On paper, Group B in this summer's Women's World Cup appears to be quite mismatched. On the field, all indications point to the same.
At the top are Germany and Norway, two of women's football's most successful sides. Germany has won two World Cup titles and each of the last six European Championships, incidentally defeating Norway in the Euro 2013 final. Norway, for its part, reached the inaugural World Cup final in 1991 and won the event four years later.
And then there are Ivory Coast and Thailand, two first-timers who appear to be out of their depth.