2023-08-04 20:30:00
05 August 2023, 02:00 AM IST
Women’s World Cup pre-quarters from today: Spain x Switzerland, Japan x Norway
Auckland: Women’s Football World Cup will be tough. The knockout round competition will begin on Saturday. Switzerland will face Spain in the first match at 10.30 am. The game is in Auckland. One of the exciting matches in the knockout is the fight between the Asian powerhouse Japan and the European giants Norway. Its specialty is the competition of former world champions. The game will be played in Wellington at 1.30 pm.
Clash of the mighty
Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, USA, England, Nigeria, Australia, Denmark, Colombia, Jamaica, France and Morocco are the other teams that have reached the knockout stage. Former world champions Germany, Latin American powerhouses Brazil and Argentina failed to make it to the group stage. Italy, Portugal and South Korea also failed to reach the last 16. One of the hosts, New Zealand, also returned in the preliminary stage.
Defending champions the U.S. will face Sweden. The U.S. suffered setbacks in the group stage with the Netherlands and Portugal. They reached the knockouts as runners-up. The U.S. needs to win the next few games to win its third straight title. Sweden, England and Japan will reach the prequarters after winning every game. All three teams are confident about it.
Germany’s Alexandra Popp and Hinata Miyazawa, who scored four goals, are competing for the Golden Boot. With Germany out, Alexandra’s chances faded. There are six players who scored three goals. Brazil’s Ari Borges, England’s Lauren James, France’s Kadidiatou Diani, Netherlands’ Jill Rudd, Norway’s Sophie Roman Hogg and Sweden’s Amanda Lested.
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