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Group A of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on September 10 and its last matches were played on September 17. Most matches were played at the Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai. Defending champions Germany topped the group, joined in the second round by England, the only team Germany failed to beat.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	13	0	+13	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Japan	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Argentina	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times are local (UTC+8)

Germany vs Argentina

10 September 2007

20:00

Germany	11-0	Argentina
Behringer 12, 24 Garefrekes 17 Prinz 29, 45+1, 59 Lingor 51, 90+1 Smisek 57, 70, 79	Report

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 28,098^[1]

Referee: Tammy Ogston (Australia)


Germany:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	13	Sandra Minnert
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	6	Linda Bresonik
MF	7	Melanie Behringer		68
MF	10	Renate Lingor
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes		84
MF	14	Simone Laudehr	60	74
FW	8	Sandra Smisek
FW	9	Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
FW	20	Petra Wimbersky		68
DF	3	Saskia Bartusiak	86	74
FW	11	Anja Mittag		84
Manager:
Silvia Neid


Argentina:
GK	12	Vanina Noemí Correa
RB	3	Valeria Cotelo
CB	2	Eva Nadia González (c)	56
CB	13	María Florencia Quiñones	90+2
LB	6	Sabrina Celeste Barbita
CM	4	Gabriela Patricia Chávez	20
CM	11	Rosana Itatí Gómez	16	66
CM	8	Clarisa Belén Huber		74
RF	17	Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
CF	18	María Belén Potassa
LF	19	Analía Soledad Almeida		53
Substitutions:
FW	7	Ludmila Manicler		53
FW	20	Mercedes Pereyra		66
MF	15	Florencia Mandrile		74
Manager:
José Carlos Borello

Japan vs England

11 September 2007

20:00

Japan	2-2	England
Miyama 55, 90+5	Report	K. Smith 81, 83

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 27,146^[1]

Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)


Japan:
GK	1	Miho Fukumoto
RB	3	Yukari Kinga	46
CB	2	Hiromi Isozaki (c)	86
CB	15	Azusa Iwashimizu
LB	20	Rumi Utsugi
DM	7	Tomomi Miyamoto	71
RM	8	Tomoe Sakai
LM	16	Aya Miyama
AM	10	Homare Sawa
CF	9	Eriko Arakawa
CF	18	Shinobu Ohno
Substitutions:
DF	13	Kozue Ando	46
MF	6	Ayumi Hara	71
FW	17	Yuki Nagasato	86
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi


England:
GK	1	Rachel Brown
DF	2	Alex Scott		89
DF	3	Casey Stoney
DF	5	Faye White (c)
DF	6	Mary Phillip
MF	4	Katie Chapman	23
MF	7	Karen Carney
MF	8	Fara Williams
MF	11	Rachel Yankey
FW	9	Eniola Aluko		72
FW	10	Kelly Smith	90+4
Substitutions:
MF	16	Jill Scott		72
DF	20	Lindsay Johnson		89
Manager:
Hope Powell

Argentina vs Japan

14 September 2007

17:00

Argentina	0-1	Japan
	Report	Nagasato 90+1

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 27,730^[1]

Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic)


Argentina:
GK	1	Romina Ferro
RB	17	Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
CB	14	Catalina Pérez
CB	2	Eva Nadia González (c)
LB	19	Analía Soledad Almeida
DM	13	María Florencia Quiñones	61
RM	4	Gabriela Patricia Chávez
LM	8	Clarisa Belén Huber	53
AM	15	Florencia Mandrile
CF	20	Mercedes Pereyra
CF	18	María Belén Potassa	77
Substitutions:
FW	16	Andrea Susana Ojeda	53
FW	10	Emilia Mendieta	61
FW	7	Ludmila Manicler	77
Manager:
José Carlos Borello


Japan:
GK	1	Miho Fukumoto
RB	13	Kozue Ando		79
CB	2	Hiromi Isozaki (c)	57
CB	15	Azusa Iwashimizu
LB	4	Kyoko Yano		50
DM	7	Tomomi Miyamoto
RM	8	Tomoe Sakai
LM	16	Aya Miyama
AM	10	Homare Sawa
CF	17	Yuki Nagasato
CF	18	Shinobu Ohno		57
Substitutions:
DF	20	Rumi Utsugi		50
FW	9	Eriko Arakawa		57
DF	3	Yukari Kinga		71
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi

England vs Germany

14 September 2007

20:00

England	0-0	Germany
	Report

Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 27,730^[1]

Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)


England:
GK	1	Rachel Brown
DF	2	Alex Scott
DF	3	Casey Stoney
DF	5	Faye White (c)
DF	6	Mary Phillip
DF	12	Anita Asante
MF	4	Katie Chapman	16
MF	7	Karen Carney		57
MF	8	Fara Williams	55
MF	16	Jill Scott
FW	10	Kelly Smith
Substitutions:
MF	11	Rachel Yankey		57
Manager:
Hope Powell


Germany:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	5	Annike Krahn	36
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	6	Linda Bresonik
MF	7	Melanie Behringer		63
MF	10	Renate Lingor
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes
MF	14	Simone Laudehr	84
FW	8	Sandra Smisek
FW	9	Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
MF	19	Fatmire Bajramaj	85	63
Manager:
Silvia Neid

Germany vs Japan

17 September 2007^{[note 1]}

20:00

Germany	2-0	Japan
Prinz 21 Lingor 87 (pen.)	Report

Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 39,817^[1]

Referee: Adriana Correa (Colombia)


Germany:
GK	1	Nadine Angerer
DF	2	Kerstin Stegemann
DF	5	Annike Krahn
DF	17	Ariane Hingst
MF	6	Linda Bresonik
MF	7	Melanie Behringer		57
MF	10	Renate Lingor
MF	18	Kerstin Garefrekes	82
FW	20	Petra Wimbersky
FW	8	Sandra Smisek		78
FW	9	Birgit Prinz (c)
Substitutions:
MF	19	Fatmire Bajramaj		57
FW	16	Martina Müller	88	78
Manager:
Silvia Neid


Japan:
GK	1	Miho Fukumoto
RB	3	Yukari Kinga
CB	2	Hiromi Isozaki (c)
CB	15	Azusa Iwashimizu
LB	20	Rumi Utsugi
DM	5	Miyuki Yanagita
RM	8	Tomoe Sakai	16
CM	10	Homare Sawa
CM	6	Ayumi Hara
LM	16	Aya Miyama		46
CF	17	Yuki Nagasato		76
Substitutions:
FW	9	Eriko Arakawa	46	63
FW	18	Shinobu Ohno		63
MF	7	Tomomi Miyamoto		76
Manager:
Hiroshi Ohashi

England vs Argentina

17 September 2007^{[note 1]}

20:00

England	6-1	Argentina
González 9 (o.g.) J. Scott 10 Williams 50 (pen.) K. Smith 64, 77 Exley 90 (pen.)	Report	González 60

Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 30,730^[1]

Referee: Dianne Ferreira-James (Guyana)


England:
GK	1	Rachel Brown
DF	2	Alex Scott	4	68
DF	3	Casey Stoney
DF	5	Faye White (c)
DF	6	Mary Phillip
DF	12	Anita Asante
MF	11	Rachel Yankey
MF	8	Fara Williams	61
MF	16	Jill Scott
FW	9	Eniola Aluko		80
FW	10	Kelly Smith		80
Substitutions:
MF	11	Sue Smith		68
FW	17	Jody Handley		80
MF	19	Vicky Exley		80
Manager:
Hope Powell


Argentina:
GK	1	Romina Ferro
RB	17	Fabiana Gisella Vallejos
CB	14	Catalina Pérez	41 49
CB	2	Eva Nadia González (c)	42
LB	19	Analía Soledad Almeida		62
DM	13	María Florencia Quiñones		76
RM	4	Gabriela Patricia Chávez
LM	8	Clarisa Belén Huber		52
AM	15	Florencia Mandrile
CF	20	Mercedes Pereyra
CF	18	María Belén Potassa
Substitutions:
DF	3	Valeria Cotelo		52
FW	9	Natalia Gatti		62
FW	10	Emilia Mendieta		76
Manager:
José Carlos Borello

Notes

^ ^a ^b The two matches that were originally scheduled on 18 September^[2] were moved to a day earlier to due to commemorations for the Mukden Incident.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 - Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67-73. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2020.
^ "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2020.
^ "Match schedule amended". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved 2020.

[Amended-4] The two matches that were originally scheduled on 18 September^[2] were moved to a day earlier to due to commemorations for the Mukden Incident.^[3]

[TR07-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 - Report and Statistics" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. pp. 67-73. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2020.

[2] "Match Schedule FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2020.

[3] "Match schedule amended". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved 2020.

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