Seven competitors for one scepter at the Women’s World Cup

Former England striker Gary Lineker left an example for posterity at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, because after falling to a team In the semi-final he was right when he said: “Football is a sport where they play 11 against 11 and in which Germany always wins”. This is not the case in women’s soccer, where the United States rejects the truism, and is most successful so far. that happens This World Cup It’s more open than ever, with seven candidates for the Wand. These are, with the exception of Spain, the strongest teams.

Glory to America. Half of her World Cup championships, four out of eight (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019), have never been off the podium. Names like Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers, Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe grace the golden list of footballers who have enforced their law. Thus, the two-time current champion, Team North America It could make history because nobody has won three World Cups respectively. Italy attempted this in 1950; I left Brazil with desire in 1966; And Germany, already in the female version, failed in 2010.

It happens that the Vlatko Andonovsky group is going through a transitional period, a renewed team that has, in any case, world-class footballers. Like Alex Morgan – “He’s born for great moments,” coach – forward Sophia Smith and midfielder Kitty compliment him. “This team is the absolute best,” says Morgan. Glory be to you.

France chance. The arrival of expert coach Hervé Renard – who has captained the national teams of Zambia, Angola, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Saudi Arabia – has unleashed illusions in the Blue League, so far the quarter-finalist for the best finish in a World Cup (at home, in 2019). Even more so after it reached the semi-finals in the last European Cup. Renard celebrates he can count on sensational defender Wendy Renard — she is, curiously, the team’s seventh-highest scorer with 34 goals — along with Eugenie Le Sommer in attack. Other names stand out: Peyraud-Magnin, Selma Bacha, Sandy Baltimore, Oriane Jean-François. Many figures that could have been more if striker Katoto and midfielder Amandine Henry had not gone down due to injury. “Pace is important in modern football. I want a midfield with young players to bring it alive. You have to show a winning attitude, and you have to press high enough. In football, you have to be efficient,” says Reynard.

Pairing Marta Brazil. the yellow green; He never misses a World Cup event, the power of the ball that, however, does not rule the table, perhaps in 2007 when the attacking trident formed by Marta, Cristian and Formiga led the team to the silver medal after defeating the United States (4). 0) in the semi-finals. But since then they have not said a word, unable to get past the group stage. Marta, she has already recovered from her torn ligamentsStill standing on the team, remembering “She’s the Choice.” Head coach Pia Sundhage. Next to the striker will be Debinha, dribbling And technical, sixth best in the past best. It depends on them that Brazil will be crowned once and for all, always aspiring and never leading.

German competitive gene. The tenacity of Germany is unparalleled, champions in 2003 and 2010, finalists in 1995 and semi-finalists in 1991 and 2015. They also reached the competition because they finished second in the last European Cup. The Germans are looking to regain the throne with an almost immaculate qualifying stage – nine wins and one defeat. Always under the orders of Voss-Tecklenburg, who demands a football full of effort and speed, back and forth with physicality like a flag, and base lStriker Alex Popepreviously selected Kicker Personality of the year in Germany after Lewandowski, Hansi Flick and Klopp. Specifically, Pope has scored in all but the final Euro 2018 matches, missing due to injury.

England arrives. There is no better women’s league than the Premier League, and the sowing and sowing has already paid off, reaching the World Cup with the golden laurel earned in the last European Nations Cup. Sarina Wiegman’s ensemble has touch and pace, as well as arrea transitions, always with a K.Ira Walsh in the engine room, the footballer who in the previous year broke the transfer record, since Barcelona paid around 350,000 euros for Manchester City. He’s the pulse of the team, the tuning fork to which his partner moves at the centerpiece of Kirby, too. On the right side is Lucy Bronze, a long corridor of light shaking matches. Gentlemen’s team, however, will be missing top scorer Beth Meade, who is injured. Semi-finalist in 2019 and third in 2015, it’s fit for professionals.

Second Sweden. Like Poulidor on bikes or Mamola on motorbikes, Sweden is now the eternal runner-up in the World Cup finals, having climbed to the podium four times (1991, 2003, 2011 and 2019) without any celebration. And she’s made it to the event with lights and shadows, runner-up at the last Olympic Games – a shootout against Canada – and capable of reaching the semi-finals in five of the last six tournaments she’s played, Although they lost in the European Cup to England with a score of 4 to 0. Striker Plaxtenius, accompanied by Aslani and Rulfo, intends to change the fate of Peter Gerhardson’s team, which is more inclined to transformations than FIFA.

other candidates. There is a list of teams that can surprise the tournament as well, teams that have the weapons to compete against the most drawn. The case of Canada, which intends to jinx itself, having been on the podium in the last three Olympic events – the current champion – but never in a World Cup. Another team is Norway, which seeks to revive past times, world champions in 1995 (it reached the finals in 1991 and semi-finals in 1999 and 2007), with footballers The likes of Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen. There is also the Netherlands, runner-up in the final tournament, subject to a goal from Fina Calma.

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