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Women's World Cup Betting: All Teams Have a Chance to Qualify From Group A on Sunday

Nicholas Vazquez
Nicholas Vazquez@nickvaz

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We've got our first group to be playing its final games of this round on Sunday, which are always played at the same time to avoid any collusion between teams. Then we have Germany, who was perhaps the most impressive team in their opening match.

Here are the lines for the games, with all World Cup odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook:

Time (Eastern)
Home
Draw
Away
3:00 AMSwitzerland (+105)+200New Zealand (+290)
3:00 AMNorway (-1050)+850Philippines (+2000)
5:30 AMGermany (-450)+500Columbia (+1100)

Switzerland vs. New Zealand

The top two teams in Group A will play each other, but neither team has a spot in the knockout round locked up just yet.

Switzerland is in first place in the group with four points. They have yet to concede a goal in the tournament. They thoroughly dominated their opening game, creating 3.1 expected goals (xG) and allowing 0.1, according to FBref.com.

Their second match was not as impressive. They lost the xG battle 1.0 to 1.5 against Norway and in that game, they had 49% possession but only managed to get one shot on target.

New Zealand started things off with a surprising win over Norway, and then an even more surprising defeat against the Philippines.

They really impressed in that win over Norway, as it certainly wasn't a fluke. They had more xG, 1.7 to 1.2, and that doesn't include a missed penalty in the 90th minute they had that would have really sealed the match.

The Football Ferns also dominated their second match but were hard-luck losers. They had 68% of the possession and outshot the Philippines 16-4. This defeat against the group's weakest team leaves them in a position to need a result to qualify.

Sometimes you get third matches in the group that don't mean anything, this certainly isn't one of them. Switzerland would definitely qualify for the next round with a draw, and there are scenarios where a draw is enough for New Zealand as well.

This makes a draw at +200 an interesting bet, but things have to break right in the other match for New Zealand to have an incentive to play for the tie. An interesting bet at a player level would be Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic to score first at +750. She will likely start up front for Switzerland, the favorite in this match, and that's a nice price to get on a first scorer for.a striker.

Norway vs. Philippines

No one would have predicted the standings would look the way they do coming into this match.

Norway was a pretty comfortable favorite to win this group, and things have not gone as they've hoped. They suffered a surprising defeat to New Zealand, and then had a surprising moment when star Ada Hegerberg walked off the pitch right before the second match against Switzerland, suffering a groin injury in warmups.

Sophie Roman Haug stepped into her place. She should start this match, and her five goals in just eight appearances for Norway are impressive. They may also turn back to starting Caroline Graham Hansen, who is one of their most experienced players and plies her trade for Barcelona.

Either way, they should still have enough talent to beat a Philippines side that was not expected to be competitive in this tournament. The Philippines deserve credit however, they got a win they needed against New Zealand and now have a chance to qualify from this group.

It's likely that the Philippines will play conservatively in this match. In their two games so far, they have a total of 0.5 xG. Their best hope is to play for a draw, and if the results in the other game go their way, they can qualify for the knockout round. This would be a huge accomplishment for them, as they were +10000 to make the next round at the start of the tournament.

With the Philippines likely looking to park the bus, and Norway struggling to attack, we can look to bet on a low total of goals. You can get under 2.5 goals at +162, or if you really are feeling good about the Philippines' defense, under 1.5 goals is +450.

Germany vs. Colombia

Two teams that played well in their first match will battle to top Group H after two games

Germany's six goals against Morocco are so far the most in a game in this tournament. They did get a bit lucky, well outperforming their 2.4 xG and benefitting from two own goals. They were able to have 74% possession in the game, so it was still a totally dominant performance.

Star striker Alexandra Popp got off to a great start in this tournament, scoring twice. She tied for the most goals at last year's European Championships and scored the most goals in the Frauen-Bundesliga this past season.

Colombia's 2-0 win over South Korea was a slight upset, as they were the lower-ranked team according to FIFA. It was a deserved victory, as they outshot the Koreans 16-5 and had 57% possession.

Linda Caicedo scored Colombia's second goal, and she is a player to watch. The 18-year-old joined Real Madrid recently and is one of the team's most talented players, having first played for the national team at age 15.

Despite Colombia's impressive game in their first game, Germany is still a sizable favorite in this match. They are the second-best team in the world according to FIFA, and if their first game is any indication of how they will play in this tournament, they will not have any hesitation to keep pushing forward for goals.

Popp is one of the best strikers in this tournament, so it makes sense to want to back her. We can get +321 on her scoring first and Germany winning this match in a Same Game Parlay, which is a fairly nice price.


The above author is a FanDuel employee and is not eligible to compete in public daily fantasy contests or place sports betting wagers on FanDuel. The advice provided by the author does not necessarily represent the views of FanDuel. Taking the author's advice will not guarantee a successful outcome. You should use your own judgment when participating in daily fantasy contests or placing sports wagers.

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