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Group C of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was an exciting part of the tournament. The matches for this group took place from June 9 to June 18, 2019. The four teams in Group C were Australia, Brazil, Italy, and Jamaica.

After all the games were played, Italy and Australia finished as the top two teams. Brazil also moved on to the next round, called the Round of 16, because they were one of the best third-placed teams from all the groups.

Teams in Group C

Here are the teams that played in Group C of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup:

Team Confederation Previous best performance
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia AFC (Asia) Quarter-finals (2007, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Italy.svg Italy UEFA (Europe) Quarter-finals (1991)
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil CONMEBOL (South America) Runners-up (2007)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica CONCACAF (North/Central America & Caribbean) Debut (first time playing in the World Cup)

Group Standings

This table shows how the teams ranked in Group C after all their matches.

Pos Team Games Played Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Points What Happened Next
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Advanced to the knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: FIFA

In the Round of 16:

  • Italy, who won Group C, played against China PR.
  • Australia, who came second in Group C, played against Norway.
  • Brazil, who finished third, played against France. They advanced as one of the best third-placed teams.

Matches

All game times are local, CEST (which is UTC+2).

Australia vs Italy

9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
13:00
Australia  1–2 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
Attendance: 15,380
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Report
  • Bonansea Goal 56'90+5'

Italy won their first match against Australia with a score of 2-1. Sam Kerr scored for Australia, but Barbara Bonansea scored two goals for Italy, including the winning goal in the last moments of the game.

Brazil vs Jamaica

9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
15:30
Brazil  3–0 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
  • Cristiane Goal 15'50'64'
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Brazil had a strong start, beating Jamaica 3-0. All three goals were scored by Cristiane, who got a hat-trick (three goals in one game)!

Australia vs Brazil

13 June 2019 (2019-06-13)
18:00
Australia  3–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
  • Foord Goal 45+1'
  • Logarzo Goal 58'
  • Mônica Goal 66' (o.g.)
Report

This was a very exciting match where Australia came back from behind to win 3-2 against Brazil. Marta and Cristiane scored for Brazil. Australia's goals came from Caitlin Foord, Chloe Logarzo, and an own goal by Brazil's Mônica.

Jamaica vs Italy

14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)
18:00
Jamaica  0–5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Attendance: 12,016
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Report
  • Girelli Goal 12' (pen.)25'46'
  • Galli Goal 71'81'

Italy showed their strength by winning 5-0 against Jamaica. Cristiana Girelli scored three goals (a hat-trick), and Aurora Galli added two more goals.

Jamaica vs Australia

18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)
21:00
Jamaica  1–4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Attendance: 17,402
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
  • Solaun Goal 49'
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  • Kerr Goal 11'42'69'83'

Australia won this match 4-1 against Jamaica. Sam Kerr was the star, scoring all four goals for Australia! Havana Solaun scored Jamaica's only goal in the tournament.

Italy vs Brazil

18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)
21:00
Italy  0–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
Attendance: 21,669
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Report

In their final group match, Brazil beat Italy 1-0 with a penalty kick scored by Marta. This win helped Brazil move on to the next round.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Grupo C de la Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol de 2019 para niños

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