The 2023 FIFA World Cup has officially gotten underway with Thursday’s opener between New Zealand and Norway. The host New Zealand squad stunned Norway in the opener 1-0 on a Hannah Wilkinson goal in the 48th minute. The Philippines and Switzerland open their tournament on Friday, with the Philippines making their first-ever World Cip appearance.
Norway, who is No. 12 in the current FIFA rankings, entered the tournament as a clear favorite to win the group as well, as they’re at -300 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Switzerland, ranked No. 20 by FIFA entered with +475 odds and New Zealand was +500. The Philippines are longshots with +50000 odds.
Here are the standings and upcoming schedule for Group A at the 2022 World Cup.
Group A standings
Switzerland, 1-2-0, +2 GD, 5 points – ADVANCED
Norway, 1-1-1, +5 GD, 4 points – ADVANCED
New Zealand, 1-1-1, 0 GD, 4 points – ELIMINATED
Philippines, 1-0-2, -7 GD, 3 points – ELIMINATED
Group A schedule
July 20: New Zealand 1, Norway 0
July 21: Switzerland 2, Philippines 0
July 25: Philippines 1, New Zealand 0
July 25: Switzerland 0, Norway 0
July 30: Norway 6, Philippines 0
July 30: Switzerland 0, New Zealand 0