Group B of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Germany, Ivory Coast, Norway and Thailand. Matches were played from 7 to 15 June 2015. Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to play at a senior World Cup (male or female) since Indonesia (played as the Dutch East Indies) in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings at start of event |
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B1 (seed) | Germany | UEFA | UEFA Group 1 winners | 13 September 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (2003, 2007) | 1 |
B2 | Ivory Coast | CAF | African Women's Championship 3rd place | 25 October 2014 | 1st | — | — | 67 |
B3 | Norway | UEFA | UEFA Group 5 winners | 13 September 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (1995) | 11 |
B4 | Thailand | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup 5th place | 21 May 2014 | 1st | — | — | 29 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
Norway | 4–0 | Thailand |
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Report |
Attendance: 20,953[1]
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Norway[2] |
Thailand[2] |
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Germany | 10–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Report |
Attendance: 20,953[3]
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Germany[4] |
Ivory Coast[4] |
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Player of the Match:
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Germany | 1–1 | Norway |
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Report |
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Attendance: 18,987[5]
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
Germany[6] |
Norway[6] |
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This was the first ever win for a Southeast Asian country (excluding Australia which geographically is not in Southeast Asia) at a senior World Cup (male or female).
Ivory Coast | 2–3 | Thailand |
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Attendance: 18,987[7]
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
Ivory Coast[8] |
Thailand[8] |
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Thailand | 0–4 | Germany |
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Attendance: 26,191[9]
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Thailand[10] |
Germany[10] |
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Ivory Coast | 1–3 | Norway |
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Attendance: 7,147[11]
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)
Ivory Coast[12] |
Norway[12] |
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Player of the Match:
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