Women's World Cup: 2003! 2007! 2011? Germany sets sights on a hat-trick | John Ashdown

In the first of his daily blogs, John Ashdown is seen in coverage in the German media and talk to Laura Bassett

World Cup women in Germany starts on Sunday with the host country against Canada in the late kick-off to France and Nigeria to take the afternoon. The tournament seems to have captured the imagination here - opening match of Germany is a 73,000 sell Google Doodle (in this case at least in Germany) welcomed the launch of

Frauen-Weltmeisterschaft

aa, while today's newspapers to heap major tournament.

The title on the front of the Frankfurter Rundschau is "2003! 2007! 2011?", A reference to the possibility of Germany than it is three World Cups in a row. Five pages of the newspaper article is dedicated to sports competition and Birgit Prinz is on the cover under the title "

Der letzte Tanz der

ballkonigin

" (the last dance Dancing Queen, according to my online translation). The 33-year-old retired after the tournament, after she joined his 212 caps and 128 goals, no doubt.

The expectation here is that no one will stop Germany to make it three in a row, but Canada and France on both sides extend in the Silvia Neid Group A The United States and Brazil are expected to win Group C and D, while England must fight Japan for the top spot in Group B. The atmosphere in the England camp seems relaxed and positive. I grabbed a chat with the utility player Laura Bassett Saturday night, explaining how the experience of tournament football keeps them top spot ahead of their opening match against Mexico on Monday.

"We live the life of eight in the morning until eight at night, so this is an intense and focused," said the player from Birmingham. "But it is good for you done before. You must deal with the displacement, they missed and keep busy if you did before you knew how to cope. The faster you can handle it, the better.

"Everyone is aware that we need to start running. Everyone is optimistic and eager to go. We are ready. We have another day tomorrow just to appease some of the latest things, and then we are ready. "

talking points

. It is useful to keep an eye on today - what will be the 73,000 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium react when Sepp Blatter is? All together: BOOOOOOOO ...

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