Australia and New Zealand they will be from July 20 the capitals of the growing Women’s Footballwhen it is inaugurated in both countries of Oceania the biggest women’s World Cup in historywith USA as favorite to revalidate the title.
A total of 32 teams will meet until August 20 at 10 venues in the two countries in search of the world title, to which the national teams of England, Germany and Spain.
It will also be the first time that the top tournament of the Women’s Football is disputed in two countries, and will distribute prizes of $30,000 to all participating players. The premium rises to $270,000 for the members of the winning team.
The increase in prizes awarded by FIFA It points to an effort to equalize the conditions of men’s and women’s soccer, one of the great struggles of women in sport.
The tournament will start on July 20 with two matches for the host teams: New Zealand against Norway in auckland and Australia against Ireland in sydney.
Over the course of a month, the world will be able to watch dedicated veterans in action as they reach what could be their last worldlike the Brazilian Martha37 years old, and the American Megan Rapinoewho will be 38 years old for the tournament and who recently announced his retirement at the end of this season.
Next to them they will debut promises of the Women’s Football like the skilled Colombian Lina Caicedo18 years old and signed by the real Madrid.
The Ibero-American world will be represented by six national teams, among which stands out Spain as a title contender.
However, the Spanish team was involved in a crisis when 15 of its members resigned from the team due to strong disputes with the coach Jorge Vilda.
In the end, three of these 15 players returned to the national team, in addition to Alexia Putellasthe talented midfielder widely regarded as the best player in the world today who returns after being seriously injured before the euro 2022.
Brazil and Colombia They arrive with renewed teams that aspire to fight in their respective groups in search of advancing to the following phases. With lower expectations appear Argentina, Costa Rica and Panama.
The Panamanians are one of the eight rookie teams in a world greater for women, next to Haiti, Ireland, Philippines, Morocco, Portugal, Vietnam and Zambia.
The United States, in full renovation, will seek to achieve the three-time championship
In the ninth edition of the tournament, the team of USA arrives with the record of four titles to his credit, in the cups of 1991, 1995, 2015 and 2019an astonishing mark considering that women’s tournaments began in 1991.
The Americans come to Australia and New Zealand with the expectation of stretching that mark with his fifth crown.
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USA presents a team that combines veterans as the attacking captain Alex Morgan and the legendary Megan Rapinoewith quick and skilled young people like Sophia SmithTrinity Rodman and alyssa thompson.
“We obviously want to enter history, that would be formidable”recently stated Alex Morgan on an eventual third consecutive world title of USA.
European candidates
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Three European teams emerge with options to dispute the American hegemony.
Englandwith his unexpected triumph in the eurocup 2022, he became a contender to reach the final with his star midfielder Keira Walshof the Barcelona.
Germanywinner of the World Cups of 2003 and 2007arrives with the base of the team that reached the runner-up of the euro 2022although it will not have its stars Giulia Gwinn and Linda Dallman.
The third European favorite is Spainwhich managed to reincorporate three of the 15 “rebels” who had resigned from the selection, in addition to slutsalthough it will still arrive decimated to the world.
When will the Argentine team play?
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Host cities: Auckland, Dunedin, Hamilton and wellingtonin New Zealand.
First working day:
– July 24 (06h00): Italy-Argentina in Auckland
Second day:
– 28 of July (00h00): Argentina-South Africa in Dunedin
Third day:
– August 2nd (07:00 a.m.): Argentina-Sweden in hamilton
Source: Ambito
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