Starting tomorrow and within the next two days, the teams that will play the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup New Zealand and Australia 2023of which a Latin American team, five European powers, a co-host and a world champion will be in search of getting into the top four of the competition.
Spain, which was the first to qualify for these quarterfinals after thrashing Switzerland, will be facing the Netherlands, said team defeated South Africa 2-0 to be in these instances. Both teams, from the beginning, were emerging as favorites to win the cup, especially the Dutch who, in the previous 2019 edition, were runners-up after failing to beat the United States.
Then came Japan who beat Norway 3-1, this eastern squad already knows the glory of lifting the trophy by becoming champion in 2011 when they defeated the Stars and Stripes. However, the taste of winning the highest power in women’s soccer is also known by Sweden, because precisely against the Americans they obtained their pass to these next rounds to be played. Both the Japanese and the Swedish will engage in one of the most striking duels of this key.
Despite being the UEFA monarchs, England had a difficult time in the round of 16 match against Nigeria, so everything had to be decided on penalties. Now, she will have the challenge of turning off the joy of some Colombians who are in the quarterfinals for the first time in their history. The Colombian tricolor qualified by the slightest difference against Jamaica, and their next big challenge will be to show that what they have achieved so far has not been just luck when they try to defeat the English.
The last to join were the French who easily passed over Morocco by thrashing them 4-0; while, Australia did not need more than two goals against Denmark to continue on their way. And consequently, they will face each other in these quarterfinals, where the Australians will have to assert their local status against some French women who are also favorites to win the World Cup.
Quarterfinal schedule
- 10-08 | Spain vs Netherlands | 7:00 p.m. Central Mexico time
- 11-08 | Japan vs Sweden | 01:30 hours Central Mexico time
- 12-08 | Australia vs. France | 01:00 hours Central Mexico time
- 12-08 | England vs Colombia | 04:30 hours Central Mexico time
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