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With the surprising 0: 0 against Vice World Champion Japan at the start of the 2019 World Cup, the Argentine women’s national football team could finally get their first finals in their third finals participation. With a solid defense, Japan managed to squeeze a point. Now the South Americans are in the second group match before the next difficult task. On Friday evening from 21 clock it goes in the Stade Oceane of Le Havre against England. After the world ranking seventh Japan is now the third of the FIFA ranking, the next opponent.
The “Three Lionesses” won their first game in the World Cup 2-1 against the British arch rivals Scotland. With a success in the second game against Argentina, England could already make the round of 16 knockout. Before the second game in Group D England vs.. Argentina, the quotas speak a clear language.
England:
English women’s football has made considerable progress for years. The 2019 World Cup is the fourth final round for the “Three Lionesses”. At the last World Cup in 2015, England took third place, the best result in history. In the two finals before it had been enough for the quarter-finals. Since January 2018, the women’s national team is coached by Manchester United former professional Phil Neville. Qualifying for the finals, the selection in a group with Wales, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kazakhstan sovereign. In the end, there were seven wins and a draw with a goal difference of 29: 1. Coach Neville’s team won the SheBelieves Cup 2019 against USA, Japan and Brazil earlier this year. Major players include Fran Kirby, who scored two goals and five assists in qualifying, captain Steph Houghton and Nikita Parris of Manchester City.
The team is mentally strong and confident. England wants to do better this time than at the last World Cup. So the endgame is the goal. The opening match was for the Englishwoman equal to the neighborhood duel against Scotland. The Bravehearts went into the game very bravely, but fell behind in the 13th minute after a penalty. With the lead in the back of the world rankings third was stronger and increased before the break to 2: 0. In the second round, the “Three Lionesses” allowed the opponent and did not invest so much in the game. This passivity was punished in the 79th minute with the first goal for Scotland. In the end, England won in a highly competitive game still earned 2-1. Head coach Phil Neville now hopes his players will be able to enter the tournament mode confidently after the inaugural victory.
Argentina:
FIFA is currently leading the Argentine women’s football team to 37th place. The South American women had not scored points in their two previous finals appearances. For the 2019 World Cup Argentina qualified by a third place at the Copa America 2018th Since July 2017, the team is cared for by Carlos Borello. The coach had trained the selection from 2003 to 2012, led to the first two world championship participations (2003 and 2007) and won the first Copa America with his country (2006). Under Borello, Argentina’s women’s football has undergone a major build-up, not only in the Women’s A national team, but also in the juniors. At the center of the current squad are players like Estefania Banini from Levante or Sole Jaimes from Olympique Lyon.
In preparation for the 2019 World Cup, Argentina took part in the 2019 Cup of Nations in Australia. There, the team but with defeats against the hosts, against South Korea and New Zealand and a goal difference of 0-10 meeting clear last. To kick off the finals Argentina had ran against the reigning vice-champion. The selection of coach Borello encountered Japan with a narrowly graded defensive network and limited to defending. Nippon had a lot of problems with this way of playing and could barely get a good chance. “La Albiceleste” gave the first shot on goal only in the 73rd minute. So Argentina took the first point after six defeats at a World Cup. In the last nine games but only enough for two victories: against Panama and Uruguay.
England W vs Argentina W head to head matches
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