7 players to watch at Women’s World Cup

Asllani-Kosovare;-Sweden

Blessed with great speed and technique, Swedish forward Asllani Kosovare is the real deal and is known as the female Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Dzsenifer Marozsan; Germany
Dzsenifer Marozsan of Germany, right, missed the 2011 World Cup due to a knee injury, so she’ll have extra motivation this year.
Homare Sawa; Japan Japan’s Homare Sawa, second from right, will appear at a record-sixth World Cup this summer in Canada.[/caption]
Marta; Brazil
As Marta goes, so goes Brazil, so opposition will focus their efforts on shutting the talented forward down. Good luck with that.
Asllani Kosovare; Sweden
Blessed with great speed and technique, Swedish forward Asllani Kosovare is the real deal and is known as the female Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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Dzsenifer Marozsan; Germany
Dzsenifer Marozsan of Germany, right, missed the 2011 World Cup
Louisa Necib; France
French fans call Louisa Necib “The Female Zidane” for good reason: she is the best string-pulling midfielder in the women’s game.

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