The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand already is aware of the 16 groups that can battle to any extent further face and cross to be proclaimed champions on August 20, amongst them a Spain that aspires to beat its barrier in a event that has already given surprises and which is trying very even.
On Saturday the matches with no web will start between the survivors of a gaggle stage that has proven that ladies’s soccer is starting to shorten the variations between the nice powers and people who need to emerge. Actually, of the eighth finalists from 4 years in the past, solely ten repeat, and Africa has managed to get three of its representatives (Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco).
The primary part has designed a closing draw with two very balanced components in direction of the ultimate in Sydney and the place the principle absences are these of Germany, quantity two within the rating, double world champion and out of the crosses for the primary time in its historical past; Canada, present Olympic champion, and a crew with a historical past like Brazil.
Thus, from above, the 4 qualifiers are Spain-Switzerland, the Netherlands-South Africa, Japan-Norway and the United States-Sweden. The star crossover is undoubtedly the latter between the present champion and primary within the rating and the present Olympic runner-up and third in 2019, whereas there are two different world champions comparable to Japan and Norway and the present runner-up on the planet, the Netherlands.
Spanish or Swiss will make historical past of profitable as a result of each fell of their earlier appearances within the spherical of 16, in 2019 and 2015, respectively. If the crew coached by Jorge Vilda passes, they might face the winner of the duel between the Netherlands and a South Africa debuting on this spherical within the quarterfinals.
Under, eight groups that haven’t even reached a World Cup closing of their historical past and solely with England and France understanding what it’s to play a semifinal. As well as, it’s already sure {that a} modest one like Colombia (twenty fifth within the rating) or Jamaica (forty third) will probably be within the quarterfinals, whereas the large shock of the event, debutant Morocco, will attempt to make a splash in opposition to the French. The European champions will face a harmful Nigeria and the remaining hosts, Australia, will face Denmark.
