THE ESSENTIAL
The World Cup is launched: after the victory of the Blue against South Korea in opening of the competition, Friday at the Parc des Princes (4-0), the turn of the other teams to start their campaign in France. At 3 pm, in Group B, one of the favorite teams for the final title, Germany, begins its World Cup against China in Rennes. In the other match of the group, at 18 hours, South Africa will challenge Spain in Le Havre. Finally, Norway will try to join the French team at the top of Group A against Nigeria, at 9 pm in Reims.
The infos to remember:
- Germany starts competition against China in Group B at 3 pm
- In the same group, Spain is opposed to South Africa at 18 hours
- In group A, the one from France, Nigeria beat Norway at 21 hours
The Germans, favorite and expected
The great debut of one of the favorite teams of this tournament: Germany starts its World at 15 hours, on the lawn of Roazhon Park Rennes. The first obstacle is a priori not the toughest, since China is 16th in the FIFA rankings and seems insufficiently armed to resist their opponents of the day. Second behind the Americans, the Germans, led by their playmaker Dzsenifer Marozsan, want to start perfectly in this competition, in a group largely within their reach.
Spanish girls will test themselves
Behind the Germans, promised in the first place of their group, the games are quite open. And the Spanish want to take an option on the second qualifying place for the knockout round, dominating on Saturday South Africa, team the lowest group on paper with a 49th place in the FIFA rankings. La Roja, ranked 13th in the world, will bet on its youth to win.
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Norway, deprived of Hegerberg, wants to join the Blue ones
Norway will she share the head of Group A with the Blue, Saturday night? Opposed Nigeria, at 21 hours, the Norwegian outsiders want to take an option on qualifying before facing the Blue Wednesday. In this task, they will have to do without their best element, the attacker Ada Hegerberg. The player of Lyon, haloed by a Ballon d'Or in December, decided not to participate in the competition after several disagreements with her federation. In front, Nigeria will be able to count on its star Asisat Oshoala, 24 years old, to try to beat the odds.