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The journey to the final three teams that will secure their tickets for the biggest footballing event of the year starts this weekend. Ten teams will compete to be part of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, through the FIFA inter-confederation playoffs.
Here at The Equalizer, we give you an overview of the teams and players, so you can watch the games knowing what to expect and who to pay attention to.
Chinese Tapei
Let’s start with the teams from AFC. Chinese Taipei earned a second place finish in Group A of the AFC Women’s Cup that took them to the knockout stage. However, they were eliminated on penalties against the Philippines after drawing 1-1. Scoring is a concern. Of the 11 goals they scored between the Women’s Asian Cup and the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, eight of them where against Iran (5-0 win) and Thailand (3-0 win). Chinese Taipei has conceded 12 in their last four games, including four against South Korea and Japan, each.
A 2-0 defeat against Thailand in a…
