Women’s World Cup Guide: Results, schedule and how to watch

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:24 AM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2023 Last Modified: 11:28 AM CDT Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023

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The United States started its bid for an unprecedented three-peat at the Women's World Cup with a 3-0 win over Vietnam and followed it up with a 1-1 draw against Netherlands in a rematch of the 2019 final. Then it got worse. The Americans squeezed into the knockout stage as the No. 2 team in the group after a very shaky 0-0 draw with Portugal. Winning a third straight title won't be easy for the No. 1 team in the world.

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The United States started its bid for an unprecedented three-peat at the Women’s World Cup with a 3-0 win over Vietnam and followed it up with a 1-1 draw against Netherlands in a rematch of the 2019 final. Then it got worse. The Americans squeezed into the knockout stage as the No. 2 team in the group after a very shaky 0-0 draw with Portugal. Winning a third straight title won’t be easy for the No. 1 team in the world.

Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the quadrennial tournament for international soccer’s most coveted trophy kicked off July 20 and features an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24. There are 64 matches during the tournament.

That means more competition for the two-time defending World Cup champion U.S., which won the 2015 event in Canada and the 2019 tournament in France. The Americans have won four titles overall, the most of any nation.

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

RESULTS

Jamaica advanced to the knockout round for the first time and ended Brazil’s run in the group stage for the first time since 1995 at the Women’s World Cup. The 0-0 draw in Melbourne also ends Brazilian great Marta ’s World Cup career.

Kadidiatou Diani scored a hat trick as France advanced to the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup after a 6-3 win over Panama. The French only needed a draw to guarantee their place in the round of 16 for the fourth time in succession.

Thembi Kgatlana scored early in stoppage time to give South Africa a 3-2 win over Italy on Wednesday and a spot in the knockout rounds of a Women’s World Cup for the first time.

Rebecka Blomqvist’s second-half goal lifted Sweden to a 2-0 win over Argentina to advance the Blagult to a round-of-16 showdown with the United States in the Women’s World Cup.

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SCHEDULE

On Thursday, the group stage wraps up with a simultaneous double-header featuring Colombia against Morocco and Germany against South Korea on opposite sides of Australia. Colombia is coming off a win over Germany and expected to be too good for Morocco when their group H game kicks off at 6 p.m. local time in Perth, Western Australia. Two-time champion Germany needs to beat South Korea kicking off at 8 p.m. in Brisbane, on Australia’s east coast, to guarantee a spot in the round of 16. Both matches are at 6 a.m. ET.

HOW TO WATCH THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

Fox holds the English-language media rights in the United States for the Women’s World Cup. Telemundo holds the Spanish-language rights.

Fox will broadcast a record 29 matches over the air on its main network and the rest of the games will be aired on FS1. All matches will be streamed on the Fox app.

FIFA struck a collective deal with the European Broadcasting Union in mid-June, ending a standoff with a broadcasters in five major European television markets. The deal guarantees the games will air in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Britain.

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Marta embraced Jamaica captain Khadija “Bunny” Shaw before leaving the Women’s World Cup as a player for sixth and last time. T he Reggae Girlz had just sent Brazil and Marta home by holding them to a 0-0 draw in the group-stage finale. The 37-year-old Marta ended her World Cup career with a tournament record 17 goals.

The US lacks that 2019 magic at this Women’s World Cup. The Americans have advanced to the knockout stage, but just barely after a 0-0 draw with Portugal in their last group match.

Colombia coach Nelson Abadia says 18-year-old Linda Caicedo is fit and able to play against Morocco in the group finale. Caicedo has been one of the stars of the tournament so far, but there have been concerns about her health.

Italy’s players dropped to their knees, buried their faces and tearfully wondered how their tournament had suddenly ended following a shocking upset to South Africa.

BETTING GUIDE

The United States lost its spot as favorite to win the tournament title for the first time Wednesday as England assumed that status at +340, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. After the opening 14 days of the tournament, the U.S. team is +430, followed by Spain at +470, Germany at +700, Japan at +900 and 2019 runner-up Netherlands and Australia at +1,000.

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