Filipinas out to ’embrace’ challenge as they play FIFA Women’s World Cup host New Zealand

The Philippine ladies’s nationwide soccer crew is all set to return to motion 4 days after bowing to Switzerland in its debut recreation within the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final Friday.

The fierce Filipinas, although, can have a tall job at hand after they eye for a maiden win as they are going to be dealing with co-hosts New Zealand on Tuesday on the Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington at 1 p.m. (Manila time).

For head coach Allen Stajcic, they’ll use this as a motivation even when a capability crowd of as many as 34,000 dwell viewers is anticipated on Tuesday’s marquee recreation.

“Traditionally, being a host nation or a home team in any kind of football game is an advantage. Fortunately, we don’t have to play against 25,000 people and we have to play against 11 [players],” the Australian tactician stated within the pre-match presser.

“We have to block all that out and embrace it. This is a very special moment and one that we’ll cherish for the rest of our lives so you want to go out there and give it your best shot.”

Stajcic and the Filipinas will look to choose up from the place they left off the place they gave world no. 20 Switzerland a problem early within the match earlier than Ramona Bachmann and Seraina Piubel delivered the objectives.

“Obviously we wanted a win, but now we move on to the next game with a lot more confidence and a belief that we can compete with the big teams in the world and the mentality that we can be at this level and we can compete and try to win,” Stajcic added.

Against New Zealand, the Philippines is in a must-win scenario with the intention to keep in rivalry as solely the highest two groups from every group will advance to the Round of 16. New Zealand and Switzerland at present lead Group A with related 1-0-0 win-draw-loss playing cards as the previous defeated Norway to kick off its marketing campaign.

Forward Katrina Guillou, whose aim in opposition to Switzerland was later referred to as as offside, can be anticipating a troublesome match in opposition to the world no. 26 New Zealand.

“The first game is what it is but it is a short turnaround so we have to prepare for the next one,” she stated.

“We kind of just step into the mentality where we move on and focus on the next game. We know it would be a difficult one.”

—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News