The World Cup group stage can be fun, breathless, a globe-spanning festival of sport. So many teams! So much soccer! In the middle of the night!
Now the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup is upon us, heightening the intensity and pressure of each match. A loss and your team is sent packing. Tied at the end of regulation? Get ready for extra time and the possibility of penalty kicks.
Only Japan, England, and Sweden won all their games in the group stage. Those squads have significant momentum going into the round of 16.
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