Women's World Cup Contest - Round of 16 - Recap of Day 2

<h3><center>Here are the results after the 2nd day of the knock-out stage<br /> <p dir="auto">The Women's World Cup Round of 16 continued with another thrilling day of football! <p dir="auto">Netherlands faced South Africa, and Netherlands emerged victorious with a 2-0 win. The second match between Sweden and USA kept fans on the edge of their seats as it ended in a goalless draw, leading to an intense penalty shootout. In a nail-biting finish, Sweden prevailed with a 5-4 win on penalties, securing their place in the quarter-finals. <p dir="auto">Congratulations to Netherlands and Sweden for their well-deserved qualification. <h3>Participants <p dir="auto">There are now <strong>327 registered participants. <p dir="auto">There is still time to register. Any successful bet can bring you a significant prize. <p dir="auto">Don't forget that, if you want to participate, you must <strong>register for the contest by sending <strong>1 HIVE<code>worldcup2023. This is a <strong>one-time registration and it will be added to the prize pool.<span> to <a href="/@hivebuzz.pool">@hivebuzz.pool with the memo <h3>Matches <p dir="auto">Here is the list of results for knockout matches <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th>Teams<th>Valid bets<th>Team A<th>Team B<th>Winner <tbody> <tr><td>Switzerland vs Spain<td>237<td>37<td><strong>200<td>Spain <tr><td>Japan vs Norway<td>237<td><strong>207<td>30<td>Japan <tr><td>Netherlands vs South Africa<td>263<td><strong>237<td>26<td>Netherlands <tr><td>Sweden vs United States<td>259<td><strong>73<td>186<td>Sweden <h3>Contest ranking <p dir="auto">Here are the stats and the current ranking of our contest. <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th>badges<th>owners<th>badges<th>owners <tbody> <tr><td><strong>34<td>2<td><strong>17<td>5 <tr><td><strong>33<td>2<td><strong>16<td>10 <tr><td><strong>32<td>13<td><strong>15<td>4 <tr><td><strong>31<td>22<td><strong>14<td>3 <tr><td><strong>30<td>25<td><strong>13<td>2 <tr><td><strong>29<td>31<td><strong>12<td>8 <tr><td><strong>28<td>29<td><strong>11<td>1 <tr><td><strong>27<td>22<td><strong>10<td>5 <tr><td><strong>26<td>19<td><strong>9<td>6 <tr><td><strong>25<td>14<td><strong>8<td>4 <tr><td><strong>24<td>20<td><strong>7<td>1 <tr><td><strong>23<td>12<td><strong>6<td>1 <tr><td><strong>22<td>7<td><strong>5<td>2 <tr><td><strong>21<td>10<td><strong>4<td>3 <tr><td><strong>20<td>7<td><strong>3<td>1 <tr><td><strong>19<td>11<td><strong>2<td>3 <tr><td><strong>18<td>7<td><strong>1<td>8 <p dir="auto"><sup>tm)<span>One wrong bet today for <a href="/@dwixer">@dwixer, who is now joined by <a href="/@shamzy">@shamzy at the top of the ranking. Only his speed of bets throughout the tournament allows him to maintain the first position (for now <p dir="auto"><span>Not far behind them, we find <a href="/@josediccus">@josediccus holding the third position with 33 badges. He shares that score with <a href="/@ynwa.andree">@ynwa.andree who fell off the top 3. <p dir="auto">As you can see, the betting speed factor now unfolds its full effect and will probably play a decisive role for the rest of the competition. <p dir="auto">Here are the top 25 players: <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th>Rank<th>Name<th>Badges <tbody> <tr><td><strong>1<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/dwixer/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@dwixer">@dwixer<td><strong>34 <tr><td><strong>2<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/shamzy/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@shamzy">@shamzy<td><strong>34 <tr><td><strong>3<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/josediccus/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@josediccus">@josediccus<td><strong>33 <tr><td>4<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/ynwa.andree/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@ynwa.andree">@ynwa.andree<td>33 <tr><td>5<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/micheal87/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@micheal87">@micheal87<td>32 <tr><td>6<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/takhar/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@takhar">@takhar<td>32 <tr><td>7<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/kenechukwu97/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@kenechukwu97">@kenechukwu97<td>32 <tr><td>8<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/xrayman/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@xrayman">@xrayman<td>32 <tr><td>9<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/joseal2020/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@joseal2020">@joseal2020<td>32 <tr><td>10<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/akomoajong/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@akomoajong">@akomoajong<td>32 <tr><td>11<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/danideuder/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@danideuder">@danideuder<td>32 <tr><td>12<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/bombus/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@bombus">@bombus<td>32 <tr><td>13<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/wealthwess/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@wealthwess">@wealthwess<td>32 <tr><td>14<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/erikah/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@erikah">@erikah<td>32 <tr><td>15<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/jorgebgt/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@jorgebgt">@jorgebgt<td>32 <tr><td>16<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/blanchy/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@blanchy">@blanchy<td>32 <tr><td>17<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/elephantium/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@elephantium">@elephantium<td>32 <tr><td>18<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/merit.ahama/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@merit.ahama">@merit.ahama<td>31 <tr><td>19<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/mhizsmiler.leo/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@mhizsmiler.leo">@mhizsmiler.leo<td>31 <tr><td>20<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/funshee/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@funshee">@funshee<td>31 <tr><td>21<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/arc7icwolf/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@arc7icwolf">@arc7icwolf<td>31 <tr><td>22<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/ablaze/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@ablaze">@ablaze<td>31 <tr><td>23<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/alovely088/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@alovely088">@alovely088<td>31 <tr><td>24<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/ifarmgirl/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@ifarmgirl">@ifarmgirl<td>31 <tr><td>25<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/loonatic/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@loonatic">@loonatic<td>31 <p dir="auto">Check ouy the <strong>full ranking aat <strong><span><a href="https://hivebuzz.me/rankingwc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">https://hivebuzz.me/rankingwc <p dir="auto">Congratulations to those who successfully predicted the results. <hr /> <h1><center>Thank you to our sponsors <p dir="auto"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/arcange/23xATXq1i33QixzotRZmKs5TsFqNKCa1kN4TeuHt5LUwQUv23siHndPPTLbDSV2hBwYSC.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/arcange/23xATXq1i33QixzotRZmKs5TsFqNKCa1kN4TeuHt5LUwQUv23siHndPPTLbDSV2hBwYSC.png 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