Women’s World Cup 2023, the rainbow event kicks off in Australia and New Zealand. The Italian women’s team will also be on the field. Here are the antepost predictions
All chasing the United States, who triumphed in France in 2019 and are obviously the favourites. The women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand, where Milena Bertolini’s Italian national team is also in the grouping with Argentina, Sweden and South Africa
The chances of overcoming the group are there, indeed: only the European team could put Italy in difficulty, but after last year’s European Championship nothing is taken for granted. It certainly comes with a team that has been in Auckland since 8 July and is preparing for the event in the best possible way. Italy will debut on the morning of 24 (8 am) against Argentina, then on 29 July (9.30 am) against Sweden and finally on 2 August (9 am) against the Africans. But let’s see, now, which are the most interesting antepost predictions of this event.
Women’s World Cup 2023, here are our predictions
Having won two titles in a row, the United States are the favourite team to win again. A group that, in addition to the usual players who have made the history of the sport, has been enriched with very young elements capable of taking the reins. In short, the Americans have the best chance. Watch out, however, for Holland, a finalist in 2019, and also England, who won last year’s European Championship at home. Less well Brazil, in the midst of a generational change. Italy? Minimum objective the round of 16, the quarters would be a sensational result.
Valentina Giacinti (Lapresse)
Who could win the top scorer title instead? In France it was Megan Rapinoe’s turn, this time the bookmakers point to Alex Morgan. Then in sequence Sophia Smith and Rachel Daly, but also an eye on Italy’s Valentina Giacinti who, perhaps taking advantage of what is not an iron round should and could manage to score several times in the first games. Let’s hope, of course, that this will be the case, but in any case it is a difficult bet to take. In short, here are our predictions for the next World Cup, hoping to see the ‘World Girls’ on the field again, the ones who made us fall in love.