If both the USA and France can get by their respective opponents, the two tournament favorites will meet in what could be the match of the tournament in the quarterfinals on June 28 in Paris. But while many people will look at that game as a de facto championship, there are other sides that will have something to say about the outcome of the Women\u2019s World Cup before all is said and done.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nPerhaps the most prominent of the other contenders is Germany, which is listed at +650 to lift the trophy. The Germans weren\u2019t exactly a steamroller in Group B, but they did go 3-0, maintaining their position among the top teams in the tournament. Germany (-600) also received what appears to be a fairly soft matchup against Nigeria (+1100) in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n
Also in the mix is England. The Lionesses won all three of their Group D matches to easily qualify for the knockout stage, where they\u2019ll face off against Cameroon in the Round of 16. While the Cameroonians have been one of the tournament\u2019s surprises so far, England is a -850 favorite to get by them and through to the quarterfinal, and a +700 pick to go all the way and win its first Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n
While the winner is likely to come from one of the top four teams, the relatively deep field this year does include a number of dark horses who could put together a run at the title. The Netherlands (+1400), Australia (+1800), Canada (+2200), and Japan (+2200) are all capable of beating anyone on the right day, while Italy (+2900) has been surprisingly impressive so far in France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A dominant group stage performance by the United States has made it the clear team to beat heading into the knockout rounds of the Women\u2019s World Cup. With 16 teams remaining in the competition, FanDuel Sportsbook in New Jersey has the USA as the +175 favorite to win the tournament, ahead of host France (+370). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":107475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Women's World Cup: USA Favored Heading Into Knockout Rounds<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n