![]() ![]() Les Bleues’ fourth place finish in 2011 was the country’ best. Its most challenging group match could come against 1995 Women’s World Cup winners Norway, which will be without star Ada Hegerberg, who quit the team in protest of inequality between the men’s and women’s programs. ![]() Teams: China, Germany, South Africa, Spainĭon’t overlook Nigeria, which pushed France in a 1-0 loss in the 2011 World Cup. The second-ranked Germans enter the World Cup with high hopes after winning the gold medal in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. The United States is the only country to have won more games and scored more goals than the Germans (champions in 20) in World Cup history. Behind Germany, Spain has garnered attention for the quality of its young talent. La Roja's U-20 team finished as runners-up in last year’s U-20 Women’s World Cup that same year its U-17s won the U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay. South Africa will make its World Cup debut. The Matildas are led by prolific forward Sam Kerr.īanyana Banyana is led by former Houston Dash forward Thembi Kgatlana.ĭespite having lost in the quarterfinals of the last three World Cups, the Australians enter the 2019 tournament as strong contenders. To escape the group stage, they’ll face a Brazilian side that coasted through qualifying and features six-time FIFA Best Women’s Player Marta, who will make her fifth World Cup appearance. Jamaica qualified for its first World Cup and will become the first Caribbean nation to compete in the event. The group features a handful of Dash players in Australian defender Clare Polkinghorne and forward Kyah Simon. Teams: Argentina, England, Japan, Scotland Forward Kayla McCoy, playing for Jamaica, was injured in pre-Cup workouts. In March, England moved to third in the world rankings, a spot above the hosts. Players like Nikita Parris and Lucy Bronze headline an English squad that finished third in Canada 2015 after losing to eventual runner-up Japan on an own goal in the semifinals. The Japanese won the 2011 World Cup but perhaps the most anticipated match of the group will come on June 9 when the English open against their neighbors to the north, Scotland. 3), Japan (7), Scotland (20), and Argentina (37), Group D could be the most competitive in terms of world ranking.Īstros avoid sweep by Marlins with hot bats Argentina is back in the World Cup for the first time since 2007. Teams: Cameroon, Canada, Netherlands, New ZealandĬanadian legend Christine Sinclair leads her country into what will be her fifth World Cup. Canada enters the competition as confident as it has ever been thanks to a blend of veteran talent and young upstarts who are expected to take the team far. But the Netherlands has its own stars in Barcelona midfielder Lieke Martens and forwards Shanice van de Sanden (Lyon) and Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal). The women’s Dutch side won the 2017 European championship. Teams: Chile, Sweden, Thailand, United States New Zealand has yet to reach the Round of 16 but won the Oceania Football Confederation Nation’s Cup while not allowing a single goal in the competition. The Americans enter France 2019 as the defending champions and winners of three World Cups- more than any other country.
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