After 36 group stage matches, and seemingly triple that number of VAR headaches, the Women’s World Cup is getting into the good shit. Gone are the eight teams unworthy of continuing on, while the 16 best remaining sides prepare for a four-round elimination chaos pit. The survivor of that churn will be the eighth champion in World Cup history. Advertisement You’ve got your favorites: the United States, France, I guess maybe also Germany. You’ve got some dark horses, too: the Netherlands, England, Australia, and also Italy and Brazil (group C was really good!). And, of course, there are some just-happy-to-be-heres that scraped through the group stage and will get to play a fourth game nonetheless: come on down, Cameroon, Nigeria, and China. Each of these 16 teams has strengths and weaknesses, and there is no better vehicle for exposing both than knockout competition. Here’s what you can expect from each of the eight round of 16 matches, including a clash between two of the best sides in women’s soccer history and a pair of dark horse showdowns. Advertisement Germany vs. Nigeria (6/22, 11:30 a.m.) The round of 16 kicks off with a historical power against a team that…is not that….