{"id":107972,"date":"2019-06-27T18:20:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T01:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=107972"},"modified":"2019-06-27T18:21:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T01:21:57","slug":"womens-world-cup-usa-slight-favorite-over-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/womens-world-cup-usa-slight-favorite-over-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s World Cup: USA Slight Favorite Over France in Most Anticipated Match of the Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since before the Women\u2019s World Cup began, France and the United States have been the two clear favorites to walk away as the tournament champion.<\/a> But rather than face off for the trophy in the final, the two teams are meeting on Friday in a quarterfinal showdown.<\/p>\n

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The United States is a slight favorite over France in their Women\u2019s World Cup quarterfinal match on Friday. (Image: Zhizhao Wu\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The United States enters the match as a slight favorite to advance through to the semifinals, with William Hill listing the USA as a 4\/6 pick over France (11\/10).<\/p>\n

World Cup Gets Dream Matchup<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s likely that either team could have become the betting favorite with a dominant performance in the Round of 16. But the United States struggled in a 2-1 win over Spain, while France needed extra time to score their own 2-1 victory against Brazil.<\/p>\n

Those less than impressive performances have fans on both sides nervous heading into the quarterfinal round. But it hasn\u2019t diminished the hype for what might be one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year.<\/p>\n

I hope it\u2019s huge and crazy. That\u2019s what it should be,\u201d US midfielder Megan Rapinoe said immediately after the win over Spain. \u201cThis is the best game, this is what everybody wanted.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ratings are already up across the globe for the Women\u2019s World Cup, with France\u2019s match with Brazil drawing the largest ever global viewership in the history of the tournament. In the United States, Fox Sports is seeing ratings that are up 16 percent compared to the 2015 World Cup, and three of the 10 most-watched soccer matches in England this year have come from the tournament.<\/p>\n

While the midday Friday start time could depress ratings locally in the United States, there\u2019s still every chance that the USA vs. France contest could have more exposure than any other women\u2019s soccer game in history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big game, and the players know that,\u201d said American coach Jill Ellis. \u201cThey\u2019re wired for this, they\u2019re build for this. You don\u2019t come into the US program and hide in the shadows \u2013 you come in and you\u2019re in the spotlight right away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diacre: No Pressure on France <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The United States has more big game experience \u2013 the country has already won the Women\u2019s World Cup three times, and is the defending champion \u2013 and France has the added pressure of playing in front of a home crowd. But according to French coach Corinne Diacre, her team isn\u2019t the one that should feel nervous heading into the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you come up against the United States there is no pressure, quite the opposite,\u201d Diacre told reporters in a pre-match press conference. \u201cWe are coming up against the best team in the world, the only pressure we have is to produce a good performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The recent history between the two sides favors France as well. The two nations last met for a friendly in January at Le Havre, with the French scoring a comfortable 3-1 win.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While there\u2019s been talk of this match being a de facto championship game, things won\u2019t actually get much easier for the winner in the semifinal. Whoever moves on will have to face a confident England team that defeated Norway 3-0 in their own quarterfinal match on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The United States is a 6\/4 favorite<\/a> to win the Women’s World Cup, ahead of France (4\/1), England (4\/1), and Germany (9\/2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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