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Skill, stars and no diving: For girls everywhere the Cup is a gift
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Sarina Bolden's goal for the Philippines against New Zealand will have inspired young girls in her country to play football.
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Desperation infects every move. Defiance lives in every tackle. Quinley Quezada of the Philippines tugs a shirt. Hannah Wilkinson of New Zealand rises for a cross. The clock ticks, a post is hit. Sport is at that exquisite place where skill meets tension.
In Wellington, 32,357 watch. In Dortmund, 18,500km away Danelle Tan watches the highlights. Great sport travels far. Later when I ask Tan, 18, a Singaporean who is making history by playing for Borussia Dortmund, why people should watch this World Cup, she references this match.
