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Philippine Star
Philippine Star
SPORTING CHANCE – Joaquin M. Henson – The Philippine Star February 1, 2022 | 12:00am The Philippines’ advance to the FIFA Women’s World Cup was phenomenal as it was historic. The national team had never qualified to play in the FIFA World Cup, either men or women, so the feat was unprecedented. The farthest the men reached in the World Cup qualifiers was the second round in the last three eliminations. To make it to the World Cup, the Philippines had to qualify for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, a competition the team had not qualified for in three of the last four editions. In 2018, the national …