Group D of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 9 to 19 June 2019.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, England, 2015 finalists Japan and debutants Scotland.[2] The top two teams, England and Japan, advanced to the round of 16.[3] It was the third occasion in four editions of the World Cup in which England and Japan were drawn together at the group stage (in the other, 2015, they met in the semi-finals).
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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| D1 |  England |
1 | UEFA | UEFA Group 1 winners | 31 August 2018 | 5th | 2015 | Third place (2015) | 4 | 3 |
| D2 |  Scotland |
3 | UEFA | UEFA Group 2 winners | 4 September 2018 | 1st | — | Debut | 20 | 20 |
| D3 |  Argentina |
4 | CONMEBOL | CONCACAF v CONMEBOL play-off winners | 13 November 2018 | 3rd | 2007 | Group stage (2003, 2007) | 36 | 37 |
| D4 |  Japan |
2 | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup champions | 13 April 2018 | 8th | 2015 | Winners (2011) | 8 | 7 |
Notes
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | England
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Scotland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
In the round of 16:
All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[1]
| England | 2–1 | Scotland |
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 40' |
Report |
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Attendance: 13,188[4]
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
England[5] |
Scotland[5] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[5]
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| Argentina | 0–0 | Japan |
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| Report |
Attendance: 25,055[6]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Argentina[7] |
Japan[7] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[7]
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| Japan | 2–1 | Scotland |
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37' (pen.) |
Report |
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Attendance: 13,201[8]
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Japan[9] |
Scotland[9] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[9]
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| England | 1–0 | Argentina |
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Report |
Attendance: 20,294[10]
England[11] |
Argentina[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11]
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| Japan | 0–2 | England |
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Attendance: 14,319[12]
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
Japan[13] |
England[13] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[13]
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| Scotland | 3–3 | Argentina |
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49' 69' |
Report |
79' (o.g.) 90+4' (pen.) |
Attendance: 28,205[14]
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
Scotland[15] |
Argentina[15] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[15]
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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:[3]
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.
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1 | −1 | |||||||||||
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2 | 1 | −3 | ||||||||||
| Japan
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3 | 1 | −4 | ||||||||||
| Scotland
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2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | |||||||||
