da apostebet： With the last 16 already behind us, GOAL runs the rule over the remaining eight teams who are competing to become champions of the world

da realsbet： With all the shocks, the twists and turns and the drama the 2023 Women's World Cup has given us so far, it's been increasingly tough to call just who will win this tournament at its end. But one thing is now for certain – after the U.S. women's national team's incredible penalty shootout defeat to Sweden in the last 16, the champions of the last two editions will relinquish their crown.

The USWNT has not been the only scalp either. After New Zealand became the first hosts of a Women's World Cup ever to crash out in the group stages, Canada followed suit as the first reigning Olympic champion ever to do so and then Brazil crashed out in incredible fashion, too. Just when it seemed like that would be it for the chaos, Germany topped it all, failing to make the knockout stages for the first time ever. It might be the biggest shock in Women's World Cup history.

So, as we gear up for the quarter-finals, who is looking likely to be there in Sydney hoping to lift the title on August 20? Let GOAL's Power Rankings take you through all of the nations that remain in contention…

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It hasn't been pretty from Sweden in this tournament so far but they won all three group games and dispatched of the United States, the world champions, in the last 16. Their confidence is sky high.

Peter Gerhardsson's team will need to improve as we get to the latter stages, though. Bar spells in the 5-0 thrashing of Italy, which was a victory largely inspired by set pieces, they've not looked fluid and consistently threatening going forward.

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After grinding out 1-0 wins in their opening two games, England sent a message to the rest of the tournament with an emphatic 6-1 victory over China, the Asian champions, on Tuesday.

But then a massively underwhelming goalless draw and subsequent penalty shoot-out win over Nigeria left many pondering just what the Lionesses' chances of winning this tournament are. It's been a mixed bag so far, with plenty of room for improvement.

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There were so many questions around Spain going into this tournament. How would the players returning from their protest settle into the wider group? Would everything click right away? Would it take time?

In three of their four games, La Roja have answered all of those questions emphatically. However, a 4-0 defeat to Japan in their final group game highlighted a number of flaws that top-class opposition can expose. It'll be extremely interesting to see how they fare against the Netherlands in the last eight, then, after dispatching of Switzerland in the last 16 with ease.

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Colombia caused the shock of the tournament so far when they defeated Germany in Sydney on Sunday, scoring a 97th-minute winner to do so. The South American side look defensively solid, clever in how they use the ball and dangerous going forward.

They did struggle to come back from that incredible high in their third game, losing to Morocco, but still topped Group H and managed to score against a Jamaica side that hadn't conceded all tournament in their 1-0 last-16 win. They look strong in all areas.