Women's World Cup Preview: Norway all the way in Group A?

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Previewing the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Group A
New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland

The favorite: This may not be the same Norwegian squad that dominated in the 1980s and 1990s, but consider them slim favorites in one of the more balanced groups in the tournament. On paper, New Zealand would be pegged as the third-best team in the group as the 26th-ranked team in the