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Post by Panda on Jul 9, 2023 23:15:31 GMT 1
This starts in 10 days time, taking place in Australia and New Zealand. BBC, and for the first time, ITV are showing the tournament, with every game live in some form.
The USA start as favourites once again, having won the last two World Cups. England are second favourites, having followed back-to-back semi-final appearances with winning last year's European Championship. However, could injuries to key players damage the Lionesses' chances. Germany and Sweden should be strong again. France and Spain continue to improve. Canada are always difficult to beat and won gold at the last Olympics (where the women's football tournament features senior sides, rather then U23s). The hosts, particularly Australia, can't be ruled out of having a deep run in the tournament.
This is the first women's World Cup to feature 32 teams and as a result, there are no fewer than eight teams making their debut.
Because the tournament is being held across two countries, there are two distinct halves of the draw, meaning it's not possible for any two teams to meet in the final. This is to ensure Australia and New Zealand continue to play their matches at home if they reach the knockout stages and to minimise the travelling for the other teams. New Zealand will host the opening game of the tournament where they'll take on former champions Norway at Eden Park. Australia also play on the opening day, facing Ireland in Sydney's Stadium Australia, which will also host the final on 20th August.
Group-by-group preview coming up.
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Post by Panda on Jul 9, 2023 23:30:03 GMT 1
GROUP A (New Zealand) NEW ZEALAND Coach: Jitka Klimkova Captain: Ali Riley Colours: all white Nickname: Football Ferns Appearances: 5 World Cup record: 1991 - 1st round 2007 - 1st round 2011 - 1st round 2015 - 1st round 2019 - 1st round FIFA ranking: 26 Panda ranking: 120 Odds: 500/1 NORWAY Coach: Hege Riise Captain: Maren Mjelde Colours: red and navy Nickname: The Grasshoppers Appearances: 8 World Cup record: 1991 - runners-up 1995 - winners 1999 - semi-finals 2003 - quarter-finals 2007 - semi-finals 2011 - 1st round 2015 - 2nd round 2019 - quarter-finals FIFA ranking: 12 Panda ranking: 14 Odds: 66/1 PHILIPPINES Coach: Alen Stajcic Captain: Tahnai Annis Colours: blue and red Nickname: Filipinas Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 46 Panda ranking: 44 Odds: 4000/1 SWITZERLAND Coach: Inka Grings Captain: Lia Walti Colours: all red Nickname: La Nati Appearances: 1 World Cup record: 2015 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 20 Panda ranking: 18 Odds: 250/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 9, 2023 23:42:20 GMT 1
GROUP B (Australia) AUSTRALIA Coach: Tony Gustavsson Captain: Sam Kerr Colours: gold and green Nickname: Matildas Appearances: 7 World Cup record: 1995 - 1st round 1999 - 1st round 2003 - 1st round 2007 - quarter-finals 2011 - quarter-finals 2015 - quarter-finals 2019 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 10 Panda ranking: 28 Odds: 14/1 IRELAND Coach: Vera Pauw Captain: Katie McCabe Colours: green and white Nickname: The Girls In Green Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 22 Panda ranking: 26 Odds: 250/1 NIGERIA Coach: Randy Waldrum Captain: Onome Ebi Colours: all green Nickname: Super Falcons Appearances: 8 World Cup record: 1995 - 1st round 1999 - 1st round 2003 - quarter-finals 2007 - 1st round 2011 - 1st round 2015 - 1st round 2019 - 1st round 2023 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 40 Panda ranking: 41 Odds: 500/1 CANADA Coach: Bev Priestman Captain: Christine Sinclair Colours: red and black Nickname: none Appearances: 7 World Cup record: 1995 - 1st round 1999 - 1st round 2003 - semi-finals 2007 - 1st round 2011 - 1st round 2015 - quarter-finals 2019 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 7 Panda ranking: 17 Odds: 40/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 9, 2023 23:53:26 GMT 1
GROUP C (New Zealand) SPAIN Coach: Jorge Vilda Captain: Ivana Andres Colours: red and navy Nickname: La Roja Appearances: 2 World Cup record: 2015 - 1st round 2019 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 6 Panda ranking: 6 Odds: 13/2 COSTA RICA Coach: Amelia Valverde Captain: Shirley Cruz Colours: red and navy Nickname: Las Ticas Appearances: 1 World Cup record: 2015 - 1st round FIFA ranking: 36 Panda ranking: 21 Odds: 1000/1 ZAMBIA Coach: Bruce Mwape (for now)Captain: Barbra Banda Colours: green and copper Nickname: Copper Queens Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 77 Panda ranking: 46 Odds: 1000/1 JAPAN Coach: Futoshi Ikeda Captain: Saki Kumagai Colours: blue and white Nickname: Nadeshiko Japan Appearances: 8 World Cup record: 1991 - 1st round 1995 - quarter-finals 1999 - 1st round 2003 - 1st round 2007 - 1st round 2011 - winners 2015 - runners-up 2019 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 11 Panda ranking: 30 Odds: 33/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 0:05:55 GMT 1
GROUP D (Australia) ENGLAND Coach: Sarina Wiegman Captain: Millie Bright Colours: white and navy Nickname: The Lionesses Appearances: 5 World Cup record: 1995 - quarter-finals 2007 - quarter-finals 2011 - quarter-finals 2015 - semi-finals 2019 - semi-finals FIFA ranking: 4 Panda ranking: 1 Odds: 9/2 HAITI Coach: Nicolas Delepine Captain: Nerilla Mondesir Colours: blue and red Nickname: Les Grenadieres Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 53 Panda ranking: 32 Odds: 1000/1 DENMARK Coach: Lars Sondergaard Captain: Pernille Harder Colours: red and white Nickname: De Rod-Hvite Appearances: 4 World Cup record: 1991 - quarter-finals 1995 - quarter-finals 1999 - 1st round 2007 - 1st round FIFA ranking: 13 Panda ranking: 8 Odds: 125/1 CHINA Coach: Shui Qingxia Captain: Wu Haiyan Colours: red and yellow Nickname: Steel Roses Appearances: 7 World Cup record: 1991 - quarter-finals 1995 - semi-finals 1999 - runners-up 2003 - quarter-finals 2007 - quarter-finals 2015 - quarter-finals 2019 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 14 Panda ranking: 34 Odds: 250/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 0:15:37 GMT 1
GROUP E (New Zealand) UNITED STATES Coach: Vlatko Andonovski Captain: Alex Morgan/Lindsey Horan Colours: white and navy Nickname: The Stars And Stripes Appearances: 8 World Cup record: 1991 - winners 1995 - semi-finals 1999 - winners 2003 - semi-finals 2007 - semi-finals 2011 - runners-up 2015 - winners 2019 - winners FIFA ranking: 1 Panda ranking: 5 Odds: 5/2 VIETNAM Coach: Mai Duc Chung Captain: Huynh Nhu Colours: all red Nickname: Golden Star Women Warriors Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 32 Panda ranking: 25 Odds: 2000/1 NETHERLANDS Coach: Andries Jonker Captain: Sherida Spitse Colours: orange and black Nickname: Oranje Appearances: 2 World Cup record: 2015 - 2nd round 2019 - runners-up FIFA ranking: 9 Panda ranking: 9 Odds: 40/1 PORTUGAL Coach: Francisco Neto Captain: Claudia Neto Colours: red and green Nickname: A Seleccao das Quinas Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 21 Panda ranking: 13 Odds: 250/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 0:25:06 GMT 1
GROUP F (Australia) FRANCE Coach: Herve Renard Captain: Wendie Renard Colours: pale blue and red Nickname: Les Bleues Appearances: 4 World Cup record: 2003 - 1st round 2011 - semi-finals 2015 - quarter-finals 2019 - quarter-finals FIFA ranking: 5 Panda ranking: 3 Odds: 12/1 JAMAICA Coach: Lorne Donaldson Captain: Khadija Shaw Colours: yellow and green Nickname: Reggae Girlz Appearances: 1 World Cup record: 2019 - 1st round FIFA ranking: 43 Panda ranking: 31 Odds: 1000/1 BRAZIL Coach: Pia Sundhage Captain: Rafaelle Souza Colours: yellow and blue Nickname: The Canaries Appearances: 8 World Cup record: 1991 - 1st round 1995 - 1st round 1999 - semi-finals 2003 - quarter-finals 2007 - runners-up 2011 - quarter-finals 2015 - 2nd round 2019 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 8 Panda ranking: 11 Odds: 33/1 PANAMA Coach: Ignacio Quintana Captain: Natalia Mills Colours: red and blue Nickname: The Canal Girls Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 52 Panda ranking: 15 Odds: 2000/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 0:34:53 GMT 1
GROUP G (New Zealand) SWEDEN Coach: Peter Gerhardsson Captain: Caroline Seger Colours: yellow and navy Nickname: Blagult Appearances: 8 World Cup record: 1991 - semi-finals 1995 - quarter-finals 1999 - quarter-finals 2003 - runners-up 2007 - 1st round 2011 - semi-finals 2015 - 2nd round 2019 - semi-finals FIFA ranking: 3 Panda ranking: 4 Odds: 20/1 SOUTH AFRICA Coach: Desiree Ellis Captain: Janine van Wyk Colours: yellow and green Nickname: Banyana Banyana Appearances: 1 World Cup record: 2019 - 1st round FIFA ranking: 54 Panda ranking: 16 Odds: 1000/1 ITALY Coach: Milena Bertolini Captain: Sara Gama Colours: all azure Nickname: Le Azzurre Appearances: 3 World Cup record: 1991 - quarter-finals 1999 - 1st round 2019 - quarter-finals FIFA ranking: 16 Panda ranking: 12 Odds: 250/1 ARGENTINA Coach: German Portanova Captain: Vanina Correa Colours: light blue and white Nickname: La Albiceleste Appearances: 3 World Cup record: 2003 - 1st round 2007 - 1st round 2019 - 1st round FIFA ranking: 28 Panda ranking: 45 Odds: 250/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 0:43:44 GMT 1
GROUP H (Australia) GERMANY Coach: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg Captain: Alexandra Popp Colours: white and black Nickname: DFB-Frauen Appearances: 8 World Cup record: 1991 - semi-finals 1995 - runners-up 1999 - quarter-finals 2003 - winners 2007 - winners 2011 - quarter-finals 2015 - semi-finals 2019 - quarter-finals FIFA ranking: 2 Panda ranking: 2 Odds: 15/2 MOROCCO Coach: Reynald Pedros Captain: Ghizlane Chebbak Colours: red and green Nickname: Atlas Lionesses Appearances: 0 FIFA ranking: 72 Panda ranking: 29 Odds: 1000/1 COLOMBIA Coach: Nelson Abadia Captain: Daniela Montoya Colours: yellow and navy Nickname: The Coffee Growers Appearances: 2 World Cup record: 2011 - 1st round 2015 - 2nd round FIFA ranking: 25 Panda ranking: 19 Odds: 250/1 SOUTH KOREA Coach: Colin Bell Captain: Kim Hye-ri Colours: red and pink Nickname: Tigers of Asia Appearances: 3 World Cup record: 2003 - 1st round 2015 - 2nd round 2019 - 1st round FIFA ranking: 17 Panda ranking: 24 Odds: 250/1
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 1:02:19 GMT 1
Tournament based on FIFA's rankings:
GROUP A 1. Norway 2. Switzerland 3. New Zealand 4. Philippines
GROUP B 1. Canada 2. Australia 3. Ireland 4. Nigeria
GROUP C 1. Spain 2. Japan 3. Costa Rica 4. Zambia
GROUP D 1. England 2. Denmark 3. China 4. Haiti
GROUP E 1. USA 2. Netherlands 3. Portugal 4. Vietnam
GROUP F 1. France 2. Brazil 3. Jamaica 4. Panama
GROUP G 1. Sweden 2. Italy 3. Argentina 4. South Africa
GROUP H 1. Germany 2. South Korea 3. Colombia 4. Morocco
Round 2: Norway v Japan USA v Italy Spain v Switzerland Sweden v Netherlands Canada v Denmark France v South Korea England v Australia Germany v Brazil
Quarter-finals: Japan v USA Spain v Sweden Canada v France England v Germany
Semi-finals: USA v Sweden France v Germany
Final: USA v Germany
Winners: USA
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 1:08:31 GMT 1
Tournament based on Panda's rankings:
GROUP A 1. Norway 2. Switzerland 3. Philippines 4. New Zealand
GROUP B 1. Canada 2. Ireland 3. Australia 4. Nigeria
GROUP C 1. Spain 2. Costa Rica 3. Japan 4. Zambia
GROUP D 1. England 2. Denmark 3. Haiti 4. China
GROUP E 1. USA 2. Netherlands 3. Portugal 4. Vietnam
GROUP F 1. France 2. Brazil 3. Panama 4. Jamaica
GROUP G 1. Sweden 2. Italy 3. South Africa 4. Argentina
GROUP H 1. Germany 2. Colombia 3. South Korea 4. Morocco
Round 2: Norway v Costa Rica USA v Italy Spain v Switzerland Sweden v Netherlands Canada v Denmark France v Colombia England v Ireland Germany v Brazil
Quarter-finals: Norway v USA Spain v Sweden Denmark v France England v Germany
Semi-finals: USA v Sweden France v England
Final: Sweden v England
Winners: England
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 10, 2023 7:34:12 GMT 1
I prefer your rankings.
Philippines at 4000-1 don't seem to be fancied much by the bookies.
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Post by frag on Jul 10, 2023 10:02:18 GMT 1
That's some disparity in rankings for New Zealand! Interested as to why that is - do FIFA give more weight to matches against Pacific island nations or something?
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 10:04:28 GMT 1
Only one member of the Philippines squad was actually born there. 18 were born in the US,two in Norway plus one from Canada and one from Australia. Given how well this selection policy worked for Morocco's men at the men's World Cup, I don't think the Philippines will be the worst team at this tournament.
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 10:07:44 GMT 1
That's some disparity in rankings for New Zealand! Interested as to why that is - do FIFA give more weight to matches against Pacific island nations or something? FIFA uses a purely Elo-based system for the women, which means things move more slowly (and which is why North Korea are still in the top 10 despite not playing for years). My rankings are based on a two-year time frame and during the last two years, New Zealand have been playing friendlies mostly against strong teams and losing pretty much every time, hence their low position. If they weren't co-hosting and had had to go through a qualifying process, they'd probably be between 50 and 70 on my list.
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Post by Panda on Jul 10, 2023 10:24:56 GMT 1
New Zealand have managed to beat Vietnam in a friendly this morning which provisionally moves them up to 104.
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Post by Panda on Jul 18, 2023 0:33:06 GMT 1
UK TV and radio coverage:
BBC TV presenters: Gabby Logan, Reshmin Chowdhury, Alex Scott Radio presenters: Juliette Ferrington, Vicki Sparks Commentators: Robyn Cowen, Jonathan Pearce, Vicki Sparks, Connor McNamara, Steven Wyeth Pundits/Co-commentators: Ellen White, Steph Houghton, Fara Williams, Rachel Brown-Finnis, Anita Asante, Karen Bardsley, Laura Georges, Jonas Eidevall, Scott Booth Reporters: Jo Currie, Juliette Ferrington, Emma Sanders
ITV Presenters: Laura Woods, Seema Jaswal, Michelle Owen Commentators: Seb Hutchinson, Sam Matterface, Pien Meulensteen, Tom Gayle Pundits/Co-commentators: Eni Aluko, Jill Scott, Karen Carney, Emma Hayes, Fran Kirby, Lucy Ward, Siobhan Chamberlain, Emma Byrne, Vicky Losada, Jen Beattie
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Post by Panda on Jul 18, 2023 1:08:12 GMT 1
Schedule:
Thu 20 Jul 8am - New Zealand v Norway (BBC) Thu 20 Jul 11am - Australia v Ireland (ITV) Fri 21 Jul 3.30am - Nigeria v Canada (BBC) Fri 21 Jul 6am - Philippines v Switzerland (ITV) Fri 21 Jul 8.30am - Spain v Costa Rica (BBC) Sat 22 Jul 2am - USA v Vietnam (BBC) Sat 22 Jul 8am - Zambia v Japan (BBC) Sat 22 Jul 10.30am - England v Haiti (ITV) Sat 22 Jul 1pm - Denmark v China (BBC) Sun 23 Jul 6am - Sweden v South Africa (BBC) Sun 23 Jul 8.30am - Netherlands v Portugal (BBC) Sun 23 Jul 11am - France v Jamaica (ITV) Mon 24 Jul 7am - Italy v Argentina (ITV) Mon 24 Jul 9.30am - Germany v Morocco (ITV) Mon 24 Jul 12pm - Brazil v Panama (ITV) Tue 25 Jul 3am - Colombia v South Korea (BBC) Tue 25 Jul 6.30am - New Zealand v Philippines (ITV) Tue 25 Jul 9am - Switzerland v Norway (ITV) Wed 26 Jul 6am - Japan v Costa Rica (ITV) Wed 26 Jul 8.30am - Spain v Zambia (BBC) Wed 26 Jul 1pm - Canada v Ireland (ITV) Thu 27 Jul 2am - USA v Netherlands (BBC) Thu 27 Jul 8.30am - Portugal v Vietnam (ITV) Thu 27 Jul 11am - Australia v Nigeria (BBC) Fri 28 Jul 1am - Argentina v South Africa (ITV) Fri 28 Jul 9.30am - England v Denmark (BBC) Fri 28 Jul 12pm - China v Haiti (ITV) Sat 29 Jul 8.30am - Sweden v Italy (BBC) Sat 29 Jul 11am - France v Brazil (BBC) Sat 29 Jul 1.30pm - Panama v Jamaica (ITV) Sun 30 Jul 5.30am - South Korea v Morocco (BBC) Sun 30 Jul 8am - Norway v Philippines (BBC) Sun 30 Jul 8am - Switzerland v New Zealand (BBC) Sun 30 Jul 10.30am - Germany v Colombia (ITV) Mon 31 Jul 8am - Japan v Spain (ITV) Mon 31 Jul 8am - Costa Rica v Zambia (ITV) Mon 31 Jul 11am - Ireland v Nigeria (BBC) Mon 31 Jul 11am - Canada v Australia (BBC) Tue 1 Aug 8am - Vietnam v Netherlands (ITV) Tue 1 Aug 8am - Portugal v USA (ITV) Tue 1 Aug 12pm - China v England (ITV) Tue 1 Aug 12pm - Haiti v Denmark (ITV) Wed 2 Aug 8am - Argentina v Sweden (BBC) Wed 2 Aug 8am - South Africa v Italy (BBC) Wed 2 Aug 11am - Panama v France (ITV) Wed 2 Aug 11am - Jamaica v Brazil (ITV) Thu 3 Aug 11am - Morocco v Colombia (BBC) Thu 3 Aug 11am - South Korea v Germany (BBC)
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Post by o on Jul 18, 2023 11:11:14 GMT 1
Glad to see there's a highlights show on the bbc, even if it's just 30 mins, assume there may be one on ITV as well? Might try and have some of the later games on in the background while I work from home on some days. Going to be some cricket scores, and I think we will struggle later on.
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Post by Panda on Jul 20, 2023 0:35:21 GMT 1
Tournament based on Panda's rankings: GROUP A 1. Norway 2. Switzerland 3. Philippines 4. New Zealand GROUP B 1. Canada 2. Ireland 3. Australia 4. Nigeria GROUP C 1. Spain 2. Costa Rica 3. Japan 4. Zambia GROUP D 1. England 2. Denmark 3. Haiti 4. China GROUP E 1. USA 2. Netherlands 3. Portugal 4. Vietnam GROUP F 1. France 2. Brazil 3. Panama 4. Jamaica GROUP G 1. Sweden 2. Italy 3. South Africa 4. Argentina GROUP H 1. Germany 2. Colombia 3. South Korea 4. Morocco Round 2: Norway v Costa Rica USA v Italy Spain v Switzerland Sweden v Netherlands Canada v Denmark France v Colombia England v Ireland Germany v Brazil Quarter-finals: Norway v USA Spain v Sweden Denmark v France England v Germany Semi-finals: USA v Sweden France v England Final: Sweden v England Winners: England My updated list taking into account the friendlies in the build-up to the tournament has the same outcome but with Australia now making the knockout stages ahead of Ireland.
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