After months of anticipation, the 2015 FIFA Womens World Cup finally gets underway this weekend, and the four-week celebration is set to be a landmark event in the history of female sport. This years event has been extended to 24 teams, meaning there is even more action to feast your eyes on as a total of 49 matches will take place in Canada - the final taking place in Vancouver on July 5. Thanks to the exponential rise in media and public interest, theres never been a better time for the sport's top talent to introduce themselves to the world. There are quite literally dozens of starlets capable of capturing our imagination over the next month, and the world should be prepared to have its collective perceptions of the sport completely changed. Those in the know will be fully aware of how far the sport has come over the past 20 years and this is the stage to really signal the start of a new and exciting chapter. Naturally, though, some players stand out as more likely candidates than others and there are a handful in particular that could achieve great things for the whole of womens sport at this tournament. If youre a new follower of the womens game, here are 10 players most likely to catch your eye.
