Republic of Ireland are another top-25 team, while Nigeria could cause some problems. Co-hosts Australia also reached the semifinals of the Olympic tournament but have no trophies outside of the AFC confederation. Canada are the reigning Olympic champions and all-time international top scorer Christine Sinclair is still on the roster. This could shape up to be a tricky group to progress from. Norway and Switzerland may be the most likely teams to move on but don’t discount the home field advantage for co-hosts New Zealand. However, their only triumph was back in 1995. In the all-time World Cup standings, Norway are one of just four teams to win the tournament. Of the four teams, Norway have the shortest outright odds, at +5000. The Philippines are making their debut at the FIFA Women’s World Cup and show the joint-longest odds to win the tournament. Sure, Norway are ranked number 12 in the world but England destroyed the Norwegians in last year’s Women’s Euro. New Zealand couldn’t have asked for a much better draw. Note that the group stage is played as a round robin, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the single-elimination knockout stage. We’ll take a look at all of the groups in our FIFA Women’s World Cup preview. Defending champions USA are favorites to win back-to-back titles, while 2022 UEFA Euro winners England aren’t far behind. Thirty-two teams will compete for the title of World Champion at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The biggest event in Women’s soccer is set to start late next month in Australia and New Zealand.
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