Women's World Cup Contest - Recap of day 8

<h3><center>Here are the results after the 8th day of the competition<br /> <p dir="auto">Today was full of action and surprises on the field! The match between USA and Netherlands was a real nail-biter, ending in a 1-1 draw, leaving everyone on the edge of their seats till the final whistle. Portugal made an expected 2-0 victory against Vietnam, while Nigeria stunned the crowd with a thrilling 3-2 win against Australia. <p dir="auto">The Women's World Cup keeps us all hooked with unpredictable results, and we can't wait for more epic matches to come! <h3>Participants <p dir="auto">There are now <strong>316 registered participants. New people join us every day and they are right to do so. Anyone can still join the contest. <p dir="auto">Don't forget that, if you want to participate, you need to <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 <p dir="auto">You can enter the competition at any time and the sooner you register and play the more chances you have of winning a bigger prize. <h3>Matches <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th>Teams<th>Valid bets<th>Team A<th>Tie<th>Team B<th>Winner <tbody> <tr><td>New Zealand vs Norway<td>226<td><strong>19<td>14<td>193<td>New Zealand <tr><td>Australia vs Ireland<td>234<td><strong>206<td>6<td>22<td>Australia <tr><td>Nigeria vs Canada<td>243<td>42<td><strong>21<td>180<td>- <tr><td>Philippines vs Switzerland<td>248<td>28<td>14<td><strong>206<td>Switzerland <tr><td>Spain vs Costa Rica<td>247<td><strong>227<td>7<td>13<td>Spain <tr><td>United States vs Vietnam<td>250<td><strong>231<td>7<td>12<td>United States <tr><td>Zambia vs Japan<td>251<td>14<td>12<td><strong>225<td>Japan <tr><td>England vs Haiti<td>263<td><strong>252<td>4<td>7<td>England <tr><td>Denmark vs China<td>263<td><strong>182<td>39<td>42<td>Denmark <tr><td>Sweden vs South Africa<td>263<td><strong>230<td>17<td>16<td>Sweden <tr><td>Netherlands vs Portugal<td>253<td><strong>178<td>41<td>34<td>Netherlands <tr><td>France vs Jamaica<td>263<td>251<td><strong>5<td>7<td>- <tr><td>Italy vs Argentina<td>278<td><strong>134<td>49<td>95<td>Italy <tr><td>Germany vs Morocco<td>280<td><strong>267<td>4<td>9<td>Germany <tr><td>Brazil vs Panama<td>276<td><strong>268<td>4<td>4<td>Brazil <tr><td>Colombia vs South Korea<td>266<td><strong>76<td>60<td>130<td>Colombia <tr><td>New Zealand vs Philippines<td>275<td>264<td>3<td><strong>8<td>Philippines <tr><td>Switzerland vs Norway<td>275<td>47<td><strong>52<td>176<td>- <tr><td>Japan vs Costa Rica<td>279<td><strong>257<td>7<td>15<td>Japan <tr><td>Spain vs Zambia<td>275<td><strong>270<td>2<td>3<td>Spain <tr><td>Canada vs Ireland<td>266<td><strong>206<td>32<td>28<td>Canada <tr><td>United States vs Netherlands<td>281<td>213<td><strong>31<td>37<td>- <tr><td>Portugal vs Vietnam<td>285<td><strong>273<td>8<td>4<td>Portugal <tr><td>Australia vs Nigeria<td>281<td>194<td>20<td><strong>67<td>Nigeria <h3>Contest ranking <p dir="auto">We are slowly approaching halfway through the group stage of the competition. Here are some statistics 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>19<td>1<td><strong>9<td>15 <tr><td><strong>18<td>2<td><strong>8<td>8 <tr><td><strong>17<td>16<td><strong>7<td>6 <tr><td><strong>16<td>51<td><strong>6<td>10 <tr><td><strong>15<td>53<td><strong>5<td>7 <tr><td><strong>14<td>44<td><strong>4<td>10 <tr><td><strong>13<td>30<td><strong>3<td>5 <tr><td><strong>12<td>17<td><strong>2<td>6 <tr><td><strong>11<td>15<td><strong>1<td>5 <tr><td><strong>10<td>7<td><td> <p dir="auto"><span>The top 3 predictors in the ranking are on fire! <a href="/@lightpen">@lightpen is holding the lead with 19 badges, while <a href="/@dwixer">@dwixer and <a href="/@q6vault">@q6vault are neck and neck and swapping places, both with 18 badges each. <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/lightpen/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@lightpen">@lightpen<td><strong>19 <tr><td><strong>2<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/dwixer/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@dwixer">@dwixer<td><strong>18 <tr><td><strong>3<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/q6vault/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@q6vault">@q6vault<td><strong>18 <tr><td>4<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/karizma/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@karizma">@karizma<td>17 <tr><td>5<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/alovely088/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@alovely088">@alovely088<td>17 <tr><td>6<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/zallin/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@zallin">@zallin<td>17 <tr><td>7<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/micheal87/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@micheal87">@micheal87<td>17 <tr><td>8<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/adedayoolumide/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@adedayoolumide">@adedayoolumide<td>17 <tr><td>9<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/manuvert/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@manuvert">@manuvert<td>17 <tr><td>10<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/davot/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@davot">@davot<td>17 <tr><td>11<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/funshee/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@funshee">@funshee<td>17 <tr><td>12<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/jorgebgt/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@jorgebgt">@jorgebgt<td>17 <tr><td>13<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/rosauradels/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@rosauradels">@rosauradels<td>17 <tr><td>14<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/wealthwess/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@wealthwess">@wealthwess<td>17 <tr><td>15<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/andrewmusic/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@andrewmusic">@andrewmusic<td>17 <tr><td>16<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/iamraincrystal/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@iamraincrystal">@iamraincrystal<td>17 <tr><td>17<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/elephantium/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@elephantium">@elephantium<td>17 <tr><td>18<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/carrinm/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@carrinm">@carrinm<td>17 <tr><td>19<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/hive-world/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@hive-world">@hive-world<td>17 <tr><td>20<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/aaalviarez/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@aaalviarez">@aaalviarez<td>16 <tr><td>21<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/gurseerat/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@gurseerat">@gurseerat<td>16 <tr><td>22<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/guurry123/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@guurry123">@guurry123<td>16 <tr><td>23<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/cryptodonator/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@cryptodonator">@cryptodonator<td>16 <tr><td>24<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/arc7icwolf/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@arc7icwolf">@arc7icwolf<td>16 <tr><td>25<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/ifarmgirl/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@ifarmgirl">@ifarmgirl<td>16 <p dir="auto">If your name is not in the above table and are curious to know where you stand, no worries! You can find the <strong>full ranking by visiting : <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 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/arcange/23xATXq1i33QixzotRZmKs5TsFqNKCa1kN4TeuHt5LUwQUv23siHndPPTLbDSV2hBwYSC.png 2x" /> <p dir="auto">Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the prize pool currently contains 6000 HIVE <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th><th><th><th> <tbody> <tr><td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/actifit/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@actifit">@actifit<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://images.hive.blog/u/arcange/avatar" /> <strong><span><a href="/@arcange">@arcange<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/arcange/23u6BsWagcBnGgudQ7uqJqCrFvqMicScShCVaVb8EdeCcvZDS5rNtboVuZMzNBxLrENSE.png" /> <strong><span><a href="/@poshtoken">@poshtoken<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/48x48/https://i.imgur.com/fNLIiXE.png" /> <strong><span><a href="/@wrestorgonline">@wrestorgonline <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th><th><th><th> <tbody> <tr><td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/32x32/https://i.imgur.com/yASGYU2.png" /><span> <a href="/@disregardfiat">@disregardfiat<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/32x32/https://images.hive.blog/u/roelandp/avatar" /><span> <a href="/@roelandp">@roelandp<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/32x32/https://images.ecency.com/DQmUxti3La5efknTjhk2dEfvzGLHPkBg7odL8snHowE34ax/sagarkothari88.png" /><span> <a href="/@sagarkothari88">@sagarkothari88<td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/32x32/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/arcange/AK7ved9dWSLv3j3HaPxge6WVnmk6PyV6ukg7yi7vRSxK9Fnpf1j1p3b2ndoRZTX.png" /><span> <a href="/@threespeak">@threespeak <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><sub><em><span>Hivebuzz is a project created by <a href="/@arcange">@arcange