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The five players you need to follow this World Cup (and why)

The five players you need to follow this World Cup (and why)

You’ve definitely heard of Sam Kerr, our home-grown star and captain of the Matildas, who will miss at least the first two group games due to injury. But there are also four others worth keeping an eye on at this World Cup.

The world’s best female soccer players have descended on Australia and New Zealand for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

For the next month (following the opening game on Thursday night), they will swap their club jerseys for their country’s kit, as 32 nations vie to become the next world champion.

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Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
Ingrid Fuary-WagnerExplainer editorIngrid Fuary-Wagner was The Australian Financial Review’s explainer editor.

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