The one player you need to know from every country competing in the 2019 Women's World Cup

• The 2019 Women's World Cup in France kicked off with a matchup between France and the Korea Republic.

• Over a month of competition, 552 players representing 24 countries will hit the pitch for 52 matches.

• The USA and France are the two favorites to win the Cup.

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The 2019 Women's World Cup has begun, and it marks 20 years since the new era of women's soccer began.

Over a month of competition, 552 players representing 24 countries will hit the pitch for 52 matches. That's double the number of countries since the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 in China.

The USA and France lead the way as favorites for the tournament with the USA being defending champions, and France having home advantage, but it takes more than that to win these matchups and be crowned champion.

Below we take you through the one player that can be the gamechanger for each country.

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