accustomed to playing in the cold or being in the cold. we saw them as they came off the bus ready to start their training shivering, freezing, and they were trying to warm up their muscles are so certainly different teams will respond to the temperature in different ways and as you say there has not been a world cup in winter before. with the last year in qatar that was in their winter but certainly not quite as cold as australia and new zealand is in the winter and yes, let me get rid of any doubt, australia certainly does have a winter and it can get quite cold here, carl. . ., ., and it can get quite cold here, carl. . . ., ., carl. nice weather and i m glad ou are carl. nice weather and i m glad you are staying carl. nice weather and i m glad you are staying warm. - carl. nice weather and i m glad you are staying warm. katie - you are staying warm. katie silver in sydney. meanwhile, zambia made its debut at the fifa women s world cup on saturday and, despite its loss to japa
meanwhile zambia made its debut at the fifa women s world cup on saturday, and despite its loss to japan, the national team is hoping to be competitive after the return of disqualified players. during the qualifiers, four players, including captain and star player barbra banda, were removed from the squad due to gender eligibility regulations in place for that competition. this time the rules are different giving zambia a chance to field its strongest squad at football s biggest tournament. celestine karoney reports. barbara banda is the poster girl of zambia s female national football team. she will captain the squad when they make their debut at the world cup this year. it s the highest level of football when it comes to the world cup. so i m very happy and excited like it s a dream come true to me. she currently plays club football in china, but herjourney to the world cup has not been a smooth one.