Favorites, US and Spain teams debut this Friday at the World Cup

The second day of the Women’s Football Cup begins at 2:00 am (Brasília time) on Friday (21) with the confrontation between Finland and Switzerland, in Group A, at the Dunedin Stadium, in New Zealand, with capacity for more than 30,000 fans. The great expectation, however, is for the debut of the selections of Spain and the United States, considered two of the favorites for the title. The Spanish only debuted in the World Cup in 2015, and in the last edition, in 2019, they were eliminated in the round of 16 by the Americans, who would later win their fourth championship. Spain, by attacking midfielder Alexia Putellas, two-time winner of the Ballon d’Or (awarded by France Football magazine), takes the field at 4:30 am against Costa Rica, in Group C (which also includes Japan and Zambia). The game will be at Wellington Regional Stadium, in the capital of New Zealand. Will Alexia Putellas bounce back to top form on the world stage? 🤔Play #FIFAWWC Daily Fantasy now! 🎮 — FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) July 20, 2023 The team’s main star, Putellas is still a doubt for his debut. The player returned to training in March this year, after being sidelined for eight months, recovering from a ligament injury in her left knee. “All the players are available for tomorrow”, said coach Jorge Vilda, in a press conference this Thursday (20). “In Alexia’s case, it’s optimizing all the training sessions to have her with us. We are very careful with everything we do”. The 23.We can’t wait to represent you Down Under 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/mXjaRRAZ08 — US Women’s National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 10, 2023 Closing out Friday (21st), the US team, leader of the FIFA world ranking, faces debutant Vietnam (32nd). The clash, for Group E ((Holland and Portugal complete the group) starts at 10 pm at the Eden Park stadium, in Auckland (New Zealand), where the opening of the World Cup took place. “We have to go through this game before thinking about talking about the second game”, said defender Crystal Dunn during a press conference. claim the #FIFAWWC? 🏆#BeyondGreatness pic.twitter.com/aaf9lt8zFf — FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) October 22, 2022 * With information from Reuters.


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