The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup starts on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in New Zealand. Can the United States win a third straight Women’s World Cup?
The 2023 edition of the tournament will see an increase in teams competing in the tournament. For this year’s event, 32 teams will play, an increase from the 24 nations that played four years ago in France.
Women’s soccer continues to grow, as more money enters the sport. Although women’s soccer has a very long way to go to reach the men’s game, it is improving each year. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the biggest ever, as more fans watch the tournament than ever before. It should also see more betting on matches than in previous years.
Where is the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
The tournament will take place in Australia and New Zealand, as the Oceania countries will co-host the event. The final will be held in Sydney at Stadium Australia.
When is the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
The event will kick off on Thursday, July 20, and conclude on Sunday, August 20. Nine cities across Australia and New Zealand will play host to matches.
Tournament format
This year’s tournament will be the first Women’s World Cup featuring 32 teams. The previous edition saw 24 teams compete for the trophy. The inclusion of eight additional teams could make the tournament more difficult to win. However, it could also dilute the quality of the event.
The Women’s World Cup will have eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group will progress to the round of 16. In previous tournaments, the top two teams in each group progressed to the knockout stages, while the four best third-place teams also qualified for the next stage. This year’s format will be like the one at the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup.
What are the groups?
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup outright winner odds
Here are the outright winner odds courtesy of William Hill as of July 4, 2023.
The United States is the favorite
Four-time Women’s World Cup winners, the United States will go to the tournament as the favorite. Sportsbooks have the USA at odds of +225 to win the tournament. In March 2023, the Americans were +300 to win the tournament. Confidence has grown amongst bookmakers that the USWNT will win the tournament.
The USA won the last two Women’s World Cup tournaments in 2015 and 2019. The team features many of the world’s best players and the majority of the team plays in the NWSL in America. It is a less gruelling women’s professional soccer league than some of the competitions in Europe.
The USA has a slightly difficult group featuring Vietnam, Netherlands, and Portugal. The Yanks shouldn’t have any issue with Vietnam, but the Netherlands and Portugal won’t be pushovers.
Can anyone knock off the Yanks?
England is +350 to win the Women’s World Cup in August. The Lionesses finally won a major trophy in 2022, as they won the European Championship on home soil. England has a strong team with players competing in the Women’s Super League and in top leagues across Europe. Whether England can defeat the Americans remains to be seen. England defeat the USWNT in London in October 2022 in a friendly. However, since then, the Lionesses have suffered injuries to important players.
Spain is at odds of +600 thanks to a strong team with players competing for the Spanish best sides on the domestic front. Spain has had a variety of problems with the national team, however. Players have been unhappy with the coaching staff and there are plenty of problems off the field.
France has been one of the strongest teams in women’s soccer in recent years. However, the French may be at the end of a cycle. Meanwhile, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands will all have competitive teams capable of challenging for the World Cup trophy.
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