Ferns don't win at least 1, preferably 2 of 3 games - Klimkova will be seriously under some pressure.
https://theniche-cache.com/football/2023/2/10/football-ferns-vs-portugalargentina-squad-yarns-amp-preview
That means three games in one week for the Fernies and they’re all against teams of a similar quality. The Ferns have met Portugal once in their history, winning 1-0 back in 2016 at the Algarve Cup that the Porties host. Amber Hearn scored the winner. They’ve also played Argentina twice, beating them 1-0 in 2008 (Hearn with the winner that day too) and quite recently beating them 2-0 at the Cup of Nations in Australia back in early 2019 with Katie Rood and CJ Bott doing the damage. You may remember that CJB golazo...
https://theniche-cache.com/football/2023/2/10/football-ferns-vs-portugalargentina-squad-yarns-amp-preview
That means three games in one week for the Fernies and they’re all against teams of a similar quality. The Ferns have met Portugal once in their history, winning 1-0 back in 2016 at the Algarve Cup that the Porties host. Amber Hearn scored the winner. They’ve also played Argentina twice, beating them 1-0 in 2008 (Hearn with the winner that day too) and quite recently beating them 2-0 at the Cup of Nations in Australia back in early 2019 with Katie Rood and CJ Bott doing the damage. You may remember that CJB golazo...
WOAHHH! What a stunning long-range strike from CJ Bott! 🔥
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Yes, folks, these are actual legitimate winnable games of football on the horizon and exactly the type of fixtures that this team needs to be playing in preparation for that World Cup. As such, Jitka Klimková has named a 23-woman squad that looks about as strong as it could get right now (barring one or two injuries). This group will form the overwhelming bulk of the World Cup squad in July and it’s time for Klimková’s best eleven to finally get some proper reps together.