2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
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Group C of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of Japan, Switzerland, Cameroon and Ecuador. Matches were played from 8 to 16 June 2015.
| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings at start of event |
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| C1 (seed) |  Japan | AFC | AFC Women's Asian Cup winners | 18 May 2014 | 7th | 2011 | Winners (2011) | 4 |
| C2 |  Switzerland | UEFA | UEFA Group 3 winners | 15 June 2014 | 1st | — | — | 19 |
| C3 |  Cameroon | CAF | African Women's Championship runners-up | 22 October 2014 | 1st | — | — | 53 |
| C4 |  Ecuador | CONMEBOL | CONMEBOL-CONCACAF play-off winners | 2 December 2014 | 1st | — | — | 48 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
In the round of 16:
- Japan advanced to play Netherlands (third-placed team of Group A).
- Cameroon advanced to play China PR (runner-up of Group A).
- Switzerland (as one of the four best third-placed teams) advanced to play Canada (winner of Group A).
Matches
Cameroon vs Ecuador
Cameroon's 6–0 win is the biggest ever win by a team in their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup match, breaking the record of Italy, who beat Chinese Taipei 5–0 in 1991.
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Japan vs Switzerland
| Japan | 1–0 | Switzerland |
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Switzerland vs Ecuador
| Switzerland | 10–1 | Ecuador |
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Japan vs Cameroon
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Ecuador vs Japan
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Switzerland vs Cameroon
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Cameroon |
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