Stajcic aiming to close experience gap for Filipina World Cup underdogs

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Alen Stajcic believes the Philippine women's football team will be ready for the FIFA Women's World Cup after exposing his wards to quality competition over the past year and a half.

SYDNEY, Australia – Philippines coach Alen Stajcic will take his inexperienced squad into the FIFA Women’s World Cup hoping a year-and-a-half spent exposing his players to the rigors of the international scene will ensure his team is competitive in its tournament debut.

“We traversed the globe last year and played 30 internationals, and this year we’ve already played nine,” former Australia coach Stajcic told Reuters of his team’s preparations. “We’ve added all those bits in and now there’s obviously fine tuning, but we’ve put in a lot of work over a long period of time, all the staff and players together.”

Few, though, have featured at the top end of the women’s game and that lack of exposure means they will be unfancied when they go into their group games against the Swiss, Norway, and tournament co-hosts New Zealand.

 

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