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Spain, the 2023 World Cup winners, are top of the world rankings. Who is their most-capped player?
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Alexia Putellas
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Jennifer Hermoso
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Irene Paredes
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Mariona Caldentey
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The No 2 ranked side in the world ... is England! Who has won the most caps for the Lionesses?
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Jill Scott
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Karen Carney
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Alex Scott
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Fara Williams
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Across the Channel to France. Who is Les Bleues' record cap holder?
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Eugénie Le Sommer
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Wendie Renard
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Sabrine Soubeyrand
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Sonia Bompastor
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The United States are No 4 in the world, their lowest ever ranking. Their most-capped player is also the record holder in world football. What is her name?
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Carli Lloyd
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Mia Hamm
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Kristine Lilly
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Christie Pearce
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Who tops the appearance list for Germany?
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Alexandra Popp
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Birgit Prinz
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Anja Mittag
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Ariane Hingst
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Which recently-retired Sweden player is Europe's most-capped international?
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Caroline Seger
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Hedvig Lindahl
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Nilla Fischer
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Kosovare Asllani
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Who is Japan's most-capped player? She won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball after captaining the team to 2011 World Cup glory.
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Aya Miyama
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Shinobu Ohno
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Kozue Ando
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Homare Sawa
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Which active Netherlands player is their most-capped footballer of all time?
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Danielle van de Donk
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Lieke Martens
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Sherida Spitse
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Vivianne Miedema
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Canada's most-capped player is also the all-time top scorer in international football. Who is she?
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Christine Sinclair
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Sopie Schmidt
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Desiree Scott
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Kadeisha Buchanan
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Brazil have recently returned to the world's top 10. Who is their most-capped player?
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Cristiane
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Formiga
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Marta
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Tamires
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Who is Australia's leading appearance maker?
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Steph Catley
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Sam Kerr
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Emily van Egmond
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Clare Polkinghorne
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Finally, who is Norway's most-capped player?
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Ada Hegerberg
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Caroline Graham Hansen
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Maren Mjelde
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Hege Riise
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Solutions
1:A - The two-times Ballon d'Or winner has 113 caps to Hermoso's 111. Paredes is third with Caldentey the next-highest active player in seventh., 2:D - The midfielder won 172 caps and scored 40 goals for England. Jill Scott, Carney and Alex Scott are next on the all-time list., 3:C - The midfielder racked up 198 caps between 1997 and 2013 while playing mainly for Juvisy. The club is now Paris FC – and Soubeyrand is their coach., 4:C - Lilly made her debut in 1987 while still in high school, and went on to win 354 caps in a 23-year international career., 5:B - The striker won two World Cups and five Euros, making 214 appearances and scoring a record 128 goals., 6:A - The midfielder retired from international duty after the defeat to Spain in the Women's National League in December, having amassed 240 caps., 7:D - Sawa made her debut in 1993 at the age of 15 and went on to earn 205 caps and lift the World Cup for her team , 8:C - The Ajax midfielder has won 229 caps – and she is still only 33 years old., 9:A - The prolific striker scored 190 goals in 331 appearances, putting her six clear of US forward Abby Wambach., 10:B - The well-travelled midfielder played for 16 different clubs while amassing 206 caps for Brazil., 11:D - The defender has 165 caps to Van Egmond's 140, Kerr's 128 and Catley's 123 caps., 12:D - Before her brief stint as England interim manager, Riise racked up 188 caps between 1990 and 2004.
Scores
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3 and above.
Decent effort – a World Cup squad place awaits
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7 and above.
Well played – you're heading for a century of caps
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0 and above.
Hard luck – you're a one-cap wonder this time
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11 and above.
Superb performance – a statue is in the works
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