Swiss hand Filipinas loss at FIFA Women’s World Cup opening
Switzerland capitalized on the Philippines’ critical defensive lapses in each half to fashion a well-earned 2-0 triumph on Friday, July 21, in the first match in Group between the two sides in the FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.

![Filipinas coach Alen Stajcic (right) is greeted as the national women's football team arrives at the Dunedin International Airport on the even of their first FIFA Women's World Cup Group A match against Switzerland. [contributed photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/filipinasindunedin-400x200.jpg)
![Filipinas PH national team [contributed photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FILIPINAS1-400x200.jpg)
![Makati FC proudly displays all the four titles it won in the Cup No. 1 in Frederikshavn, Denmark. [MAKATI FC PHOTO]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG-6e030069bb49348465f3d24bbde487cb-V-400x200.jpg)
![Regine Rebosura of FEU [UAAP Media Group]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/UAAP-85-Womens-Football-Regine-Rebosura-FEU-400x200.jpg)
![Kofi Agyei of Ateneo and Gerald Estores of FEU. [UAAP media]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UAAP85-MFB-Kofi-Agyei-Gerald-Estores-7809023-400x200.jpg)
![Karl Bugayong of UP [UAAP media]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UAAP85-MFB-Karl-Bugayong-7800299-400x200.jpg)
![Makati FC celebrates its Paul Parker overall championship in the JSSL Singapore Academy 7’s 2023. [JSSL PHOTO]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG-2109bbfd746aefc39d1305b18cce4f54-V-400x200.jpg)
![UP Lady Fighting Maroons. [UAAP photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UAAP-85-Womens-Football-UP-celebration-1-400x200.jpg)
![Angelica Teves of DLSU [UAAP Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/UAAP-85-Womens-Football-DLSU-Teves-400x200.jpg)