With the 2019 Women’s World Cup just days away, we here at For The Win wanted to preview every team that will feature in this tournament. Next up is the Spain women’s national team. You can see the full list of team previews, and read about the USWNT, here.
Spain Group B schedule
Saturday, June 8, Noon ET vs. South Africa
Wednesday, June 12, Noon ET vs. Germany
Monday, June 17, Noon ET vs. China
Key players
Jenni Hermoso
The Atlético Madrid star has scored 24 goals for her club this season, and she’ll need to add to international total with former Spain captain and all-time top scorer Verónica Boquete out of the squad. Hermoso is fouth on the all-time scoring chart with 28 goals.
Patricia Guijarro
The midfielder is a star for Barcelona, and helped Spain win the UEFA U-19 championship in 2017. In March of 2018, Guijarro scored the second goal in a 2-0 win over Italy in the Cyprus Cup final.
Recent World Cup history
Spain qualified for it’s first-ever Women’s World Cup in 2015, and finished the group stage with a draw and two losses.
Spain was the first European side to earn a spot in the 2019 World Cup, and has made back-to-back trips to the quarterfinals in the Women’s Euro. Spain is a country on the rise, though, as the U-20 team finished second at the 2018 World Cup, while the U-17 team won the World Cup.
What experts are saying about Spain.
Via Charles Olney of Stars and Stripes FC:
“When everything is clicking, Spain move the ball with lightning speed through a series of one-touch passes, and it all looks as pretty as any nation in the world. The problem is: it doesn’t always click. When it doesn’t, they lack the cutting edge to manufacture goals through more direct means. And given the tough group, they may flatter to deceive once again.“
How to be a fan
You can follow the team on Twitter @SeFutbolFem.
