Filo.explica│Madness for the Women’s World Cup: can the national team give the bat?

The Women’s World Cup began in Australia and New Zealand, attracting the attention of millions of people around the world. It is the ninth in history. For the first time 32 teams participate, 8 of which never played this tournament: Morocco, Portugal, Haiti, Panama, Republic of Ireland, Zambia, Philippines and Vietnam. All seek the title held by the United States.Our team plays for the fourth time a World Cup. In the 2019 cup there were epic moments, such as the 3-3 draw against Scotland after losing 3-0. And the qualification to this edition was given in the Copa América of 2022, when the team won 3 to 1 to Paraguay.The growth of women’s football is undeniable, with historical records of public. In fact, weeks before the start of the World Cup, FIFA announced that one million tickets had already been sold, the highest number of the nine editions. In the semifinal of the 2022 Champions League, the match with the largest number of attendees in history took place: 91,648. In Argentina, that record is held by Belgrano against Puerto Nuevo, for the First Division B, in which there were 28 thousand people. There are several curious facts about this World Cup. For example, of the 32 teams, 12 will be coached. That’s a record number in history. Among the men who manage, one stands out above the rest: Hervé Renard, the Frenchman who coached Saudi Arabia in the men’s World Cup in Qatar. And the Argentine coach is Germán Portanova, responsible for choosing the 23 players. Argentina is a growing team, but its history in the World Cup is not the best. Never has an Argentine team won even one match in World Cups. And therefore, it never went past round. Will this be the opportunity to reverse that? The tournament is very competitive, with great teams and superstars. Some of them are going to play a World Cup for the last time. This is the case of Marta, the Brazilian figure; Alexia Putellas, the best Spanish player; Megan Rapinoe, U.S. National Team genius; and our Estefanía Banini. On the opposite side are the players who are going to play a World Cup for the first time. Linda Caicedo, an 18-year-old Colombian player who is a figure in Real Madrid, stands out. Argentine women’s football grows every day. Girls no longer look only at male players. They already have their own idols, their own references. Something very big is coming in the next few years. Last year the country went crazy with the World Cup that Argentina won in Qatar. This year, right now, we are excited again about the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Original source in Spanish