3 0

Match Roundup 

First match day :

Italy 🇮🇹 2-1 Australia 🇦🇺 (June 9th, Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes)

Brazil 🇧🇷 3-0 Jamaica 🇯🇲 (June 9th, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble)

Second match day :

Australia 🇦🇺 3-2 Brazil 🇧🇷 (June 13th, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier)

Italy 🇮🇹 5-0 Jamaica 🇯🇲 (June 14th, Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims)

Third match day :

Australia 🇦🇺 4-1 Jamaica 🇯🇲 (June 18th, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble)

Brazil 🇧🇷 1-0 Italy 🇮🇹 (June 18th, Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes)

Summary of our Parisians :

Paris Saint-Germain captain, Formiga, started in both of Brazil's opening matches, breaking World Cup history. She became the oldest ever player at a World Cup as well as playing her seventh ever World Cup, becoming the first ever player to accomplish that feat. Although she missed the last game due to suspension, Formiga will look to slot right back into the side as her experience will prove vital as they get set to face a strong side in France.

Group D

  MP W D L Pts
England 3 3 0   9
Japan 3 1 1   4
Argentina 3 0 2   2
Scotland  3 0 1   1

Match Roundup 

First match day :

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2-1 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (June 9th, Stade de Nice, Nice)

Argentina 🇦🇷 0-0 Japan 🇯🇵 (June 10th, Parc des Princes, Paris)

Second match day :

Japan 🇯🇵 2-1 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (June 14th, Roazhon Park, Rennes)

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1-0 Argentina 🇦🇷 (June 14th, Stade Océane, Le Havre)

Third match day :

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2-0 Japan 🇯🇵 (June 19th, Stade de Nice, Nice)

Argentina 🇦🇷 3-3 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (June 19th, Parc des Princes, Paris)

Summary of our Parisians :

This was the only group from the World Cup that did not involve any of our Parisians However, there is one particular game to highlight. Scotland led the game by 3-0 in the 79th minute and with a victory surely secured, Argentina did the impossible. They got a goal back in the 74th, eventually equalizing in additional time. It was a game with all emotions: heartbreak, thrill and of course VAR controversy. 

Group E

  MP W D L Pts
Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9
Canada 3 2 0 1 6
Cameroon 3 1 0 2 3
New Zealand  3 0 0 3 0

Match Roundup 

First match day :

Canada 🇨🇦 1-0 Cameroon 🇨🇲 (June 10th, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier)

Netherlands 🇳🇱 1-0 New Zealand 🇳🇿 (June 11th, Stade Océane, Le Havre)

Second match day :

Netherlands 🇳🇱 3-1 Cameroon 🇨🇲 (June 15th, Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes)

Canada 🇨🇦 2-0 New Zealand 🇳🇿 (June 15th, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble)

Third match day :

Cameroon 🇨🇲 2-1 New Zealand 🇳🇿 (June 20th, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier)

Netherlands 🇳🇱 2-1 Canada 🇨🇦 (June 20th, Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims)

Summary of our Parisians :

Canada's Ashley Lawrence started all three games at fullback, assisting with a beautiful teasing ball towards the back post for Christine Sinclair's equalizer against the Netherlands. In that same game, our recent signing, recently turned 18 year-old Jordyn Huitema played the full 90 minutes against the Netherlands, gaining valuable experience as one of the tournament's youngest players. 

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Group F

  MP W D L Pts
United States 3 3 0 0 9
Sweden 3 2 0 1 6
Chile 3 1 0 2 3
Thailand 3 0 0 3 0

Match Roundup 

First match day :

Sweden 🇸🇪 2-0 Chile 🇨🇱 (June 11th, Roazhon Park, Rennes)

USA 🇺🇸 13-0 Thailand 🇹🇭 (June 11th, Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims)

Second match day :

Sweden 🇸🇪 5-1 Thailand 🇹🇭 (June 16th, Stade de Nice, Nice)

USA 🇺🇸 3-0 Chile 🇨🇱 (June 16th, Parc des Princes, Paris)

Third match day :

USA 🇺🇸 2-0 Sweden 🇸🇪 (June 20th, Stade Océane, Le Havre)

Chile 🇨🇱 2-0 Thailand 🇹🇭 (June 20th, Roazhon Park, Rennes)

Summary of our Parisians :

Sweden's Hanna Glas started in the two opening games at right back and eventually came on against the United States in the final game of the group phase. Sweden's 2nd place finish sees them head to the round of 16 as Hanna Glas will face her Paris Saint-Germain teammates Ashley Lawrence and Jordyn Huitema on June 24th. Another Parisian player in Chile's Christiane Endler played her part in Group F, but in the end failed to qualify, with just the crossbar being the difference. Her player of the match performance against the United States will be remembered however, making save after save, showing her standout abilities on the big stage.