Africa Doesn't Delight At The 2023 Women's World Cup.
The first journey of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, has already ended for the African teams that did not delight, but show good details, despite the lack of triumphs. The balance was three defeats and a draw.
The balance is worrying, but not frightening. The African teams did not start as favorites in this Women's World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand, which means that they can surprise.
The First Journey
Nigeria, inserted in Group B, tied without goals against Canada, current Olympic champion. An interesting point that could allow the Nigerians to dream of the eighth and show that the African teams can surprise in this Women's World Cup.
South Africa, in Group G, also had a good performance, in fact they were winning by 0-1 against Sweden, the eternal candidate for the title, but the South Africans ended up giving in to the opposing supremacy and lost by 2- 1.
To dream of moving to the round of XNUMX, they must beat Argentina in the next round, a feat that does not prove to be easy.
The situation is much more complicated for Morocco and Zambia, the two African teams making their debuts in these wanderings.
Zambia trailed only 1-0 at half-time against Japan, but in the second half, the Japanese overcame the disconcerted Zambian team and won 5-0 with an infernal final stretch.
Equally fierce was Germany. At halftime, the Germans were leading by 2-0 and in the second half they did not slow down, they accelerated and scored on four more occasions. The European team ended up thrashing Morocco by 6-0.
The Next Round of the Women's World Cup
In the next round, Nigeria will face Australia, Zambia will face Spain, South Africa will face Argentina and Morocco will face South Korea.
Despite the PALOP not being represented in this Women's World Cup, we have two representatives of the Portuguese speaking world, Brazil that defeated Panama by 4-0 and Portugal that, despite having had an excellent game, lost 1-0 against the Netherlands, in this first journey. Let's see how they behave on Monday.
Conclusion
The participation of African teams in the 2023 Women's Football World Cup shows the presence of talent and potential, despite the less favorable results of the first round.
Although Nigeria's draw and the defeat of the other countries may seem disheartening, it is important to note the moments when these teams demonstrated promising skills, showing that they have the impetus to surprise and compete with determination in the next stages of the championship.
The diversity and evolution of women's football on the African continent deserves to be highlighted and with the continued growth of the sport, we can expect a promising future for African teams in upcoming international competitions.
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