Philippines hope 'meteoric rise' to World Cup is game-changer

MANILA: In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women's team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation's World Cup debut.

Since Stajcic's appointment as coach in late 2021, the Philippines have jumped from 68 in the FIFA rankings and are now a best-ever 46th place. They will not be expected to get out of the group, but defender Hali Long said:"I would like to think we're going to go in there and do more than just participate.The team hope getting the Philippines to their first World Cup can be a game-changer for football in the country.

He coached Australia at the 2015 World Cup and took the Matildas to as high as fourth in the FIFA rankings, but was dumped despite guiding them to the 2019 tournament.

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