Well, the U.S. was knocked out of the Women's World Cup, as you are no doubt aware, but there are a pair of Women's World Cup matches to help shape the Elite Eight, as well as three Leagues Cup matches.
3:30 a.m. ET
England vs. Nigeria
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Two undefeated teams will meet in Brisbane on Monday, with Group D winners England taking on Group B runners-up Nigeria. It will be the first meeting between the two sides since 2004. The Super Falcons won that match 3-0. But nearly two decades later, the Africans will be the consensus underdogs. As England is currently the oddsmakers' favorite to win the World Cup.
The Lionesses are coming into the Round of 16 red hot after a 6-1 win against China last time. That rout equaled the nation's biggest-ever win at a women’s World Cup. Silky attacker Lauren James had a brace and three assists in that contest, putting her to the top of the golden ball rankings.
Nigeria is no slouch though. For a long-time, it has been the trailblazer for African soccer worldwide and has attended every single women's World Cup. The Super Falcons also prevailed from the 'Group of Death' containing Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland.
Randy Waldrum has been setting up his Nigeria side in a 4-3-3 with plenty of exciting attacking options in Ify Onumonu, Asisat Oshoala, Uchenna Kanu, and Rasheedat Ajibade. It's hard to predict what combination he'll go to as he potentially looks for defensive qualities. In midfield, Toni Payne, who plays her club soccer in Spain with Sevilla, has been the unsung heroine putting out fires, scanning the pitch, and linking the play.
After an injury to Keira Walsh, Sarina Wiegman surprised everyone by rolling out a 3-5-2 formation against China. England looked rejuvenated with Rachel Daly and Lucy Bronze as wing-backs. Walsh is unlikely to be fit enough to start against Nigeria but is back training as of Saturday. Given how impressive the Lionesses were in their new system, especially going forward, we may not see any changes.
6:30 a.m. ET
Australia vs. Denmark
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Co-hosts Australia came alive in its win-or-go-home final group stage match and smashed Canada four goals to nil. That monumental win for the Matildas set up a meeting with Group D runners-up Denmark, who narrowly snuck two wins past China and Haiti in order to make it to its first women's World Cup knockout match since 1995. The Danes have never won a knockout match at a World Cup before in their history.
All the talk ahead of this one revolves around the availability of Australia's all-time top scorer Sam Kerr. The Chelsea FC forward is yet to play any minutes at the World Cup due to a calf strain. But she has been deemed fit enough to play against Denmark, although, as per usual, head coach Tony Gustavsson is keeping his cards very close to his chest about whether or not she will start.
With 75,000 home fans expected to be backing the Matildas at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Monday, this one really feels like it is the co-hosts to lose. We haven't seen much great attacking football from Denmark, although defensively they have been much more solid. The Red and Whites have only conceded one goal all tournament, which was against England. There is always a chance that the vibrant atmosphere could hinder the home fans. The Europeans will look to not concede early to keep the supporters quiet. The pressure is on.
7:30 p.m. ET
Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls
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Certainly, you're accustomed to this matchup from years upon years of this rivalry igniting (and often making a difference in) the East, but it's a bit lucky that these teams are colliding here. The Union survived a shootout against D.C. after playing to a scoreless draw — sort of a hallmark of the Round of 32 — while the Red Bulls moved on in a Hudson River Derby that set up as one of the most tantalizing possibilities for rivalry matchups in the group stages.
Whoever emerges from this could have the best chance of knocking out Messi, given the Red Bulls' unusual playing style and the Union's talent and discipline.
8 p.m. ET
Querétaro vs. New England Revolution
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This was expected to set up as a Pumas vs. Revolution contest when the brackets first got revealed, but Querétaro overcame Pumas with a 1-0 to surprisingly be here ... as one of the remaining Liga MX teams, making it at least one round further than Cruz Azul, Pachuca and León.
And they might just go even further. The Revs are without coach Bruce Arena (due to administrative leave for an investigation into comments he made, which are of yet undisclosed) and possibly without starting goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic (who stayed out of the Atlas match, reportedly upset that at least two European teams sought to acquire his services in the most recent window, only for the Revs to reject the offers).
10 p.m. ET
Charlotte FC vs. Houston Dynamo FC
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Charlotte's road trip through Leagues Cup continues with a match at Shell Energy Stadium against the Houston Dynamo. It's kind of a wonder that both teams have made it this far, getting penalty wins after taking favored Mexican teams to 0-0 draws.
The winner gets the winner of Miami vs. Dallas from Monday's matchup, so the scenarios either involve Messi, a Texas derby, or a rematch from the group stages in the quarterfinals.