Henry Roldán
Starting on July 20th, a new edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be underway, taking place until August 20th. This one is expected to be a thrilling tournament, and it will be hold both in Australia and New Zealand.
At JefeBet, we’ll be bringing you the best predictions for this star-studded event, starting with a brief analysis of what we can expect from Group B, made up of Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and Nigeria. Plus, have you heard about the amazing welcome bonus that Codere has waiting for you? It’s the perfect complement to your best bets.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Group B
Australia
- FIFA Ranking Position: 10.
- How did Australia qualify for the World Cup: Host.
- Previous World Cup participations: 7.
- Odds to win the World Cup: +1300.
The hosts are one of the top powerhouses in women’s soccer and have a unique opportunity to make history in a tournament where they’ve made it to the quarter-finals three times before (2007, 2011, and 2015) all in front of their home crowd.
Under the leadership of American coach Tony Gustavsson, the Matildas have won eight of their last nine friendly matches, including their latest victory against England, the European champions who had not lost in their previous 30 matches.
When it comes to Australia’s star player to keep an eye on, there’s really only one answer: Sam Kerr. Recognized as one of the best forwards in the history of women’s soccer, the 29-year-old recently had another great season with Chelsea, and that bodes well for the Aussies.
Canada,
- FIFA Ranking Position: 7.
- How did Canada qualify for the World Cup : 2nd place in the CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
- Previous World Cup participations: 7.
- Odds to win the World Cup: +3300.
Canada has shown in recent years that they are more than capable of playing toe to toe against the world’s top teams. They demonstrated this by winning the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and claiming second place in the Concacaf Women’s Championship.
Although they lost the final 1-0 to the United States, the Canadian team received the Golden Boot award (Julia Gross) and the Golden Glove award (Kailen Sheridan). That said, coach Beverly Priestman needs to be careful as they have lost three of their last five matches, albeit against powerful opponents like Brazil, Japan, and France.
Republic of Ireland
- FIFA Ranking Position: 22.
- How did Republic of Ireland qualify for the World Cup: Winners of the UEFA playoffs.
- Previous World Cup participations: Debut.
- Odds to win the World Cup: +15900.
Ireland’s debut in a Women’s World Cup will be far from easy, as they will have two favorites in Australia and Canada in their group, while Nigeria will be participating in the tournament for the ninth time in their history.
However, under the guidance of the experienced Vera Pauw, the Europeans made an excellent UEFA qualification, finishing second behind Sweden. A performance of 26 goals scored and only four conceded put them in the playoffs with a 1-0 win over Scotland.
Nigeria
- FIFA Ranking Position: 40
- How did Nigeria qualify for the World Cup: 4th place in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
- Previous World Cup participations: 8.
- Odds to win the World Cup: +49900.
Although Nigeria has become a regular participant in the tournament, the Africans have struggled to go far in the competition and in the last edition, played in 2019, they lost in the round of 16 to powerhouse Germany.
This time things will not be much different. Getting out of the group stage looks pretty tough with two favorites in the lead and a rookie team from Ireland that has a solid defense. While the Super Eagles defeated hosts New Zealand 3-0 in their last friendly, all hopes rest on the feet of FC Barcelona’s star striker Asisat Oshoala.
El Jefe’s Prediction on Women’s World Cup Group B
While an upset should never be ruled out, in this group it looks quite complicated for Australia and Canada not to seal their participation in the next stage of the tournament.
While the Aussies will be playing at home, the Canadians are coming off of playing the United States, one of the sport’s major powers, on a regular basis. Something that is undoubtedly a very important training ground for the World Cup.
For their part, Ireland showed in Europe that they can do great things with defense, but in their last three friendlies their attack failed to score once. As for Nigeria, the Africans have a fearsome forward line, but their defense succumbs easily to their opponents.
First place: Canada.
Second place: Australia.
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