[Nicky91]

host country is France

Group A:

France
South Korea
Norway
Nigeria

Group B

Germany
China
Spain
South Africa

Group C

Australia
Italy
Brazil
Jamaica

Group D

England
Scotland
Argentina
Japan

Group E

Canada
Cameroon
New Zealand
Netherlands

Group F

United States
Thailand
Chile
Sweden

Rules:

The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

[B] Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);

Goal difference in all group matches;

Number of goals scored in all group matches;

Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;

Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;

Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;

Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):

- Yellow card: −1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Drawing of lots.

the mascot of women's world cup this year is Ettie, she is supposed to be daughter of world cup 1998 mascot Footix (also held in france)

Youtube video

starts: 7th June

final: 7th July

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics
The World Cup will be used by UEFA to qualify three teams for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in Japan. If teams in contention for the Olympic spots are eliminated in the same round, ties are not broken by their overall tournament record, and play-offs or a mini-tournament to decide the spots will be held if necessary in early 2020.
For the first time, as per the agreement between the four British football associations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), Great Britain will 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). Scotland also qualified for the World Cup but, under the agreement whereby the highest ranked home nation is nominated to compete for the purposes of Olympic qualification, their performance will not be taken into account. In effect, therefore, eight European teams will be competing for three qualification places.

[Nicky91]

England against Scotland in the group could be a nice match


but any star players at this world cup, well Lieke Martens (just had her transfer to Barcelona, best women's football player in the world, was important for us at european championship which we dutch won) and Marta of course for Brazil (a routine experienced player)

[Crimson Dynamo]

yes we are going to watch this on our golf tour where we can

[Nicky91]

they already have 2 songs for our dutch football girls, and also our grocery stores filled with either puppets of the squad or a poster of the team

[Crimson Dynamo]

when is Scotland England do you know Nicky?

[Alf]

Any former male now female (trans) players involved?

I ask because that seems a talking point in sport right now.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

when is Scotland England do you know Nicky?

it's first match of both in that group, on 9th of June at 18:00 CET so at 17:00 UK time

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

it's first match of both in that group, on 9th of June at 18:00 CET so at 17:00 UK time

Sunday night on Tour after 18 holes on the beach at Cullen


Only downside is Im watching with 3 Englishmen

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Sunday night on Tour after 18 holes on the beach at Cullen


Only downside is Im watching with 3 Englishmen

so don't cheer too loudly for scotland then

[Nicky91]

official twitter message from fifa's women world cup page, with information on all competing countries their squads

[Crimson Dynamo]

Scotland beat Jamaica last night in front of a record 18,000 crowd

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Scotland beat Jamaica last night in front of a record 18,000 crowd

yeah but still don't compare Jamaica (who is one of weaker competing countries at world cup) to England

[Nicky91]

what scottish singer Amy macdonald said about women's world cup

Nicola Sturgeon had paid scottish women's team a visit apparently

[Nicky91]

Jain will be official performer at opening ceremony

[Nicky91]

first match is tomorrow

hosts France vs South Korea

[Alf]

I'd rather watch Miss World.

Miss World used to be an annual TV event, like Eurovision, don't get why they scrapped it.

[Nicky91]

bumping this for tonight, with the opening ceremony and moments after that kick off of france vs south Korea

[Nicky91]

france's dressing room pictures, with the squad their gear already ready for them

[Nicky91]

tomorrow first match of our dutch team, vs cameroon

we are reigning european champions, and i personally find us having a strong team

[Nicky91]

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Korean ladies in training this morning ahead of tonight's match

[Nicky91]

France won against Korea with 4-0

1-0 Le Sommer
2-0 Renard
3-0 Renard
4-0 Henry

[Nicky91]

viewer ratings here in Netherlands for first match (which isn't our team) still has a good 651.000 watching france vs south Korea

[Nicky91]

[Nicky91]

so this afternoon first match of the day being Germany vs China

followed by Spain - South Africa


and the evening match of today is Norway vs Nigeria

[Nicky91]

Germany - China 1-0 win for Germany