The second round of this year’s Women’s World Cup is complete. If you’ve been following the games, you’d know by now that the hosts France, together with the United States, Germany, Sweden, England, Canada, Japan and the Netherlands are the teams to beat for winning their first rounds. Now that the games have progressed, here’s what the rankings look like so far.

  1. USA
    The reigning champs made an early mark in the game with that 13-0 win against Thailand in the opening round, and still there are no holds barred in the second round with Alex Morgan shaping up to be the best FIFA women’s player.
  2. France
    The host country remains to be a powerful contender to the cup as it succeeds to hold its spot. France is without a doubt the strongest team in the tournament next to the US, with a lot of expectations to live up to after their opening night performance.
  3. Germany
    There’s quite an unsettling feeling about Germany’s two consecutive 1-0 wins, but all the more reason to keep an eye on this powerhouse team as they still keep winning without conceding.
  4. Canada
    Having won a healthy 2-0 game against New Zealand, Canada has a manner of doing things swiftly. Still a team to beat with overall good performance and standing in the tournament.
  5. Netherlands
    Despite looking less than settled in defense, Netherlands is still strong with star player Vivianne Miedema going forward as the team’s best FIFA women’s player with double score against Cameroon, making her the all-time top scorer in her country.
  6. England
    England almost lost it to Argentina due to lack of a cutting edge in front of a goal, but there’s no denying the results were still considerable. Team still got their work cut out for them to become the tournament’s giants.
  7. Sweden
    Everyone expected the Swedes to easily take the game from Thailand after its 13-0 loss to the US, and while they did score just after a few minutes, that 5-1 win leaves much to be desired.

These countries are definitely on watch after securing spots in the top ranks, with any of the members emerging as the best FIFA women’s player. As for the rest of the rankings, they are listed below:

8. Brazil

9. Japan

10. Italy

11. Australia

12. Norway

13. China

14. Spain

15. Nigeria

16. Argentina

17. Scotland

18. New Zealand

19. Cameroon

20. Chile

21. South Africa

22. South Korea

23. Jamaica

24. Thailand

With the tournament in full action, expect the FIFA Women’s World Cup rankings to twist and turn with the succeeding games to come.

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