




<p>The 2023 <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/womens-world-cup">Women’s World Cup</a></strong> will be hosted by <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/australia">Australia</a> </strong>and <strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/new-zealand">New Zealand</a></strong>, two of the favorites to reach the knockout stage. However, New Zealand will be without Katie Rood, who is a key part of their attacking formation.</p>



<p>New Zealand’s senior squad has a number of talented forwards who could step in and replace Katie Rood. <strong>However, Rood was a key part of their strategy, and her absence will be a big loss.</strong></p>


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<p>Rood is not the only top player who will miss the tournament. Other national teams have also lost players to injury,<strong> such as Switzerland’s Iman Beney</strong>, who tore her ACL during a training session.</p>



<h2>Why is Katie Rood not playing for New Zealand in the 2023 Women’s World Cup?</h2>



<p>Katie Rood <strong>will not play in the 2023 Women’s World Cup because she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in April 2023</strong>. This is not the first time Rood has suffered an ACL injury, as she also tore her ACL in 2018.</p>



<p>Rood posted about her injury on Instagram, saying:<strong><em> “I’m sad to say that I’ve joined the ever-growing ACL club. It happened just over a week ago against Celtic, coincidentally at the same time as Leah Williamson did hers. I took a lot of consolation from Leah’s Instagram post about it. What she said definitely resonated with me and helped shift my perspective on it a lot.”</em></strong></p>



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<p>Despite Rood’s absence, New Zealand still has a strong group of forwards. Most of them play in the domestic league,<strong> but Gabi Rennie plays in the NCAA for the Arizona State Sun Devils.</strong></p>


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