When FIFA announced the creation of the Women’s Football World Cup Finally fulfilled the dream of endless players who yearned to compete in a tournament of selections that their teammates have already been enjoying since 1989 and that with the … last year in Uzbekistan already has ten editions. However, while joy overflowed, a feeling of prudence was imposed. First for the slowness of the decisions of the governing body of football and its modalities, which took to choose the dates and headquarters, and then because of having to earn a ticket. Once marked in red on the calendar on November 21 to December 7, and with a bug in the map to mark Philippinesthe classification phase was still overcome.
It seemed impossible that the Spanish team, absolute dominant of women’s room in Europe, with three victories in the three Europeans who have been played to date (2019, 2022 and 2023), could stay out of the first World Cup in history, but among the players the slogan was clear. From CLAUDIA PONS coach To the last rookie to dress with the colors of the national team, and passing of course through the captains Anita Luján and small, the message was repeated again and again. The ticket to Asian lands could not be taken for granted. As brilliant palmarés that Spain had, the World Cup had to earn it.
And what if Spain has earned it. With an overwhelming authority already lack of the game that must play this Saturday against France (18.00h), the Tricampeona of Europe has already secured its presence in the Philippines to fight for the world throne. Two bulky victories against Finland (4-0) and Poland (5-0), together with the two losses of France, sealed the pass and, now, the euphoria of the Spanish.
«We are very happy. It is the goal we had marked since we had dates. We have worked very well these weeks, the preparation matches against Portugal gave us a lot of confidence, and it is true that before Finland perhaps because of the nerves we were not so good but before Poland we did a very serious job and look, we are classified ». Anita Luján word. «It is a dream fulfilled individually, but it is much prettier because It is something of many years, of many players, of all who love this sport and that we deserved this at once. And now eager to play. I always get excited when talking because I have been lucky enough to learn from many players, many generations, and it is a privilege to continue being here and fulfill this goal that we set many years ago and that we can finally enjoy it, ”concludes the first captain.
It is supported by the second, small, which emphasizes that “finally we will have the possibility of fulfilling the dream of many generations. The team has worked hard and very well during these two weeks, the first day there were a little nerves and it was still a game with a lot of responsibility but we knew how to get it out and a more loose Spain was seen in the second. Yesterday when the game between France and Finland ended that we had the mathematical classification we celebrated it. It is something historical!“
A serene version of the joy with which the rest of the team’s companions exploded on social networks. «This is crazy! What a pride of team, people and everything. Philippines, there we go, ”he wrote for example Antía Pérez. «What happiness! Now yes. This is only the beginning of a great path, ”added Eva González who, injured, has not been able to participate in the classification.
A for the plenary
Now it remains to fulfill the procedure against France, although small warns: «The third game is faced as the first and second, you have to go with the head in the game, for two reasons, out of respect for the rival and because this is Spainevery minute here is very difficult to win and we have to make a perfect classification ».
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