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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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Jill Ellis is laser-focused on what's next. She may have led the USA to their third world title at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, but you can be assured that she hasn't watched highlights or moments from that achievement anytime recently.
Approaching the five-year marker of being the USWNT head coach, Ellis is only concerned about the next game.
When FIFA.com caught up with Ellis recently, it became clear that everything from Canada 2015 was far from her mind and that everything she's doing now is geared to further success in France.
With the Women's World Cup just around the corner, Ellis sat down with us to talk about the holders, how they have evolved since 2015, her takeaways from that tournament and what tactical trends she expects to see at France 2019. "With the investment that everybody’s made and with the globalisation of our game, I think in terms of this World Cup, tactical flexibility will play a big role in terms of a trend. You’re seeing teams now adapting to their opponent, looking at certain situations and having flexibility in a system or tactic."
Jill Ellis is laser-focused on what's next. She may have led the USA to their third world title at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, but you can be assured that she hasn't watched highlights or moments from that achievement anytime recently.
Approaching the five-year marker of being the USWNT head coach, Ellis is only concerned about the next game.
When FIFA.com caught up with Ellis recently, it became clear that everything from Canada 2015 was far from her mind and that everything she's doing now is geared to further success in France.
It’s about the transition game and that moment of dispossession or gaining possession, that will be a critical aspect in who wins. With the introduction of VAR, set pieces are going to be critical and a major part of this tournament.
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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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