2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E Facts for Kids

Group E of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was an exciting part of the big football tournament. It happened from June 10 to June 20, 2019. This group included four national women's football teams: Cameroon, Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

The teams played against each other to see who would move on to the next round. The Netherlands and Canada played very well and both made it to the Round of 16. Cameroon also advanced as one of the best third-placed teams in the tournament.

Teams in Group E
How the Teams Ranked
Group E Matches
Images for kids
See also

Teams in Group E

Here are the teams that played in Group E:

Canada: This team from North America was ranked 5th in the world before the tournament. They qualified by being runners-up in their regional championship. This was their 7th time playing in the World Cup! Their best finish before was fourth place in 2003.
Cameroon: This team from Africa was ranked 46th. They qualified by finishing third in the Africa Women Cup of Nations. This was their 2nd World Cup appearance, and they reached the Round of 16 in 2015.
New Zealand: This team from Oceania was ranked 19th. They qualified by winning the OFC Women's Nations Cup. This was their 5th World Cup. They had always finished in the group stage before.
Netherlands: This team from Europe was ranked 8th. They qualified through a play-off round. This was their 2nd World Cup appearance, and they also reached the Round of 16 in 2015.

How the Teams Ranked

This table shows how the teams finished in Group E. The teams with more points did better.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	What happened next
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	6	2	+4	9	Moved on to the next stage
2	Canada	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Cameroon	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: FIFA

Here's what happened next for the teams that moved on:

The Netherlands, who won Group E, played against Japan.
Canada, who came in second in Group E, played against Sweden.
Cameroon, who finished third, played against England. They advanced because they were one of the four best third-placed teams from all the groups.

Group E Matches

All match times are local, which was Central European Summer Time (CEST). This is UTC+2.

Canada vs Cameroon

This was the first match for Group E. It took place on June 10, 2019, at 9:00 PM.

10 June 2019 (2019-06-10) 21:00	Canada	1–0	Cameroon	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)
	Buchanan 45'	Report

Canada won this match 1-0. The only goal was scored by Kadeisha Buchanan just before halftime.

New Zealand vs Netherlands

This match was played on June 11, 2019, at 3:00 PM.

11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) 15:00	New Zealand	0–1	Netherlands	Stade Océane, Le Havre Attendance: 10,654 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
		Report	Roord 90+2'

The Netherlands won a very close game 1-0. Jill Roord scored the winning goal in the last moments of the match, in the 92nd minute!

Netherlands vs Cameroon

This game took place on June 15, 2019, at 3:00 PM.

15 June 2019 (2019-06-15) 15:00	Netherlands	3–1	Cameroon	Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
	Miedema 41', 85' Bloodworth 48'	Report	Onguéné 43'

The Netherlands won this match 3-1. Vivianne Miedema scored two goals for the Netherlands, and Dominique Bloodworth scored one. Gabrielle Onguéné scored for Cameroon.

Canada vs New Zealand

This match was also on June 15, 2019, at 9:00 PM.

15 June 2019 (2019-06-15) 21:00	Canada	2–0	New Zealand	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble Attendance: 14,856 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
	Fleming 48' Prince 79'	Report

Canada won 2-0 against New Zealand. Jessie Fleming and Nichelle Prince scored the goals for Canada.

Netherlands vs Canada

This important match was on June 20, 2019, at 6:00 PM.

20 June 2019 (2019-06-20) 18:00	Netherlands	2–1	Canada	Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims Attendance: 19,277 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
	Dekker 54' Beerensteyn 75'	Report	Sinclair 60'

The Netherlands won 2-1 against Canada. Anouk Dekker and Lineth Beerensteyn scored for the Netherlands. Christine Sinclair scored for Canada.

Cameroon vs New Zealand

This match was also on June 20, 2019, at 6:00 PM.

20 June 2019 (2019-06-20) 18:00	Cameroon	2–1	New Zealand	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 8,009 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
	Nchout 57', 90+5'	Report	Awona 80' (o.g.)

Cameroon won this exciting match 2-1. Ajara Nchout scored both goals for Cameroon, including the winning goal in the last minute of extra time! New Zealand's goal was an own goal by Aurelle Awona.