Intro:

Mia Hamm and Hidetoshi Nakata look ahead to the Golden Foot award ceremony in Monaco.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Mia Hamm, USA 1987-2004

"They have expanded the field to 24 teams. So you have more teams from all over the world competing. You'll have first time countries competing in the World Cup. It's exciting for me to see more federations investing in the women's side. But I think you will see the consistent powerhouses that are there -- Japan, France, Germany. You will see the US. You'll see Canada who are playing extremely well and with a lot of confidence. Brazil will be there. Brazil always brings the fear because of their dynamic and creative play."

SOUNDBITE (English) Hidetoshi Nakata, Japan 1997-2006

"But I am sure Japan national team has developed quite a lot in the last 10 years but now I think they have another step to climb up. So..."