No tall order: Banyana fall to Sweden, but show 'resilience, bravery' in gutsy performance | Sport

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The Banyana Banyana squad may have an average height of 1.61m, which is the third shortest team behind Vietnam (1.60m) and Zambia (1.59m) at the FIFA Women's World Cup, but they stood tall against Sweden on Sunday. | tash23vard

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The Banyana Banyana squad may have an average height of 1.61m, which is the third shortest team behind Vietnam and Zambia at the FIFA Women's World Cup, but they stood tall against Sweden on Sunday. To paint the picture further, the Scandinavians are the third tallest team at the ninth edition of the global spectacle, jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, with an average height of 1.70m, behind Germany and Denmark .Read this for free

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