The final phase towards the Women’s World Cup of Soccer of the International Federation of Soccer Association (FIFA), is ready. The eight teams qualified for the Concacaf W Championship are defined, but only four will manage to obtain a place for Australia-New Zealand 2023.
Canada, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago are the finalists. We will detail some data of these teams during their qualifying process and participation in FIFA World Cups in this category.
Mexico
‘El tri feminine’ will have their revenge in this final phase, after not having participated in the 2018 process. Together they were eliminated in the group phase, falling behind the United States and Panama.
For this championship, it has key players such as Emily Alvarado (Reims, France), Kenti Robles (Real Madrid, Spain), Anika Rodríguez (PSV, Netherlands) and Myra Delgadillo (Braga, Portugal). Led by their coach, Mónica Vergara, they managed to access this championship, qualifying undefeated in the preliminary phase and defeating Suriname (9-0), Antigua and Barbuda (8-0), Anguilla (11-0) and finally to Puerto Rico (6-0).
The last time that Mexico participated in a women’s world cup was in the 2015 edition of Canada, where they could not get out of the group stage nor did they achieve any victory.
The current world champions will face this championship with a great responsibility, to defend the title again. The selection of the ‘stars and stripes’ qualified directly for this Concacaf W championship.
Currently, they are also the pre-world champions. In 2018 they won the title beating Canada by a score of 2-0 (Rosemary Lavelle and Alex Morgan scored the goals). Despite the fact that many players, through the years, have worn this shirt, the United States has only lost a World Cup up to two times since 1991; lost the 1998 and 2010 edition, both against Canada.
The United States has been crowned world champion a total of four times (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019).
Canada
This selection mixes youth with experience. Like the United States, they qualified directly for this final phase.
Canada has some very experienced players in their ranks, both locally and internationally. Stephanie Labbé (PSG, France), Kadeisha Buchanan (Lyon, France), Ashley Lawrence (PSG, France), Janine Beckie (Manchester City, England), Jessie Fleming (Chelsea, England), among others, who will contribute what is necessary to face this important challenge.
The last time the Canadian team attended a major event, such as a women’s world cup, was in France 2019 where they were eliminated in the round of 16. His best position was achieved in the 2003 United States edition, when he obtained fourth place.
In the pre-world championships, Canada has had a very remarkable role. In the last five editions, he has reached at least the final (he did not participate in the 2014 United States edition).
Costa Rica
The ‘ticas’ had an outstanding role in qualifying for the pre-world championship. They took first place with wins against Saint Kitts and Nevis (7-0), US Virgin Islands (6-0), Curaçao (4-0) and Guatemala (5-0).
Like the other teams, Costa Rica is no stranger to having players at the international level. Some like Daniela Solera (Santa Teresa, Spain), Michelle Montero (Cruz Azul, Mexico), Valeria del Campo (Monterrey, Mexico), Priscilla Chinchilla (Glasgow City, Scotland), among others.
Costa Rica has only participated in one women’s world cup. At Canada 2015, she agreed after finishing as runner-up in the Concacaf Women’s Championship. During that World Cup, the ‘tica’ team was eliminated in the group stage.
Panama
For its part, the Panamanian team also obtained its ticket to the Concacaf W Championship with surprising numbers.
He thrashed the teams from Barbados (5-0), Belize (8-0), Aruba (9-0) and El Salvador (2-0).
‘La sele’ has never qualified for a FIFA Women’s World Cup, but it has been on the podium of the tournament prior to the world cup.
In 2018, he finished fourth in the pre-world championship, losing to Jamaica on penalties. As a result of this defeat, Panama had the opportunity to get the ticket to the 2019 World Cup in France through the international playoff against Argentina, but lost against the “albiceleste”.
With players like Marta Cox (León, Mexico), Yvamara Rodríguez (Surrey United, Canada) and Gabriela Villagrand (Angelo State University, United States), Panama is expected to reach its first World Cup.
Jamaica
The reggae girls, as the Jamaican women’s team is known, will seek their revenge after reaching a participation in a world cup for the first time.
In France 2019 they had their first participation, this after obtaining third place in the Concacaf Women’s Championship.
To qualify for this World Cup they faced Bermuda (4-0), Granada (6-1), the Cayman Islands (9-0) and the Dominican Republic (5-1).
Haiti
The Haitian team has also not qualified for a FIFA Women’s World Cup. However, she does know what it’s like to be among the final four in a pre-world championship.
In the 1991 edition, he finished fourth after losing to Trinidad and Tobago. The last time Haiti was in a World Cup was in the United States 2014 edition where they were eliminated in the group stage.
Trinidad and Tobago
Finally, the Trinidad and Tobago team reached this final phase after beating the teams of Nicaragua (2-1), Dominica (2-0), Turks and Caicos Islands and drawing with Guyana (2-2).
This team has in their hands the opportunity to attend their first World Cup. The most remarkable performance he had was in the 1991 pre-world championship, obtaining third place in the contest.
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