One of the things I am interested in seeing at this Women’s World Cup are the new teams and how they play.
There are eight teams making their tournament debut, helped by the event’s expansion from 24 to 32 teams. These eight new teams — Philippines, Morocco, Panama, Vietnam, Haiti, Ireland, Zambia and Portugal — are certainly bringing excitement to the tournament.
Some, like Ireland, Portugal and Panama, have been to Men’s World Cups. Haiti qualified once in 1974, and Morocco first qualified in 2022 and stole many hearts with their electric performance in Qatar just six months ago. For Vietnam and the Philippines, it is
