Column / Opinion
World Cup Wonderings…
She Kicks, issue 80, July 2023 pp.72–76
A five-page pundit round-table in which 11 UK-based writers and broadcasters, from Jacqui Oatley and Suzy Wrack to Tom Garry and Sophie Lawson, answer a run of prediction questions. Germany and the United States dominate the picks for the title, with Robyn Cowen the lone voice for England. Asked which Lioness will roar loudest, they scatter across Mary Earps, Lauren James, Lucy Bronze, Rachel Daly, Keira Walsh and Georgia Stanway. Racheal Kundananji, Linda Caicedo, Melchie Dumornay and Barbra Banda are tipped as breakout names, while Patri Guijarro, Leah Williamson and Vivianne Miedema head the absences most lamented. Herve Renard wins the coolest-in-the-technical-area vote, and there are jet-lag tips and mascot suggestions.