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3 biggest surprises from the Women’s World Cup group stage thus far

By Caden Charpentier

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 30: Sofia Bouftini of Morocco celebrates after the team's 1-0 victory in the during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group H match between South Korea and Morocco at Hindmarsh Stadium on July 30, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sue McKay/Getty Images)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 30: Sofia Bouftini of Morocco celebrates after the team's 1-0 victory in the during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group H match between South Korea and Morocco at Hindmarsh Stadium on July 30, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sue McKay/Getty Images) /
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Colombia’s forward #18 Linda Caicedo (C) celebrates scoring her team’s first goal during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup Group H football match between Germany and Colombia at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on July 30, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Colombia’s forward #18 Linda Caicedo (C) celebrates scoring her team’s first goal during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup Group H football match between Germany and Colombia at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney on July 30, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images) /

2023 Women’s World Cup surprises: Colombia controlling Group H, taking down Germany

Going into this summer, Linda Caicedo and Colombia were considered a talented group with a chance of progressing into the knockouts. Not only does it look like they will, but the South American side may also win Group H ahead of Germany and quality Asian side, South Korea.

In two matches, the 18-year-old Real Madrid player Caicedo has announced herself to the majority of women’s football. Two games, two goals, and six points for her team. When she has the ball at her feet, it is more than likely she is going to do something special with it.

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s team finished runners-up in the Women’s Euros last summer. In front of over 40,000 fans in Sydney, the Colombians went right at them. The Germans had just one shot on target the entire 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

The runners-up from the CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina in 2022 had four including Caicedo’s brilliant strike that has to be considered the goal of the tournament so far. With a victory over Morocco on Thursday morning on the east coast of the United States, Nelson Abadía’s team will reach the Round of 16 for the first time since 2015. Without Caicedo, the Colombians fell short 2-0 to the USWNT, but this time around their competition could be their CONMEBOL rivals, Brazil.

The 2023 Women’s World Cup resumes with three matches on Aug. 1, 2023 including the USWNT vs. Portugal at 3:00 am EST on FOX Sports. 

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