CNN —Just six days into the 2023 Women’s World Cup and many of the tournament underdogs are already making a name for themselves.
The Philippines securing its first World Cup win on Tuesday was just the latest in a series of surprise results.
5 France, its first ever point at a World Cup, while New Zealand won its first Women’s World Cup game by beating Norway – before itself being on the wrong end of an upset against the Philippines.
Even when results haven’t gone the way of the so-called smaller teams, many games have been much closer than expected.
“The smaller nations are believing that they can get this done.”Philippines beats New Zealand in the latest surprise result on Tuesday.
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