America proceed their bid for a 3rd Women’s World Cup in a row – however they can’t afford to lose to Portugal or they are going to be eradicated in the group phases.
The defending champions opened their marketing campaign with a 3-0 victory towards Vietnam however had been held to a 1-1 draw by the Netherlands, in what was a rematch of their 2019 World Cup final.
The USA are nonetheless in a powerful place to qualify from Group E and will advance to the knockout phases if a win or draw towards Portugal, who’re making their first look at the World Cup.
Victory wouldn’t assure the USA prime spot – they need to nonetheless end forward of the Netherlands on purpose distinction, ought to the Dutch defeat Vietnam of their final fixture. Right here’s the whole lot you want to know
Who’re the United States taking part in at the World Cup?
The defending champion USA had been drawn alongside Netherlands, Portugal and Vietnam in Group E. They opened their title defence with a 3-0 win towards Vietnam, with Sophia Smith scoring twice, earlier than Lindsey Horan’s second-half equaliser rescued a degree towards the Netherlands after they trailed at the break. There may be nonetheless work to do of their final fixture towards Portugal, though a win or draw would verify a spot in the knockout phases.
When are the USA’s group matches? (All instances ET)
22 July – USA 3-0 Vietnam
27 July – USA 1-1 Netherlands
1 August – USA vs Portugal (3am ET)
What’s the USA’s potential path to the final? (All instances ET)
If the USA win Group E
5 August – Winners Group E vs Runners-up Group G (22:00, Sydney)
10 August – Winner Match 49 vs Winner Match 51 (21:00, Wellington)
15 August – Winner QF1 vs Winner QF 2 (04:00, Auckland)
20 August: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (07:00, Sydney)
If the USA end runner-up in Group E
6 August: Winners Group G vs Runners-up Group E (05:00, Melbourne)
11 August: Winner Match 50 vs Winner Match 52 (03:30, Auckland)
15 August: SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF 2 (04:00, Auckland)
20 August: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (07:00, Sydney)
Group E standings
1. USA – 4 factors (+3 purpose distinction)
2. Netherlands – 4 factors (+1)
3. Portugal – 3 factors (+1)
4. Vietnam (E) – 0 factors (-5)
Outcomes and fixtures
USA 3-0 Vietnam
Netherlands 1-0 Portugal
USA 1-1 Netherlands
Portugal 2-0 Vietnam
Vietnam vs Netherlands (8am BST)
Portugal vs USA (8am BST)
How does every workforce qualify?
United States
– The USA will qualify for the last-16 so long as they do not lose to Portugal. They may end prime of Group E if Netherlands draw or lose, or in the event that they win by a higher margin than the Dutch.
Netherlands
– The Netherlands will qualify with a win or draw towards Vietnam. The Netherlands might nonetheless qualify with a defeat, so long as that they had a greater purpose distinction than the USA.
Portugal
– Portugal will attain the last-16 in the event that they beat the USA however will probably be out in the event that they lose. If Portugal draw, they might require the Netherlands to lose Vietnam by a minimum of two targets.
Vietnam
– Can not qualify for the knockout phases.
