Credit: Aaron Meullion | USA Today Sports With one year to go before the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off, now is the time to assess the contenders. We at The Equalizer went through the favorites earlier this week, so here we shall take a look at the outsiders: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands and Sweden. The Matildas enjoyed their best-ever World Cup performance on home soil in 2023, reaching the semi-finals with wins over France, Canada and Denmark.