This Sunday a tough battle was played for fifth place in the Women’s America Cup 2022which after a tight 1-1 in the 90’s and the definition in the penalty shootout, left the Chilean national team.
The red team, which had already secured its presence in the Pan American Games as the host of the tournament, will fight for the playoff to the World Cup in Australia-New Zealand, in February 2023. The one that said goodbye with bitterness was Venezuela, which was looking for at least the World Cup repechage, but will have to settle for the Pan American Games, which he accessed thanks to Chile.
The red wine had qualified for Group B in which it competed with Brazil and Argentina, while Chile had finished third in the Colombian group, after falling 3-0 to the tricolor on the last date of the group stage.
Now, what remains at stake are the “big prizes”: three direct tickets to the Australia-New Zealand 2023 World Cup and two to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In addition, you have to know that the Cup champion will play against the European champion , something similar to the Finalissima that took place between Argentina and Italy in June.
What will the semi-finalists fight for?
This Monday the curtain opens on the semifinal phase of the Cup with the Colombia-Argentina duel at the Alfonso López stadium in Bucaramanga. On Tuesday it will be the turn of the favourite, Brazil, who will face Paraguay.
The winners of the ‘semis’ keys will advance to the final that will be on Saturday, June 30, while the losers will have to fight for a third place on Friday. The direct quotas for the World Cup and the Olympics remain at stake.
Champion: Direct quota to the World Cup and Olympics. In addition to playing the grand final against the European champion.
Runner-up: Direct quota to the World Cup and Olympics.
Third place: Direct quota for the World Cup and the Pan American Games.
Fourth place: Repechage to the World Cup and place in the Pan American Games.
Fifth place: Chile beat Venezuela and will have the opportunity to play a playoff for the 2023 World Cup. It had already secured its presence in the Pan American Games as the host of the tournament.
