Women's World Cup 2023 score predictions: Rachel Brown-Finnis predicts the final round of group games

No big federation has been eliminated astatine the radical signifier successful immoderate of the erstwhile 8 Fifa Women's World Cup tournaments, but Australia and New Zealand are some astatine hazard of an aboriginal exit this time.

BBC Sport shot adept Rachel Brown-Finnis is predicting the result of each 64 games astatine the tourney and, earlier it started, she besides picked her 2 teams to spell done from each radical and scope the knockout stage.

GROUP A

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: Norway (winners) and New Zealand (runners-up)

Norway 6-0 Philippines

I was expecting Norway to beryllium successful a overmuch amended presumption successful Group A aft 2 games, and their concern reflects however important the squad situation is for results.

A postulation of talented idiosyncratic players who are fragmented and disjointed mislaid to New Zealand and past drew with Switzerland, who some person little prime and nary existent superstars but are much unified arsenic teams.

Norway haven't adjacent managed a extremity yet but they tin inactive spell done with a triumph if the different crippled goes their way.

That portion is retired of their control, but I deliberation they volition bash their spot and bushed the Philippines, who are inactive successful the premix themselves.

Brown-Finnis's prediction: 2-0

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Switzerland 0-0 New Zealand

This 1 is going to beryllium precise adjacent but I americium backing New Zealand to borderline it and apical the group.

The Ferns person got squad tone and togetherness successful abundance and that tin marque the quality for them - they person a existent tendency to get done and a corporate attack to making it happen.

New Zealand volition beryllium kicking themselves that they slipped up against the Philippines, successful 1 of the biggest shocks of this World Cup truthful far.

Switzerland person been precise coagulated successful their opening matches and are yet to concede a goal, but I americium going for the co-hosts to get through.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 0-1

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GROUP B

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: Australia (winners) and Canada (runners-up)

Canada 0-4 Australia

Group B is different 1 wherever no-one is done yet, and what a crippled this is to determine who makes it.

Australia volition beryllium devastated that they travel into their last radical crippled needing to bushed Canada, erstwhile they were expected by galore to beryllium safely into the past 16 by now.

Canada person not looked astatine their sharpest truthful far, but they are inactive precise experienced successful situations similar this and the Matildas volition request everything to travel unneurotic if they are going to bushed them.

Sam Kerr is disposable for Australia aft her wounded but I'd beryllium amazed if she started this game. They volition astir apt spot however the crippled pans retired and hold to spot if they request her.

I don't deliberation it volition beryllium straight-forward astatine each for the co-hosts, but I americium going to spell with my bosom and accidental they volition marque it - the tourney truly needs them to get done too.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-2

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Nigeria

The Republic of Ireland are retired but they person competed truthful well, precisely the mode I was hoping they would.

Nigeria, meanwhile, person surpassed each expectations - including my ain - but afloat merit to beryllium apical of Group B. From what we've seen truthful far, no-one volition privation to play them successful the past 16.

They are not excessively bothered astir dominating possession oregon so immoderate different acceptable of stats. They are lone acrophobic astir being truly hard to interruption down. Chiamaka Nnadozie has been fantabulous successful extremity too, and past up the different extremity they tin trust connected stardust to get their goals.

A gully would beryllium capable to nonstop Nigeria done nary substance what happens elsewhere, and the Republic would beryllium blessed with that result too, due to the fact that it would springiness them their archetypal World Cup point.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 0-0

GROUP C

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: Spain (winners) and Zambia (runners-up)

Costa Rica 1-3 Zambia

These teams are some already retired and are yet to people a extremity oregon enactment a constituent connected the board.

So, I tin spot them wanting to spell retired and amusement what they tin do. There is not overmuch constituent successful them being cagey now.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 2-2

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Japan 4-0 Spain

This World Cup feels wide unfastened from what we've seen truthful acold and I would see some of these teams successful my database of 5 oregon six superior contenders who person either been truly awesome oregon look similar they person different mates of gears to find.

With their advancement already assured, they are some trying to apical radical C, but I don't deliberation either volition fearfulness whoever they extremity up facing retired of Group A. I could spot Japan oregon Spain going connected to triumph the tournament, they person been that good.

It's hard to prime a victor here, but I americium going to spell with Spain to instrumentality it, conscionable about.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-2

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GROUP D

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: England (winners) and Denmark (runners-up).

China v England (1 August, 12:00)

This has been the radical of 1-0 wins truthful acold - each 4 results person ended up with that scoreline truthful I americium backing that inclination to continue.

England lone request 1 constituent to marque it retired of Group D but I deliberation they volition get each three, and past who joins them could travel down to just play points, and beryllium decided by the fig of yellowish cards each squad has received.

We privation the Lionesses to enactment wide of each of that, and I americium assured they volition get the occupation done.

China are susceptible of making things hard for England, however, and seeing them toil with 10 men to bushed Haiti successful their past lucifer was precise impressive.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 0-1

Haiti v Denmark (1 August, 12:00)

Haiti tin consciousness hard done by to person been beaten successful some of their games truthful far, losing to a punishment connected each occasion, but you conscionable cognize they volition spell for it again against Denmark and possibly this is erstwhile their luck turns.

If England bushed China it opens the doorway for Haiti to get retired of Group D with a win, though it mightiness travel down to just play points. It is going to beryllium truthful adjacent that I tin spot a conundrum similar that happening astatine the extremity of it.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-0

GROUP E

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: USA (winners) and Netherlands (runners-up).

Portugal v USA (1 August, 08:00)

The USA volition spell done if they debar decision and though they person made thing of a dilatory commencement successful Group E, I can't spot them having excessively galore problems against Portugal.

The defending champions are 1 of the teams I americium expecting to ramp it up arsenic the World Cup goes on, due to the fact that they person a batch of younger players who are taking portion successful their archetypal tourney and learning the ropes.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-3

Vietnam v Netherlands (1 August, 08:00)

The Netherlands lone request a gully present to marque the past 16 but they should triumph comfortably.

I liked what I saw from the Dutch successful their gully with the USA and that show bodes good for the tests to travel successful the knockout stage.

They person recovered a truly effectual mode of playing and breaking teams down without the injured Vivianne Miedema, and they look the existent deal.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 0-2

GROUP F

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: France (winners) and Brazil (runners-up).

Jamaica v Brazil (2 August, 11:00)

Realistically, Brazil person to triumph this crippled to get retired of Group F but Jamaica showed with their 0-0 gully with France that they are precise beardown defensively.

The Reggae Girlz volition besides person their skipper and talisman, Khadija Bunny Shaw, backmost from suspension to adhd much wound to their attack.

Brazil did not amusement arsenic overmuch attacking flair against France arsenic they did against Panama but I americium expecting them to thrust guardant again here.

It is going to beryllium an breathtaking game, but I conscionable person a feeling Jamaica volition frustrate them and get the gully they request to progress.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-1

Panama v France (2 August, 11:00)

I truly enjoyed co-commentating connected France's triumph implicit Brazil - France's squad extent made the quality successful the end, with the players they brought on, but either squad could person won it.

Hopefully that was a motion of what we'll spot much of successful the knockout stages, with not overmuch of a spread betwixt the teams, but France should tally retired casual winners present to guarantee they spell through.

They looked superb down the left-hand broadside against Brazil and they should beryllium excessively organised, and besides excessively dynamic, for Panama to woody with.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 0-2

GROUP G

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: Sweden (winners) and Italy (runners-up).

Argentina v Sweden (2 August, 08:00)

Argentina request a triumph to person immoderate accidental of progressing, but that is conscionable not happening.

Sweden are already though, and reminded everyone with their large triumph against Italy what powerhouses they are.

They person got the accidental to remainder respective players present but I don't deliberation they will, and I tin spot them steamrollering implicit Argentina successful the aforesaid way.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 0-3

South Africa v Italy (2 August, 08:00)

South Africa request to triumph this 1 to decorativeness second, different Italy spell through.

It is simply a immense infinitesimal for some teams, but particularly Banyana Banyana, who are playing successful lone their 2nd World Cup and person not made it retired of the groups before.

If they tin play similar they did against Sweden, I tin spot South Africa doing it. That's wherefore I americium backing them, due to the fact that I person seen however they tin play, but they volition person to alteration their wont of conceding precocious goals.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-0

GROUP H

Brown-Finnis' pre-tournament picks: Germany (winners) and South Korea (runners-up).

South Korea v Germany (3 August, 11:00)

This has been the radical of shocks, with the latest 1 being Germany's last-gasp decision by Colombia. I surely didn't spot that 1 coming.

Even so, I inactive deliberation Germany volition beryllium excessively beardown for South Korea - who person not scored a extremity oregon picked up a constituent truthful acold - and determination is lone 1 victor here.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 0-2

Morocco v Colombia (3 August, 11:00)

Colombia's occurrence against South Korea successful their opening crippled caught maine out, but it was a bigger astonishment erstwhile Morocco did the aforesaid too, for their archetypal ever World Cup win.

Morocco are ranked 72nd successful the satellite portion South Korea are a apical 20 team, truthful that was a large achievement.

There is simply a akin gulf successful rankings present - Colombia are fig 25, and they showed however bully they are erstwhile they bushed Germany successful their 2nd game. They lone request a constituent to spell through, but I deliberation they volition get each three.

Brown-Finnis' prediction: 1-3