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Here are the qualified nations and groups:
The #FIFAWWC 2023 Groups are set!
— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) February 23, 2023
Which one is the most exciting? #BeyondGreatness
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Haiti
Morocco
Panama
The Philippines
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Vietnam
Zambia
I'm particularly excited to see Haiti and Portugal. Haiti has a rising generational talent on their hands with Melchie Dumornay, who is signing with Lyon.
Portugal turned some heads at the Euros and are lead by star forward Jessica Silva of Benfica. Sporting's Diana Silva is also another one to keep an eye on.
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"I can no longer endorse the current system, far from the requirements required by the highest level. I will not do this World Cup in such conditions. My face can hide the pain, but my heart hurts. I don't want to hurt anymore" Wendie Renard says she will not play at the @FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/vuTi2fhyJx
— Asif Burhan (@AsifBurhan) February 24, 2023
As with the men's side, controversy has surrounded the women's side as well. This is the Daily Mail, but I think they've captured the problems accurately:
On paper, France are one of the strongest teams in the competition. Their squad has experience in the likes of Wendie Renard as well as young, exciting attacking players such as Marie Antoinette-Katoto and Sandy Baltimore. But it is the worst kept secret in the women’s game that manager Corinne Diacre has had an acrimonious relationship with several of her star players.
Diacre made headlines in 2014 when she became the first woman to coach a men’s professional side in France after taking over Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot. In 2017, she left to join the women’s national team following that summer’s Euros. Immediately, she stripped the then four-time Champions League winner Renard of the captaincy, claiming the defender did not play as well for France as she did for her club team, Lyon. Renard remained in the squad but the armband was instead given to Amandine Henry.
Ahead of the 2019 World Cup, which France hosted, Diacre left Katoto out of her squad despite the forward being the top scorer in France with 22 goals that year. Diacre’s goal was to reach the final of the tournament but her side were knocked out in the quarter-finals by the United States, the eventual winners.
The fall-out from their exit started with Diacre criticising striker Eugenie Le Sommer, France’s all-time leading goalscorer, during a television interview. Diacre complained that Le Sommer had not followed her tactics in the game and had strayed out of position. At this point, several players started to speak out against their manager.
Gaetane Thiney accused her of having outdated tactics. She was promptly dropped. Long-serving goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi decided to ‘indefinitely retire’ from the national team. In an interview with Lyon TV, she said: ‘Winning a title with this coach seems impossible to me. We play in a very, very negative environment. I don't see myself winning anything with this manager, and a lot of players think so too but don't say it.’
Bouhaddi has since insisted she will not play for France while Diacre remains manager. Further controversy arose when Henry was left out of the squad for Euro qualifiers in October 2020, with Diacre claiming she was not at the required level after recovering from an injury.
A month later, Henry spoke out about what had unfolded in the French camp at the 2019 World Cup. ‘I saw players crying in their rooms,’ Henry said. ‘I personally cried in my room sometimes. I wanted to enjoy the World Cup, but in the end, it was total chaos.’ In September 2021, Diacre handed the captain’s armband back to Renard.
This was reported on before the Euros, where they were eliminated by Germany 2-1 in the semis.
The FFF have backed Diacre at every turn throughout all of the above. That's an extremely telling position from the players' perspective. And now they face the task of competing in the World Cup without their leader and most experienced player, coached by someone they appear to revile. This all sounds a bit familiar.
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— Marie-Antoinette (@MarieKatoto) February 24, 2023
Star winger Kadidiatou Diani is also confirming she won't play for Diacre as well. This is a full on rebellion now:
— Kadidiatou Diani (@kady944) February 24, 2023
I'm in awe of these players honestly. This is really powerful stuff.
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Updates per @lequipe:
— ata football (@atafball) February 28, 2023
The decision of firing Corinne Diacre has been postponed by the FFF due to their president resigning.
A special group has been formed to make a decision by the 9th of March. https://t.co/fji0egQuYg
They were almost there to making the right decision. The FFF are a joke.
Meanwhile, in Canada.....
Two women elected to top Canada Soccer Board positions
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) March 1, 2023
Charmaine Crooks becomes Canada Soccer’s new acting President and first woman and person of colour to lead organisation.
Kelly Brown will take on the position of acting Vice-President.
This took far too long from Canada Soccer, but I don't know anything about Crooks or Brown and what role they played over the last year or so.
What I do know is Canada Soccer haven't paid their women's team, Gold Medal winners at the latest Olympics, for over a year and then threatened to sue them in order to force them to compete in the She Believes Cup when they indicated they were going to go on strike.
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The biggest women’s soccer tournament in the world is just four months away and @838_carlisle is ranking every @FIFAWWC contender
— Gaming Society (@GamingSociety) March 1, 2023
WARNING: it’s spicy ️ https://t.co/8WlpNlvLyc
If you don't follow women's football, there will be some surprises in these rankings.
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:JUST IN: Corinne Diacre will be dismissed this Thursday after a meeting of the executive committee of the French Football Federation. The 12 members of the highest body of French football decided in favor of a departure of the 48-year-old technician. https://t.co/EW8sca8pFB
— SHE scores bangers (@SHEscoresbanger) March 8, 2023
No word on who will replace her, but Herve Renard looks a likely candidate as does PSG Women's coach Gerard Prechour.
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England
Heading to Australia this summer
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) May 31, 2023
Key Players: Lucy Bronze (Barcelona), Keira Walsh (Barcelona), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea) and Alessia Russo (Manchester United)
Spain
️ ???????????????????????????????????? las ???????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? que forman parte de la lista de preparación para el @FIFAWWC.
— Selección Española Femenina de Fútbol (@SEFutbolFem) June 12, 2023
España trabajará en Benidorm, Madrid y Asturias antes de viajar a Dinamarca.
️ El próximo día 30 de junio, la lista definitiva.
https://t.co/8Ief31RDDr… pic.twitter.com/V4sdC88GS2
Key Players: Irene Paredes (Barcelona), Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), Jenni Hermoso (Pachuca)
Portugal
Rumo ao Mundial! Estas são as #Navegadoras que vão escrever mais uma página na nossa história! #VesteABandeira pic.twitter.com/EP5EFoM8WG
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) May 30, 2023
Key Players: Dolores Silva (Braga), Tatiana Pinto (Levante), Ana Borges (Sporting CP), Diana Silva (Sporting CP), Jessica Silva (Benfica)
Sweden
????????-???????????????????????????? ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/UJcpQpDo6H
— Svensk Fotboll (@svenskfotboll) June 13, 2023
Key Players: Magda Eriksson (Bayern Munich), Kosovare Asllani (Milan),
Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Lina Hurtig (Arsenal), Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona)
Nigeria
.@NGSuper_Falcons 23 for AUNZ 23’ Women's World Cup #SoarSuperFalcons pic.twitter.com/lWd1KUbcHH
— The NFF (@thenff) June 16, 2023
Key Players: Uchenna Kanu (Racing Louisville), Rasheedat Ajibade (Atletico Madrid), Ifeoma "Ify" Onumonu (Gotham FC), Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash), and Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona)
USA
For people who like lists #USWNT x @allstate pic.twitter.com/2dgYGsHG9D
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) June 21, 2023
Key Players: Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign), Julie Ertz (Angel City), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns), and Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave)
South Africa
Breaking News
— Banyana_Banyana (@Banyana_Banyana) June 23, 2023
Ellis names FINAL Banyana Banyana squad for the 2023 @FIFAWWC
#LiveTheImpossible pic.twitter.com/jXEzzdmwzP
Key Players: Noko Matlou (Eibar), Refiloe Jane (Sassuolo), Jermaine Seoposenwe (Monterrey), and Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville)
Jamaica
Here’s the Squad List of players who will be participating in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
— Official J.F.F (@jff_football) June 25, 2023
.#ReggaeGirlz #FIFAWomensWorldCup #BeyondGreatness #JFF_Football pic.twitter.com/8bBWqebU4H
Key Players: Allyson Swaby (Paris Saint-Germain), Havana Solaun (Houston Dash), Konya Plummer (Unattached), Trudi Carter (Unattached), Cheyna Matthews (Chicago Red Stars), and Khadija "Bunny" Shaw (Manchester City)
Brazil
Agora é pra valer!
— Seleção Feminina de Futebol (@SelecaoFeminina) June 27, 2023
Saiu a lista das jogadoras que vão representar a #SeleçãoFeminina na @FIFAWWC!
Vamos juntas pela primeira estrela!
: Junior Souza / CBF pic.twitter.com/tudZljD2cX
Key Players: Adriana (Orlando Pride), Kerolin (North Carolina Courage), Ary Borges (Racing Louisville), Debinha (Kansas City Current), and Marta (Orlando Pride).
Republic of Ireland
Here they are!
— Ireland Football (@IrelandFootball) June 28, 2023
Your @FIFAWWC squad announcement is here pic.twitter.com/RGjaLvQnDH
Key Players: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), and Niamh Fahey (Liverpool)
New Zealand
Back to where it all started…
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) June 30, 2023
Here is the Ford Football Ferns squad for the @FIFAWWC at home in Aotearoa New Zealand pic.twitter.com/8gU3f4e7CQ
Key Players: Erin Naylor (IFK Norrkoping), Ali Riley (Angel City FC), Ria Percival (Tottenham Hotspur), Betsy Hassett (Stjarnan), Annalie Longo (Unattached), and Hannah Wilkinson (Melbourne City)
The Netherlands
A journey through time, all leading to ????????????!
— OranjeLeeuwinnen (@oranjevrouwen) June 30, 2023
Here's our #FIFAWWC Squad! #TheOranjeBeat #NothingLikeOranje pic.twitter.com/CTlr44sOsp
Key Players: Stefanie van der Gragt (Inter Milan), Dominique Jansson (Wolfsburg), Sherida Spitse (Ajax), Danielle van de Donk (Lyon), Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-German), Jill Roord (Wolfsburg), Lieke Martins (Paris Saint-German), and Lineth Beerensteyn (Juventus)
Denmark
????????-????????????????????????
— Fodboldlandsholdene (@dbulandshold) June 30, 2023
Her er de 23 udvalgte spillere til VM i Australien og New Zealand 🤩#ForDanmark #FIFAWWC @FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/J7fxU2kmGe
Key Players: Katrine Veje (Everton), Sanne Troelsgaard (Reading), Signe Bruun (Lyon), and Pernille Harder (Bayern Munich)
Australia
SQUAD: ????????????????????????????????????.
— CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) July 3, 2023
Introducing our 23-player squad for the #FIFAWWC - ready to give it our all on home soil!#TilitsDone pic.twitter.com/igvxAhRgQQ
Key Players: Lydia Williams (Brighton), Ellie Carpenter (Lyon), Steph Catley (Arsenal), Emily van Edgmond (San Diego Wave), Caitlin Foord (Arsenal), and Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
Zambia
Here is our final squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. #WeAreCopperQueens pic.twitter.com/XEJm9Vj2q3
— Zambia WNT (@Copper_Queens) July 3, 2023
Key Players: Lushomo Mweemba (Green Buffaloes), Ireen Lungu (BIIK Shymkent), Grace Chanda (Madrid CFF), and Barbra Banda (Shanghai Shengli)
Canada
Your World Cup Squad @CANWNT x @CIBC #WeCAN pic.twitter.com/O9WIIldFId
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) July 9, 2023
Key Players: Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea), Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea), Vanessa Gilles (Lyon), Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash), Jessie Fleming (Chelsea), Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash), Deanne Rose (Reading), Adriana Leon (Manchester United) and Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns)
Germany
Unser TEAM für die anstehende Weltmeisterschaft in Australien und Neuseeland
— DFB-Frauen (@DFB_Frauen) July 8, 2023
Alle weiteren Infos:
https://t.co/SBSo24wgQu
WIR #IMTEAM #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/EXxjZN7Pew
Key Players: Merle Frohms (Wolfsburg), Marina Hegering (Bayern Munich), Sara Dabritz (Lyon), Lina Magull (Bayern Munich), Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg), Lea Schuller (Bayern Munich) and Alexandra Popp (Wolfsburg)
France
🫡 Elles représenteront la ???????????????????????? à l'autre bout de la planète
— Equipe de France Féminine (@equipedefranceF) June 6, 2023
Coupe du Monde (20 juillet - 20 aout) #FiersdetreBleues pic.twitter.com/ntSmWwgO61
Key Players: Wendie Renard (Lyon), Selma Bacha (Lyon), Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain), Amel Majiri (Lyon), Kadidiatou Diani (Unattached), and Eugenie Le Sommer (Lyon)
Japan
???????????????? ????????????????????'???? ???????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????#なでしこジャパン 招集メンバー
— JFAなでしこサッカー (@jfa_nadeshiko) July 10, 2023
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背番号&ネーム入り『アディダス サッカー日本女子代表 2023 ユニフォーム』は、アディダスオンラインショップで受付中
ホーム オーセンティック… pic.twitter.com/UINqvKbswA
Key Players: Saki Kumagai (Roma), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City), Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns), Jun Endo (Angel City), and Mina Tanaka (Kobe Leonessa)
Norway
Her er VM-troppen https://t.co/t4Fp9738lP pic.twitter.com/YMKlIYp1tb
— Fotballandslaget (@nff_landslag) June 19, 2023
Key Players: Maren Mjelde (Chelsea), Guro Reiten (Chelsea), Ingrid Engen (Barcelona), Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona), Emilie Haavi (Roma), and Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
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The remaining 22 have all named provisional squads with about 6 cuts each will have to make.
The reveal videos have been rather good so far. USA's was star studded, as expected, with the likes of Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion, Blake Lively, Jalen Hurtz, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, and John Cena helping announce the squad.
I have some real thoughts on the squad USA are taking and they are not good ones, but I'll save that take for an overall overview once all the squads are announced.
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Group A
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Switzerland
Group B
Australia
Republic of Ireland
Nigeria
Canada
Group C
Spain
Costa Rica
Zambia
Japan
Group D
England
Haiti
Denmark
China
Group E
USA
Vietnam
Netherlands
Portugal
Group F
France
Jamaica
Brazil
Panama
Group G
Sweden
South Africa
Italy
Argentina
Group H
Germany
Morocco
Colombia
South Korea
There isn't a clear group of death here, but I will say that Groups B and D are gonna probably have some interesting results. Group B in particular doesn't have a glaringly weak team in it so that would be my pick if I absolutely had to. Group E could be a vibe as well.
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The JFF need to be investigated for the disappearance of that money. This smells like corruption.
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Canada Soccer interim general secretary Jason deVos: “We are in a real struggle. It’s not imminent, but we need to explore what bankruptcy entails and how it might affect our organization.” https://t.co/lVCoYNWFOT
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) June 26, 2023
Capitalism once again ruining sport. This is fucked up. The Canada women's team really shouldn't have to worry about shit like this weeks out from a World Cup where they are among the favorites.
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They're missing their star forward in Vivienne Miedema, but they have a lot of attacking power and have brought back the core of the defense that has shown well in the Olympics and previous World Cup.
The one glaring weakness in this team is the coach. Andries Joncker has a fair amount of managerial experience, but not with a women's side and definitely not at a high profile competition like this World Cup. If he's able to get the tactics right, his side should truly challenge the USA in that group.
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Fifa has confirmed that players at the Women’s World Cup will not be able to wear the rainbow armband in support of LGBTQ+ rights or OneLove armband, but will instead be able to choose from eight alternative options.
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) June 30, 2023
Story: @SuzyWrack https://t.co/EqiBt4aocR
FIFA: We're all about that rainbow love!
Players: Cool. So we can we wear our rainbow armbands.
FIFA: Umm....no....but you can wear our armbands.
Everyone:.............
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They do have Lauren James though and she's fantastic to watch. I think she's their X-factor in this tournament.
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— ugh (@838_carlisle) July 6, 2023
I've watched this video at least 25 times already. This French team are a problem.
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Australia, by virtue of being one of the hosts as well as having probably the best pure 9 (Sam Kerr) in the competition are a favorite to win this tournament. They have excellent, experienced players all over the pitch and some good depth on the bench as well. They'll go deep, I believe.
Meanwhile, Zambia, who finished 3rd at WAFCON are absolutely no pushover. They've just beat Germany in 3-2 in a friendly, in Germany. They are led by their captain and top scorer, Barbra Banda, who made a name for herself by almost single-handedly dismantling backlines at the Olympics with her most illustrious victims being the Dutch, whom she got a hat trick against, though her team lost 10-3. Her brace led them over Germany just a couple of days ago. She's only 23 and is probably the best striker not playing in a major women's league. Whoever does eventually entire her from China will have to pay quite a bit and will have an absolute superstar on their hands. One thing to note for Zambia is their coach was accused of sexual abuse and that allegation appears to have a lot of teeth.
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