SYDNEY : Few could have predicted the eight teams still standing when the Women's World Cup kicked off three weeks - and more surprisingly, the teams who are gone.
Japan are the only previous World Cup champions remaining, having climbed the winners' podium in 2011. "Nothing is easy in this tournament," coach Sarina Wiegman said after England survived a last-16 scare from Nigeria before winning in a shootout. Others such as Colombia's dazzling teenager Linda Caicedo, Spain's integral midfield cog Aitana Bonmati and France's consistently excellent striker Kadidiatou Diani have stepped into the spotlight.Japan's"Nadeshiko" - named for a pink flower that symbolises Japanese beauty - are on a mission to erase the memory of their last-16 exit four years ago, and are tournament favourites after trouncing Norway 3-1 in the last-16.
La Roja are in quarter-final action Friday against the Netherlands, who went undefeated in the group stage of their ninth World Cup appearance, including a 7-0 win over Vietnam in the tournament's most lopsided score.
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