Group F of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 23 July to 2 August 2023.[1] The group consisted of France, Jamaica, Brazil and Panama. The top two teams, France and Jamaica, advanced to the round of 16.[2]
Ahead of the tournament, the Brazilian government announced that they would move working hours of the civil service on the days of Brazil's matches in the World Cup, with the working day starting two hours after the scheduled conclusion of games; due to the time difference, Brazil's group matches were all kicked-off at commuter times.[3][4] This ended in vain, as Brazil was eliminated in the group stage for the first time since finishing bottom in 1995. On the other hand, Jamaica became the first Caribbean team to advance from a senior World Cup group stage.
Teams
edit| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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| F1 |  France | 1 | UEFA | UEFA Group I winners | 12 April 2022 | 5th | 2019 | Fourth place (2011) | 5 | 5 |
| F2 |  Jamaica | 3 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship third place | 11 July 2022 | 2nd | 2019 | Group stage (2019) | 43 | 43 |
| F3 |  Brazil | 2 | CONMEBOL | 2022 Copa América Femenina champions | 26 July 2022 | 9th | 2019 | Runners-up (2007) | 9 | 8 |
| F4 |  Panama | 4[nb 2] | CONCACAF | Inter-confederation play-off Group C winners | 23 February 2023 | 1st | — | Debut | 57[nb 2] | 52 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ a b As the identity of the inter-confederation play-off Group C winners was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[5]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
Matches
editAll times listed are local.
France vs Jamaica
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Brazil vs Panama
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France vs Brazil
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Panama vs Jamaica
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Panama vs France
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Jamaica vs Brazil
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Discipline
editFair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group should the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were 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 was applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 1 | −1 | |||||||||||
| Panama | 2 | 1 | −3 | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | 3 | −4 | ||||||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −6 | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Match schedule: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Regulations: FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Brazil's civil servants can start work late to watch games". BBC Sport. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "No need for excuses, Brazil changes work hours for Women's World Cup". Reuters. 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Draw Procedures for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.