In the history of the Women's World Cup, there have been many Asian talents who shone from a young age and later became legends such as: Homare Sawa (Japan) debuted in the World Cup at the age of 16 and won the championship in 2011; Sun Wen (China) was only 18 years old when she participated in the 1991 World Cup; Ellie Carpenter (Australia) made a strong impression at the tournament in France 4 years ago.
Looking ahead to the 2023 World Cup, AFC has selected 6 young stars to watch, including Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha.
“During the preparation for the tournament, the Vietnamese women’s team had a friendly match with Germany. Although they lost, they played very well. Thanh Nha was the one who scored the only goal for the Vietnamese team.
She is considered a big name in the new generation of Vietnamese women's football. The 21-year-old striker is certainly eager to repeat her performance against Germany at the World Cup, even though the Vietnamese women's team is in a very difficult group with defending champions the United States, current runners-up the Netherlands and Portugal," AFC's homepage introduced Thanh Nha.
Thanh Nha (white shirt) is in the top 6 young Asian stars to look forward to at the World Cup.
In addition to Thanh Nha, Southeast Asian football also has another face on this list, that is Isabella Flanigan of the Philippines. Only 18 years old this year, Flanigan is the second choice on the attack line next to seniors like Sarina Bolden and Katrina Guillou.
However, Flanigan is still highly regarded after being trained in the US. She possesses formidable speed and promises to be a trump card for coach Alen Stajcic when he needs to change tactics.
The remaining names selected by AFC include: Casey Phair (16 years old, Korea), Aoba Fujino (19 years old, Japan), Shen Mengyu (21 years old, PR China) and Mary Fowler (20 years old, Australia). The most notable of these is Casey Phair. She is the first multinational player to play for a Korean team in history. Casey Phair has an American father and a Korean mother. If put on the field, this striker could break the record for the youngest player to play in the tournament.
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