Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková isn’t daunted by the prospect of playing world No 12 Norway in their first match at next year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup on home soil. Stuff Ali Riley and the Football Ferns will play in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup. READ MORE:* 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup officially welcomed to Aotearoa ahead of Saturday's draw* Take Five: Key questions answered about the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup draw* Who the Football Ferns want to draw (and who they don't) at the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup* Fifa leader Fatma Samoura says Kiwi colleagues have put NZ on the 'global football map'Klimková described group A as “competitive” and felt her side would have a chance to get their first World Cup win and advance to the round of 16 as one of the top two sides. The 21st-ranked Swiss sit just above the 22nd-ranked Ferns in the Fifa rankings while the Philippines are currently ranked 53rd. The US will meet the Netherlands in a rematch of the last World Cup final in Wellington on July 27, which promises to be a spectacle for local fans.

Source: Stuff October 23, 2022 01:01 UTC