Caicedo, James, Fowler; these are the rising stars of the Women’s World Cup
Associated PressSYDNEY — A new generation of stars has emerged at the Women’s World Cup. “We are on the cusp, and what a special moment to be able to sit in a stadium and watch a superstar like Marta and watch her final matches for her national team at a World Cup and watch an up and comer like Lauren James,” FIFA’s head of women’s football, Sarai Bareman, told The Associated Press. South Korea’s Casey Phair, meanwhile, made history by becoming the youngest person to play at a World Cup when she went on against Colombia in the group stage, aged 16 years and 26 days. Caicedo’s performances have helped her team advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time, with Colombia being the only team from the Americas left in the tournament. Step forward Manchester City striker Fowler, who has grown into the World Cup and produced arguably her best performance of the competition in Australia’s 2-0 win over Denmark to advance to the quarterfinals.
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