Women's World Cup Group B Preview: Focus on Sam Kerr as Super Falcons Aim to soar high
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The Big Question in Group B will be whether Australia can ride on home support and finally break the quarter-final voodoo.
The Matildas have never gone past the quarter-finals, but with a much stronger squad and home advantage, the onus will be on them to put on a show.
But first, they will have to overcome a Group with tricky opposition in the form of record African champions Nigeria, Olympic champions Canada and debutants Ireland.
AustraliaSam Kerr will head into the tournament as the highest-ranked player by EA Sports. The ChelseaWomen hitman will be expected to bring her A-game and power Tony Gustavsson to history.
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FootballThe weight of an expectant nation will be firmly on her shoulders, but luckily for her, she will be supported by other players who ply their trade in key leagues across the world; among them, Ellie Carpenter(Lyon), Emily van Egmond(San Diego Wave), Alex Chidiac(Racing Louisville) and Caitlin Foord(Arsenal).
They recently put on a morale-boosting performance to snap England's 30-match unbeaten record under Sarina Wiegman. The Lionesses are one of the favourites for the tournament.
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NigeriaThe Super Falcons boast of arguably Africa's greatest player in Asisat Oshoala. The Barcelona star will lead a star-studded squad to the tournament, but they will be wary of having to come up
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