PRESENTATION GROUP C and GROUP D

Picture : Samantha Kerr is the Australian Goal scorer and one of the best women players in the World.

GROUP C

AUSTRALIA

Previous participations : 6 (since 1995)

Best performance : Quarter final 2001, 2007, 2015

Coach : Ante MILICIC (since 2019)

Stars : Samantha KERR (Chicago RS), Lydia WILLIAMS (Seattle Reign), Elise KELLOND-KNIGHT  (Seattle Reign)

ITALY

Previous participations : 2 (1991, 1999)

Best performance : Quarter final 1991

Coach : Milena BERTOLINI (since 2017)

Stars : Sara GAMA (FC Juventus), Barbara BONANSEA (FC Juventus), Alice PARISI (Fiorentina)

BRAZIL

Previous participations : 7 (all since 1991)

Best performance : Runner-up 2007

Performance WC 2015 : Round of 16

Coach : Oswaldo ALVAREZ “VADAO” (since 2017)

Stars : MARTA (Orlando Pride), FORMIGA (Paris SG), BEATRIZ (Inchea)

MARTA

JAMAICA

FIRST PARTICIPATION

Coach : Hue MENZIES (since 2015)

Stars : Khadija SHAW (Tennessee), Konya PLUMMER, Jody BROWN

GROUP D

ENGLAND

Previous participations : 4 (1995, 2007, 2011, 2015)

Best performance : 3rd in 2015

Coach : Phil NEVILLE (since 2018)

Stars : Fran KIRBY (FC Chelsea), Lucy BRONZE (Lyon), Nikita PARRIS (Manchester City/Lyon)

Nikita PARRIS

SCOTLAND

FIRST PARTICIPATION

Coach : Shelley KERR (since 2017)

Stars : Erin CUTHBERT (FC Chelsea), Kim LITTLE (FC Arsenal), Rachel CORSIE (Utah Royals)

ARGENTINA

Previous participations : 2 ((2003, 2007)

Best performance : Group stage

Coach : Carlos BORRELLO (2003 – 2012, again since 2017)

Stars : Soledad JAIMES (Lyon), Estefania BANINI (Levante), Florencia BONSEGUNDO  (Huelva)

JAPAN

Previous participations : 7 (all since 1991)

Best performance : Winner WC 2011

Performance WC 2015 : Runner-up

Coach : Asako TAKAKURA (since 2016)

Stars : Saki KUMAGAI (Lyon), Mana IWABUCHI (Kobe), Kumi YOKOYAMA (Nagano)

Saki KUMAGAI