2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Brazil, South Korea, Spain and Costa Rica. Matches were played from 9 to 17 June 2015.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings at start of event
E1 (seed)	Brazil	CONMEBOL	Copa América Femenina winners	26 September 2014	7th	2011	Runners-up (2007)	7
E2	South Korea	AFC	AFC Women's Asian Cup 4th place	17 May 2014	2nd	2003	Group stage (2003)	18
E3	Spain	UEFA	UEFA Group 2 winners	13 September 2014	1st	—	—	14
E4	Costa Rica	CONCACAF	CONCACAF Women's Championship runners-up	24 October 2014	1st	—	—	37

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Costa Rica	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Spain	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

Brazil advanced to play Australia (runner-up of Group D).
South Korea advanced to play France (winner of Group F).

Matches

Spain vs Costa Rica

9 June 2015

16:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Spain	1–1	Costa Rica
Losada 13'	Report	R. Rodríguez 14'

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 10,175^[1]

Referee: Salomé di Iorio (Argentina)

Spain^[2]

Costa Rica^[2]


GK	1	Ainhoa Tirapu
RB	2	Celia Jiménez	44'	62'
CB	18	Marta Torrejón
CB	20	Irene Paredes
LB	3	Leire Landa
CM	14	Vicky Losada
CM	21	Alexia Putellas
RW	7	Natalia Pablos
AM	9	Verónica Boquete (c)
LW	8	Sonia Bermúdez		72'
CF	10	Jennifer Hermoso		84'
Substitutions:
DF	5	Ruth García		62'
MF	12	Marta Corredera		72'
FW	11	Priscila Borja		84'
Manager:
Ignacio Quereda


GK	1	Dinnia Díaz
RB	5	Diana Sáenz
CB	6	Carol Sánchez
CB	20	Wendy Acosta
LB	12	Lixy Rodríguez
DM	16	Katherine Alvarado
CM	10	Shirley Cruz Traña (c)
CM	11	Raquel Rodríguez
RW	7	Melissa Herrera	88'
LW	14	María Barrantes	74'
CF	9	Carolina Venegas	80'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Karla Villalobos	74'
MF	15	Cristín Granados	80'
DF	2	Gabriela Guillén	88'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde

Player of the Match:
Raquel Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:
Maria Rocco (Argentina)
Mariana de Almeida (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Fifth official:
Allyson Flynn (Australia)

Brazil vs South Korea

9 June 2015

19:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Brazil	2–0	South Korea
Formiga 33' Marta 53' (pen.)	Report

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 10,175^[3]

Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Brazil^[4]

South Korea^[4]


GK	1	Luciana
RB	2	Fabiana
CB	3	Mônica Alves
CB	16	Rafaelle Souza	82'
LB	6	Tamires
CM	20	Formiga
CM	8	Thaísa Moreno
AM	5	Andressinha	81'
RF	10	Marta (c)
CF	11	Cristiane
LF	9	Andressa Alves	90+1'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Raquel Fernandes	81'
DF	14	Géssica do Nascimento	82'
FW	4	Rafinha Travalão	90+1'
Manager:
Vadão


GK	18	Kim Jung-mi
RB	20	Kim Hye-ri
CB	5	Kim Do-yeon
CB	4	Shim Seo-yeon
LB	2	Lee Eun-mi
CM	13	Kwon Hah-nul		77'
CM	8	Cho So-hyun (c)	52'
RW	16	Kang Yu-mi		90+1'
AM	10	Ji So-yun
LW	7	Jeon Ga-eul
CF	12	Yoo Young-a		67'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Jung Seol-bin		67'
MF	22	Lee So-dam		77'
MF	15	Park Hee-young		90+1'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo

Player of the Match:
Formiga (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Ella de Vries (Belgium)
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Fifth official:
Tonja Paavola (Finland)

Brazil vs Spain

13 June 2015

16:00 EDT (UTC−4)

Brazil	1–0	Spain
Andressa Alves 44'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 28,623^[5]

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

Brazil^[6]

Spain^[6]


GK	1	Luciana
RB	2	Fabiana		77'
CB	3	Mônica Alves
CB	16	Rafaelle Souza
LB	6	Tamires
CM	8	Thaísa Moreno		60'
CM	5	Andressinha
AM	20	Formiga
RF	10	Marta (c)
CF	11	Cristiane		89'
LF	9	Andressa Alves
Substitutions:
FW	22	Darlene		60'
DF	13	Poliana		77'
FW	18	Raquel Fernandes	90+2'	89'
Manager:
Vadão


GK	1	Ainhoa Tirapu
RB	2	Celia Jiménez
CB	18	Marta Torrejón
CB	20	Irene Paredes
LB	3	Leire Landa	23'
DM	6	Virginia Torrecilla		77'
CM	14	Vicky Losada
CM	9	Verónica Boquete (c)
RW	12	Marta Corredera		70'
LW	21	Alexia Putellas
CF	7	Natalia Pablos		71'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Priscila Borja		70'
MF	15	Silvia Meseguer		71'
FW	8	Sonia Bermúdez		77'
Manager:
Ignacio Quereda

Player of the Match:
Andressa Alves (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Marie-Josée Charbonneau (Canada)
Suzanne Morisset (Canada)
Fourth official:
Margaret Domka (United States)
Fifth official:
Princess Brown (Jamaica)

South Korea vs Costa Rica

13 June 2015

19:00 EDT (UTC−4)

South Korea	2–2	Costa Rica
Ji So-yun 21' (pen.) Jeon Ga-eul 25'	Report	Herrera 17' K. Villalobos 89'

Olympic Stadium, Montreal

Attendance: 28,623^[7]

Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

South Korea^[8]

Costa Rica^[8]


GK	18	Kim Jung-mi
RB	20	Kim Hye-ri	69'	84'
CB	6	Hwang Bo-ram	86'
CB	4	Shim Seo-yeon
LB	2	Lee Eun-mi
CM	13	Kwon Hah-nul
CM	8	Cho So-hyun (c)
RW	16	Kang Yu-mi		63'
AM	10	Ji So-yun
LW	7	Jeon Ga-eul
CF	12	Yoo Young-a		77'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Jung Seol-bin		63'
FW	23	Lee Geum-min	81'	77'
DF	3	Lim Seon-joo		84'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo


GK	1	Dinnia Díaz
RB	5	Diana Sáenz
CB	6	Carol Sánchez
CB	20	Wendy Acosta
LB	12	Lixy Rodríguez
DM	16	Katherine Alvarado
CM	10	Shirley Cruz Traña (c)
CM	11	Raquel Rodríguez
RW	7	Melissa Herrera
LW	14	María Barrantes	76'
CF	15	Cristín Granados
Substitutions:
FW	17	Karla Villalobos	76'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde

Player of the Match:
Cristín Granados (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:
Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
Tonja Paavola (Finland)
Fourth official:
Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Fifth official:
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)

Costa Rica vs Brazil

17 June 2015

20:00 ADT (UTC−3)

Costa Rica	0–1	Brazil
	Report	Raquel 83'

Moncton Stadium, Moncton

Attendance: 9,543^[9]

Referee: Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)

Costa Rica^[10]

Brazil^[10]


GK	1	Dinnia Díaz
RB	5	Diana Sáenz
CB	6	Carol Sánchez
CB	20	Wendy Acosta
LB	12	Lixy Rodríguez
DM	16	Katherine Alvarado	86'
RM	7	Melissa Herrera
CM	10	Shirley Cruz Traña (c)
CM	11	Raquel Rodríguez
LM	14	María Barrantes	72'
CF	15	Cristín Granados	57'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Adriana Venegas	57'
FW	17	Karla Villalobos	72'
DF	19	Fabiola Sánchez	86'
Manager:
Amelia Valverde


GK	1	Luciana
RB	13	Poliana
CB	3	Mônica Alves	66'
CB	16	Rafaelle Souza
LB	6	Tamires
CM	19	Maurine (c)
CM	5	Andressinha
RW	18	Raquel Fernandes
LW	17	Rosana
CF	21	Gabi Zanotti	78'
CF	22	Darlene	59'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Bia Zaneratto	59'
DF	14	Géssica do Nascimento	66'
FW	4	Rafinha Travalão	78'
Manager:
Vadão

Player of the Match:
Andressa (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
Angela Kyriakou (Cyprus)
Fourth official:
Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
Fifth official:
Souad Oulhaj (Morocco)

South Korea vs Spain

17 June 2015

19:00 EDT (UTC−4)

South Korea	2–1	Spain
Cho So-hyun 53' Kim Soo-yun 78'	Report	Boquete 29'

TD Place Stadium, Ottawa

Attendance: 21,562^[11]

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

South Korea^[12]

Spain^[12]


GK	18	Kim Jung-mi
RB	20	Kim Hye-ri		46'
CB	4	Shim Seo-yeon
CB	6	Hwang Bo-ram	69'
LB	2	Lee Eun-mi
CM	13	Kwon Hah-nul
CM	8	Cho So-hyun (c)
RW	16	Kang Yu-mi		77'
AM	10	Ji So-yun
LW	7	Jeon Ga-eul
CF	9	Park Eun-sun		59'
Substitutions:
DF	19	Kim Soo-yun		46'
FW	12	Yoo Young-a		59'
MF	15	Park Hee-young		77'
Manager:
Yoon Deok-yeo


GK	1	Ainhoa Tirapu
RB	2	Celia Jiménez
CB	18	Marta Torrejón
CB	20	Irene Paredes
LB	3	Leire Landa
DM	6	Virginia Torrecilla	56'
CM	14	Vicky Losada		57'
CM	9	Verónica Boquete (c)
RW	12	Marta Corredera		75'
LW	21	Alexia Putellas
CF	7	Natalia Pablos		63'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Silvia Meseguer		57'
FW	8	Sonia Bermúdez		63'
FW	19	Erika Vázquez		75'
Manager:
Ignacio Quereda

Player of the Match:
Ji So-yun (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
Allyson Flynn (Australia)
Fourth official:
Margaret Domka (United States)
Fifth official:
Cui Yongmei (China)

References

^ "Match report – Group E – Spain v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Spain-Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ "Match report – Group E – Brazil v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Brazil-South Korea" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ "Match report – Group E – Brazil v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Brazil-Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – South Korea-Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Match report – Group E – Costa Rica v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Costa Rica-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – South Korea-Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "Match report – Group E – Spain v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[esp-crc_line-ups-2] "Tactical Line-up – Spain-Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

[3] "Match report – Group E – Brazil v Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[bra-kor_line-ups-4] "Tactical Line-up – Brazil-South Korea" (PDF). FIFA. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

[5] "Match report – Group E – Brazil v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[bra-esp_line-ups-6] "Tactical Line-up – Brazil-Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[7] "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[kor-crc_line-ups-8] "Tactical Line-up – South Korea-Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[9] "Match report – Group E – Costa Rica v Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[crc-bra_line-ups-10] "Tactical Line-up – Costa Rica-Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[11] "Match report – Group E – Korea Republic v Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[kor-esp_line-ups-12] "Tactical Line-up – South Korea-Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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Teams

Standings

Matches

Spain vs Costa Rica

Brazil vs South Korea

Brazil vs Spain

South Korea vs Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs Brazil

South Korea vs Spain

See also

References

External links