Women's World Cup 2023 Power Rankings: England's Lionesses slip to seventh as rampant Japan take top spot

With all the shocks, the twists and turns and the drama the 2023 Women's World Cup has given us so far, it's been increasingly tough to call just who will win this tournament at its end. But one thing is now for certain - after the U.S. women's national team's incredible penalty shootout defeat to Sweden in the last 16, the champions of the last two editions will relinquish their crown.

The USWNT has not been the only scalp either. After New Zealand became the first hosts of a Women's World Cup ever to crash out in the group stages, Canada followed suit as the first reigning Olympic champion ever to do so and then Brazil crashed out in incredible fashion, too. Just when it seemed like that would be it for the chaos, Germany topped it all, failing to make the knockout stages for the first time ever. It might be the biggest shock in Women's World Cup history.

So, as we gear up for the quarter-finals, who is looking likely to be there in Sydney hoping to lift the title on August 20? Let GOAL's Power Rankings take you through all of the nations that remain in contention...

Eliminated: Costa Rica, Zambia, Ireland, Vietnam, Panama, Philippines, New Zealand, Canada, Portugal, China, Haiti, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, South Korea, Switzerland, Norway, South Africa, United States, Nigeria, Denmark, Jamaica, Morocco