Truth be told, neither side comes in all that thrilled about their opening game performance. Both the Americans and the Dutch picked up three points and have a shot to essentially wrap up qualification to the knockout stages, but neither was impressive in their opening match.
Forget what the world rankings say: Italy genuinely believes that it’s the best side in Group G. Four years ago, the Italians made a splash by topping their group and winning a knockout stage game, eventually falling in the last eight to the Netherlands.
For the first time in the Women’s World Cup, a nation from the Arab world will compete on women’s soccer’s greatest stage. While the men’s game has seen the likes of Algeria, Egypt and Morocco itself make runs into the knockout stages, African women’s soccer has mostly been Nigeria and little else.Â
Can Brazil give its greatest player the same moment that Argentina’s men gave to Lionel Messi last year? That’s the hope in the Brazilian camp, as 37-year-old Marta begins her sixth and surely last World Cup
 Can Sweden break its streak of bouncing back and forth between semifinal appearances and early flameouts?
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England needs to score early and often, and the English have shown that they can put up big numbers against quality sides.
The pressure’s on early for Canada in these first two matches, with hosts Australia set to challenge them all the way to win Group B.
As long as Norway can stand up to expectations, a winning start should be in order. New Zealand’s recent history says this probably isn’t going to be a banner day for the host nation.