In the qualifying round of this year's Women's World Cup, there were many surprises when many teams that were considered strong were eliminated early, such as Germany (ranked 2nd in the world), reigning Olympic champions Canada (ranked 7th in the world), Brazil (ranked 8th in the world) or China (ranked 14th in the world). Instead, teams that were not ranked highly, such as Nigeria (ranked 40th in the world) or Jamaica (ranked 43rd in the world), surprisingly got tickets to the round of 16.
At the end of the 2023 Women's World Cup group stage, the teams that have advanced 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 champion USA in a narrow win over the Vietnamese women's team
In the knockout round, the defending champions, the US, have been drawn into a very difficult bracket. In this round, the girls from the land of the flag will face the world's third-ranked team, Sweden, at 4 p.m. on August 6. The winner of this match will meet the winner of the match between Japan and Norway.
The Swedish team is highly rated.
Meanwhile, Switzerland and Spain are also considered to be evenly matched. This bracket also includes the Netherlands, as the runners-up face South Africa. If both teams win, there is a good chance that there will be a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final between the United States and the Netherlands in the semi-finals.
The Dutch women's team could meet the US team again in the semi-finals.
In the lower bracket, 4 matches have been determined, including England vs Nigeria, Colombia vs Jamaica, Australia vs Denmark and France vs Morocco. This is considered a fairly easy bracket for the reigning European champions, England.
The matches of the 2023 Women's World Cup will be broadcast live on VTVcab's ON Sports News (Live link: https://www.vtvcab.vn/channel/on-sports-news-1,VTVcab18_HD.html) and ON Football (Live link: https://www.vtvcab.vn/channel/on-football-hd-1,VTVcab16_HD.html) . In addition, fans can watch live on applications such as TV360 and On Plus.
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