2019 FIFA Club World Cup, Squads
Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup, Matches
The draw of the tournament was held on 16 September 2019, 14:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, to decide the matchups of the second round (between the first round winner and teams from AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF), and the opponents of the two second round winners in the semi-finals (against teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA). At the time of the draw, the identity of the teams from AFC and CONMEBOL were not known.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup, Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool won the Golden Ball award, sponsored by Adidas, which is jointly awarded with the Alibaba Cloud Award to recognise the player of the tournament.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup, Awards
FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup, Criticism
In 2017, three member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council along with Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and criminalised trips for their citizens to the country. In October, FIFA sold 200 Club World Cup tickets to fans from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and 500 to those from the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. In November 2019, Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised FIFA for neglecting fan welfare and selling tickets for the Club World Cup to those banned by their governments. HRW stated that FIFA should be aware of the risks that the football supporters can face in their countries and ensure that they are not exposed to the risk of harassment or prosecution.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup, Criticism
On 5 November 2019, Liverpool Chief Executive Peter Moore assured that the Qatari authorities had permitted LGBT football fans to attend the FIFA Club World Cup matches in December 2019.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The 2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club association football tournament hosted by Qatar. It was the 16th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the club champions from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The final was contested between English club Liverpool, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Brazilian club Flamengo, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on 21 December 2019.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Liverpool won the match 1–0 after extra time for their first FIFA Club World Cup title. As winners, Liverpool were rewarded £4 million in prize money.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Teams
In the following table, finals until 2005 were in the FIFA Club World Championship era, since 2006 were in the FIFA Club World Cup era.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Teams
Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognised all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Venue
The final took place at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The venue previously hosted matches at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, including the final, and was chosen as a venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Originally, the final (along with the second semi-final and third place match) was to be played at the Education City Stadium, also located in Doha. However, the matches were moved after the opening of the Education City Stadium was postponed to early 2020.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Background
The final was a rematch of the 1981 Intercontinental Cup, recognised by FIFA as a club world championship. Flamengo won the match 3–0 for their only club world title. Flamengo hadn't reached the final since while Liverpool had participated in two world championship matches in 1984 and 2005, also losing both to Independiente and São Paulo respectively.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool qualified for the Club World Cup as champions of the UEFA Champions League, having defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the final. The club had previously played in the 2005 Club World Championship, finishing as runners-up to São Paulo. Due to their participation in the tournament, Liverpool were forced to field a squad of youth players for a EFL Cup tie against Aston Villa due to the proximity of the two games, with the senior squad heading to Qatar to prepare while the reserves played in the cup game managed by U-23's manager Neil Critchley. As a result, they were beaten 5–0. The clubs heaviest ever defeat in the competition


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool entered with a bye to the semi-finals, where they faced North American champions Monterrey of Mexico. The Reds went ahead in the 12th minute with a strike by Naby Keïta, who collected a pass from Mohamed Salah at the right side of the box. Monterrey equalised two minutes later as Rogelio Funes Mori, who collected a rebound off Alisson's save of a volley taken by Jesús Gallardo. Liverpool had several chances to retake the lead and switched to a new formation after half-time, but were unable to score and left themselves open to counter-attacks. Substitute Roberto Firmino scored the winning goal for Liverpool in the first minute of stoppage time, tapping in a pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold within the six-yard box.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Flamengo
Flamengo qualified for the Club World Cup as winners of the Copa Libertadores, defeating River Plate with two last-minute goals by Gabriel Barbosa in the final, which was played a month before the Club World Cup.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Flamengo
Flamengo entered with a bye to their semi-final match against AFC Champions League winners Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia. Flamengo started poorly and nearly conceded to Bafétimbi Gomis in the 16th minute after a big rebound from goalkeeper Diego Alves. Two minutes later, Mohammed Al-Breik crossed low to Salem Al-Dawsari in the box who scored the opening goal. Flamengo did little to create good chances in the first half but returned with a different posture and higher defensive line in the second half.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Route to the final, Flamengo
Within three minutes, Flamengo's attacking trio leveled the score: Gabriel Barbosa found Bruno Henrique open inside the box, who rolled the ball across to Giorgian De Arrascaeta for the equalizer. Diego came on in substitute for Gerson and initiated the play in the 78th minute that resulted in Rafinha's cross to Bruno Henrique for the go-ahead header. Three minutes later, Diego found Bruno Henrique in the box whose cross was deflected in by Ali Al-Bulaihi for an own-goal. Moments later, André Carrillo of Al-Hilal was sent off after hitting De Arrascaeta. Flamengo advance with the 3–1 victory.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Firmino nearly scored for Liverpool in the first minute of the match, as the ball was lifted to him past the defense but his shot sailed high. Shortly after, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool find shots of their own. Both teams continued equally matched, with Flamengo having a spell of possession after a rocky start and maintaining nearly sixty percent possession in the half. At the other end, Bruno Henrique had several sights of goal, though none quite as dangerous as Liverpool's.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Two minutes into the second half Firmino nearly scored again, this time hitting the inside of the left post. In the 53rd minute, Flamengo's Barbosa shot high, and later forced a diving save from goalkeeper Alisson with a shot from inside the 18-yard box. In the 73rd minute, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was injured and came off for Adam Lallana. Flamengo brought on Vitinho and Diego in place of Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Éverton Ribeiro.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
In the 83rd minute Liverpool had their first dangerous shot on goal: a shot from Henderson fed by Mohamed Salah that was tipped over the frame by Diego Alves. Moments into stoppage time, Liverpool was awarded a penalty after Rafinha clipped the trailing foot of Sadio Mané free on goal on the edge of the penalty area. The decision was taken to video review where it appeared that the foul occurred outside the box and would result in a free kick, however the foul was waved off completely and play resumed with Flamengo. Regulation time ended with the match still scoreless.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
In the 99th minute Liverpool scored the breakthrough goal. Henderson played a long ball forward to Mané which Rodrigo Caio could not deflect. One-on-one with Rafinha, Mané played to an approaching Firmino on his left who hesitated and scored around Diego Alves. For Liverpool, James Milner came on for Naby Keïta, and for Flamengo Lincoln came on for midfielder Gerson.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
In the second period of extra time, Flamengo found one dangerous opportunity to equalize in the 119th minute when a Vitinho cross rebounded back to him off a defender and he picked out Lincoln whose shot sailed high from ten yards out. Minutes later the match ended and Liverpool were victors by a score of 1–0.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)Fourth official:Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)Reserve assistant referee:Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)Video assistant referees:Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)Kyle Atkins (United States)Bakary Gassama (Gambia)


2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Post-match
With the win, Liverpool secured their first Club World Cup title, becoming the second English club to win the competition after Manchester United in 2008. Liverpool's Roberto Firmino was given the man of the match award, while teammate Mohamed Salah was awarded the Golden Ball by FIFA's Technical Study Group, which was jointly awarded with the Alibaba Cloud Player of the Tournament award. Flamengo's Bruno Henrique won the tournament's Silver Ball award.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads
Each team in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). FIFA announced the squads on 5 December 2019.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Al-Hilal
On 11 December 2019, Nawaf Al Abed replaced the injured Salman Al-Faraj.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Al-Hilal
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Al-Sadd
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Espérance de Tunis
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Flamengo
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Hienghène Sport
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Liverpool
Liverpool initially named Dejan Lovren and Rhian Brewster in their squad, but they were subsequently not named in the contingent that travelled to Qatar. They subsequently added Ki-Jana Hoever and Sepp van den Berg to their squad, who flew out alongside Harvey Elliott following Liverpool's EFL League Cup quarter-final on 17 December.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Liverpool
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Monterrey
On 13 December 2019, William Mejía replaced the injured Vincent Janssen.


2019 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Monterrey
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was hosted by Brazil between 26 October and 17 November 2019.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Originally, it was determined that Peru would have hosted the tournament between 5 and 27 October 2019, however, it was announced in February 2019 that they would no longer host the tournament, following inspection of the facilities and concern over organizational challenges. A formal announcement on 15 March 2019 ratified the recommendation to move the tournament to Brazil.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
With the ratification to name Brazil as host, this marked the country's first time to host a FIFA youth competition, having previously hosted the senior World Cup twice as well as the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and numerous editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
England were the defending champions, but unable to defend their title after being eliminated in the group stages at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the Republic of Ireland. England became the second consecutive title holders that failed to qualify. Brazil won their fourth U-17 World Cup title, winning 2–1 against Mexico in the final, which was also the first time in the history that Brazil won a FIFA World Cup tournament at home soil.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Host selection
The bidding process to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was launched by FIFA in June 2017. A member association may bid for both tournaments, but they would be awarded to different hosts.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Host selection, Original round of bidding
Two countries publicly declared their formal bids to host the tournament.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Host selection, Original round of bidding
On 8 March 2018, Rwanda withdrew its bid to host the tournament due to time and logistic aspects. FIFA then unanimously announced Peru as the host country after the FIFA Council meeting on 16 March 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Host selection, Second round of bidding
On 22 February 2019, FIFA announced that the tournament would be moved to a yet-to-be-determined host after inspection visits found issues with the prepared infrastructure and organization in Peru. On the same day, FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura sent a letter to the Brazilian Football Confederation to determine if the tournament could be held in that country, and the answer was positive.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Host selection, Second round of bidding
CONMEBOL reinforced the idea by claiming that, because of the preparation for the 2019 Copa América, which was scheduled to start in less than four months, Brazil would be the only one able to make the commitment in such a short time. With the change of venue, the tournament was delayed by three weeks. Brazil was confirmed as the new host by the FIFA Council on 15 March 2019.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Brazil as host team along with 23 other teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 June 2018.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Organization, Emblem
The official emblem was unveiled on 10 July 2019 ahead of the draw. The emblem takes its inspiration from the country's rich history and diverse landscapes, with a variety of distinctive elements coming together to form the shape of the tournament trophy. The base evokes the lush green of Brazil's natural scenery. Sweeping vegetation leads the viewer's eye past the intense reds of the Brazilian soil and yellowy orange of the country's world-famous gemstones towards a celebratory figure. That figure, in turn, reaches towards a ball, the design of which is inspired by the iconic curved columns of Cathedral of Brasília, a masterpiece by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Draw and schedule
The match schedule was unveiled on 10 July 2019, the day before the final draw. The kick-off times were confirmed on 25 July 2019.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Draw and schedule
The final draw was held on 11 July 2019, 15:00 CEST (UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. Hosts Brazil were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-17 World Cups (more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), with bonus points awarded to confederation champions. Teams from Pot 1 were drawn first, followed by Pot 2, Pot 3, and finally Pot 4, with each team (apart from Brazil) also drawn to one of the positions within their group. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Match officials
A total of 20 refereeing trios (a referee and two assistant referees), 5 support referees, and 17 video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 and on or before 31 December 2004 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Squads
Each team had to name a preliminary squad of between 22 and 50 players. From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
In the next stage the four third-placed teams will be matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D according to the tournament regulations.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, the match would be directly decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner; no extra time would be played.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams would be matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Goalscorers
There were 177 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads
The following is a list of all the squads of the national teams that participated in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads
Each team had to name a squad of 21 players (three of whom had to be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players of its representative team had to have been born on or after 1 January 2002. The age listed for each player is on 26 October 2019, the first day of the tournament. Those marked in bold have been capped with the senior national team.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, Group B, Nigeria
Nigeria announced a squad of 25 players on 10 October 2019, which was reduced to 21 on 16 October.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, Group B, Hungary
Hungary announced a squad of 23 players the 10 October 2019, which was reduced to 21 on 16 October.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, Group D, United States
The United States announced their squad on 11 October 2019.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, Group D, Netherlands
Netherlands announced a squad of 21 players on the 16 October 2019.


2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, Group F, Italy
Italy announced its official squad of 21 players on 16 October 2019.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament was hosted by Poland between 23 May and 15 June 2019. This was the first FIFA tournament hosted by Poland; the country had hosted UEFA international football events in the past including the UEFA Euro 2012 with Ukraine and the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
England won the previous tournament in South Korea, but did not qualify for the tournament after finishing sixth at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland. In doing so, they became the sixth consecutive incumbent title holders to fail to qualify for the subsequent tournament.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Ukraine won their first FIFA U-20 World Cup title after beating South Korea 3–1 in the final. They did it in their first appearance further than the round of 16, becoming the first team from a former Soviet republic to win a FIFA competition title since its dissolution in 1991. Soviet Union, whose record is now inherited by Russia, previously won the inaugural U-20 World Cup in 1977.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Host selection
The bidding process to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was launched by FIFA in June 2017. A member association may bid for both tournaments, but they would be awarded to different hosts.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Host selection, Candidate countries
FIFA announced Poland as the hosts after the FIFA Council meeting on 16 March 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia. Poland won the bid over India in a 9–5 vote.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Poland, who qualified automatically as hosts, 23 other teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 10 June 2018.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Venues
Bielsko-Biała, Bydgoszcz, Gdynia, Łódź, Lublin and Tychy were the six cities hosting the competition. Lubin (not to confuse with Lublin) ended up withdrawn from the list due to hotel capacity troubles and was replaced by Bielsko-Biała.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Organization
The emblem was unveiled on 14 December 2018. The emblem features a crocus, a flower that blooms every spring in Poland combined with the colors of the Polish flag, symbolising the new faces that will emerge to shape the tournament's trophy.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Organization
Grzywek, the official mascot was unveiled on 23 February 2019 one day before the final draw. Grzywek is inspired by a Polish bison distinctive name comes from the Polish word for "mane" – the long and coarse hair that adorns the neck of this striking animal – and also symbolises the country's pride at hosting its first ever FIFA competition.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw and schedule
The match schedule was unveiled on 14 December 2018, the same day as the official emblem.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Draw and schedule
The final draw was held on 24 February 2019, 17:30 CET (UTC+1), at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. The hosts Poland were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and assigned to position A1, while the remaining teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their results in the last five FIFA U-20 World Cups (more recent tournaments weighted more heavily), with bonus points awarded to confederation champions. Teams from Pot 1 were drawn first, followed by Pot 2, Pot 3, and finally Pot 4, with each team (apart from Poland) also drawn to one of the positions within their group. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Match officials
A total of 21 refereeing trios (a referee and two assistant referees), 6 support referees, and 20 video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 and on or before 31 December 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Squads
Each team had to name a preliminary squad of between 22 and 50 players. From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team is allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Knockout stage
In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams will be matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. They were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Goalscorers
There were 153 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, International broadcasters
- Coverage was not available in Andorra, France, and Spain


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, International broadcasters
- Coverage was not available in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Panama


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
The following is a list of all the squads of the national teams that participated in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Each team had to name a preliminary squad of between 22 and 50 players. From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 and on or before 31 December 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team. Those marked in bold have been capped at full International level.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group A, Colombia
The final squad was announced on 29 April. Yéiler Góez was replaced by Andrés Perea on 15 May due to injury.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group D, Ukraine
The 25-man provisional squad was announced on 7 May 2019. Vitaliy Mykolenko was replaced by Oleh Veremiyenko on 23 May due to injury.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group D, United States
The 21-man final squad was announced on 10 May. Ayo Akinola was replaced by Julian Araujo on 22 May due to injury.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group E, Panama
The 23-man provisional squad was announced on 29 April 2019.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group F, Portugal
The 22-man provisional squad was announced on 10 May 2019.


2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads, Group F, South Korea
The final squad was announced on 2 May 2019. On 12 May, Lee Kyu-hyuk was announced as a replacement for Jeong Woo-yeong after Bayern Munich declined to release him.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with 52 matches staged in nine cities in France, which was awarded the right to host the event in March 2015, the first time the country hosted the tournament. The tournament was the first Women's World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the second and last edition with 24 teams before expanding to 32 teams for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
The United States entered the competition as defending champions after winning the 2015 edition in Canada and successfully defended their title with a 2–0 victory over the Netherlands in the final. In doing so, they secured their record fourth title and became the second nation, after Germany, to have successfully retained the title. The matches were broadcast globally and attracted a combined audience of 1.12 billion people.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Host selection
On 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Member associations interested in hosting the tournament had to submit a declaration of interest by 15 April 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 31 October 2014. As a principle, FIFA preferred the 2019 Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be hosted by the same member association, but reserved the right to award the hosting of the events separately.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Host selection
Initially, five countries indicated interest in hosting the events: England, France, South Korea, New Zealand and South Africa. Both England and New Zealand registered expressions of interest by the April 2014 deadline, but in June 2014 it was announced that each would no longer proceed. South Africa registered an expression of interest by the April 2014 deadline; but later decided to withdraw prior to the final October deadline.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Host selection
Both Japan and Sweden had also expressed interest in bidding for the 2019 tournament, but Japan chose to focus on the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics, whilst Sweden decided to focus on European U-17 competitions instead. France and South Korea made official bids for hosting the tournament by submitting their documents by 31 October 2014.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Host selection
On 19 March 2015, France officially won the bid to host the Women's World Cup and the U-20 Women's World Cup. The decision came after a vote by the FIFA Executive Committee. Upon the selection, France became the third European nation to host the Women's World Cup (following Sweden and Germany), and the fourth country to host both men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the men's tournament in 1938 and 1998.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Qualification
The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 13–14 October 2016. The slots for each confederation are unchanged from those of the previous tournament except the slot for the hosts has been moved from CONCACAF (Canada) to UEFA (France).


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Qualification
Qualifying matches started on 3 April 2017, and ended on 1 December 2018.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Qualification, Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Each team's FIFA Rankings in March 2019 are shown in parenthesis.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Qualification, Qualified teams
Chile, Jamaica, Scotland, and South Africa made their Women's World Cup debuts, while Italy took part in the event for the first time since 1999 and Argentina took part for the first time since 2007. Brazil, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden, and the United States qualified for their eighth World Cup, continuing their streak of qualifying for every World Cup held so far.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues
Twelve cities were candidates. The final 9 stadiums were chosen on 14 June 2017; Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, Stade Marcel-Picot in Nancy, and Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps in Auxerre were cut.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Venues
The semi-finals and final were played at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in the Lyon suburb of Décines-Charpieu, with 58,000 capacity, while the opening match was played at Parc des Princes in Paris. The 2019 tournament is the first under the 24-team format to be played without double-header fixtures.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Match officials
On 3 December 2018, FIFA announced the list of 27 referees and 48 assistant referees for the tournament. On 4 June 2019, FIFA announced that Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard and Chinese assistant referee Cui Yongmei had pulled out for "health reasons."


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Match officials
On 15 March 2019, the FIFA Council approved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system for the first time in a FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. The technology was previously deployed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The fifteen male VAR officials were announced by FIFA on 2 May 2019.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Match officials
On 26 June 2019, FIFA retained 11 officiating teams for the quarter-finals onwards. The referees included Edina Alves Batista, Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Melissa Borjas, Stéphanie Frappart, Kate Jacewicz, Katalin Kulcsár, Kateryna Monzul, Anastasia Pustovoitova, Qin Liang, Claudia Umpiérrez and Lucila Venegas. On 5 July 2019, FIFA announced that French referee Stéphanie Frappart would officiate the final between the United States and the Netherlands.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 8 December 2018, 18:00 CET (UTC+1), at the La Seine Musicale on the island of Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
The 24 teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on 7 December 2018, with hosts France automatically placed in Pot 1 and position A1 in the draw. Teams from Pot 1 were drawn first and assigned to Position 1. This was followed by Pot 2, Pot 3, and finally Pot 4, with each of these teams also drawn to one of the positions 2–4 within their group. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation apart from UEFA, which have nine teams, where three groups had to contain two UEFA teams.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
France (3) (hosts) United States (1) Germany (2) England (4) Canada (5) Australia (6)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
Netherlands (7) Japan (8) Sweden (9) Brazil (10) Spain (12) Norway (13)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
South Korea (14) China PR (15) Italy (16) New Zealand (19) Scotland (20) Thailand (29)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Draw
Argentina (36) Chile (38) Nigeria (39) Cameroon (46) South Africa (48) Jamaica (53)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Squads
Each team had to provide to FIFA a preliminary squad of between 23 and 50 players by 26 April 2019, which was not to be published. From the preliminary squad, each team had to name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by 24 May 2019. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage
The match schedule for the tournament was released on 8 February 2018. Following the final draw, seven group stage kick-off times were adjusted by FIFA.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If the score was still level after extra time, the winners were determined by a penalty shoot-out.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were sponsored by Adidas, while the Goal of the Tournament was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company. FIFA.com shortlisted ten goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best, with the poll closing on 17 July 2019.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Awards, Players Who Dared to Shine
The FIFA Technical Study Group announced a list of ten key players of the tournament who "dared to shine".


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 146 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Statistics, Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Branding
The emblem and slogan were launched on 19 September 2017 at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris. The emblem mimics the shape of the World Cup trophy and features a stylised football surrounded by eight decorative shards of light, symbolising the eighth edition of the Women's World Cup. It alludes to several French cultural icons:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Branding
The World Cup's official English-language slogan is "Dare to Shine"; its French slogan is "Le moment de briller".


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Ticketing
FIFA and the local organising committee sold tickets for the Women's World Cup beginning with a pre-sale of individual tickets in December 2018, single-city ticket packages in late 2018, and single-ticket sales for the general public beginning on 7 March 2019. The online platform, hosted by AP2S, permitted fans to print their tickets beginning on 20 May 2019, which included seating assignments that had separated ticketholders who had purchased their tickets as a group or family. FIFA responded to online complaints by referring to a warning in the online system that had reminded purchasers that its tickets would not be guaranteed in the same areas, inciting further outrage, but allowed families with underage children to have adjacent seating.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Mascot
The official mascot, "ettie", was unveiled on 12 May 2018 at the TF1 Group headquarters, and was broadcast on LCI. She made her first public appearance in Paris in front of the iconic Eiffel Tower. FIFA describe her as "a young chicken with a passion for life and football" and state that "she comes from a long line of feathered mascots, and is the daughter of Footix, the Official Mascot of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France".


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Broadcasting
FIFA sold the broadcasting rights for the World Cup to broadcasters through several companies. A total of 1.12 billion people globally watched the matches, and the final match attracted 82.18 million viewers, setting a new FIFA Women’s World Cup record, surpassing the 2015 final. The 2019 tournament set several new viewership records for various countries.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Qualified UEFA teams for Summer Olympics
The World Cup was used by UEFA to qualify three teams for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in Japan, with the three European teams with the best results (considering only the round they reach) qualifying. If teams in contention for Olympic spots were eliminated in the same round, a maximum of four teams (determined by group stage results if necessary) would advance to play-offs in early 2020 to decide the remaining spot(s). However, this scenario did not happen for this tournament.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Qualified UEFA teams for Summer Olympics
For the first time, as per the agreement between the four British football associations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) for the women's team, Great Britain would attempt to qualify for the Olympics through England's performance in the World Cup (a procedure already successfully employed by Team GB in field hockey and rugby sevens), which they succeeded as England were among the three best European teams. Scotland also qualified for the World Cup but, under the agreement whereby the highest ranked home nation was nominated to compete for the purposes of Olympic qualification, their performance would not be taken into account. In effect, therefore, eight European teams competed for three qualification places during the World Cup.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Qualified UEFA teams for Summer Olympics
The United States' win over France in the quarter-finals guaranteed that the three remaining semi-finalists, all from UEFA, qualified for the Olympics.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Controversies
The final's scheduling on 7 July led to a degree of criticism among supporters of women's football, as two continental men's tournament finals were held on the same day—the Copa América in Rio de Janeiro and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Chicago. CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani described the scheduling as "a mistake", but claimed the error could not be reversed for logistical reasons. The lack of outdoor advertising across Paris, except for the Parc des Princes stadium and the temporary World Cup museum at Châtelet, was also criticised.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Controversies
The Women's World Cup was the first major competition to use the updated Laws of the Game approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which came into effect on 1 June 2019. Among the changes, the more severe punishment of goalkeeper encroachment during penalty kicks—including retakes after a video assistant referee review—gained the most attention and caused several successful saves to be disallowed in the group stage.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Controversies
The use of the Women's World Cup as a "guinea pig" for the new changes to the rules was also criticised by some footballers and coaches for being potentially sexist, as several concurrent men's continental competitions had not implemented them. Pierluigi Collina, head of referees for FIFA, denied the claim, stating that it had long been customary for rule changes to be introduced in June, before major tournaments. Following widespread criticism and a request from FIFA, the IFAB issued a temporary dispensation to waive the requirement to show goalkeepers a yellow card for stepping off the line during a penalty shootout during the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Controversies
The round of 16 fixture between England and Cameroon was marred by misbehaviour of some Cameroonian players, who refused to kick off for several minutes after the second English goal, deliberately fouled several players, and argued with the referee while huddling around her. Cameroonian defender Augustine Ejangue was also seen on camera spitting at English winger Toni Duggan after conceding an indirect free kick in the penalty area, from which England later scored. After the match, England manager Phil Neville said it "didn't feel like football" and that he was "completely and utterly ashamed of the opposition". The Confederation of African Football (CAF) condemned some of the players' actions, while also criticising the refereeing. Cameroon felt three crucial decisions were unjust, two of which involved the video assistant referee (VAR). FIFA announced that it would investigate the match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was a football match which determined the winner of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was the eighth final of the FIFA Women's World Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The match was played on 7 July 2019 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, a suburb of Lyon, France.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
The final was contested by the United States, the defending champion, and the Netherlands, in their first final. The United States won 2–0, earning their second consecutive and fourth overall Women's World Cup title, with second-half goals scored by co-captain Megan Rapinoe from the penalty spot and Rose Lavelle. With their victory, the U.S. joined Germany as the second team to win consecutive titles. The team's coach, Jill Ellis, became the first manager to win two Women's World Cup titles.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
Each finalist was the reigning champion of their own respective confederation, with the U.S. having won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship and the Netherlands having won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Venue
The final was held at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, a suburb of Lyon. During the tournament, the stadium was referred to as the Stade de Lyon by FIFA. The venue has a seating capacity of 57,900, and hosted both semi-final matches. The stadium was announced as the final venue when France was confirmed as host on 19 March 2015, with the stadium officially confirmed to host the semi-finals and final in September 2017. The stadium is home venue of Ligue 1 club Lyon, opening in January 2016 to replace their previous stadium, the Stade de Gerland. It has also hosted several UEFA Women's Champions League matches for the club's women's side, which is the most successful in European history.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Venue
In 2008, the project for the new stadium was agreed upon by the government and commune of Décines. Stadium construction started in mid 2013, and finished in late 2015 at a cost of €450 million. The stadium was chosen as a venue for UEFA Euro 2016, where it hosted six matches. The stadium also hosted the 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final and 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Venue
Outside of football, the Parc Olympique Lyonnais has hosted several musical performances, as well as ice hockey and rugby union matches, including the Rugby Champions Cup and Rugby Challenge Cup finals of 2016. The stadium is planned to host matches for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the men and women's football tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Background
For the first time since 2007, and fifth time overall (along with 1991, 1995 and 2003), the final featured a European team, as the continent took seven of the eight places in the quarter-finals. The previous two finals were contested by Japan and the United States. The match was the first final since 1991 to feature a North American side against a European side. The match was also the first final of a women's or men's World Cup to feature the defending champions against the reigning European champions.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Background
The match was a record-extending fifth Women's World Cup final for the United States, who were the defending champions and record winners of the competition with three titles. They won the inaugural final in 1991 against Norway, before winning their second title in 1999 as hosts via a penalty shoot-out victory against China PR. They made their next appearance in the 2011 final, losing on penalties to Japan, before securing their third title in the 2015 rematch against Japan. In the previous seven editions of the tournament, the U.S. never finished outside of the top three. The fixture was the third consecutive appearance in the final for the United States, setting a competition record.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Background
Jill Ellis became the third manager to reach two Women's World Cup finals, after Even Pellerud for Norway (in 1991 and 1995) and Norio Sasaki for Japan (in 2011 and 2015), both with one win and one loss in the final. With her counterpart Sarina Wiegman, the match was the second final in which both teams have a female coach, after the 2003 matchup between Tina Theune of Germany and Marika Domanski-Lyfors of Sweden.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Background
The match was the first Women's World Cup final for the Netherlands in their second tournament appearance. They were the fourth European country (after Germany, Norway and Sweden) and eighth overall to reach a Women's World Cup final, and the first new finalist since Japan in 2011. In the Netherlands only prior tournament appearance, in 2015, they were eliminated in the round of 16 by defending champions and eventual runners-up Japan.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Background
The match was the eighth meeting between the United States and the Netherlands, and the first competitive fixture as all prior matches were friendlies. The sides first met in 1991, which the Netherlands won 4–3, but the U.S. won all six subsequent meetings, most recently a 3–1 win in September 2016.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
The United States is the most successful team in women's football, having won three Women's World Cups in four previous final appearances and four Olympic gold medals. The team had never finished below third place in all eight editions of the World Cup. Jill Ellis was appointed as interim head coach of the team in 2014, following the firing of Tom Sermanni between major tournaments, and oversaw qualification for the 2015 World Cup using a core inherited from earlier cycles.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
The United States had reached their second consecutive final in 2015, playing in a rematch of the 2011 final in which they had lost to Japan. The Americans won 5–2, including a first-half hat-trick by Carli Lloyd, to secure their third Women's World Cup title—their first since 1999. Following an early quarter-final exit at the 2016 Olympics, Ellis adjusted the team's usual formation and adopted a 4–3–3 with an emphasis on faster play under the direction of new call-ups. The United States qualified for the 2019 Women's World Cup by winning the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, outscoring their opponents 26–0 and defeating Canada in the final.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
The U.S. team, entering the tournament ranked first in the FIFA World Rankings, were drawn into Group F and opened their title defence with a 13–0 victory against Thailand, setting a new tournament record for largest margin of victory and goals in a match. Alex Morgan scored five goals, equalling a one-match record set by compatriot Michelle Akers in 1991, while four of her teammates scored their first World Cup goals in their debut at the tournament.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
The U.S. team were later criticised for celebrating their later goals during the match, with some media commentators and former players calling it disrespectful, but the celebrations were defended by other media commentators, the team's players and members of the opposing Thai bench. Ellis then fielded a squad of reserve players in a 3–0 win over debutants Chile, which included Carli Lloyd's pair of goals and a missed penalty kick. The U.S. closed out its group by winning 2–0 against Sweden, advancing with three shutout victories and outscoring opponents 18–0, a group stage record in the Women's World Cup.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
In the round of 16, the U.S. played Group B runners-up Spain, who conceded an early penalty in the seventh minute that was converted by captain Megan Rapinoe. Spanish forward Jennifer Hermoso found an equaliser within three minutes after capitalising on a defensive error near the top of the box, shooting from distance to beat goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and end her shutout streak.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
The U.S. were awarded a second penalty kick after a foul in the box on Rose Lavelle and won the match 2–1 on another conversion by Rapinoe in the 75th minute per instruction from Ellis, after Morgan initially looked set to take the kick. The Americans were then matched against hosts France, winners of Group A and a tournament favourite, in the quarter-finals. This was the first time the U.S. had faced the tournament hosts of the Women's World Cup.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
Rapinoe opened the scoring in the fifth minute, with a free kick that was driven low and through several players, and added a second in the 65th minute by finishing a cut-back cross from Tobin Heath in the box. French defender Wendie Renard scored a consolation goal in the 81st minute on a headed corner kick, but the U.S. held on to win 2–1 and eliminate the hosts.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
The U.S. played England in the semi-finals, but were without Rapinoe due to a hamstring injury that kept her out of the starting line-up. Her replacement, Christen Press, scored the opening goal in the tenth minute on a header in the box; English forward Ellen White then volleyed a shot from inside the box in the 19th minute to earn her team an equaliser.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
Alex Morgan restored the U.S. lead in the 31st minute, the first player in Women's World Cup history to score on her birthday, finishing a cross by Lindsey Horan with a header that she celebrated with a controversial tea-sipping gesture. White scored an apparent second equaliser in the 67th minute, but was ruled offside by a video assistant referee (VAR) decision. A VAR decision in the 82nd minute determined that White was fouled in the penalty area by defender Becky Sauerbrunn and awarded a penalty to England.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, United States
The resulting penalty was struck by captain Steph Houghton and saved by Alyssa Naeher, the first penalty save by a U.S. goalkeeper in the Women's World Cup outside of a shoot-out, ensuring a 2–1 victory for the United States. The U.S. reached their third consecutive Women's World Cup final by winning all six matches without trailing. Their semi-final win set a new tournament record for longest winning streak with eleven wins since 2015, as well as a record sixteen World Cup matches undefeated. They scored 24 goals en route to the final, including one in the opening twelve minutes of each match, coming close to the single-tournament record of 25.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The Netherlands, nicknamed the Oranje, first qualified for a major women's tournament in 2009, reaching the semi-finals of their first UEFA European Championship, and qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015. The team's rapid improvement in international competition was credited to the establishment of a professional club league in 2007 with investment from the Royal Dutch Football Association; the league later merged to form a combined Belgian–Dutch competition in 2012 and split again in 2015.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
In the 2015 Women's World Cup, the Dutch side finished third in their group with a 1–1–1 record and advanced to the round of 16, where they lost 2–1 to eventual runners-up Japan. The Netherlands hosted and won the 2017 European Championship, earning their first major international title with a dominating style implemented by interim manager Sarina Wiegman. The Dutch earned the last remaining European berth in the 2019 Women's World Cup by finishing second to Norway in its qualification group and winning the play-offs, defeating Denmark over two legs in the semi-finals and Switzerland in the finals.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The Dutch, ranked eighth in the FIFA World Rankings, were drawn into Group E with two of their 2015 group stage opponents, Canada and New Zealand, alongside Cameroon. Their opening match against New Zealand was scoreless until a last-minute header by substitute Jill Roord in stoppage time won it 1–0 for the Dutch. The Netherlands secured a knockout stage berth by defeating Cameroon 3–1 on the second matchday, with two goals by Vivianne Miedema to make her the nation's all-time top goalscorer. The Dutch finished with a three-win record and topped the group after winning 2–1 against Canada. An early penalty was rescinded by the VAR and the opening goal was scored by Dutch defender Anouk Dekker in the 54th minute. Christine Sinclair scored an equaliser six minutes later, but the Netherlands restored their lead in the 75th minute through a short-range finish by substitute Lineth Beerensteyn.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The round of 16 fixture for the Oranje was also a rematch against Japan, which manager Wiegman expected to end with a different result. Lieke Martens scored in the 17th minute with a backheel flick off a corner kick, but Japanese midfielder Yui Hasegawa equalised before half-time. The second half saw Japan creating more chances, with Dutch goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal crucially saving a shot from Yuka Momiki in the 80th minute to keep the scores level.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
In second-half stoppage time, the Dutch were awarded a controversial penalty kick by the VAR for a handball in the box by captain Saki Kumagai, which was then scored by Martens to win the match 2–1. The Netherlands defeated Italy 2–0 in the quarter-finals, also qualifying for the 2020 Olympics, through second-half headers scored by Miedema in the 70th minute and Stefanie van der Gragt ten minutes later. The match was played in 34 °C (93 °F) heat and required several cooling breaks, which slowed the tempo of play.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The Netherlands reached their first Women's World Cup final by winning 1–0 in extra time against Sweden in the semi-finals. The match was scoreless in regulation time, due to the performances of both defences and goalkeepers, who made saves to keep several chances from breaking the deadlock. Jackie Groenen scored the lone goal of the match in the 99th minute, striking from 20 yards (18 m) to beat goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl, with her first shot on target during the tournament.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The Dutch were the third reigning European champions to reach the final, following Germany in 2003 and 2007, and the first to play a non-European country in the final. The Netherlands also managed to reach the final without trailing in their six victories, conceding only once in the knockout stage but not leading at half-time in any of their matches.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Route to the final, Netherlands
The success of the Dutch side has brought national attention to the women's football program, including thousands of fans who travelled to France to attend matches and record television ratings reaching 5 million viewers for the semi-final.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Pre-match, Scheduling
The final's scheduling on 7 July led to a degree of criticism among supporters of women's football, as two continental men's tournament finals were held on the same day—the Copa América in Rio de Janeiro and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Chicago. The latter final also featured the men's team of the United States. However, FIFA confirmed the Women's World Cup dates in September 2017, prior to the dates announced by CONMEBOL and CONCACAF.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Pre-match, Scheduling
While FIFA called the scheduling a "rare and exciting occurrence", U.S. co-captain Megan Rapinoe criticised it as "ridiculous and disappointing". CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani said that the scheduling of the Gold Cup final had been the result of a "clerical error" and that the conflict was not realised until it was too late.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Pre-match, Match ball
The official match ball for the final was the Adidas Tricolore 19, introduced for the knockout stage as a red-coloured variant of the Conext 19. The ball featured a blue-and-red glitch graphic, and pays homage to the original Adidas Tricolore, which was introduced for the men's 1998 FIFA World Cup, in which France were victorious for the first time while on home soil.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
On 5 July 2019, FIFA named French official Stéphanie Frappart as the referee for the final. Frappart had been a FIFA referee since 2009, and previously officiated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2016 Summer Olympics and UEFA Women's Euro 2017. In April 2019, she became the first woman to referee in Ligue 1, the top men's professional league in France. The final was Frappart's fourth match as referee during the tournament, having officiated two group stage matches and a quarter-final fixture.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Pre-match, Officials
Her compatriot Manuela Nicolosi was chosen as one of the assistant referees, along with Irish official Michelle O'Neill. Claudia Umpiérrez of Uruguay was chosen as the fourth official, with her compatriot Luciana Mascaraña serving as the reserve assistant referee. Spaniard Carlos del Cerro Grande was named the video assistant referee, presiding over the first use of the technology in the final of the Women's World Cup. His fellow countryman José María Sánchez Martínez was named as one of the assistant video assistant referees for the match, along with Mariana de Almeida of Argentina.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Pre-match, Team selection
American co-captain Megan Rapinoe, who scored five goals and had three assists during the tournament, was left out of the semi-final line-up against England due to a pulled hamstring. However, she said that she expected to return ahead of the final. U.S. midfielder Rose Lavelle also had to be substituted out in the semi-final due to a hamstring injury, though she also said that she was fit to play in the final.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Pre-match, Team selection
Dutch winger Lieke Martens, winner of The Best FIFA Women's Player in 2017, was also listed as questionable due to a toe injury. She started in the semi-final against Sweden, previously a doubt for the match, though she was unable to make an impact and was substituted out at half-time. The team's goalkeeper, Sari van Veenendaal, finished the semi-final with a swollen hand, but returned to the starting line-up for the final.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary
The United States fielded their unusual 4–3–3 that was used by Jill Ellis during the tournament, including Megan Rapinoe, the U.S. captain for the match, after her injury that kept her from starting in the semi-final. Lieke Martens returned for the Netherlands side, while Shanice van de Sanden was placed on the bench. The match kicked off at 17:00 in 31 °C (88 °F) heat, which was lower than the earlier forecasts for the ongoing continental heat wave. The match was attended by 57,900 spectators, including a large number of American fans and a stand of Dutch fans organised behind one of the goals. French president Emmanuel Macron, Dutch monarch Willem-Alexander, and several professional male and female footballers were also among those in attendance.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary
The United States started several attacks early in the match, but failed to score within the opening twelve minutes as they had in their previous six matches. The two sides traded fouls, including one that earned Sherida Spitse a yellow card in the tenth minute, but the U.S. remained in control of possession and had several chances towards goal. Dutch goalkeeper and captain Sari van Veenendaal made several saves to keep her shutout, including two shots before half-time from Sam Mewis and Alex Morgan.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary
A foul on Rose Lavelle at the top of the penalty area was left uncalled, allowing the Dutch to spring a counterattack that ended with a foul on forward Lineth Beerensteyn by U.S. defender Abby Dahlkemper, who earned a yellow card. In first half stoppage time, U.S. defender Kelley O'Hara and Dutch winger Lieke Martens collided heads during an aerial challenge, resulting in O'Hara being substituted at half-time for Ali Krieger.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Another physical challenge, resulting in a bloody facial cut for U.S. defender Becky Sauerbrunn, began the second half as the U.S. continued to have the majority of attacking chances. Dutch defender Stefanie van der Gragt kicked U.S. attacker Alex Morgan in the shoulder while attempting to control the ball in the penalty area, which was left uncalled until a VAR review by referee Stéphanie Frappart awarded a penalty to the United States.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Van der Gragt earned a yellow card and the penalty was scored in the 61st minute by U.S. captain Megan Rapinoe, who left Van Veenendaal standing on her line; the penalty was Rapinoe's sixth goal of the tournament, winning her the Golden Boot and making her the oldest player to score in a Women's World Cup final. Eight minutes later, Rose Lavelle scored the second goal of the final for the U.S. on a solo run through the Dutch defence that ended with a left-footed strike from 17 yards (16 m).


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Down 2–0 and still conceding attacking chances to the U.S., the Netherlands substituted defender Anouk Dekker for forward Shanice van de Sanden and forced a save out of U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. Van Veenendaal made several saves to deny a third goal for the United States after shots on target by Morgan, Tobin Heath, and Crystal Dunn. Rapinoe was substituted by Christen Press in the 79th minute, while Carli Lloyd was brought on in the last minutes of regulation time. After the end of the match, the U.S. bench spilled onto the field to celebrate the team's fourth Women's World Cup title.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Manuela Nicolosi (France)Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)Fourth official:Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)Reserve assistant referee:Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)Video assistant referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
The United States won a record-extending fourth title, and became the second team to win consecutive editions of the Women's World Cup, following Germany in 2003 and 2007. The victory was also the first World Cup title on European soil for the U.S. During the 2019 tournament, the U.S. scored 26 goals to set a new record for most goals in a single Women's World Cup, surpassing the record of 25 shared by the U.S. in 1991 and Germany in 2003. The team's goal difference of +23 also set a new tournament record.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
Their World Cup unbeaten streak was also extended to 17 matches, including 12 consecutive wins. Jill Ellis became the first manager to win two Women's World Cup titles, amid criticism from fans over her style of management. On 10 July, the team were honoured with a ticker tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes in New York City and received their third Outstanding Team ESPY Award in Los Angeles.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
Megan Rapinoe was named the player of the match, and was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. She also won the Golden Boot as the top scorer of the tournament with six goals and three assists, while Alex Morgan won the Silver Boot with the same tallies; Rapinoe won the award on the second tie-breaker, having played fewer minutes. At the age of 34, Rapinoe became the oldest player to win the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards. Rose Lavelle won the Bronze Ball award, while Dutch goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal won the Golden Glove award as the best goalkeeper of the tournament; her eight saves in the final were the most during any knockout stage match in the 2019 tournament.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
Rapinoe became the second player to start in three Women's World Cup finals, after Birgit Prinz of Germany (1995, 2003 and 2007). Additionally, Tobin Heath, Ali Krieger, Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan joined them as the only players to make an appearance in three finals. Rapinoe's goal made her the first player to convert a penalty outside of a shoot-out in a Women's World Cup final, as German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer saved the only previous final penalty taken by Marta of Brazil in 2007. The goal also meant that Rapinoe became the oldest player to score in a final, surpassing teammate Carli Lloyd who scored a hat-trick in the 2015 final at the age of 32 years and 354 days.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
The United States will receive $4 million (3.5 million euros) in prize money as the winners of the tournament, while the Netherlands will receive $2.6 million (2.3 million euros) as runners-up. The U.S. team will also play a four-match victory tour that will entitle them to a share of profits, totalling approximately $250,000 per player. The monetary prizes, along with small bonuses from the United States Soccer Federation, were criticised as being unfair and discriminatory compared to those offered to men's teams; fans in the stadium chanted "Equal pay!"


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
during FIFA president Gianni Infantino's appearance at the trophy ceremony alongside French president Emmanuel Macron. Several media personalities and sportspeople from the U.S. also mentioned the issue while congratulating the team on their victory. In response, Senator Joe Manchin introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate that would make equal pay for the women's team a requirement for federal funding for the 2026 men's World Cup, which is planned to be partially hosted by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had criticised Rapinoe's anthem protest and comments about rejecting a White House visit, also congratulated the team alongside former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
On 30 July 2019, the United States Soccer Federation announced that head coach Jill Ellis would step down upon completion of the team's U.S. victory tour in October 2019. Following her departure, she will continue to work as an ambassador for U.S. Soccer.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Post-match
The U.S. team was named the Athlete of the Year by Time magazine, while Rapinoe was awarded the Ballon d'Or Féminin and named the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Broadcasting
The international broadcast of the match garnered an average of 82.18 million live viewers and 260 million total viewers, setting a new tournament record. The U.S. broadcast of the match on terrestrial television station Fox drew an average of 14.3 million, outranking the 2018 men's final (which did not feature the U.S.) but falling short of the 2015 Women's World Cup broadcast that was broadcast during U.S. prime time rather than late morning. An additional 1.6 million Americans watched the match on Telemundo in Spanish, and streaming audiences for Fox averaged 289,000 viewers.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Broadcasting
In the Netherlands, the final was watched by 5.5 million people, an estimated 88 percent of people with television access. The Brazilian broadcast on TV Globo and its partners was watched by 19.9 million people (a 41.7 percent share), setting a new women's football record. Large audiences were also reported in France (5.9 million), Germany (5.1 million), Sweden (1.5 million) and the United Kingdom (3.2 million).


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Group A of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 7 to 17 June 2019. The group consisted of hosts France, Nigeria, Norway and South Korea. The top two teams, France and Norway, along with the third-placed team, Nigeria (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Matches, France vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)Fourth official:Melissa Borjas (Honduras)Reserve assistant referee:Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)Video assistant referee:Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)Assistant video assistant referees:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Felisha Mariscal (United States)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Matches, Norway vs Nigeria
Assistant referees:Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)Chantal Boudreau (Canada)Fourth official:Casey Reibelt (Australia)Reserve assistant referee:Maiko Hagio (Japan)Video assistant referee:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Assistant video assistant referees:Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)Sian Massey-Ellis (England)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Matches, Nigeria vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)Fourth official:Katja Koroleva (United States)Reserve assistant referee:Julia Magnusson (Sweden)Video assistant referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:Paolo Valeri (Italy)Leslie Vásquez (Chile)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Matches, France vs Norway
Assistant referees:Katrin Rafalski (Germany)Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)Fourth official:Riem Hussein (Germany)Reserve assistant referee:Lisa Rashid (England)Video assistant referee:Felix Zwayer (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Sascha Stegemann (Germany)Chantal Boudreau (Canada)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Matches, Nigeria vs France
Assistant referees:Shirley Perello (Honduras)Felisha Mariscal (United States)Fourth official:María Carvajal (Chile)Reserve assistant referee:Leslie Vásquez (Chile)Video assistant referee:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Assistant video assistant referees:Paweł Gil (Poland)Loreto Toloza (Chile)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Matches, South Korea vs Norway
Assistant referees:Princess Brown (Jamaica)Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (Jamaica)Fourth official:Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)Reserve assistant referee:Maria Salamasina (Samoa)Video assistant referee:Chris Beath (Australia)Assistant video assistant referees:Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A, Discipline
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Group B of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 8 to 17 June 2019. The group consisted of China PR, Germany, South Africa and Spain. The top two teams, Germany and Spain, along with the third-placed team, China PR (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Matches, Germany vs China PR
Assistant referees:Princess Brown (Jamaica)Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (Jamaica)Fourth official:Lucila Venegas (Mexico)Reserve assistant referee:Mayte Chávez (Mexico)Video assistant referee:Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)Assistant video assistant referees:Paolo Valeri (Italy)Sarah Jones (New Zealand)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Matches, Spain vs South Africa
Assistant referees:Leslie Vásquez (Chile)Loreto Toloza (Chile)Fourth official:Laura Fortunato (Argentina)Reserve assistant referee:Mary Blanco (Colombia)Video assistant referee:Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)Assistant video assistant referees:Tiago Martins (Portugal)Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Matches, Germany vs Spain
Assistant referees:Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)Oleksandra Ardasheva (Ukraine)Fourth official:Sandra Braz (Portugal)Reserve assistant referee:Mihaela Țepușă (Romania)Video assistant referee:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Assistant video assistant referees:Paweł Gil (Poland)Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Matches, South Africa vs China PR
Assistant referees:Katalin Török (Hungary)Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)Fourth official:Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)Reserve assistant referee:Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (Jamaica)Video assistant referee:Chris Beath (Australia)Assistant video assistant referees:Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)Manuela Nicolosi (France)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Matches, South Africa vs Germany
Assistant referees:Julia Magnusson (Sweden)Lisa Rashid (England)Fourth official:Stéphanie Frappart (France)Reserve assistant referee:Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)Video assistant referee:Clément Turpin (France)Assistant video assistant referees:Drew Fischer (Canada)Manuela Nicolosi (France)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Matches, China PR vs Spain
Assistant referees:Neuza Back (Brazil)Tatiane Sacilotti (Brazil)Fourth official:Laura Fortunato (Argentina)Reserve assistant referee:Mary Blanco (Colombia)Video assistant referee:Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)Assistant video assistant referees:Tiago Martins (Portugal)Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B, Discipline
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Group C of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 9 to 18 June 2019. The group consisted of Australia, Brazil, Italy and Jamaica. The top two teams, Italy and Australia, along with the third-placed team, Brazil (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Matches, Australia vs Italy
Assistant referees:Shirley Perello (Honduras)Felisha Mariscal (United States)Fourth official:Katja Koroleva (United States)Reserve assistant referee:Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)Video assistant referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Matches, Brazil vs Jamaica
Assistant referees:Kylie Cockburn (Scotland)Mihaela Țepușă (Romania)Fourth official:Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)Reserve assistant referee:Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)Video assistant referee:Bastian Dankert (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Sascha Stegemann (Germany)Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Matches, Australia vs Brazil
Assistant referees:Sian Massey-Ellis (England)Susanne Küng (Switzerland)Fourth official:Stéphanie Frappart (France)Reserve assistant referee:Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)Video assistant referee:Bastian Dankert (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Sascha Stegemann (Germany)Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Matches, Jamaica vs Italy
Assistant referees:Sarah Jones (New Zealand)Maria Salamasina (Samoa)Fourth official:Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)Reserve assistant referee:Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)Video assistant referee:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Assistant video assistant referees:Paweł Gil (Poland)Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Matches, Jamaica vs Australia
Assistant referees:Katalin Török (Hungary)Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)Fourth official:Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)Reserve assistant referee:Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)Video assistant referee:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)Sian Massey-Ellis (England)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Matches, Italy vs Brazil
Assistant referees:Mayte Chávez (Mexico)Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)Fourth official:Katja Koroleva (United States)Reserve assistant referee:Mary Njoroge (Kenya)Video assistant referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:Tiago Martins (Portugal)Loreto Toloza (Chile)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C, Discipline
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Group D of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 9 to 19 June 2019. The group consisted of Argentina, England, Japan and Scotland. The top two teams, England and Japan, advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Matches, England vs Scotland
Assistant referees:Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)Fourth official:Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)Reserve assistant referee:Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)Video assistant referee:Felix Zwayer (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Paweł Gil (Poland)Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Matches, Argentina vs Japan
Assistant referees:Manuela Nicolosi (France)Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)Fourth official:Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)Reserve assistant referee:Sarah Jones (New Zealand)Video assistant referee:Clément Turpin (France)Assistant video assistant referees:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Matches, Japan vs Scotland
Assistant referees:Mary Njoroge (Kenya)Queency Victoire (Mauritius)Fourth official:Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)Reserve assistant referee:Princess Brown (Jamaica)Video assistant referee:Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)Assistant video assistant referees:Drew Fischer (Canada)Oleksandra Ardasheva (Ukraine)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Matches, England vs Argentina
Assistant referees:Fang Yan (China PR)Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)Fourth official:Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)Reserve assistant referee:Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)Video assistant referee:Felix Zwayer (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Sascha Stegemann (Germany)Katrin Rafalski (Germany)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Matches, Japan vs England
Assistant referees:Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)Fourth official:María Carvajal (Chile)Reserve assistant referee:Queency Victoire (Mauritius)Video assistant referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Leslie Vasquez (Chile)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Matches, Scotland vs Argentina
Assistant referees:Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)Fourth official:Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)Reserve assistant referee:Makoto Bozono (Japan)Video assistant referee:Bastian Dankert (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Drew Fischer (Canada)Katrin Rafalski (Germany)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D, Discipline
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E
Group E of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 10 to 20 June 2019. The group consisted of Cameroon, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand. The top two teams, the Netherlands and Canada, along with the third-placed team, Cameroon (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Matches, Canada vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Hong Kum-nyo (North Korea)Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)Fourth official:Qin Liang (China PR)Reserve assistant referee:Lee Seul-gi (South Korea)Video assistant referee:Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)Assistant video assistant referees:Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)Sian Massey-Ellis (England)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Matches, New Zealand vs Netherlands
Assistant referees:Neuza Back (Brazil)Tatiane Sacilotti (Brazil)Fourth official:María Carvajal (Chile)Reserve assistant referee:Mónica Amboya (Ecuador)Video assistant referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:Tiago Martins (Portugal)Felisha Mariscal (United States)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Matches, Netherlands vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Lee Seul-gi (South Korea)Maiko Hagio (Japan)Fourth official:Katja Koroleva (United States)Reserve assistant referee:Mária Súkeníková (Slovakia)Video assistant referee:Paolo Valeri (Italy)Assistant video assistant referees:Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)Mayte Chávez (Mexico)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Matches, Canada vs New Zealand
Assistant referees:Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)Makoto Bozono (Japan)Fourth official:Kate Jacewicz (Australia)Reserve assistant referee:Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia)Video assistant referee:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:Paweł Gil (Poland)Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Matches, Netherlands vs Canada
Assistant referees:Manuela Nicolosi (France)Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)Fourth official:Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)Reserve assistant referee:Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing (Jamaica)Video assistant referee:Felix Zwayer (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Sascha Stegemann (Germany)Neuza Back (Brazil)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Matches, Cameroon vs New Zealand
Assistant referees:Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)Oleksandra Ardasheva (Ukraine)Fourth official:Sandra Braz (Portugal)Reserve assistant referee:Julia Magnusson (Sweden)Video assistant referee:Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)Assistant video assistant referees:Bastian Dankert (Germany)Lisa Rashid (England)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E, Discipline
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F
Group F of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 11 to 20 June 2019. The group consisted of Chile, Sweden, Thailand and the United States. The top two teams, the United States and Sweden, advanced to the round of 16.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, Chile vs Sweden
At 19:30 CEST, in the 72nd minute, the match was interrupted due to severe weather. The match resumed at 20:12 CEST.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, Chile vs Sweden
Assistant referees:Mayte Chávez (Mexico)Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)Fourth official:Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)Reserve assistant referee:Princess Brown (Jamaica)Video assistant referee:Chris Beath (Australia)Assistant video assistant referees:Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)Kylie Cockburn (Scotland)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, United States vs Thailand
The United States opened their defence of their Women's World Cup title with a 13–0 victory against Thailand, setting a new record for the largest margin of victory in the tournament's history, as well as the most goals in a match. Alex Morgan scored five times, tying a tournament and team record set by Michelle Akers for most goals scored by a player in a single World Cup match, while four of her teammates scored their first World Cup goals in their debut at the tournament. The U.S. team were later criticised for celebrating their later goals during the match, with some media commentators and former players calling it disrespectful, but the celebrations were defended by other media commentators, the team's players and members of the opposing Thai bench.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, United States vs Thailand
Assistant referees:Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)Mary Blanco (Colombia)Fourth official:Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)Reserve assistant referee:Luciana Mascaraña (Uruguay)Video assistant referee:Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)Assistant video assistant referees:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Sarah Jones (New Zealand)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, Sweden vs Thailand
Assistant referees:Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)Lidwine Rakotozafinoro (Madagascar)Fourth official:Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)Reserve assistant referee:Katalin Török (Hungary)Video assistant referee:Felix Zwayer (Germany)Assistant video assistant referees:Paolo Valeri (Italy)Sarah Jones (New Zealand)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, United States vs Chile
The United States fielded a reserve squad with seven changes to the starting lineup to rest its players ahead of the final group stage match against Sweden. Carli Lloyd scored in the 11th minute from the edge of the penalty area and Julie Ertz added a second with a header on a corner kick in the 26th minute. Lloyd scored her second goal of the match in the 35th minute, heading in another corner kick, and missed a penalty kick in the 81st minute that would have given her a hat-trick.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, United States vs Chile
Chilean goalkeeper Christiane Endler made several major saves as her team was outshot 26–1, and was named the player of the match for her efforts. With her brace, Carli Lloyd set a new record for most consecutive World Cup appearances with a goal, having scored six matches in a row (starting in the 2015 knockout stage), surpassing the record of German forward Birgit Prinz from 2003.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, United States vs Chile
Assistant referees:Kylie Cockburn (Scotland)Mihaela Țepușă (Romania)Fourth official:Esther Staubli (Switzerland)Reserve assistant referee:Susanne Küng (Switzerland)Video assistant referee:Clément Turpin (France)Assistant video assistant referees:Drew Fischer (Canada)Maryna Striletska (Ukraine)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, Sweden vs United States
Assistant referees:Ekaterina Kurochkina (Russia)Petruța Iugulescu (Romania)Fourth official:Esther Staubli (Switzerland)Reserve assistant referee:Susanne Küng (Switzerland)Video assistant referee:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)Assistant video assistant referees:Chris Beath (Australia)Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Matches, Thailand vs Chile
Assistant referees:Sarah Jones (New Zealand)Maria Salamasina (Samoa)Fourth official:Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)Reserve assistant referee:Bernadettar Kwimbira (Malawi)Video assistant referee:Paolo Valeri (Italy)Assistant video assistant referees:Drew Fischer (Canada)Mihaela Țepușă (Romania)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F, Discipline
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasting rights
FIFA, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup to the following broadcasters.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasting rights, Notes
- EBU has made an agreement for 38 territories. They made the event also available in these territories on their own website eurovisionsports.tv, where you can watch the games live when they are not broadcast or streamed by the local broadcaster and on-demand.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasting rights, Notes
- CTA Coverage is not available in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Panama


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 22 June with the round of 16 and ended on 7 July with the final match, held at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu. A total of 16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format
FIFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Format, Combinations of matches in the round of 16
In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams were matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Germany vs Nigeria
German captain Alexandra Popp opened the scoring for her side in the 20th minute after heading in Lina Magull's corner from close range. In the 26th minute, Germany were awarded a penalty after Evelyn Nwabuoku was judged to have fouled Magull in the box after missing a clearance. Sara Däbritz converted the resulting penalty by scoring low to Chiamaka Nnadozie's left. Nigeria missed a great scoring chance early in the second half, when substitute Rasheedat Ajibade's low cross was missed by Nigerian captain Desire Oparanozie. In the 82nd minute, Germany scored their third goal when Halimatu Ayinde's misjudged back pass played in Lea Schüller, who shot low to the far post to seal the game for Germany.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Germany vs Nigeria
Assistant referees:Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)Makoto Bozono (Japan)Fourth official:Casey Reibelt (Australia)Reserve assistant referee:Maiko Hagio (Japan)Video assistant referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)Assistant video assistant referees:José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)Mayte Chávez (Mexico)


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Norway vs Australia
Australia started the game fast, with Caitlin Foord's through ball finding Sam Kerr at the edge of the penalty area within 30 seconds. Kerr dribbled past Maren Mjelde, but shot just wide of Ingrid Hjelmseth's goal. At the half-hour mark, Karina Sævik's curling pass played in Isabell Herlovsen, who shot past Lydia Williams to give Norway the lead. Minutes before halftime, Australia were awarded a penalty after Maria Thorisdottir was judged to have handled Kerr's cross from the right. A subsequent VAR check revealed that Thorisdottir touched the ball with her shoulder and the penalty call was reversed.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Norway vs Australia
Kerr would have a goal ruled out in the 60th minute after she was judged to be offside. Elise Kellond-Knight equalized for Australia in the 83rd minute after her corner kick evaded all contact and bounced into the net at the far post. Caroline Graham Hansen almost won the game for Norway in stoppage time, when her curling strike from the edge of the penalty area struck the inside of the post and rolled along the goal line. The first period of extra time saw Williams make two strong saves to deny Norway, as well as Alanna Kennedy receive a red card after fouling Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland. After a relatively tame second period of extra time, the match went to a penalty shoot-out.


2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Norway vs Australia
Hansen scored the first penalty for Norway, shooting low to Williams left after she dove the wrong way. Kerr went first for Australia but sent her shot high and wide of the goal. After Guro Reiten copied Hansen's method, Emily Gielnik saw her low effort saved by Hjelmseth, who dove to her right to make the stop. After both Maren Mjelde and Steph Catley scored their penalties, Ingrid Syrstad Engen slotted into the bottom right corner to send Norway into the quarter-finals.