At their match on Saturday at Perth Rectangular Stadium, Denmark Women and China PR Women will begin their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaigns.
The Red and White enter the competition having fallen to Spain 2-0 in a pre-tournament friendly, so they’ll be motivated to win their opening game in Group D.
The Chinese team, on the other hand, has a ton of Women’s World Cup experience, having reached the finals on eight of the nine occasions the tournament has been hosted. The Steel Roses secured their spot in Australia and New Zealand by winning the 2022 AFC Asian Cup, defeating the Korea Republic in the final with an exciting 3-2 comeback victory.
On January 27, 1990, Wang Shanshan, a 33-year-old veteran, was born. She competes in the Chinese Women’s Super League for Tianjin Tengde as an association football player from China.
Wang performed at the Summer Universiade in 2011. She faced Germany in her first senior team match in March 2012. In April 2015, she scored in a 2-1 friendly loss for China to England.
Having replaced another player in the 56th minute against Tajikistan at the 2018 Asian Games, she scored nine goals. In 146 appearances so far in her career, she has scored 55 goals.
Despite her versatility, Wang primarily plays as a striker. As a result, she is compared to Ruud Gullit in Chinese media.
Coach Hao Wei made use of her versatility at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup by playing her both on defense and offense.
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