Women’s World Cup Update: USA’s Road to Round of 16 and Viewing Information

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The Women’s World Cup kicked off with an impressive start for the United States as they secured a 3-0 victory against Vietnam and a 1-1 draw with Netherlands, setting the stage for a highly anticipated rematch of the 2019 final. However, their journey became more challenging, narrowly advancing to the knockout stage as the second-ranked team in their group after a shaky 0-0 draw with Portugal. Now, they face the formidable No. 3-ranked Sweden in the round of 16, making a third consecutive title win a formidable task for the top-ranked team in the world.

This year’s tournament, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, features an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24, resulting in 64 matches during the event. The increased competition presents a tough challenge for the two-time defending champions, the USA, who previously claimed victory in the 2015 event in Canada and the 2019 tournament in France, boasting a total of four titles, the most of any nation.

Recent results in the tournament have seen Japan securing a spot in the quarterfinals for the fourth time after a 3-1 victory over Norway, while Spain made history with a 5-1 rout of Switzerland to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time.

Upcoming fixtures include two matches on Sunday in Australia, with Netherlands facing South Africa and Sweden taking on the defending champions, USA. Additionally, on Monday, England will compete against Nigeria, and Australia will face Denmark.

For those looking to catch the action, Fox holds the English-language media rights in the United States, while Telemundo covers the Spanish-language rights. A record 29 matches will be broadcast over the air on Fox’s main network, with the rest available on FS1, and all matches can be streamed on the Fox app. Furthermore, FIFA has reached a collective deal with the European Broadcasting Union to ensure the games will air in major European television markets like France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Britain.

In other news, South Africa, the underdogs, have already impressed by advancing to the knockout stages, and they now aim to surprise Netherlands, one of the favorites. FIFA is also investigating a complaint related to the Zambia team during the Women’s World Cup, following an allegation of misconduct involving their coach.

As the tournament progresses, the U.S. women’s soccer team continues to enjoy a dedicated fan base, with an impressive average combined audience of 5,256,000 viewers for their group stage matches.

For those interested in placing bets, the USA is favored at -162 in their round-of-16 match against Sweden, who is listed at +132. In the other game on Sunday, Netherlands is heavily favored at -2200 against South Africa at +980.

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• Women’s World Cup Coverage: https://bigbignews.net/fifa-womens-world-cup
• Fox Sports: https://www.foxsports.com/
• Telemundo: https://www.telemundo.com/
• FIFA Women’s World Cup Official Website: https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/
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