Doubts have crept in about France's chances of winning the 2015 World Cup after they suffered the biggest upset in the history of the competition during the group stage, losing to Colombia. They bounced back by absolutely thrashing Mexico in their next
France vs. South Korea 2015 live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch the World Cup online
There’s some decent upset potential here, but France are widely expected to win.
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Most expected Spain to advance out of Group E, but South Korea defeated them in their final group game, locking up second place and this match with France. They also had a solid showing against Brazil in their first group match and drew the United States in a warm-up friendly, so there’s every indication that they’ll provide Les Bleus with a real test.
The winner of this game gets a quarterfinal date with Germany, even though that’s a semifinal or final-quality showdown. Thanks, FIFA!
Key player: Amandine Henry
Thanks to their group stage loss to Colombia, France feel very susceptible to an upset, despite being one of the best teams in the world. But Henry was rested in that game, and she won't sit on the bench in this one. Her work in transition phases in the center of midfield is the biggest difference between the France of the last World Cup and the team that came into this tournament as one of the big favorites to win.
Key matchup: France's CBs vs. Ji So-yun
If anyone is going to fire South Korea to an upset victory, it's probably going to be Ji. She's lived up to expectations so far in this World Cup and will need to have a big game up top on Sunday.
Match date/time: Sunday, 4 p.m. ET
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
TV: FOX Sports 1 (U.S. - English), Telemundo (U.S. - Spanish), TSN4, CTV, RDS (Canada), Eurosport, BBC red button (U.K.), Eurosport (France), KBS2, SBS (South Korea)
Online: FOX Sports Go, FOX Soccer 2 Go (U.S. - English), NBC deportes en vivo extra (U.S. - Spanish), Eurosport player, BBC player (U.K.), Eurosport Player (France), SBS (South Korea)
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