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7. Sam
Kerr

AUSTRALIA

Only 25, Sam Kerr has
already broken multiple
scoring records and
led Australia to a major
tournament win. Named
captain in February under
new coach Ante Milicic,
Kerr powered her team to
the FFA Cup of Nations in
March, scoring within the
first four minutes in the
final against Argentina.
Kerr started playing
soccer at 12 and made
her debut on a national
team only three years STORIES TO WATCH
later. A prolific scorer,
she is the all-time leading
goal scorer in both the A star First-timers
National Women’s Soccer
League—after stints with stays home Four teams are making
teams in New York, New You wouldn’t have World Cup debuts:
Jersey and Chicago—and expected to see a men’s Scotland, Chile, South
Australia’s W-League,
where she stars for World Cup without Africa (above) and Jamaica.
her hometown team, luminaries like Lionel Messi Chile has a rough path in
Perth Glory. or Cristiano Ronaldo. But Group F, where the top-
Australia is expected to ranked U.S. is expected to
advance past the opening the women’s tournament
stage in France. Thanks will be missing the first dominate. Scotland will
to Kerr’s speed and agility, winner of the Ballon d’Or face local rival England,
it could be primed for an Féminin, given to the which is riding high after
even deeper run.
best women’s player in this year’s triumph in the
the world: Norway’s Ada SheBelieves Cup. However,
KERR: MICHAEL DODGE— GET T Y IMAGES; SOUTH AFRICA: ANESH DEBIKY— AF P/GET T Y IMAGES
Hegerberg. The 23-year-old the Lionesses are wary of a
striker for Lyon scored a slip-up, with English winger

record number of goals in Karen Carney telling the
the Women’s Champions BBC before the group
League last season. But in draw, “I wouldn’t want
an act of protest over how [Scotland]. They’d have
her country’s federation a lot of fans coming over,

treats the women’s game, and the rivalry can be a
she stopped playing for leveler.” The top two teams
Norway. Hegerberg’s from all six groups, as well
absence dims the star as four third-place teams,

wattage in France—along will pass through to the
with her country’s chances. knockout rounds.

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