The Netherlands, Sweden and France are the teams to watch on Sunday, the fourth day of the Women’s World Cup. Sweden, the world’s third-ranked team and a semifinalist at last year’s European Champion, are a regular contender at major tournaments. The Dutch were the runners-up at the 2019 World Cup, and they still have many of their core players from that tournament on their roster. The French have a new coach but are familiar faces in late stages of international tournaments.
Sweden vs. South Africa
Never count out Sweden.
The Swedes reached the semifinals of the European Championship last year only to lose to England, the eventual champion. A year before they that, they won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. That came after a run to the semifinals at the World Cup in France, and a trip to the final of the Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, when Sweden stunned the United States in the quarterfinals.
Long story short, Sweden comes to play.
Desiree Ellis has coached South Africa’s…
