Utah Royals in France: Round of 16 Preview

Four players from Utah Royals FC are still in the tournament. Christen Press, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara from the United States and Desiree Scott from Canada. Diana Matheson is technically still on international duty as well, but after surgery, don’t expect her to be lining up in gold anytime soon. Katie Bowen and Rachel Corsie will depart from the World Cup and strengthen up the defense, and I’m anticipating that they should be available for the game on July 28th against Reign FC. Whether they will play remains to be seen.

The Story So Far

- 36 games

- 106 goals

- Worldwide breaking of TV viewership records

- Golden Boot Race - Alex Morgan/Sam Kerr (5); Cristiane (4); Ellen White, Wendie Renard, Christina Girelli, Carli Lloyd (3) Marta; Ajara Nchout, Eugenie Le Sommer, Sara Dabritz, Barbara Bonansea, Aurora Galli, Vivianne Miedema, Jennifer Hermoso, Kosovare Asllani, Lindsey Horan, Sam Mewis, Rose Lavelle (2)

The Round of 16

***All times in MT
***Quarterfinals begin Thursday June 27th

Saturday, June 22nd

Germany v. Nigeria, 9:30 AM
- Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Telemundo
- Winner plays: Sweden or Canada
- My Prediction: Germany

Norway v. Australia, 1 PM
- FOX/Fox Sports Go/Telemundo
- Winner plays: England or Cameroon
- My Prediction: Australia

Sunday, June 23rd

England v. Cameroon, 9:30 AM
- Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Telemundo
- Winner plays: Norway or Australia
- My Prediction: England

France v. Brazil, 1PM
- FOX/Fox Sports Go/Telemundo
- Winner Plays: Spain or USA
- My Prediction: France

Monday, June 24th

Spain v. USA, 10 AM
- Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Telemundo
- Winner Plays: France or Brazil
- My Prediction: United States

Sweden v. Canada, 1 PM
- Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Universo
- Winner Plays: Germany or Nigeria
- My Prediction: Canada

Tuesday, June 25th

Italy v. China, 10 AM
- Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Universo
- Winner Plays: Netherlands or Japan
- My Prediction: Italy

Netherlands v. Japan, 1 PM
- Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Universo
- Winner Plays: Italy or China
- My Prediction: Netherlands