Overview

• The FIFA Unites: Women’s Series will run from October 23 to 29 in Dubai, with matches against the UAE, Chad and Libya in a round-robin format.
• FIFA selected a near-final 23-player roster through global identification camps, including sessions in Sydney and London and a recent camp at St George’s Park.
• Former Scotland international Pauline Hamill will coach the squad, with former Afghan player and activist Khalida Popal contributing to the project.
• Gianni Infantino described the fixtures as a symbol of hope and reaffirmed FIFA’s priority of ensuring access to football for women.
• The team’s creation responds to the 2021 Taliban ban that forced players to flee, with most of the previously contracted 25 women now in Australia, while the men’s national team continues to compete.