We’re here now, Thursday 20 July the Women’s Soccer World Cup. The competition, now in its ninth edition, will last exactly one month, with the final scheduled for 20 August.
The participating teams
In France, in 2019, twenty-four national teams took the field, this time they will be instead thirty two, a significant increase that highlights how women’s football is increasingly practiced and followed. The teams are divided into eight groups of four.
The Groups
Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines and Switzerland
Group B: Australia, Republic of Ireland, Nigeria and Canada
Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan
Group D: England, Haiti, Denmark, China
Group E: United States, Vietnam, Netherlands, Portugal
Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Panama
Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina
Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, South Korea
The rules
For each Group they will pass the first two classified, so as to reduce the number of teams to sixteen. Then we will start with the direct clashes, which starting from the round of 16 will screen the competing national teams up to designate the two finalists.
The program
July 20, inaugural race
20 July – 3 August, group stage
5 August – 8 August, round of 16
11–12 August, quarter-finals
15-16 August, semifinals
August 19, final for third and fourth place
August 20, final
Where to see the games
After a long and tormented tug of war with Fifa, the Rai has been awarded the television rights to broadcast Italy’s matches exclusively. Because of jet lagin Italy the matches will be broadcast in the morning.
Italy
The Italian national team, led on the bench by coach Milena Bertolini, met on 18 June in Brunico then supporting a test approaching the competition in a match against Morocco in Ferrara. The group then left on 4 July for Australia, hoping to return to Italy as late as possible.
The words of Milena Bertolini
«It will be a difficult group, in which the big favorites are undoubtedly Sweden. They are the Olympic vice-champions and as always they have a physically strong team with great talent. We don’t know much about the other opponents.” The goal thus seems to be second place. “To go through it will be essential to fight until the last game.”
For the World Cup in Australia and New ZealandMilena Bertolini has surprisingly decided not to call up Juventus Sarah Gamafor years at the center of the project and captain of the Italian national team.
Call them up
Goalkeepers
Rachele Baldi (Fiorentina)
Francesca Durante (Inter)
Laura Giuliani (Milan)
Defenders
Elisa Bartoli (Rome)
Lisa Boattin (Juventus)
Lucia Di Guglielmo (Rome)
Maria Luisa Filangeri (Sassuolo)
Martina Lenzini (Juventus)
Elena Linari (Rome)
Beatrice Merlo (Inter)
Benedetta Orsi (Sassuolo)
Cecilia Salvai (Juventus)
Midfielders
Arianna Caruso (Juventus)
Valentina Cernoia (Juventus)
Giulia Dragoni (Barcelona)
Manuela Giugliano (Rome)
Giada Greggi (Rome)
Emma Severini (Fiorentina)
Forwards
Chiara Becceri (Juventus)
Barbara Bonansea (Juventus)
Sofia Cantore (Juventus)
Valentina Giacinti (Rome)
Cristiana Girelli (Juventus)
Benedetta Glionna (Rome)
Annamaria Serturini (Rome)
Italy matches
The Azzurre will begin their journey Monday 24th Julywhen in Auckland (8 am Italian) they take the field against theArgentina. The second challenge is instead scheduled Saturday 29th July against the Sweden in Wellington (9.30 Italian time). Last match of the group Wednesday 2nd August against the South Africaalso in Wellington (kick-off at 9 am Italian).
Source: Vanity Fair
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