Women's World Cup 2019 Bracket: Quarter-Finals TV Schedule and Predictions
The United States and France will attempt to book a spot in the semi-finals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup on Friday.
The world champions meet the tournament hosts in a mouthwatering clash at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
The remaining quarter-final games are Saturday, with Italy set to play the Netherlands and Germany facing Sweden.
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England qualified for the last four after comprehensively defeating Norway 3-0 on Thursday.
Here's the forthcoming TV schedule with score predictions for each game:
Saturday
France vs. USA: 9 p.m. local, 8 p.m. BST, 3 p.m. ET; Fox (U.S.)/BBC (UK); 1-2
Sunday
Italy vs. Netherlands: 3 p.m. local, 2 p.m. BST, 9 a.m. ET; Fox (U.S.)/BBC (UK); 2-3
Germany vs. Sweden: 6:30 p.m. local, 5:30 p.m. BST, 12:30 p.m. ET; Fox (U.S.)/BBC (UK); 3-1
Fox will provide a live stream for viewers in the United States via Fox Sports Go. Audiences in the United Kingdom can stream matches using BBC iPlayer.
France vs. U.S.
The holders face the biggest threat to their title so far as they travel to the French capital, with a partisan crowd expected to be in attendance.
The Americans scored 18 goals in group qualification without conceding, but France will offer a different level of opponent. Les Bleues also maintained a 100 per cent record as they won their group, and only Norway could score against them in their three games.
USWNT fans will hope their side have not peaked too early. A subpar performance could see the champions exit prematurely.
With Europe experiencing extreme temperatures, former U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo said her ex-team-mates will deal with the conditions due to their training regime.
Writing a column for BBC Sport, Solo gave her opinion ahead of the match:
"We're in the middle of a heatwave here and that will be a factor on Friday but crucially it will not be different for either team - they'll be evenly matched."
"Perhaps the 40-degree temperatures will mean it won't be a running game quite as much, but luckily for the good of this tie, both teams have pretty strong depth among their substitutes and they have been really focused on their fitness."
"For example, I know the USA train at high altitude and they train in hot cities, so this intense weather isn't new for any of these professional players. They've prepared for this. Both sides should be ready for the temperatures."
Solo added she believes both teams have defensive challenges, providing an unpredictable edge to the encounter.
A game of this magnitude is almost too tight to call. The USA have incredible experience in the knockouts of major competitions, but the French crave victory in the biggest tournament on home soil. France will run the world champions close in a pulsating quarter-final.
Prediction: USA win 2-1
