FIFA Women's World Cup Group D Preview: How Will The Group of Death Shake Out?
FIFA Women's World Cup Group D Preview: How Will The Group of Death Shake Out?06-06-2015
In the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group D is undoubtedly the Group of Death. Featuring three teams ranked in the top 10 in the world (USA, Sweden and Australia) and one of the world's up-and-coming nations in Nigeria, this group promises to thrill.
Group D at the 2015 Women’s World Cup is the Group of Death; it consists of Sweden, USA, Australia and Nigeria.
The schedule for the group games are as follows:
Sweden vs Nigeria June 8th, 4 pm
USA vs Australia June 8th 7:30 pm
Australia vs Nigeria June 12th, 5 pm
USA vs Sweden June 12th, 8 pm
USA vs Nigeria June 16th, 8 pm
Australia vs Nigeria June 16th, 8 pm
Australia
The Aussie’s head coach is Alen Stajcic, a former Australian international in his own right. In recent years, Australia has tremendously improved in the women’s game, and made tremendous strides in the process. The Aussie’s have made it to the quarterfinals in the last two World Cups. In the 2011 World Cup they lost to fellow Group D Member Sweden, 3-1 in the quarters as previously mentioned. They are ranked 10th in the FIFA rankings.
Why they will advance out of the group: Progress
The Matilda’s, as they are known, have improved at every single FIFA Women’s World Cup and Olympics. They have shown consistent improvement even though they have lost in the quarters the last two years.
Why they won’t advance out of the group: Injuries, Group D
The Matilda’s have been devastated by injuries to key players over the last few months, including to their top keeper Lydia Williams who is recovering from an ACL injury. They are a good team but a young team, and in any other group they would probably make it out but the quality of the group that they are in, will be too much for the Aussie’s to handle. They will likely be hoping to be one of the third place teams who manages to get out of the group.
Sweden
The Swedish manager is one who should be familiar to American fans. Yes, the Swedes are now managed by former USWNT manager Pia Sundhage. They are ranked 5th in the world in the FIFA rankings. Sweden has been in every Women’s World Cup ever, since 1991, when it was first contested. Pia Sundhage was the United States manager at last World Cup and led them to the title game. In the 2011 iteration, Sweden lost to Japan in the semis and then won the 3rd place game. In qualifying for this edition of the World Cup they went 10-0, scoring 32 goals and giving up just 1. So, they are probably due to give up a lot more goals especially against great teams like the United States.
Why they will get out of the group: Domination, Last Shot
As previously said, in qualifying they dominated the competition. They will also feel the fire to win because the best Swedish female soccer players ever, the golden generation of Swedish soccer are over 30 years old.
Why they won’t get out of the group: Lose Momentum
They lose the momentum from qualifying and lose 1 game in the group and then they keep falling, nothing clicks for them and they give up goals at a ridiculous pace.
Nigeria
The Nigerians are coached by Edwin Okon. They are ranked 33rd in the World and have been in the World Cup every time. The Super Falcons have made it past the group stage only once, that being in 1999 when they lost in the quarterfinals. The positives for the Nigerians are with the success of the U-20 team.
Why they will make it out of the group: They are building and are a dark horse
Nigeria is the type of team that if you look past them to the next game, they will punish you for that. They need a good first step for the future and getting out a group that include the United States and Sweden would be a really big step for the future of women’s soccer in Nigeria. A number of young players were a part of the squad which recently lost in the final of FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to Germany, and they have the makings of a future golden generation.
Why they won’t make it out of the group: Youth, Lack of Experience
The Nigerians have not made it out of the group stage in 16 years. This team for the Nigerians is good but not good enough yet. Yet is the key word in that sentence, give them a few more years and they will be a really great team. They need to have a big win or tie in this tournament though, a great win for the future would be if they beat Sweden in an amazing upset.
United States of America:
The favorites in this year's tournament is far and away the Americans. The Americans come into this tournament ranked 2nd in the world only behind Germany. The lady at the helm of the Americans is Jill Ellis. The Americans have made it to every World Cup including hosting the 1999 and 2003 editions. The Americans have won the World Cup 2 times, in 1991 and in 1999 in front of a packed Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
To be continued.....

FIFA Women's World Cup Group D Preview: How Will The Group of Death Shake Out?
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The Americans come into the World Cup with one goal at mind and anything short of that is failure, which are the expectations that they have given themselves after winning the World Cup twice. One of the best United States cores in history could go down without a title if they don’t win it this year.
Why they will get out of the group: Experience, Talent
Even without Alex Morgan for the group stage, The Americans have enough to probably finish 1st in the group. They are one of the best teams in the entire world and even with this group being the “Group of Death”, it’s the Group of Death because they are in it. The Americans will not have a ridiculously easy time, they won’t have shutouts in every game, but they will probably run over Nigeria, and Australia, which might be the US’s trap game.
Why they won’t make it out of the group: Injuries, Age.
It is very unlikely that the United States will not make it out of the group, so the Alex Morgan injury might hurt the US and their age, as detailed in the article of why they will win the World Cupthe core of players are nearing the end of their career, this is Abby Wambach’s last shot at a World Cup title.
Projected Group Standings:
1.United States of America
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Nigeria.
www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/498390-fifa-womens-world-cup-group-d-preview.html

As always, they (d pundits/western media) av ranked us outsiders. dey bliv we cnt perform in d grup to d extent of saying d USWNT wil "run over" us as if our players will play d match witout kickn d ball. Well only time wil tell. Let d tournament begin. By d way where x CFC fan, why has he abandone d thread?

Danycrusoe:
As always, they (d pundits/western media) av ranked us outsiders. dey bliv we cnt perform in d grup to d extent of saying d USWNT wil "run over" us as if our players will play d match witout kickn d ball. Well only time wil tell. Let d tournament begin. By d way where x CFC fan, why has he abandone d thread?

I sincerely hope we can upset the bookmakers by sending a strong message to the world when we shock Sweden..

I agree we have a team brimming with youth, and a fine blend of experience too.That part they failed to point out.We have Dede,Perpetua and Onome in that team,that's as good as it gets.

And we also got one of the hottest properties in female football today as we speak..they should b very afraid too.If oshoala were white,no group review would be complete without mentioning her influence in her teams fortunes at the WC

Oyibo pple always telling one sided stories bout the blackman..

dodobytes:


I sincerely hope we can upset the bookmakers by sending a strong message to the world when we shock Sweden..

I agree we have a team brimming with youth, and a fine blend of experience too.That part they failed to point out.We have Dede,Perpetua and Onome in that team,that's as good as it gets.

And we also got one of the hottest properties in female today as we speak.they should b very afraid 2.If oshoala were white,no group review would be complete without mentioning her influence in her teams fortunes at the WC

Oyibo pple always tellin 1 sided stories bout the blackman

Dey neva c d good tins dat blacks do xcept 4 killins n wars.
bak 2 d falcons, d bukmakers seems to ovalook our very potent strike force which comprises of experienced Oparanoize, Oshoala, Ordega, youthful n precocious duo of Courtney Dike n Ini umutong, expecially wen our biggest prob on d world stage x "SCORIN GOALS". We v matchd top female teams recently buh we fail 2 score goals

The ladies are looking nice in their jerseys
https://twitter.com/thenff/status/607032195493036032

CFCfan:
The Super Falcons will meet 2-time African champions, Equatorial Guinea in the 3rd round of the 2016 Olympic football qualifiers in July.
EQ beat Congo Brazzaville 7-0 on aggregate.
The first leg takes place between July 17-19, while the 2nd leg comes up between July 31-August 2.

The winners of the 2-legged tie will meet the winner between South Africa and Kenya, in the 4th round. The winner of the 4th round tie qualifies for the 2016 Olympics.

Our match against Equatorial Guinea must not be treated with kidsglove. Those girls know how to give our girls a run for their money. My prayer is that God should just help us so that our players will be released by their clubs when its time, cos our home based team alone may find it a bit difficult. Am not entertaining fears but just the reality. Those girls play real rough and physical football.

CFCfan:
Update:

-Over 920,000 tickets have been sold, out of a max of 1.5 million

-33% of the group games are sold out, including the USA's 3 group matches.

-The opening match between Canada and China is already sold out. 52,000 fans are expected to cheer on the teams on Saturday.

Wao the way the oyibos are so passionate about this game is so amazing. When will Nigeria match up?

Orkpekyandega:
Canada 2015: Supporters Flay Visa Denial.
Members of Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) have protested the non-issuance of visas by the Canadian Embassy to about 300 members who are preparing to travel to Canada to support the Super Falcons in the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicking of tomorrow.
President General, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, said in a statement that of the 170 visa applications released by the embassy, only 19 members were issued visas, despite the members not having issues with previous travels.
“It is unfortunate that a supporters’ club that has been adjudged by FIFA as the best in the world will be denied visas to go and support their team despite their hotel accommodation being fully booked,” Ladipo said.
“We are also surprised that some of our members who have traveled to many countries with visas of those countries in their passports were not considered worthy of visas to Canada,” he added.
“We have appealed to the Canadian Embassy to rescind its decision in the spirit of sportsmanship and the cordial relationship existing between Nigeria and Canada because the integrity of our club is intact.”
nationalmirroronline.net/new/canada-2015-supporters-flay-visa-denial/.

Sue them kewe. So they just want the monies that have been spent already to just go like that? If these dudes don't want to take us serious, we must force them to.

Orkpekyandega:
Falcons Won’t Perform Magic at World Cup.
Former Super Falcons coach, Kadiri Ikhana, has said he is unconvinced the side were adequately prepared to excel at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
The 24-team quadrennial global football showpiece will kick off today in Canada, though the nation’s representatives will wait till Monday to open their title account against the Scandinavian giants, Sweden, in Winnipeg.
Ikhana said regrettably that the senior women national side are hardly prepared adequately for any championship, despite a record of positive achievements for their fatherland.
“Of course, it’s near or almost impossible to achieve a landmark in a major competition without adequate preparations.
“Super Falcons have been the worst off when it comes to preparations for championships notwithstanding proven record of past achievements.
“Falcons are hardly prepared for championships yet a lot is still expected from them almost from nothing.
“I’m not convinced that they are well prepared for the challenges expected at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
“Perhaps that’s more or less the reason I have avoided the forces who are expecting a magical performance at the World Cup.
“Ordinarily, Falcons should be a force to reckon with in any event as the players have been together for a while, but togetherness itself does not translate to instant success without the main ingredients.
“I’m not writing off the side completely as they have quality legs that can turn things around for good, but we should be realistic in our expectations.
“Had everything been done right (preparation) the side have potential to go as far as semi-final or further at the competition.
“However, let’s support them with prayers hoping they will start the campaign on a decent note against Sweden,” said the Enyimba head coach to supersport.com.
The reigning African champions are pitched in Group D together with former champions, USA, Sweden and Australia while the top two will progress to the knockout stage of the competition.
thenationonlineng.net/new/falcons-wont-perform-magic-at-wc/

That is the problem I have with NFF. They will not prepare the national teams properly for such tournaments but still expect them to bring home the trophy. But if the coach fails, the NFF will be so quick to push the blame to the coach.
#ThesePeopleAreNotSincere#

[quote author=Orkpekyandega post=34483442]FIFA Women’s World Cup: NFF gives Falcons second round target
Posted by: Our Reporterin Sports10 hours ago
As The Super Falcons will be kicking off their quest for World Cup glory in Canada this weekend, scribe of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, has revealed that the players are injury-free and in a competitive mood ahead of the tournament.
Speaking with www.footballlive.ng,Ikpeme stressed that the team’s top priority as spelt out by the football Federation is for the Edwin Okon-tutored side to advance beyond the group stage.
“It’s been good. They’re going there as African champions, they’ve had a wonderful pre-competition preparation. They were here at home and went to Canada to further prepare, we thank God there’s no injury. Secondly, the training is progressing well.
“Thirdly, the players themselves are in a very good, competitive mood, it was good we gave them that friendly against Canada. At least they have an idea of their likely opponents and what’s expected of them.
“I want to be very realistic here, over time the Super Falcons always qualified for the World Cup but they’ve never gone beyond the group stage, perhaps just once and it was a long time ago. So, between them and the Federation we have said that they must go beyond, at least the group stage,” Dr Ikpeme disclosed.
thenationonlineng.net/new/fifa-womens-world-cup-nff-gives-falcons-second-round-target/[/q
Is that why you people never cred to prepare them well? Second round. Why not first round?
#TeamSuperFalcons#
**BringBackTheCup**

CFCfan:
The ladies are looking nice in their jerseys https://twitter.com/thenff/status/607032195493036032

The Kit Looks Better On Them Compared To The Men (Flying Eagles)

Orkpekyandega:
FIFA Women's World Cup Group D Preview: How Will The Group of Death Shake Out?
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The Americans come into the World Cup with one goal at mind and anything short of that is failure, which are the expectations that they have given themselves after winning the World Cup twice. One of the best United States cores in history could go down without a title if they don’t win it this year.
Why they will get out of the group: Experience, Talent
Even without Alex Morgan for the group stage, The Americans have enough to probably finish 1st in the group. They are one of the best teams in the entire world and even with this group being the “Group of Death”, it’s the Group of Death because they are in it. The Americans will not have a ridiculously easy time, they won’t have shutouts in every game, but they will probably run over Nigeria, and Australia, which might be the US’s trap game.
Why they won’t make it out of the group: Injuries, Age.
It is very unlikely that the United States will not make it out of the group, so the Alex Morgan injury might hurt the US and their age, as detailed in the article of why they will win the World Cupthe core of players are nearing the end of their career, this is Abby Wambach’s last shot at a World Cup title.
Projected Group Standings:
1.United States of America
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Nigeria.
www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/498390-fifa-womens-world-cup-group-d-preview.html

These people are wicked chaiiii!
So even Australia is rated above my darling Superfalcons?
Thank God football is not played on paper, if not, we would have had to just stay back and not participate. Fire on SF.

Danycrusoe:
As always, they (d pundits/western media) av ranked us outsiders. dey bliv we cnt perform in d grup to d extent of saying d USWNT wil "run over" us as if our players will play d match witout kickn d ball. Well only time wil tell. Let d tournament begin. By d way where x CFC fan, why has he abandone d thread?

He should be sleeping, le me wake him up.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyycccccccrrrrrrruuuuuuuussssssssssoooooooooeeeeee wake up you are called.

terzurum5:

Sue them kewe. So they just want the monies that have spent already to just go like that? If these dudes don't want to take us serious, we must force them to.

I'm afraid that the Supporters Club have no legal grounds to sue the Canadian embassy.

Before filling out the visa application form, it probably was clearly written that the fees are non-refundable; and the supporters club signed the form. Therefore, the court will strike out the case on that ground.

Danycrusoe:

The Kit Looks Better On Them Compared To The Men (Flying Eagles)

terzurum5:

He should be sleeping, le me wake him up.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyycccccccrrrrrrruuuuuuuussssssssssoooooooooeeeeee wake up you are called.

LOL, Wu u dey call nw? lol me or cfc

CFCfan:

Guy, i knw say he no easy eee.. buh try n emulate wat joseph is doing wit d flying eagles nd golden eaglets thread... post news n info abt our opponents

Danycrusoe:

LOL, Wu u dey call nw? lol me or cfc

Hahahahahaha both of you ke. No mind me ooo. I de enjoy this thread. But of a truth na cfc I been wan call na him NEPA come carry light wey voltage no com do to call am. Base on say you dey close so low voltage sef go do. Call na call nw. ****smiles** Lol.

There is already news on this thread that the US played a 0-0 draw with Korea Republic.

terzurum5:

Hahahahahaha both of you ke. No mind me ooo. I de enjoy this thread. But of a truth na cfc I been wan call na him NEPA come carry light wey voltage no com do to call am. Base on say you dey close so low voltage sef go do. Call na call nw. ****smiles** Lol.

Hmmmmm Terzurum, anyways, has d opening match started ova dia in canada

CFCfan:

I'm afraid that the Supporters Club have no legal grounds to sue the Canadian embassy.

Before filling out the visa application form, it probably was clearly written that the fees are non-refundable; and the supporters club signed the form. Therefore, the court will strike out the case on that ground.

But seriously, this action of theirs is repugnant to natural justice. Besides we have a bilateral agreement with most of these countries but they still treat us as if we are people who have no rights. I think we should also begin to pay them back in our own little ways. Why didn't we here this same unfortunate news about supporters of other participating nations? I hate the way these dudes treat blacks. They don't deserve my respect.

terzurum5:

But seriously, this action of theirs is repugnant to natural justice. Besides we have a bilateral agreement with most of these countries but they still treat us as if we are people who have no rights. I think we should also begin to pay them back in our own little ways. Why didn't we here this same unfortunate news about supporters of other participating nations? I hate the way these dudes treat blacks. They don't deserve my respect.

Na we blacks dey giv dem unnecessary attentions. wat do u xpect wen sum ppl bliv dey cnt make it in life until dey move to a whyt man land, and wen our leaders faily to do dia duty.
buh all in all dos ppl ar bloody egocentric hypocrites wu bliv dey ar beta dan africans in everytn

FIFA Women's World Cup 2015: All you need to know
Edmonton hosts 11 matches at Commonwealth Stadium, including Team Canada on June 6, June 11
The grass is rolled out, the touch lines painted and the players psyched for the biggest game of their careers to date — the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 that begins Saturday in Edmonton.
Despite some off-side comments by a Toronto journalist about Edmonton and the city's ability to pull off the event,the city is abuzz with soccer fever and festivities.
Edmonton hosts 11 matches during the competition at Commonwealth Stadium, including Team Canada matches on June 6 and 11.
"This is going to be one of the nuttiest weekends this summer in Edmonton," declared Mayor Don Iveson on Friday.
If you are planning to go to the game, or even if you're not, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Weather
If you're planning to watch the games this weekend, it'll be hot. Bring a hat and sunscreen as a high of 25 degrees is expected.
How to get there
Game tickets include a free transit ride or Park 'n' Ride to and from Commonwealth Stadium. Edmonton Transit has said services will be increased to accommodate increased ridership on game days.
Can you still buy a ticket?
You can try. As of Friday night there were still tickets, both singles and seats together. Long lineups could be seen at Commonwealth Stadium as people queued to get last-minute tickets on Friday. Opening ceremonies on June 6 start at 3:40 p.m. and include musical performances by Sarah McLachlan and duo Tegan and Sara.
Gates open two hours prior to matches. For doubleheaders, one ticket allows access to both matches. Re-entry is not permitted.
Who to watch?
Canada's hope rests in striker Christine Sinclair's hands ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Long-time Team Canada captain Christine Sinclair will likely be Canada's main attacker. Other players to watch include Diana Matheson, Sophie Schmidt and Melissa Tancredi. Kadeisha Buchanan, 19, named as tournament all-star at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada in 2014, is seen as another key player to watch.
*. ANALYSIS: FIFA Women's World Cup: 8 players to watch
When is Canada playing?
June 6
Team Canada vs China - 4 p.m, also the first game to be played in Edmonton.
Canada is ranked 8th, China 16th, among 24 teams. Canada needs to beat China to get the tournament started on the right foot.
June 11
Canada vs New Zealand at 7 p.m.
Dates and Times of games at Commonwealth Stadium:
*.Saturday, June 6 – Canada vs China at 4 p.m. & New Zealand vs Netherlands at 7 p.m.
*.Thursday June 11 – China vs Netherlands at 4 p.m. & Canada vs New Zealand at 7 p.m.
*.Tuesday, June 16 – Switzerland vs Cameroon at 3 p.m. & Australia vs Sweden at 6 p.m.
*.Saturday, June 20 – Round of 16 at 5:30 p.m.
*.Monday, June 22 – Round of 16 at 6 p.m.
*.Saturday, June 27 – Quarter-finals at 2 p.m.
*.Wednesday, July 1 – Semi-finals at 5 p.m.
*.Saturday, July 4 – Match for third place at 2 p.m
www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/edmonton/story/1.3103113

FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™
Commonwealth Stadium set for sensational Opening Ceremony.
Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium is set to host the Opening Ceremony for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ on Saturday just before the tournament begins when Canada takes on China PR in the Opening Match.
Doors will open to the Commonwealth Stadium two hours before kick-off of the Opening Match (14.00 local time) so fans will have enough time to find their seats ahead of what is promising to be a spectacular show. The Opening Ceremony is set to begin immediately after Canada and China PR complete their pre-match warm-ups and will be approximately ten minutes long.
The Women’s World Cup Opening Ceremony was created by the National Organising Committee to celebrate key values of the competition: the empowerment and unification of women, a celebration of the game and the concept of striving To A Greater Goal™ - a greater goal for sport and for humanity, beginning with girls and women.
Told through the eyes of a little girl, a soccer player, the story will centre on the finest attributes of the game and highlight the lasting legacy and global impact of a tournament featuring successful and empowering women from around the world. Inspired by key messaging portrayed in the colourful, multifaceted official look of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, the show will be divided into various scenes important to the story of the central character, a young female soccer player.
Grammy-award winning international recording artist Sarah McLachlan headlines the star-studded cast performing during the Opening Ceremony. The Nova Scotia native will be performing her hit song, “In Your Shoes”.
Women’s World Cup Event Ambassador Kara Lang, who was the youngest woman to be named to Canada’s Women’s National Team at the age of 15, will be joined alongside Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games medalist Chantal Petitclerc and five-time Olympic medalist Hayley Wickenheiser during the ceremony.
If that was not enough, Grammy-nominated rock/indie pop duo originally from Alberta, Canada Tegan and Sara are also scheduled to perform during the show. The duo – identical twins, will play their single “I’m Not Your Hero”.
Those who have tickets to the Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday for the Opening Match and the second game (Netherlands-New Zealand) will be in for quite the show before the first ball is even kicked. For those unable to make it to Opening Ceremony, be sure to follow @FIFAWWC on Twitter, www.facebook.com/fifawomensworldcupand www.instagram.com/fifaworldcup, where we will cover the events as they unfold at Commonwealth Stadium, from the start of the show until the end of the day’s second match.
A small number of ticketsare still available for the Opening Ceremony and double-header. Book now, to avoid disappointment.
www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=6/news=commonwealth-stadium-set-for-sensational-opening-ceremony-2620595.html

Danycrusoe:

Hmmmmm Terzurum, anyways, has d opening match started ova dia in canada

I have not got any news yet. If I do, I will bring it here.

The opening match starts at 11pm

The opening match starts at 11pm. It's sold out

Women's World Cup 2015: One Billion TV Viewers Expected.
Every match live on the BBC. All games online with selected matches on BBC Two, BBC Three and Red Button. Catch-up via BBC iPlayer. Every England game on BBC Radio 5 live. Live text commentary of every England game via BBC Sport website.
The Women's World Cup could reach up to a billion TV viewers as Canada kick off the biggest staging of the tournament against Chinaon Saturday.
The seventh edition of the competition will feature 24 teams for the first time.
Eight sides will make their World Cup debuts but Germany and the United States will start as favourites as they seek to win a third global title.
England begin their campaign against France on Tuesday in Moncton.
More than 400m viewers tuned into the Women's World Cup in Germany four years ago, and tournament organisers Fifa hope that increased interest from broadcasters and a captive North American audience can boost ratings in order to help the sport grow.
Fifa says the tournament is due to be broadcast in 187 territories.
All 52 matches, to be played on artificial turf, are live on the BBC Sport website, with selected games on BBC Two, BBC Three and the BBC Red Button.
The 2015 debutants
Cameroon, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand.
The Women's World Cup will be the first Fifa tournament since Sepp Blatter announced his intention to stand down as presidenton Tuesday following corruption allegations against members of the organisation.
Before his resignation speech Fifa had said Blatter would attend the final in Vancouver on 5 July, but in a news conference on Thursday officials said that was still to be confirmed.
More than 920,000 tickets have already been sold for the tournament, while the prize fund is $15m (£10m) with the winners earning $2m, up 50% from four years ago.
England's Welsh head coach Mark Sampson, 32, is targeting a semi-final spot and his side begin against much-fancied France, who knocked them out at the quarter-final stage four years ago.Mexico and Colombia are the other teams in Group F.
The Lionesses, ranked sixth in the world, have never won a World Cup knockout fixture but Sampson, taking charge for his first major tournament, has a great chance to change that record.
With six groups of four teams in the tournament, 16 of 24 will go through to a second round for the first time. That means that in four of the groups, three of four teams will progress.
Sampson, whose side reached Canada with a 100% qualifying record, told BBC Sport: "We are confident that with this group of players we can kick on and achieve something special this summer."
Germany and the US, ranked number one and two in the world, will hope they can emerge victorious after Japan won their first World Cup four years ago.
Hosts Canada, who beat England 1-0 in their final warm-up match on 30 May,are ranked eighth in the world, but their English coach John Herdman believes that home support can provide his players with extra inspiration.
Herdman, who is from County Durham, told BBC Sport: "If we can go deep into the tournament, the country will come to a stop. We want to win it. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
The opening match against Chinain Edmonton has sold more than 52,000 tickets, making it the best attended match in Canadian soccer history, but the Canadian Soccer Association officials said only a third of group games had sold out.
m.bbc.com/sport/football/33019625

England Defender Lucy Bronze Ready for Canada 2015.
Lucy Bronze: Pressure comes with the territory for England defender
Lucy Bronze hopes success at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada can inspire England teams at all levels.
England Women are ranked sixth in the FIFA World Rankings and are expected to do well at the World Cup despite a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Canada in a warm-up match last week.
And Manchester City defender Bronze insists the squad will embrace the challenge of trying to become the first England side to reach the last four of the Women's World Cup.
"We want to change the way people think about England teams," Bronze said.
"At the men's tournaments we haven't exceeded expectations, the same with the women, and we want to change that.
"And hopefully if we can change that it can change for other people, like the kids growing up and even for the men's team, it could have a knock-on effect.
"Being English it comes with the territory that there's a lot of pressure to do well because of what we have as a nation.
"Sometimes we don't live up to the expectations that get put on our shoulders.
"It's important for us to have self-belief because we're a top-10 nation so we should be doing well. I feel we do have that at the minute."
www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9877191/england-defender-lucy-bronze-ready-for-canada-2015

Canada Open Women’s World Cup in Scandal-free Zone.
CANADA coach John Herdman pretty much summed up the prevailing sentiment when he was asked what he was looking forward to most about the Women’s World Cup.
“Winning,” Herdman said.
Join the crowd, coach.
Canada, ranked No 8 in the world, open women’s football’s premier tournament with a group-stage match against China tonight in Edmonton, one of the six Canadian cities hosting the month-long tournament. The final is on 5 July in Vancouver.
Twenty-four teams are competing this year, up from 16 that took part in the 2011 tournament in Germany. Japan won that one on penalties in a memorable final against the United States.
The Americans, ranked No 2, are among the favourites, along with top-ranked Germany and third-ranked France. The US women are in Group D, the so-called Group of Death that includes upstarts Australia, Sweden and their former US coach, Pia Sundhage, and perennial African champions Nigeria.
Group D opens with a match between the USA and Australia in Winnipeg on Monday, but probably the most anticipated game of the group stage is the showdown between the US and Sweden next Friday. It pits Sundhage against former assistant Jill Ellis, who took over the US team last spring.
The players, many of whom played for Sundhage, were keeping their perspective on the match.
“It’s just another game for us, it’s just another in the group round,” said US defender Meghan Klingenberg. “We’re not looking at it as the Group of Death or the easiest group, or whatever it is. We’re just looking at it as a game we have to win because we want to be on the podium at the end of this tournament.”
The women’s game and the World Cup have not really been touched by the scandal-rocking Fifa.
The only tell-tale sign of its impact came when Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke withdrew from the tournament’s opening news conference in Vancouver. He was replaced by Tatjana Haenni, Fifa’s deputy director of the competitions division and head of women’s football.
At the news conference, Canadian Soccer Association president Victor Montagliani was asked if there were any improprieties associated with Canada’s bid for the event – a reflection of the corruption allegations facing Fifa as a whole. The question was a bit amusing because Canada was the only country that bid. Zimbabwe withdrew.
The tournament has its own controversies, however. It is the first senior World Cup, for the men or women, to be held on artificial turf. That hasn’t gone down well with many players, who believe artificial turf exacerbates injuries and changes the way the ball moves. US forward Abby Wambach led a group of players who filed a legal challenge last autumn, alleging gender discrimination, because the men’s World Cup is always played on real grass. They withdrew their action earlier this year when it became clear it wouldn’t be considered before the event.
This is also the first Women’s World Cup that will use goal-line technology aimed at taking the guesswork out of the referee’s hands when it comes to those critical goal/not-goal questions.
The Hawk-Eye system trains seven cameras on each goal. If there is a score, a signal is transmitted to a watch worn by each match official.
Goal-line technology was also used in the men’s World Cup last year in Brazil. That system was provided by the German company GoalControl.
So what spurred technology’s intrusion into the “beautiful game?” The 2010 World Cup. A shot by England’s Frank Lampard in the second round against Germany was clearly over the line, but disallowed. That goal would have tied it 2-2. Instead Germany won 4-1.
Several stars have announced that this will be their final World Cup, including Japan’s Homare Sawa, who is playing in her sixth – a record among women and men.
German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer also said she is retiring after this year. Wambach is likely to hang up her boots – although she may stick around for the 2016 Olympics.
“We have stars like Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux and Megan Rapinoe who are going to continue on for many years on this team. And, hopefully, I’m going to be riding out off into the sunset with a World Cup championship,” Wambach said. “For me it would be an amazing thing to be able to leave this team on a high note and know that it’s in good hands with those players.”
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So the two FIFA World Cups are going on simultaneously without a substantive FIFA President. Hehehehehe has it ever happened before?
That means the wind of sanity has caught up with FIFA and Blatter together with his corrupt officials are now victims.