Italy, South Africa and Sweden are the rivals who beat Argentina in New Zealand

Italy, led by Milena Bertolini, finished 16th. In the world rankings, Argentina (28) will compete at the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Argentina will face Azura on Monday, July 24 at 3:00 am local time at Kingsland Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

Juventus player Cristiano Grelli is Italy’s captain and key figure – a two-time quarter-finalist at World Cups (1991 and 2019) – but she also has other big names at European level with a base at the Vecchia Signora. Like Valentina Chernoya, Ariana Caruso and Barbara Bonanza.

Milena Bertolini has been the coach of the Italian national team since 2017, so this is her second World Cup. At France 2019, the Italian national team topped their group and beat China 2-0 in the round of 16, but fell in the next game.
The Netherlands is a prime example.

The 2023 World Cup will be their fourth historic participation and, like Argentina, the Albiceleste have never won a game at the World Cup.

The Argentina national team’s second opponent will be South Africa on Thursday, July 27 at 9:00pm in Dunedin. The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations champions only participated in France 2019, where they lost all three games.

South Africa, with little World Cup experience and 54th place in the rankings, are the weakest contenders in the area, with a female coach, Desiree Ellis, and fast attacking players. The figures are Thembi Katlana, Linda Motihalo and Germaine Siobozenwe.

Sweden, the strongest contender and candidate to win the zone, will play the third and final match of the group stage on Wednesday 2 August at 4:00am Argentina time at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton.

The third-ranked Nordics have played in eight FIFA World Cups and reached the podium four times, finishing as runners-up in 2003 and third in the 1991, 2011 and 2019 editions. Plus, they won. Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games silver medalist.

Sweden, led by Peter Gerhardtsson for five years, is a collection of top footballers from Europe’s top teams, including Fridolina Rolpo from Barcelona (who has now won the Champions League), Rebecca Blomqvist from Wolfsburg, Stina Blakstenius from Arsenal. , Linda Sembrandt (Juventus) and Caroline Seger’s historic captaincy.