
England Women Stage of Elimination Odds: Where will the Lionesses finish at the Women’s World Cup 2023?

Excitement is reaching fever pitch as the Lionesses prepare to mount a serious challenge at the Women’s World Cup 2023.
It’s an elusive trophy they’ve never won, but after their stunning Euro 2022 success, England Women head Down Under as one of the favourites to win the top prize.
Below, we look at England's Stage of Elimination odds and map their potential route to glory.
Group Stage: 50/1
It would be a colossal shock if England completely crumbled and experienced a humiliating early exit in the Group Stages, given they are as short as 1/100 to qualify from Group D and 1/33 to finish top.
After all, this is a side that have lost just once in 32 matches under boss Sarina Wiegman, who has overseen 25 wins and seen her troops thump in 138 goals and concede just 12.
With that said, eyebrows would be raised if England fail to record anything other than maximum points from their openiner against debutants Haiti, a game in which the Caribbean country are out at 125/1 to win.
Denmark, who recorded maximum points in qualifying, will represent a sterner test for England, while there’s a sense of intrigue surrounding China who could challenge for second spot.
Round of 16: 4/1
Should, as expected, England top Group D they will go on and face the Group B runners-up in Brisbane.
Group B consists of co-hosts Australia, Olympic gold medalists Canada, debutants Republic of Ireland, and a Nigeria side who will always be a threat with the 2023 FIFA Ballon d’Or nominee Asisat Oshoala in their ranks.
Anything can happen of course, but it's highly likely to be either Australia or Canada who will secure progression through to the last-16.
Both would be very tricky games for the Lionesses, whose only defeat under Wiegman came at the hands of Australia in April.
Quarter-Finals: 11/5
England have fallen at the quarter-finals in three of their five appearances at the Women's World Cup: 1995, 2007, and 2011.
However, they conquered this mental block in 2015 and once again in 2019.
Should England top Group D then progress from the last-16, they will go on to face the victor of Group H Winner vs Group F Runner-up.
Euro 2022 runners-up Germany are the red-hot favourites to win Group H, while Copa América Femenina winners Brazil and France are expected to battle it out in Group F.
So, unless there are any big shocks, England are likely to face one of the above trio in the quarter-finals.
It goes without saying that all three would be extremely challenging opponents, with England priced at 11/5 to exit at this stage.
Semi-Finals: 9/2
Should England overcome these predicted obstacles they will progress through to the semi-finals, which is where their journey ended in the last two editions of the Women's World Cup: they finished third in 2015 and fourth in 2019.
It's obviously difficult to pinpoint who England could tackle at this point, but depending on the outcome of the groups, round-of-16, and last-eight it could well be any of Australia, France, and Brazil.
Runner-Up: 5/1
England have never reached a World Cup Final so they would be making history should they take to the field on Sunday 20th August at Sydney's Stadium Australia.
It would be a triumph in itself to emerge victorious in a side of the draw that contains Australia, Germany, France, and Canada.
The other half of the draw consists of Groups A, C, E, and G featuring the likes of pre-tournament favourites and defending champions the United States, third favourites Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
England vs United States would be quite the mouthwatering match-up.
Winner: 9/2
What if England aren't eliminated at all?
England are a best-priced 9/2 with bet365 to go all the way and back up their European Championship success by winning the World Cup for the first time.

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