In this year's Women's World Cup qualifiers, numerous surprises occurred, with many highly-rated teams being eliminated early, such as Germany (ranked 2nd in the world ), defending Olympic champions Canada (ranked 7th in the world), Brazil (ranked 8th in the world), and China (ranked 14th in the world). Instead, lower-ranked teams like Nigeria (ranked 40th in the world) and Jamaica (ranked 43rd in the world) unexpectedly advanced to the Round of 16.
With the conclusion of the group stage of the 2023 Women's World Cup, the teams advancing to the Round of 16 have been determined. Specifically: Switzerland, Norway (Group A); Australia, Nigeria (Group B); Japan, Spain (Group C); England, Denmark (Group D); Netherlands, USA (Group E); France, Jamaica (Group F); Sweden, South Africa (Group G); Colombia, Morocco (Group H).
Defending champions USA secured a hard-fought victory against the Vietnamese women's team.
In the knockout round, the defending champions, the USA, are in a very difficult bracket. Right in this round, the American women's team will face the world's third-ranked team, Sweden, at 4 PM on August 6th. The winner of this match will then face the winner of the match between Japan and Norway.
The Swedish team is highly rated.
Meanwhile, the Swiss team is also considered to be evenly matched with Spain. This bracket also includes the Netherlands, as the runners-up face South Africa. Thus, if both teams win, there is a high possibility of a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final between the USA and the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
The Netherlands women's team could face the USA team again in the semi-finals.
In the lower bracket, four pairings have been determined: England vs. Nigeria, Colombia vs. Jamaica, Australia vs. Denmark, and France vs. Morocco. This is considered a relatively easy bracket for the reigning European champions, England.
The 2023 Women's World Cup matches will be broadcast live on VTVcab's ON Sports News (Live stream link: https://www.vtvcab.vn/channel/on-sports-news-1,VTVcab18_HD.html) and ON Football (Live stream link: https://www.vtvcab.vn/channel/on-football-hd-1,VTVcab16_HD.html) . Fans can also watch live on apps like TV360 and On Plus.
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