Annis now finds herself at the 2023 World Cup, the Philippines’ first. Eighteen of the team’s 23 World Cup players were born in the United States. Her first visit to the country was in 2018, as the team prepared for the Asian Cup, which doubled as World Cup qualification. In late 2022, they traveled to Chile for a pair of games as part of World Cup preparations. A 2-0 loss to Switzerland in the the Philippines’ World Cup debut was a difficult start but one with signs of encouragement.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2023 20:17 UTC