Sweden, Italy, Argentina and South Africa: A guide to Group G at 2023 Women's World Cup
The 2023 Women's World Cup is taking place in Australia and New Zealand between 20 July and 20 August. 2019 semi-finalists Sweden are in Group G, along with Italy, Argentina and South Africa. BBC Sport takes a closer look at those teams.
Manager: "I'm quite religious and I think that God was preparing me for this moment," said German Portanova on his appointment as Argentina boss in 2021. The Buenos Aires-born coach made shoes in a friend's factory after ending his playing career. Now he is tasked with steering La Albiceleste to a first win on the global stage on their fourth World Cup appearance. "We are aware that Argentina is a country that is very passionate about football and places a lot of emphasis on the results," he added. " We want to try to make history and qualify to the next round."
Star player: Experienced keeper Vanina Correa, who turns 40 on 14 August, is a World Cup veteran after being called up for the 2003, 2007 and 2019 editions. In 2012 she quit football and gave birth to twins. However, she began "kickabouts" with friends to keep fit and went from "being retired in every sense of the word" to going to France 2019 as her nation's first-choice keeper.
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Tournament history
Manager: While Italy's men's national team have not appeared at a World Cup since 2014, the women have qualified for consecutive World Cups for the first time in their history. Milena Bertolini, 56, steered Le Azzurre to wins over Australia, Jamaica and China in France four years ago on their way to the quarter-finals, where they lost to eventual finalists the Netherlands. They had a disappointing Euro 2022, finishing bottom of their group, but Bertolini has showed she is not afraid to make the big calls by
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