Because the women’s team jersey won’t have the three stars for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

The Argentina women’s national team This year will have the great challenge of participating in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The team that leads German Portanova and who achieved a historic ranking after finishing third in the Copa América which was played in Colombia last year, will complete Group G alongside Sweden, South Africa and Italy. But this Tuesday, after the presentation of the official ball that will be used in the tournament, a curious detail emerged: the biancoceleste shirt will not show the three stars on the shield.

The brand that sponsors the World Cup that FIFA will organize in Oceania from 20 July to 20 August has unveiled the Oceanuz, the ball that Adidas has designed with visual tones inspired by the organizing countries. And one of the players who posed with the ball was the Argentine striker Mariana Larroquette.

The forward of Club León de México and the national team smiles with the ball in his hands and the Argentina shirt that doesn’t show the three stars on the shield: what is this for?

It is that according to FIFA each modality has its own titles and they are not shared by the federation. In other words, the three world titles were won by the men’s team, so they will be able to bring the stars to the Scudetto. The same goes for the futsal team.: Men wear a star for the world title achieved in Colombia in 2016.

Like women, even beach soccer teams, which have not won world titles, will not be able to embroider stars on the championship. Whoever wins them takes them.

When does the Women’s World Cup take place?

Germán Portanova’s side will join Group G alongside Sweden, South Africa and Italy. The tournament will be played between 20 July and 20 August and Argentina’s three matches will be hosted by New Zealand.

Argentina will make its debut on July 24 against Italy, in Auckland; it will clash with South Africa for the second round on the 28th, in Dunedin; and will close his participation in the area against Sweden on August 2, in Hamilton.

All groups:
Group A: New Zealand, Norway, Philippines and Switzerland
Group B: Australia, Nigeria, Ireland and Canada
Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia and Japan
Group D: England, playoff team, Denmark and China
Group E: USA, Vietnam, Netherlands and playoffs
Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil and playoffs
Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia and South Korea

For now there are 29 qualified teams and the three remaining places will be decided in the qualifying tournament to be held from February 17 to 23 in New Zealand, in which Chile and Paraguay will represent Conmebol together with Cameroon, China Tapei, Haiti, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Senegal and Thailand.

The World Cup will be played in nine cities and 10 stadiums. In Australia the matches will be played in Brisbane, Adelaide (two stadiums), Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, while in New Zealand in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Dunedin.

This will be the ninth edition of the competition, the United States is the first winner with four titles, followed by Germany with two; and Japan and Norway have one.

For Argentina it will be the fourth participation in its history after having played in the editions of the United States 2003, China 2007 and France 2019.