By Sven Lightening Contributor
Updated 8/4/23 6:32pm ET
By Sven Lightening Contributor
Updated 8/4/23 6:32pm ET
Ah yes, Sweet Sixteen. Has a nice ring to it, even in August. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has had a lot of surprises, upsets, and head-shakers so far. The United States enters the Round of 16 following the 0-0 ties against Portugal. The weaker teams have been eliminated and there were some shocking misfires by a few of the pre-tournament favorites to advance. There’s a new betting favorite atop the odds list to win and it’s not the United States anymore. As the knockout stage looms, let’s dive into all the teams’ odds to win the Women’s World Cup:
As we head into the knockout stage (lose and go home), England has emerged as the betting favorite to win the Women’s World Cup after going 3-0-0 to win Group D. England began the week in a three-way tie with Spain and the USWNT at +430 to win it all. But England won all three group matches while Spain lost once. The U.S. wrapped up Group E play with a draw against Portugal — a totally uninspired performance. All of this movement helped England move to the top of the odds board at +300.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 ODDS* (as of 8/3)
England: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
Spain: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
USA: +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total)
France: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Japan: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Netherlands: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Australia: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Sweden: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
Colombia: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Norway: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Nigeria: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Denmark: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Switzerland: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Jamaica: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)
Morocco: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
South Africa: +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510 total)
England, ranked fourth in the FIFA world rankings entering the tournament, is seeking its first WWC title. The team’s best showing was placing third in 2015. Brazil, who entered the week with the ninth-best odds at +2100, surprisingly exited the tournament after a 0-0 tie with Jamaica on Wednesday. By sending Brazil home and advancing to the knockout stage for the first time, Jamaica saw the odds drop from +43000 to +20000.
Germany also laid an absolute egg in the final group play match. The team entered the tournament with the fourth-best odds to win. The USWNT, trying to become the first country to win three Women’s World Cups in a row, sits at +450, while Spain is at +400. When the USWNT took the title four years ago in France, it entered the tournament as co-favorites to win it all (+350).
But the U.S. played uninspired soccer against Portugal and will head into the Sweden match as underdogs, something that has irked several members of the team. Can the team pull it together and make history by winning three in a row? We will see, but momentum is a fickle thing, and when you don’t have it, it’s almost impossible to find. Here is to hoping that, like Stella, the U.S. can get its groove back.
Photo credit: USWNT‘s Instagram
