As the host nation of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada received a top seed in Group A and will be favored to advance to the knockout stage.
But what of the rest of the group?
China had plenty of success in the early history of the Women's World Cup but has fallen on hard times lately. New Zealand overwhelmed their qualifying opponents in Oceania, though the region is admittedly weak. The Netherlands had to go through the play-offs to qualify, but the Dutch have a young scoring sensation who could be ready to star this summer.