Saturday Jul 8, 2023
Sydney/Wellington is just 12 days away. Another football world cup is coming. The Women’s Football World Cup, which will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand, will begin on July 20. This is the eighth edition. Total 32 teams, 64 games. The fight will be held in 10 stadiums. The final will be held on August 20 at Stadium Australia in Sydney. The defending champions, the United States, are the women’s powerhouse. They have lifted the crown four times out of eight. Germany has conquered the world twice, Norway and Japan once. In the men’s category, five-time champions Brazil and three-time champions Argentina are yet to excel. No Latin American country has ever won. The opening match will be played between New Zealand and Norway at 12.30 pm. Australia will also face Ireland on the same day. America’s first game is against Vietnam on the 22nd. In addition to the first-ranked United States, England, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands are leading the battle for the title. Brazil and Argentina are sure to show their strength. The competition is in eight groups of four teams each. The top two finishers will advance to the pre-quarters. Apart from Australia, China, Japan, Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam teams are from Asia. There are four teams from Africa and six from CONCACAF. While the Latin American representation was limited to three, hosts New Zealand became the Oceania representatives. As usual, more teams are from Europe, 12. FIFA estimates that the tournament will have a record audience this time. 11 lakh tickets have already been sold. Teams including Brazil and England have reached the World Cup. Read on deshabhimani.com
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