Is history written by underdogs? A few months ago, Jamaica's squad could not afford to travel to the Women's World Cup. Now fairy tale wins make them contenders for the crown.
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From crowdfunded campaign to knockout glory
Is history written by underdogs? A few months ago, Jamaica's squad could not afford to travel to the Women's World Cup. Now fairy tale wins make them contenders for the crown.
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"We've been underestimatedWhen you think something is not going to be good, but it is.," says goalie Rebecca Spencer. Her team, Jamaica, have become the first-ever Caribbean team to reach the last 16 in the women's football World Cup.
Tomorrow the Reggae Girlz face Colombia.
It's an amazing story. In 2008, the women's team had no money at all for training or travel. Singer Cedella Marley stepped in to get them to the 2019 World Cup.
Four years later, they are struggling again. But they have raised money from a GoFundMeAn American crowdfunding website. People use it to raise money for things ranging from celebrations to medical treatments. set up by the mother of midfielder Havana Solaun.
It's a "Cinderella story," writes "proud Jamaican" and "even prouder mother" Sandra Phillips-Brower.
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"History is written by the winners", or so the popular saying goes. Most underdogsA competitor that most think has little chance of winning. do not win and the stronger side tells the story of what happens.
But sometimes, the underdog wins. In one of the greatest shocks in English football, Leicester City defied the oddsWhen someone does something that most thought was impossible. to top the Premier LeagueEngland's highest level of men's football. .
Most people love to support the underdog. In one study, 88.1% wanted the weaker of two basketball teams to win.
Tomorrow Jamaica writes the next chapter of a legend in the making.
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Is history written by underdogs?
Yes! History is all about change. If Jamaica can continue their success and go on to win, they will be telling the story of the 2023 women's World Cup for many years to come.
No! We love hearing the stories of underdogs - because it is not that common for underdogs to win. Most of the time, the underdogs lose and we do not think about them again.
Keywords
Underestimated - When you think something is not going to be good, but it is.
GoFundMe - An American crowdfunding website. People use it to raise money for things ranging from celebrations to medical treatments.
Underdogs - A competitor that most think has little chance of winning.
Defied the odds - When someone does something that most thought was impossible.
Premier league - England's highest level of men's football.
From crowdfunded campaign to knockout glory
On top of the world: Jamaica did not concede a single goal in the group stages. Glossary
Underestimated - When you think something is not going to be good, but it is.
GoFundMe - An American crowdfunding website. People use it to raise money for things ranging from celebrations to medical treatments.
Underdogs - A competitor that most think has little chance of winning.
Defied the odds - When someone does something that most thought was impossible.
Premier league - England's highest level of men's football.