The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup gets underway on Saturday evening when host Canada takes on China. The game is scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. (EST) start time and it will be televised live on FOX Sports 1. Currently the odds for the game have Canada listed as the favorite to pick up the win.
Canada was awarded the 2015 World Cup a few years back and for travel reasons, it certainly helps the United States. In the opening game of the World Cup the host Canadians will take on the People's Republic of China in Group A action.
Group A is pretty solid this year with the Canadians, China, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Canada owns the highest FIFA ranking of any of those teams, in eighth. China comes in ranked 16th, New Zealand is 17th while the Netherlands comes in ranked 12th in the world. The group certainly has some solid teams and the host Canadians will be hard-pressed to get out and into the knockout stages.
In this match, the hosts are the overwhelming favorites to win. Certainly playing at home should help them in this opening match and the offensive output from Christine Sinclair could prove to be the difference in this one.
Canda vs China Odds
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Canada |
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-1 |
-115 |
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-217 |
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Ov |
2, 2½ |
+110 |
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China |
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+1 |
-105 |
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+460 |
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Un |
2, 2½ |
-130 |
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Draw |
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+285 |
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Free Pick: Canada to win in regulation time
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