Women’s Group Play (Round 5) (Sun, 17 August) (Sati Night/Sun Morning in USA)

[b]Scheduled Matches (Beijing Local Time)[/b]
0900-1030 Match 1: Sweden vs. Brazil
1045-1215 Match 2: Angola vs. Kazakhstan
1400-1530 Match 3: Norway vs. Romania
1545-1715 Match 4: France vs. China
1900-2030 Match 5: Russia vs. Germany **12:30p-2:00p USA Network (USA East Coast Time)**
2045-2215 Match 6: Hungary vs. South Korea

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[b]Group A (Standings thru 4 Rounds)[/b]
Rank Team Pts MP W T L GF GA Diff
1 Norway 8 4 4 0 0 130 83 47
2 Romania 8 4 4 0 0 127 88 39
3 France 4 4 2 0 2 103 107 -4
4 China 2 4 1 0 3 101 117 -16
5 Kazakhstan 2 4 1 0 3 85 113 -28
6 Angola 0 4 0 0 4 85 123 -38

[b]Scenarios for Group A Seeding:[/b]
– Norway: If Norway beats or draws against Romania they take 1st, if they lose they take 2nd
– Romania: If Romania beats Norway they finish 1st, otherwise they take 2nd .
– France: If France beats or draws against China, they will take 3rd. If they lose, they will likely slip to 4th. And in the event of a 3 way France, China and Kazakhstan a 4 goal loss would slip them to 5th place
– China: The simplest way for China to qualify is for Kazakhstan to lose to Angola. If that doesn’t happen they can still advance if they can beat France by 4 goals
– Kazakhstan: If they beat Angola they will likely get 4th place. A draw will put them in 4th place if China loses or draws against France. A loss to Angola puts them no better than 5th
– Angola: They need a 13 goal victory over Kazakhstan and China to lose to France in order to take 4th place

[b]Group B (Standings thru 4 Rounds)[/b]
Rank Team Pts MP W T L GF GA Diff
1 Russian Fed. 7 4 3 1 0 118 96 22
2 Korea 5 4 2 1 1 122 105 17
3 Hungary 5 4 2 1 1 107 109 -2
4 Brazil 3 4 1 1 2 102 112 -10
5 Germany 2 4 1 0 3 94 104 -10
6 Sweden 2 4 1 0 3 98 115 -17

[b]Scenarios for Group B Seeding:[/b]
– Russia: If they beat or draw against Germany they will take 1st. Even if they lose, they will probably take 1st unless South Korea can overtake them on Goal differential
– South Korea: If they beat or draw Hungary they will likely take 2nd. If they lose, they could be either 3rd or 4th.
– Hungary: If they beat Korea they will take 2nd. If they lose they could be either 3rd or 4th depending on their tiebreakers if they are level with Brazil
– Brazil: If Brazil beats Sweden they will place either 3rd or 4th depending on the outcome of the Korea – Hungary match
– Sweden: If Sweden beats Brazil they will get 4th place.
– Germany: They need a miracle. The only scenario by which they get 4th is a Sweden – Brazil draw, combined with them upsetting Russia.

– Betting lines: According to betting comparison site, bestbetting.com, these are the point spreads for Sunday’s matches: Brazil (-x), Kazakhstan (-x), Norway (-x), France (-x), Russia (-x), and South Korea (-x)

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