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FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Germany Exit At Group Stage For First Time After South Korea Draw (1-1)
Two-time champions Germany, after being held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea in Brisbane, have been eliminated from the Women's World Cup at the group stage for the first time in their history.
Germany, the 2003 and 2007 Women's World Cup champions and current world number two, needed a win to guarantee advancement from Group H.
Germany was eliminated from the tournament after failing to produce a winner against South Korea, while both Morocco and Colombia advanced to the round of 16 thanks to 1-0 victories.
After only six minutes, So-Hyun Cho gave South Korea the lead after being put onside by Germany's shaky defensive line.
German attacker Alexandra Popp scored an equaliser with a powerful header just before halftime, but South Korea held tight to earn their first point of the competition and send Germany home.
For the first time in the history of the Women's World Cup, Germany will not be advancing to the next round.
After starting the tournament with a 6-0 hammering of Morocco, elimination in the group stage seemed improbable.
Every round of this event brings new shocks.
With Germany out of the tournament and the round of 16 established in stone, oddsmakers at Opta have England pegged as the tournament favourites.
With the current champions, the United States, trailing at 14.5 percent, their model predicts that they have a 26.6% shot at winning it all.
Here's how the Round of 16 would play out:
Saturday-
Switzerland vs Spain (6am)
Japan vs Norway (9am)
Sunday-
Netherlands vs South Africa (3am)
Sweden vs USA (10am)
Monday-
England vs Nigeria (8.30am)
Australia vs Denmark (11.30am)
Tuesday-
Colombia vs Jamaica (9am)
France vs Morocco (12pm)
Moving forward, the competition becomes a true knockout affair as there is no point system in place. No rankings are kept. There is only one victor and one vanquished. Group champions will face the runners-up from the other groups in the round of 16.
Each match in the Round of 16 and all future knockout round matches (quarterfinals, semifinals, match for third place, final) must have a winner on the day they are played.
After 90 minutes of regular, if the score is still tied, 30 minutes of overtime will be played. If the score is still tied after 30 minutes of extra time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout.