Dream doesn’t end for PH football after World Cup entry

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Team Philippines members whoop it up on the field after historic win over Chinese Taipei on Sunday.

Workforce Philippines members whoop it up on the sphere after historic win over Chinese language Taipei on Sunday. —AFC.COM

Following its quantum leap to the world stage, the Philippine girls’s soccer staff now has a robust case of bringing the nationwide colours to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

“In fact. If we qualify for the World Cup, why not the Olympics?’’ stated Philippine Soccer Federation president Mariano “Nonong’’ Araneta Jr. after the Filipino woman booters wrote historical past with a breakthrough entry to the following staging of the Fifa Girls’s World Cup.

The Philippines made it to the worldwide scene after a heroic efficiency that produced an exhilarating 4-3 win on penalties over Chinese language Taipei on Sunday through the quarterfinals of the Asian Soccer Confederation Girls’s Asian Cup in Pune, India.

Ranked sixty fourth on this planet, the Filipinos can showcase their newfound confidence towards South Korea within the semifinals on Thursday. The Koreans booted out the extremely favored Australian squad, 1-0, within the quarterfinals.

“Really, securing a ticket to the Olympics is harder than qualifying for the World Cup. There are 5 slots for the continent within the World Cup, whereas solely three international locations in Asia will go to the Olympics,’’ stated Araneta through the Philippine Sportswriters Affiliation Discussion board on Tuesday.

Araneta weaved his magic twice, the primary time as Workforce Philippines chef de mission within the Tokyo Olympics final yr the place the nation captured its first gold medal courtesy of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz.

The Philippines must brace itself towards Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and doubtless North Korea within the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“The rating of those international locations are actually a lot larger than us. However from what we noticed from the staff [in India], something is feasible now,’’ stated Araneta.

“They’ve confirmed that and we’re assured that come the {qualifications} for the Olympics, I feel we’ll give them a superb struggle,’’ added Araneta.

Workforce Philippines coach Allen Stajcic molded the staff, which grew to become the primary nationwide soccer squad to earn the privilege of going to the celebrated world meet, even after preparations solely started in December in Irvine, California.

“Given extra time, this staff can enhance rather a lot. With coach Allen there, there are lots of promising issues that may occur,’’ stated Araneta.

Goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel got here by with a pair of huge stops together with a penalty kick that leveled the rely previous to Sarina Bolden’s golden objective that despatched the Philippines to the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

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