The Portuguese women's soccer team is showing its strength in the Women's World Cup. In the final round of Group E, they will face the United States women's soccer team in a fierce battle. Although the United States women's soccer team is generally favored by outsiders, the hopeful light of the Portuguese team, the supernova Niza Leaf, who has returned from injury, adds a touch of possibility for them to win. The 17-year-old not only broke the Portuguese record for the youngest World Cup goal scored by Cairo in the last round of the tournament, but also signaled a bright future for her.
Currently playing for Benfica, Nisa Leaf has been a part of the Portuguese women's soccer team since she was 17 years old. She is making her debut at the highest level in the world and has long been tipped to become a shining star. Even before the final week, the "golden manager" George Vendice had the foresight to take her under his wing and make her his first female soccer player. Although she was only a substitute in the first match against the Netherlands, she came back quickly and scored against Vietnam to become Portugal's youngest ever World Cup goal scorer at the age of 20 years and 8 months, beating Cristiano Ronaldo's record set at the 2006 World Cup (21 years and 132 days old).
