Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Group B of the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was one of four groups of nations, consisting of Brazil, France, Norway and South Korea. It began on September 20 and ended on September 27. Rising power Brazil topped the group, comfortably beating South Korea and Norway by large margins and were denied a 100% record by Marinette Pichon's last minute equalizer against France. Brazil were joined in the second round by Norway, who won their other two games against France and South Korea, both which were making their debut at the World Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
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| Brazil | 3–0 | South Korea |
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| France | 1–0 | South Korea |
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| South Korea | 1–7 | Norway |
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| France | 1–1 | Brazil |
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The South Korea women's national football team has represented South Korea at the FIFA Women's World Cup on three occasions, in 2003, 2015, and 2019.
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