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On July 20, teacher and coach Mai Duc Chung and 7 other "prides of Asia" - Australia, Philippines, Japan, China and South Korea - started competing at the 5 Women's Soccer World Cup. The 2023th edition of the tournament, with the participation of 9 former World Cup champions, Olympic champions along with the best teams representing the continents. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has just had remarkable statistics about this tournament.
Huynh Nhu (9) and teammates are ready for the matches in the World Cup 2023. Photo: VFF
The 2023 Women's Football World Cup is the first time that 32 teams will participate, compared to 24 teams in the previous World Cup - France 2019 in France. This number shows the continued growth of women's football with the number of participating teams having increased nearly 3 times compared to 12 teams in the first World Cup in 1991.
Australia and New Zealand will become the 7th and 8th countries to host the Women's Football World Cup, and they are also the second "double" to co-host a FIFA World Cup at the national level, after Japan and South Korea co-host the 2002 Men's Football World Cup. The matches will take place in 10 stadiums in 9 cities in 2 countries, opening at Eden Park Stadium (New Zealand) and the final. at Sydney Olympic Stadium (Australia).
Unlike men's football, the US women's team is the most successful team in the Women's World Cup, with a record of 4 championships in 8 World Cups, including 2 consecutive championships in the last 2 periods. The German women's team ranked second with two championships (2 and 2), followed by Japan (2003) and Norway (2007).
In the US women's team, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe (Golden Ball best player award and Golden Boot top scorer in 2019) are aiming to become the first 2 players to win the World Cup 3 times. women's football, which means being the first 2 players to compete in 4 consecutive finals of the World Cup.
The highest scorer in the tournament's history is the legendary Brazilian striker Marta, who will have his 6th and last World Cup appearance after shining for the first time in the 2003 World Cup. Currently 37 years old. , Marta has scored regularly in her previous 5 World Cups, winning the Golden Ball player of the year and Golden Boot top scorer (with 7 goals) in 2007 when the Brazilian women's team finished runners-up. In total, she scored 17 goals in the world arena.
Regarded as Australia's most talented team of all time, the kangaroo women's team attended the 2023 World Cup with a seasoned squad, with 9 players having more than 100 caps for the national team, surpassing the record. American continent (8 players) in France 2019.
The youngest player to attend the World Cup is young South Korean star Casey Phair. She is the co-owner of the 17 Asian U2024 qualifying tournament top scorer with 5 goals and will become the youngest player ever to compete in the Women's Football World Cup, at 16 years and 26 days, if she comes out. the pitch in Korea's first match against Colombia, or the following match against Morocco; will break the old record set by Ifeanyi Chiejine of Nigeria (16 years and 34 days) in 1999.
There are 8 teams (1/4 of the teams participating in the 2023 World Cup) participating in Australia and New Zealand, which are the first teams to appear in the world arena. In particular, the Vietnamese women's team and the Philippines are two teams in Asia, while Europe has Portugal and the Republic of Ireland, Africa has Morocco and Zambia, and North America has Haiti and Panama.
