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