Women's World Cup Power Rankings: Who are the favorites to advance from the quarterfinals?
The 2023 Women’s World Cup has been intriguing viewing as powerhouses have been dumped out with plenty of minnows causing shocks.
And now we are down to the final two.
Who are the favorites? Are there any underdogs at this point? Can the co-hosts win the bronze medal on home soil?
Based on their performances, so far, at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, here’s our Power Rankings of all 32 teams.
Eliminated - The minnows
25. Argentina
26. China
27. Zambia
28. Panama
29. Republic of Ireland
30. Vietnam
31. Costa Rica
32. South Korea
Eliminated - Powerhouses miss out
17. Germany
18. Portugal
19. Brazil
20. New Zealand
21. Canada
22. Philippines
23. Haiti
24. Italy
The dark horses (and one giant) who couldn’t quite put together a run
9. USA
10. Norway
11. Nigeria
12. Jamaica
13. Denmark
14. Switzerland
15. South Africa
16. Morocco
The contenders who fell
8. France
7. Japan
6. Netherlands
5. Colombia
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4. Sweden
3. Australia
The top two
Going into the semifinal round we had Spain ahead of England but they’ve flipped because the Lionesses were so impressive against Australia. Going forward England have the edge over Spain due to their attacking options but it will be a real clash of styles and the Spanish side do have a feeling of destiny about them given all of the adversity they’ve overcome off the field.
