On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:19:27 AM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:
> All times GMT -6
>
> Tables
>
> Group A P W D L GD Pts
> 1 SUI 2 1 1 0 2 4
> 2 NZL 2 1 0 1 0 3
> 3 PHI 2 1 0 1 -1 3
> 4 NOR 2 0 1 1 -1 1
>
> 2023-7-30 1 a.m.
>
> SUI vs NZL and NOR vs PHI
>
> predicting SUI and nOR wins

Norway won 6-0 and Switzerland drew.
>
> Group B P W D L GD Pts
> 1 NGA 2 1 1 0 1 4
> 2 CAN 2 1 1 0 1 4
> 3 AUS 2 1 0 1 0 3
> 4 IRL 2 0 0 2 -2 0
>
> 2023-7-31 4:00 a.m.
>
> NGA vs IRL and CAN vs AUS
>
> CAN wins and NGA and IRL draw!
>
Canada will probably draw and Nigeria win.
>
> Group C P W D L GD Pts
> 1 ESP 2 2 0 0 8 6
> 2 JPN 2 2 0 0 7 6
> 3 CRC 2 0 0 2 -5 0
> 4 ZAM 2 0 0 2 -10 0
>
> 2023-7-31 1:00 a.m.
>
> CRC va ZAM and ESP vs JPN
>
> ESP wins groups
>
> Group D P W D L GD Pts
> 1 ENG 2 2 0 0 2 6
> 2 DEN 2 1 0 1 0 3
> 3 CHN 2 1 0 1 0 3
> 4 HAI 2 0 0 2 -2 0
>
> 2023-8-1 4:00 a.m.
>
> Eng vs CHN and DEN vs HAI
>
> predicting ENG and DEN wins
>
> Group E P W D L GD Pts
> 1 USA 2 1 1 0 3 4
> 2 NED 2 1 1 0 1 4
> 3 POR 2 1 0 1 1 3
> 4 VIE 2 0 0 2 -5 0
>
> 2023-8-1 1:00 a.m.
>
> USA vs POR and NED va VIE
>
> predicting POR and NED wins!
>
> Group F P W D L GD Pts
> 1 FRA 2 1 1 0 1 4
> 2 JAM 2 1 1 0 1 4
> 3 BRA 2 1 0 1 3 3
> 4 PAN 2 0 0 2 -5 0
>
> 2023-8-2 4:00 a.m.
>
> JAM vs BRA and FRA vs PAN
>
> French and JAM wins I predict!

I can't see USA and Brazil both losing.
>
> Group G P W D L GD Pts
> 1 SWE 2 2 0 0 6 6
> 2 ITA 2 1 0 1 -4 3
> 3 RSA 2 0 1 1 -1 1
> 4 ARG 2 0 1 1 -1 1
>
> 2023-8-2 1:00 a.m.
>
> RSA vs ITA and SWE vs ARG
>
> SWE and RSA wins I predict!
>
>
> Group H P W D L GD Pts
> 1 GER 1 1 0 0 6 3
> 2 COL 1 1 0 0 2 3
> 3 KOR 1 0 0 1 -2 0
> 4 MAR 1 0 0 1 -6 0
>
> 2023-07-29 22:30 KOR vs MAR
> 2023-07-30 3:30 GER vs KOR

Germany weren't playing Korea aswell. Anyway, Morocco won, and Colombia beat Germany 2-1!
>
> 2023-08-3 4 a.m.
>
> KOR vs GER and COL vs MAR
>
> Wait until 2nd game matches are played!
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Group A

Switzerland wins the group with a draw eliminating hosts New Zealand on goal difference. Norway second.

Group B

Nigeria vs. Ireland Ireland OUT.
Canada vs. Australia

Nigeria, Canada, Australia all qualify with wins.

Nigeria wins the group if they win and Canada does not, or if they both win or draw with the same or more number of goals scored in the final match than Canada. Eliminated if they lose and Australia wins, unless Canada loses as well by a larger margin or the same margin and Canada scores two or more goals than Nigeria does. Qualifies with a draw.

Canada wins the group if they win and Nigeria does not, or if they both win or draw with Canada scoring at least 2 more goals in their match with Australia than Nigeria does with Ireland. Eliminated if they lose and Nigeria does anything but lose by a larger margin. Qualifies with a draw.

In the event that they both win or draw and Canada scores precisely more one goal than Nigeria and the margins are equal, it's Fair Play. Nigeria is -5 (two yellows, one double-yellow red), Canada are -2 (two yellows). So Canada has a fairly significant current advantage there.

Australia wins the group if they win and Nigeria does not. They must win to qualify. A draw eliminates Australia because of the 3-2 Nigeria win (unless Nigeria lose by two or more) and Canada getting to five points.

Group C

Spain and Japan have both qualified, they play for placement. A draw means Spain is first in the group on goals scored.

Costa Rica and Zambia OUT.

Group D

England vs. China
Denmark vs. Haiti

England wins the group with at least a draw. England is out with a loss if Denmark beats Haiti and the goal difference sum is at least 3, or scores two more goals than England.

China and Denmark are almost completely similar. Denmark beat China 1-0, both are even goal difference and one goal scored.

Denmark wins the group with a win unless England gets a positive result OR China wins with either a larger margin or more goals scored. Denmark is eliminated if they lose (Haiti would be at least even goal difference and goals scored, and HTH), or draw if China wins or scores more goals in a draw with England than Denmark with Haiti. Denmark qualifies with a win, a draw (as long as China doesn't get least a "better draw"), or a loss (if China gets a "worse loss").

China wins the group with a win (which would win the tiebreak with England, somewhere along the line) and Denmark does no better than a win with less goal differential or the same differential and fewer goals scored. China needs a substantively superior result to Denmark (result, differential, goals scored, in that order), or they are eliminated.

Fair Play: China -4 (one full red), Denmark is clean.

Haiti cannot win the group, but are still in it. They need to beat Denmark (which would win the tiebreaker with Denmark, somewhere), and then China must lose by more than one goal.

Group E

USA vs. Portugal
Netherlands vs. Vietnam Vietnam OUT

USA wins the group with a win unless Netherlands wins three or more goals superior or scores three or more. USA qualifies on a draw, and wins the group on a draw unless Netherlands wins. USA eliminated with a loss unless the Netherlands lose as well by no more than one fewer goal.

Netherlands wins the group with a win and USA, at best, drawing. Netherlands qualifies on a draw. Netherlands is eliminated if and only if they lose and the USA loses by less than two more goals.

Portugal wins the group with a win and Netherlands no better than drawing. Eliminated with a loss, or a draw unless the Netherlands lose.

Group F

France vs. Panama Panama OUT
Jamaica vs. Brazil

France and Jamaica drew scoreless, both +1 GD, France has scored one more goal than Jamaica.

France wins the group with a win, as long as Jamaica doesn't also win by a larger margin or scoring two or more goals on the same margin. France qualifies with a draw. France is out with a loss if Jamaica and Brazil then specifically draw. (Brazil has a current +3 GD.)

Jamaica wins the group with a win, unless France wins by a larger margin, or the same margin and Jamaica scores at most the same number of goals. Jamaica qualifies with a draw. Jamaica is out with a loss unless France loses by a larger margin or the same margin and Jamaica scores at least two more goals.

Brazil advances with a draw and a France loss. Otherwise, Brazil must win, and then they win the group unless France wins. Brazil eliminated with a loss or if they draw and France wins.

Group G

Sweden has won the group (unless something absurd happens and Sweden loses, Italy wins, and the goal differential is at least eleven!).

Italy plays South Africa
Sweden plays Argentina

It's almost certainly must-win for all three remaining teams, though Italy qualifies if both games end in a draw. It is must win for South Africa and Argentina. If both of them somehow win, Argentina must score at least two more goals than South Africa to qualify.

A draw eliminates Italy if Argentina wins.

Group H

Colombia vs. Morocco
Germany vs. South Korea

Colombia wins the group on a win or draw. Eliminated only if Morocco wins by 4 or more and Germany beats South Korea.

Germany wins the group with a win and a Colombia loss. Germany is eliminated with a draw if Morocco wins, or on a loss if Morocco at least draws, and Germany loses by at least 5.

Morocco wins the group with a four or more goal win over Colombia and Germany doesn't win themselves. Morocco is eliminated with any inferior result to Germany.

South Korea... Must win by at least four, Morocco must lose.

Qualified:

Switzerland (A1)
Norway (A2)
Spain
Japan
Sweden (G1)

Eliminated:

New Zealand
Phllippines
Ireland
Costa Rica
Zambia
Vietnam
Panama

On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:22:58 AM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <72281d9f-ff07-4743...@googlegroups.com>,
> Mark <Pammie...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:19:27 AM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:

> >> Group B P W D L GD Pts
> >> 1 NGA 2 1 1 0 1 4
> >> 2 CAN 2 1 1 0 1 4
> >> 3 AUS 2 1 0 1 0 3
> >> 4 IRL 2 0 0 2 -2 0
> >>
> >> 2023-7-31 4:00 a.m.
> >>
> >> NGA vs IRL and CAN vs AUS
> >>
> >> CAN wins and NGA and IRL draw!
> >>
> >Canada will probably draw and Nigeria win.

I might as well make more definite predictions for these.

Australia 1 Canada 1
Nigeria 2 Ireland 1
> >>
> >> Group C P W D L GD Pts
> >> 1 ESP 2 2 0 0 8 6
> >> 2 JPN 2 2 0 0 7 6
> >> 3 CRC 2 0 0 2 -5 0
> >> 4 ZAM 2 0 0 2 -10 0
> >>
> >> 2023-7-31 1:00 a.m.
> >>
> >> CRC va ZAM and ESP vs JPN
> >>
> >> ESP wins groups

I agree; I also predict Spain will win the group.
> >>
> >> Group D P W D L GD Pts
> >> 1 ENG 2 2 0 0 2 6
> >> 2 DEN 2 1 0 1 0 3
> >> 3 CHN 2 1 0 1 0 3
> >> 4 HAI 2 0 0 2 -2 0
> >>
> >> 2023-8-1 4:00 a.m.
> >>
> >> Eng vs CHN and DEN vs HAI
> >>
> >> predicting ENG and DEN wins
> >>
> >> Group E P W D L GD Pts
> >> 1 USA 2 1 1 0 3 4
> >> 2 NED 2 1 1 0 1 4
> >> 3 POR 2 1 0 1 1 3
> >> 4 VIE 2 0 0 2 -5 0
> >>
> >> 2023-8-1 1:00 a.m.
> >>
> >> USA vs POR and NED va VIE
> >>
> >> predicting POR and NED wins!

USA and Netherlands to win.
I might make some other predictions later in the week.

On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 1:53:55 PM UTC-7, Michael Falkner wrote:
> Group A
>
> Switzerland wins the group with a draw eliminating hosts New Zealand on goal difference. Norway second.
>
> Group B

Australia wins the group by crashing Canada out 4-0 and a scoreless draw for Nigeria. Nigeria second, Canada out.

> Group C
>
> Spain and Japan have both qualified, they play for placement. A draw means Spain is first in the group on goals scored.

Japan win 4-0.

> Qualified:
>
> Switzerland (A1)
> Norway (A2)
> Spain (C2)
> Japan (C1)
> Sweden (G1)

Australia (B1)
Nigeria (B2)

> Eliminated:
>
> New Zealand
> Phllippines
> Ireland
> Costa Rica
> Zambia
> Vietnam
> Panama

Canada

The first two R16 matches are set:

Switzerland faces Spain (Auckland, Saturday)
Japan faces Norway (Wellington, Saturday)

You do not want to be second in Group D -- you would go to Sydney to face Australia.

Mike

On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:45:21 PM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:

> AUS 4 Can 0 FT

How did that happen?!

On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:22:58 AM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <72281d9f-ff07-4743...@googlegroups.com>,
> Mark wrote:
> >On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:19:27 AM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:

> >> Group F P W D L GD Pts
> >> 1 FRA 2 1 1 0 1 4
> >> 2 JAM 2 1 1 0 1 4
> >> 3 BRA 2 1 0 1 3 3
> >> 4 PAN 2 0 0 2 -5 0
> >>
> >> 2023-8-2 4:00 a.m.
> >>
> >> JAM vs BRA and FRA vs PAN
> >>
> >> French and JAM wins I predict!
> >
> >I can't see USA and Brazil both losing.

I predict France and Brazil will win.
> >>
> >> Group G P W D L GD Pts
> >> 1 SWE 2 2 0 0 6 6
> >> 2 ITA 2 1 0 1 -4 3
> >> 3 RSA 2 0 1 1 -1 1
> >> 4 ARG 2 0 1 1 -1 1
> >>
> >> 2023-8-2 1:00 a.m.
> >>
> >> RSA vs ITA and SWE vs ARG
> >>
> >> SWE and RSA wins I predict!
> >>
> >>
Sweden and Italy to win

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 8:42:05 AM UTC-7, The Doctor wrote:

> Defence went to sleep!

And the paychecks didn't clear.

Mike

On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 4:21:51 PM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:
> In article <99354fa0-574e-4364...@googlegroups.com>,
> Mark wrote:
> >On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:22:58 AM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:
> >> In article <72281d9f-ff07-4743...@googlegroups.com>,
> >> Mark wrote:
> >> >On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:19:27 AM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:
> >
> >> >> Group F P W D L GD Pts
> >> >> 1 FRA 2 1 1 0 1 4
> >> >> 2 JAM 2 1 1 0 1 4
> >> >> 3 BRA 2 1 0 1 3 3
> >> >> 4 PAN 2 0 0 2 -5 0
> >> >>
> >> >> 2023-8-2 4:00 a.m.
> >> >>
> >> >> JAM vs BRA and FRA vs PAN
> >> >>
> >> >> French and JAM wins I predict!
> >> >
> >> >I can't see USA and Brazil both losing.
> >
> >I predict France and Brazil will win.
> FrA 6 PAN 3
>
> JAM 0 BRA 0
>
> FRA 7
> JAM 5
> BRA 4
> PAN 0
> >> >>
> >> >> Group G P W D L GD Pts
> >> >> 1 SWE 2 2 0 0 6 6
> >> >> 2 ITA 2 1 0 1 -4 3
> >> >> 3 RSA 2 0 1 1 -1 1
> >> >> 4 ARG 2 0 1 1 -1 1
> >> >>
> >> >> 2023-8-2 1:00 a.m.
> >> >>
> >> >> RSA vs ITA and SWE vs ARG
> >> >>
> >> >> SWE and RSA wins I predict!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >Sweden and Italy to win
> SWE 2 ARG 0
> RES 3 ITA 2
>
> SWE 9
> RSA 4
> ITA 3
> ARG 1
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Germany and Colombia will win tomorrow.

On 2023-08-01 09:01, Mark wrote:
> On Monday, July 31, 2023 at 1:45:21 PM UTC+1, The Doctor wrote:
>
>> AUS 4 Can 0 FT
>
> How did that happen?!

Canada are not very good. The Olympic gold medal involved an incredible
amount of luck. They are probably not even top 10 in women's football
any more.

Add in that Australia were at home with their backs to the wall (needed
a win) and this is no suprise to me.

All of Sweden, France, Netherlands, England, USA, Japan, Spain are
clearly better than Canada, and a case could be made for all of Norway,
Australia, Germany as well.