FIFA Women’s World Cup: The group stage in stats

• Linda Caicedo, Lauren James and Christine Sinclair feature
• USA extended their 12-year unbeaten sequence in the tournament
• Colombia, Jamaica and the Netherlands pulled off run-busting results

79

China PR played at a numerical disadvantage against Haiti for 79 minutes following Rui Zhang’s dismissal – and turned one point into three. It eclipsed the distinction of Chinese Taipei, who were a player down for 78 minutes against Nigeria, during which they went from goalless to 2-0 winners, in 1991. Hui Fang Lin was actually sent off in the fifth minute of that game, but back then matches lasted only 80 minutes and far less stoppage time was added.

73

Mai Duc Chung, who was 73 years and 41 days when he took charge of Vietnam against the Netherlands, is the now the oldest coach in the history of the men’s or women’s global finals. Otto Rehhagel, who was 71 years and 317 days when he guided Greece against Lionel Messi and Argentina at South Africa 2010, had held the record.

28

Germany had not lost in the group stage of a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 28 years until being undone by a Linda Caicedo-inspired Colombia in Sydney. It ended a 20-game unbeaten run in the first phase – one including 16 victories – since a 3-2 defeat to a Sweden side spearheaded by Pia Sundhage in Helsingborg. Another golazo from the 18-year-old made her the second-youngest South American to score in multiple matches in the competition after a 17-year-old Marta in 2003.

Germany v Colombia | Group H | FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ | Highlights

Watch the highlights from the match between Germany and Colombia played at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney / Gadigal on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM (local time).

23

Brazil had scored in a competition-record 23 consecutive group-stage games until a 0-0 draw with Jamaica. The last time they had failed to find the target was in a 2-0 loss to Sweden in 1991.

20

USA stretched their unparalleled undefeated sequence in the tournament to 20 matches. Their last loss was 2-1 to Sweden in the group stage at Germany 2011. The USWNT did, however, see their record run of successive victories end at 13 games in a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.

USA v Netherlands | Group E | FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ | Highlights

Watch the highlights from the match between USA and Netherlands played at Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-tara on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:00 PM (local time).

18

Christine Sinclair made it 18 appearances as captain in the FIFA Women’s World Cup – a new record. Sun Wen had skippered China PR on 16 occasions. Sinclair, Marta and Onome Ebi joined Formiga and Homare Sawa as the only players to appear in more than five editions of the tournament.

16

Casey Phair, at 16 years and 26 days, became the youngest player in Women’s World Cup history when she came on for Korea Republic against Colombia. The Korea Republic forward outranked Ifeanyi Chiejine, who was 16 years and 34 days when she ran out for Nigeria against Korea DPR in 1999. When Phair was sent on against Morocco, there were 22 years and 256 days between her Kim Jungmi. It is the biggest age gap between team-mates in the tournament’s history, breaking the difference between Brazilians Formiga and Meg in 1995 by 191 days.

16

England have now scored in 16 consecutive matches at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, breaking the 15-game record Norway set between 1991 and ’99.

8

A competition-record eight clean sheets were kept in Group A, which comprised New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines and Switzerland. It is the only one of the 42 pools in FIFA Women’s World Cup history to include more than six shutouts.

6

Lauren James has registered an Australia & Zealand 2023-high of six combined goals and assists. Amazingly, the England No7 has scored or set up a goal every 37 minutes on average. Japan standouts Hinata Miyazawa and Mina Tanaka have recorded five combined goals and assists apiece.

0

Three nations didn’t concede in the group stage: Jamaica, Japan and Switzerland. Alyssa Naeher, meanwhile, shut out Vietnam and Portugal to take her total of FIFA Women’s World Cup clean sheets to six. The record is 10, shared by her compatriots Briana Scurry and Hope Solo.