The Philippines women's football team is riding a recent wave of success, and is hoping to continue breaking new ground at next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Nothing short of exceptional. That's the assessment as the Philippines lifted its first major international football trophy as its World Cup-bound women's team wrote another page in history for winning the 2022 AFF Women's Championship on home soil."The ground that the team keeps breaking, the history they keep making, just raising the bar of expectation and what we can achieve as a country. It's just great to see football come to life," he said.
Golden boot Sarina Bolden drilled the nail in the coffin with her 89th minute goal, to complete a 3-0 thrashing of the Thais in the decider. Ranked No. 64 back in September, Philippines punched a ticket to its 10th appearance in the AFC Women's Asian Cup under long-time coach Marlon Maro. With the country's success on the international stage, the Filipinas reached a record-high FIFA ranking of No. 53.However. behind these milestones were head-scratching moments for Stajcic: "How do you turn a young and inexperienced team into a World Cup contender?"
The Australian coach set a goal that the Filipinas needed to play as many international matches as possible to "accelerate" their development. Newcomers who have shone brightly this year include goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel and Fil-Norwegian Sara Eggesvik, who made a stunning debut in the AFF championship, anchoring the team's midfield.
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