There is no obvious projected winner for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 this summer, as the global field of women’s soccer strengthens more and more with each progressing year. The FIFA Women’s World Cup consists of a group stage of twenty-four teams followed by a classic knockout stage. The group stage utilizes a point system to eliminate eight teams from play and determines the placement of the remaining sixteen teams in the first round of knockout games.

Our Group Stage predictions are below. The first game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup is on June 6th, and the championship match will take place on July 5th.

Group Stage Predictions:

Group A: Canada, China, Netherlands, New Zealand

Predictions to Advance:

Winner: Canada

Runner up: Netherlands

Group B: Germany, Norway, Thailand, Ivory Coast

Predictions to Advance:

Winner: Germany

Runner Up: Norway

Group C: Japan, Switzerland, Ecuador, Cameroon

Prediction to Advance:

Winner: Japan

Runner Up: Switzerland

Group D: USA, Australia, Sweden, Nigeria (“Group of Death”)

Predictions to Advance:

Winner: USA

Runner Up: Sweden

Group E: Brazil, South Korea, Spain, Costa Rica

Predictions to Advance:

Winner: Brazil

Runner Up: South Korea

Group F: France, England, Mexico, Colombia

Predictions to Advance:

Winner: France

Runner Up: England

Also Predicted to Advance:

3rd Group B/E/F: Mexico

3rd Group A/C/D: Australia

3rd Group A/B/F: China

3rd Group C/D/E: Spain

Knockout Stage Predictions:

Coming soon!

Download a blank bracket of the knockout stage below to make your own predictions at home. We’ll have our filled out bracket once the knockout stage begins.

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