It's now less than two weeks until the 2011 Women's World Cup starts in Germany, and over the next couple of weeks and tonight we are taking the time to bring you a quick run-down of the teams that are taking part in another of the groups of this year's competition. Last night, we took a look at Group A, and tonight it's time to dip a toe into Group B, which features two teams on the rise and two of the tournament outsiders.

This will be the sixth Women's World Cup that FIFA has staged since the inaugural tournament back in 1991.

ESPN will be broadcasting games almost daily it looks like, beginning Sunday:
NIGERIA-FRANCE (live) 7:45 am on ESPN2
GERMANY-CANADA (live) 10:30 am on ESPN

MONDAY, June 27
JAPAN-NEW ZEALAND (live) 7:45 am on ESPN
MEXICO-ENGLAND (live) 10:45 am on ESPN

As the Wall Street Journal notes, it's likely the German's to lose.

At the ripe old age of 23, D.C. United midfielder Dax McCarty has become one of the elder statesmen of this January camp. As a member of the 2007 U.S. U-20 World Cup team and part of the USA's successful effort to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games, he's got more international experience than most suiting up here in Carson.

At the ripe old age of 23, D.C. United midfielder Dax McCarty has become one of the elder statesmen of this January camp. As a member of the 2007 U.S. U-20 World Cup team and part of the USA's successful effort to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games, he's got more international experience than most suiting up here in Carson.

You might have seen this last night after Andrew Oliver's goal in added time...
It was a tribute to one of Jamaica's biggest heroes, Usain Bolt, who made the pose his own at the 2008 Olympic Games. You can see him strike the "Bolt Arms" pose after the 4x100 relay team won gold: