Record-chasing debutants, Morocco in last effort at crossing the group stage

The last of the groupstage matches at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 take place in Group H as Morocco and Colombia meet in Perth/Boorloo, with both teams vying with Germany and Korea Republic to claim the remaining two roundof-16 berths.

Morocco are aiming to make history and qualify for the knockout phase in their debut FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign.

By beating Korea Republic, the North Africans became only the fourth CAF representatives to have won a match at the finals (Zambia have since become the fifth), after Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana, as well as the first Arab team to have registered a victory in the history of the tournament. In order to progress, the Atlas Lionesses must better Germany’s result against Korea Republic.

Colombia are bidding to reach the knockout phase for the second time, having previously done so in their last appearance at the finals, in 2015. They produced a scintillating performance to beat Germany 2-1 last time out, and a point here will mathematically secure a last-16 spot.

KEY FACTS

• Ibtissam Jraïdi scored Morocco’s first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup goal in their 1-0 win over Korea Republic.
• Colombia’s sixpoint haul is their highest tally in a FIFA Women’s World Cup group stage, bettering their four-point return in 2015.
• Colombia’s Las Cafeterashave won successive matches at a FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time.
• Colombia have won three and drawn two of their last six FIFA Women’s World Cup group-stage outings (Win 3, Draw 2,  Lost 1).
• This is Colombia’s first FIFA Women’s World Cup match against an African team.
• Colombia’s Linda Caicedo, aged 18 years and 158 days, is the second-youngest South American player to have scored in two FIFA Women’s World Cup encounters, coming in behind Brazil’s Marta, who scored in three matches at the 2003 finals at the age of 17.

MOROCCO TEAM FACTS

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM RECORDS

• Overall record: Play2, Win 1, Draw 0,  Lost 1, Goals For: 1,  Goals Against 6,  Goal Difference: -5
• Biggest win: 1-0 Morocco v. Korea Republic (30/07/2023)
• Biggest defeat: 0-6 Morocco 0-6Germany (24/07/2023)
• Highest scoring match: 6 goals – Morocco 0-6 Germany (23/07/2023)
• Most goals scored in a match: 1 – Morocco 1-0 Korea Republic (30/07/2023)
• Most goals conceded in a match: 6 – Morocco 0-6 Germany (23/07/2023)
• Most goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 1 (2023 – 2 matches)
• Fewest goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 1 (2023 – 2 matches)
• Most goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 6 (2023 – 2 matches)
• Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 6 (2023 – 2 matches)

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP STREAKS

• Successive wins: 1 (2023-present)
• Successive defeats: 1 (2023)
• Successive draws: 0
• Successive matches without a defeat: 1 (2023-present)
• Successive matches without a win: 1 (2023)
• Successive matches with a goal scored: 1 (2023-present)
• Successive matches without scoring: 1 (2023)
• Successive clean sheets: 1 (2023-present)

COLOMBIA TEAM FACTS

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM RECORDS

• Overall record: Play9,  Win 3, Draw 2,  Lost 4,  Goals For 8, Goals Against: 10,  Goal Difference: -2
• Biggest win: Colombia 2-0France (13/06/2015), 2-0 Colombia 2-0 Korea Republic (25/07/2023)
• Biggest defeat: Colombia 0-3. USA (02/07/2011)
• Highest scoring match: 3 goals – Colombia 0-3 USA (02/07/2011), Colombia 1-2 England (17/06/2015)and Colombia 2-1 Germany (30/07/2023)
• Most goals scored in a match: 2 – Colombia 2-0 France (13/06/2015), Colombia 2-0 Korea Republic (25/07/2023)and Colombia 2-1 Germany (30/07/2023)
• Most goals conceded in a match: 3 – Colombia 0-3 USA (02/07/2011)
• Most goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 4 – 2015 (4 matches)and 2023 (2 matches)
• Fewest goals scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 0 – 2011 (3 matches)
• Most goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 5 – 2015 (4 matches)
• Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA Women’s World Cup: 4 – 2011 (3 matches)

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP STREAKS

• Successive wins: 2 (2023-present)
• Successive defeats: 2 (2011 and 2015)
• Successive draws: 2 (2011-2015)
• Successive matches without a defeat: 3 (2011-2015)
• Successive matches without a win: 4 (2011-2015)
• Successive matches with a goal scored: 3 (2015)
• Successive matches without scoring: 3 (2011)
• Successive clean sheets: 1 (2011, 2015 and 2023)