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OTTAWA, ON - JUNE 7: Ada Hegerberg #21 of Norway celebrates her second half goal against Thailand during the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Group B match between Norway and Thailand at Lansdowne Stadium on June 7, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada.  (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - JUNE 7: Ada Hegerberg #21 of Norway celebrates her second half goal against Thailand during the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Group B match between Norway and Thailand at Lansdowne Stadium on June 7, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Getty Images)Andre Ringuette/Getty Images

Women's World Cup 2015: TV Schedule, Live Stream for Round of 16

Rory MarsdenJun 20, 2015

It's crunch time for the remaining 16 teams at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada, with the first knockout round getting under way on Saturday.

There is no more margin for error following the group stage, and a defeat now will see a return home and the end of a World Cup dream.

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There were few shocks in the group stage, and all the top teams made it through to the last 16. Intriguingly, Germany, USA and France are all in the same side of the bracket, provided here by the tournament's Twitter feed:

DateTime (BST/ET)FixtureVenueTV Info (UK/US)
June 209 p.m./4 p.m.Germany vs. SwedenOttawaBBC Three/Fox Sports 1
June 2012:30 a.m./7:30 p.m.China vs. CameroonEdmontonBBC Red Button/Fox Sports 1
June 216 p.m./1 p.m.Brazil vs. AustraliaMonctonBBC Red Button/Fox Sports 1
June 219 p.m./4 p.m.France vs. South KoreaMontrealBBC Three/Fox Sports 1
June 2112:30 a.m./7:30 p.m.Canada vs. SwitzerlandVancouverBBC Two/Fox Sports 1
June 2210 p.m./5 p.m.Norway vs. EnglandOttawaBBC Three/Fox Sports 1
June 221 a.m./8 p.m.USA vs. ColombiaEdmontonBBC Two/Fox Sports 1
June 233 a.m./10 p.m.Japan vs. NetherlandsVancouverBBC Two/Fox Sports 1

Here is the full schedule for the last-16 clashes, with all matches available to stream live in the U.S. via Fox Sports Go and in the UK via BBC iPlayer:

Pre-tournament favourites the United States hardly set the tournament alight in their first three matches, but they did enough to qualify as winners of a very tough Group D.

They will now face Colombia in the first knockout round, a team not to be taken lightly, having upset France 2-0 in the group stages.

Jill Ellis' side will need to keep check on the supremely talented Lady Andrade, per Women's Soccer United, but they should have enough quality to advance to the next round:

If things go as expected, the tournament is set for a mouth-watering clash in the quarter-finals between France and Germany.

However, the Germans need to get past Sweden first. The Scandinavians will be a challenge for the two-time World Cup winners. They held the U.S. to a 0-0 draw in the group stage.

Anja Mittag, Celia Sasic et al. should have the talent and attacking prowess to find the back of the net, though, with Germany hot favourites to advance from the tie, per ESPN Stats and Info:

StagePredicted Fixture
Quarter-final 1USA vs. China
Quarter-final 2Germany vs. France
Quarter-final 3Australia vs. Japan
Quarter-final 4England vs. Canada
Semi-final 1USA vs. Germany
Semi-final 2Japan vs. England
FinalUSA vs. Japan

Similarly, France should have the edge on South Korea having finally found their scoring boots, beating Mexico 5-0 in their final group match.

In the other side of the draw, Norway's clash with England is arguably the toughest of the last-16 encounters to call.

While sixth-ranked England sit five places ahead of Norway in FIFA's standings, the latter have been more impressive in the tournament.

Norway play with real attacking intent and have some top-quality players in their side, not least 19-year-old Ada Hegerberg.

England improved as the group stage progressed, winning twice after an opening loss to the French.

But the fear against Norway is that they may return to the defensive tactics they trialled against Les Bleus, which would play right into their opponents' hands.

Lionesses coach Mark Sampson must give his abundant attacking talent the opportunity to create chances and trouble Norway's defence.

Elsewhere, Japan and hosts Canada should see themselves through to the last eight with ties against the Netherlands and Switzerland respectively, but Brazil face a difficult challenge against Australia.

Despite their perfect record in the group stage, Brazil were not fantastic, and Australia showed great resilience and talent against USA, Nigeria and Sweden.

There are some fascinating clashes on the horizon in the round of 16, and many of the top teams still have a lot to prove.

But a mark of champions is to come good when it matters most. It simply remains to be seen who will step up to the plate in the first knockout round.

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