Argentina women will cap amazing turnaround at World Cup

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(Reuters) - When Argentina play at the women’s World Cup in France next month they will cap one of the most remarkable journeys in sport, from a team that did not exist two years ago to one competing on the biggest stage.

In the summer of 2017, the Argentine team had been inactive for two years, hamstrung by an association that showed little interest in arranging games.

"We had no proper training pitches, when we travelled we slept on a bus rather that in a hotel, it was awful. We weren’t paid. We didn’t have games. We were using ancient training gear. So we started from zero." They rushed this year to set up games against top class teams and have paid a price, losing all three of their matches and failing to find the net in any of them.Barroso is reluctant to blame the last-minute preparations on their poor run but there is little doubt Argentina have to make up for lost time.

"Processes are important for players to get to know each other, I think that is the problem. They have been working together for years, travelling together, training together and we got together only recently." Of the 23 chosen for France, nine are professionals who play in overseas leagues, with the other 14 home-based amateurs.

 

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