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Group C of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of eight groups that formed the opening round of the tournament with the matches played from 21 to 31 July 2023.[1] The group consisted of Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan. The top two teams, Japan and Spain, advanced to the round of 16.[2]
Japan secured their place in the knockout stage with wins in all three group games without conceding, a first for the country. With six points, Spain earned more points this year than in their previous Women's World Cups combined; a total of five across two editions. Despite being eliminated, debutants Zambia secured their first and only win in their last match against faltering Costa Rica, finishing third in the group.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022[nb 1] | June 2023 | |||||||||
| C1 |  Spain |
1 | UEFA | UEFA Group B winners | 12 April 2022 | 3rd | 2019 | Round of 16 (2019) | 6 | 6 |
| C2 |  Costa Rica |
3 | CONCACAF | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship fourth place | 8 July 2022 | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage (2015) | 37 | 36 |
| C3 |  Zambia |
4 | CAF | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations third place | 13 July 2022 | 1st | — | Debut | 81 | 77 |
| C4 |  Japan |
2 | AFC | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup semi-finalists | 30 January 2022 | 9th | 2019 | Winners (2011) | 11 | 11 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of October 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Zambia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group C, Japan, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Norway.
- The runners-up of Group C, Spain, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Switzerland.
Matches
All times listed are local, NZST (UTC+12).
Spain vs Costa Rica
| Spain | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
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          Spain
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    Costa Rica
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Zambia vs Japan
    Zambia
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     Japan
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