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The Filipinas football team is using their historic SEA Games gold as momentum for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in March, a stepping stone to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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A rising group of Filipina standouts is driving the national women’s football team’s SEA Games push, highlighted by breakout scorer Mallie Ramirez.
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After a relatively smooth 3-1 win over Hong Kong last Friday, the Philippine women’s football team, better known as the Filipinas, face a tougher task against Group E top seed South Korea on Sunday night, September 24, in the 19th Asian Games.