2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C

[1] The group consisted of Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan.

[2] Japan secured their place in the knockout stage with wins in all three group games without conceding, a first for the country.

Despite being eliminated, debutants Zambia secured their first and only win in their last match against faltering Costa Rica, finishing third in the group.

This match was compared to the Japan men's team's victory against Spain at the 2022 World Cup, in which Japan's 18% of possession was also the lowest for a winning side at the men's World Cup since recording began in 1966.

[3][4] Player of the Match: Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) Assistant referees: Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) Felisha Mariscal (United States) Fourth official: Myriam Marcotte (Canada) Video assistant referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) Assistant video assistant referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) Offside video assistant referee: Mariana de Almeida (Argentina) Player of the Match: Barbra Banda (Zambia) Assistant referees: Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco) Soukaina Hamdi (Morocco) Fourth official: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) Video assistant referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) Offside video assistant referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (England) Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group should the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied.