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Football fans have been treated to 771 goals across almost three decades of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, but which is the greatest?
We’ve selected ten candidates but it's down to you to choose the very best.
Cast your vote between 18 April and 6 May to have your say.
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A peripheral figure in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning Japan squad, Rumi Utsugi then became a regular starter four years later at Canada 2015, leading the team back to the final, only to lose out 5-2 to the USA.
Not only will her World Cup-winning experience be vital to the squad at France 2019, but Utsugi spent six years playing for Montpellier, where she became the first Japanese player in the French top flight. She now plies her trade for Seattle Reign in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the USA playing with and against many players that will feature at France 2019.
Before the Nadeshiko land in France and kick off in their opening match against Argentina at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 10 June, FIFA.com caught up with Utsugi to talk about the state of the team, their style of play and how she views her role in the team eight years after that life-changing evening in Frankfurt.
A peripheral figure in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning Japan squad, Rumi Utsugi then became a regular starter four years later at Canada 2015, leading the team back to the final, only to lose out 5-2 to the USA.
Not only will her World Cup-winning experience be vital to the squad at France 2019, but Utsugi spent six years playing for Montpellier, where she became the first Japanese player in the French top flight. She now plies her trade for Seattle Reign in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the USA playing with and against many players that will feature at France 2019.
Before the Nadeshiko land in France and kick off in their opening match against Argentina at the Parc des Princes in Paris on 10 June, FIFA.com caught up with Utsugi to talk about the state of the team, their style of play and how she views her role in the team eight years after that life-changing evening in Frankfurt.
The Japanese style is typically centred on organisation and intelligent movement, so we’ll try and combine those with creative ideas and fresh thinking, which are especially evident in the younger players in our squad.
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Sarina Wiegman is undoubtedly a coach at the very top of her profession.
Having guided her country to their inaugural UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 title on home soil, the Dutchwoman picked up The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2017 title to cap a superlative year.
She is certainly one of a group of elite coaches in the women’s game, striving for perfection and pushing her star-studded team on to even greater heights.
Does this combination of top-level head coach and outstanding players make the Dutch dark horses for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ title?
FIFA.com sat down with Wiegman to discuss her hopes for the upcoming global finals, her superlative crop of players and her experience from Canada 2015 in an exclusive chat.
Sarina Wiegman is undoubtedly a coach at the very top of her profession. Having guided her country to their inaugural UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 title on home soil, the Dutchwoman picked up The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2017 title to cap a superlative year.
She is certainly one of a group of elite coaches in the women’s game, striving for perfection and pushing her star-studded team on to even greater heights. Does this combination of top-level head coach and outstanding players make the Dutch dark horses for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ title?
FIFA.com sat down with Wiegman to discuss her hopes for the upcoming global finals, her superlative crop of players and her experience from Canada 2015 in an exclusive chat.
During the World Cup – of course – we have a dream, like everyone else, and we do think that we are a team that others want to beat. But we focus on winning every game and we want to show again how good we are.
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Some trailblazers inspire a generation. There is no doubt that Patrizia Panico has moved thousands of youngsters to recreate her goals – more than a hundred of which she scored for her country’s national team – in playgrounds across her native Italy.
Now, she is blazing a fresh trail, as coach of the Italian men’s U-15 national side, one of very few women’s coaches working in an international set-up in the men’s game.
With Italy preparing to head to their first FIFA Women’s World Cup™ since USA 1999, FIFA.com sat down with Panico to cast her mind back to that tournament, where she – naturally - scored twice. We also looked ahead to Gli Azzurri’s chances at France 2019 and discussed her current role.
Some trailblazers inspire a generation. There is no doubt that Patrizia Panico has moved thousands of youngsters to recreate her goals – more than a hundred of which she scored for her country’s national team – in playgrounds across her native Italy.
Now, she is blazing a fresh trail, as coach of the Italian men’s U-15 national side, one of very few women’s coaches working in an international set-up in the men’s game.
With Italy preparing to head to their first FIFA Women’s World Cup™ since USA 1999, FIFA.com sat down with Panico to cast her mind back to that tournament, where she – naturally - scored twice. We also looked ahead to Gli Azzurri’s chances at France 2019 and discussed her current role.
I think the correct thing would be to say that I want to coach professionals. Then it makes no difference whether those professionals are men or women. That’s how I feel it. And from there a whole world opens up. I don’t think there should be any differentiation.
A total of 52 matches will be played to determine the winner of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France. Find out when and where all the matches will take place.
Immerse yourself in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with our Classic section, revisiting all previous editions through Final highlights, iconic images, exclusive interviews from legends and more!
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