The biggest football competition in the world cup, the FIFA World Cup will come on display come June albeit the female version. The eighth edition of the Women’s world cup will happen in the European country of France, which also hosted the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in 2018.
The best 24 female National teams will be on display from Germany to USA, Brazil, Nigeria, Japan in nine French stadia including Parc Olympique in Lyon, Allianz Riviera in Nice, and Parc des Princes in Paris amongst others. Today we do a brief X-ray of all of them as we countdown to the kick off on the 7th of June.
GROUP A
FRANCE
Nickname: The Blues
Appearance: 4th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: 4th place (2011)
Coach: Corinne Diacre
Star: Amandine Henry
KOREA REPUBLIC
Nickname: Teageuk Ladies
Appearance: 4th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: R16 (2015)
Coach: Yoon Deok-yeo
Star: Ji So Yun
NORWAY
Nickname: The Grasshoppers
Appearance: 4th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Winners (x1, 1995)
Coach: Martin Sjorgen
Star: Ada Hegerberg
NIGERIA
Nickname: Super Falcons
Appearance: 8th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Quarter-Finals (1999)
Coach: Thomas Dennerby
Star: Asisat Oshoala
Group B
GERMANY
Nickname: The National Eleven
Appearance: 8th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Winners (x2 2003, 2007)
Coach: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
Star: Dzsenifer Marozsan
CHINA PR
Nickname: Steel Roses
Appearance: 7th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Runners up (1999)
Coach: Jia Xiuquan
Star: Ma Xiaoxu
SPAIN
Nickname: La Roja
Appearance: 2nd
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Group Stage (2015)
Coach: Jorge Vilda
Star: Irene Paredes
SOUTH AFRICA
Nickname: Banyana Banyana
Appearance: Debut
Last Appearance: None
Best Performance: None
Coach: Desiree Ellis
Star: Thembi Kgatlana
Group C
AUSTRALIA
Nickname: Matildas
Appearance: 7th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Quarter-Final (2007, 2011,
2015)
Coach: Ante Milicic
Star: Samantha Kerr
ITALY
Nickname: Azzurri (Blues)
Appearance: 3rd
Last Appearance: 1991
Best Performance: Quarter Final (1991)
Coach: Melina Bertolini
Star: Barbara Bonansea
BRAZIL
Nickname: Selecao
Appearance: 8th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Runners Up (2007)
Coach: Vadao
Star: Marta
JAMAICA
Nickname: Reggae Gurls
Appearance: Debut
Last Appearance: None
Best Performance: None
Coach: Hue Menzies
Star: Jody Brown
Group D
ENGLAND
Nickname: The Lionesses
Appearance: 5th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Third Place (2015)
Coach: Phil Neville
Star: Fran Kirby
SCOTLAND
Nickname: Angels
Appearance: Debut
Last Appearance: None
Best Performance: None
Coach: Shelly Kerr
Star: Kim Little
ARGENTINA
Nickname: Albiceleste
Appearance: 3rd
Last Appearance: 2017
Best Performance: Group stage
Coach: Carlos Borello
Star: Estefanía Banini
JAPAN
Nickname: Nadeshiko
Appearance: 8th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Winners (x1 2011)
Coach: Asako Takakura
Star: Mana Iwabuchi
Group E
CANADA
Nickname: – The Canucks
Appearance: 7th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: 4th place (2003)
Coach: Kenneth Heiner Moller
Star: Christine Sinclair
CAMEROON
Nickname: Indomitable Lioness
Appearance: 2nd
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: R16 (2015)
Coach: Alain Djeumfa
Star: Gabrielle Onguene
NEW ZEALAND
Nickname: Football Ferns
Appearance: 5th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Group Stage
Coach: Tom Sermanni
Star: Ali Riley
NETHERLANDS
Nickname: Oranje
Appearance: 2nd
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: R16 (2015)
Coach: Sarina Wiegmann
Star: Lieke Martens
Group F
USA
Nickname: Stars and Stripes
Appearance: 8th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Winners (x3, 1991, 1995, 2015)
Coach: Jill Ellis
Star: Julie Ertz
THAILAND
Nickname: Chaba Kaew
Appearance: 2nd
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Group Stage
Coach: Nuengruethai Sathongwen
Star: Kanjana Sungngoen
CHILE
Nickname: Ladies in Red
Appearance: Debut
Last Appearance: None
Best Performance: None
Coach: Jose Letelier
Star: Francisca Lara
SWEDEN
Nickname: The Blue-yellow
Appearance: 8th
Last Appearance: 2015
Best Performance: Runners up 2003
Coach: Peter Gerhardsson
Star: Stina-Blackstenius
