2023 FIFA Women?s World Cup Group Stage & Knockout Recap + Quarterfinals Matchups

The 2023 FIFA Women?s World Cup has been terrific, with stunning Cinderella stories and heartbreaks you didn?t imagine seeing initially. The Group State was intriguing, with Nations knocking out known stats in the women?s soccer world and newcomers making a name for themselves early on. The knockout stage, or Round of 16, was no different. A devastating early exit for the USA by Sweden was a shock.? Let?s get into what?s happened thus far in the Group Stage and Round of 16 and look at what the Quarterfinals will be like starting Thursday, August 10th (in the US). Group Stage Recap We previously wrote a blog post when the announcement of the Group Stage made headlines, with Haiti making history as a debuting team in the 2023 FIFA Women?s World Cup, along with seven other Nations since FIFA announced a 32-team World Cup. The more teams, the more interesting, and the more room to make way for new stars and Nations to emerge. We have seen just that in the World Cup.? Group A New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, and Switzerland were the four teams in Group A.? The Philippines debuted in the 2023 Women?s World Cup with one win against one of the host countries, New Zealand, 1-0. Unfortunately, the ladies could not secure another win and did not make it to the Round of 16.? New Zealand only won one of its Group Stage matches, allowing Switzerland and Norway to move on to the Round of 16 for Group A?s final results. Group B Australia, the Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, and Canada were the four teams in Group B. We were shocked when Nigeria eliminated Canada in the World Cup. Nigeria came to play hard and proved it by advancing to the Round of 16.? Australia was able to come out on top of the table for Group B as the other host country in the 2023 FIFA Women?s World Cup and advance to the Round of 16. Unfortunately, Ireland did not win a single game in their debut or advance. Group C Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, and Japan were the four teams in Group C. Zambia debuted and played pretty well, but it wasn?t enough to move on to the Round of 16. Costa Rica failed to win a game in the Group Stage and did not advance either. Japan has been stellar thus far and was... The post 2023 FIFA Women?s World Cup Group Stage & Knockout Recap + Quarterfinals Matchups first appeared on chat with chelsea renee.