Group D of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup took place from 9 to 19 June 2019.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, England, 2015 finalists Japan and debutants Scotland.[2] The top two teams, England and Japan, advanced to the round of 16.[3] It was the third occasion in four editions of the World Cup in which England and Japan were drawn together at the group stage (in the other, 2015, they met in the semi-finals).
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3]
first yellow card: minus 1 point;
indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
direct red card: minus 4 points;
yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.