Only South Korea and Colombia will be left having not played a game once today's action is over, as we get a clearer idea of where each nation sits in the Women's World Cup.

Monday's action sees historic moments in Morocco's clash with Germany, and Brazil's late match against Panama, while football giants Italy and Argentina get the day started off in New Zealand.

Here's the five talking points heading into today's action.

1. Marta looks to score in her sixth World Cup

Brazil starts the Women's World Cup trying to remain undefeated in opening matches, and then take superstar Marta deep into her sixth and final tournament.

It shouldn't be difficult to move to 9-0 in opening matches for the Selecao, who start Group F play tonight against tournament newcomer Panama in Adelaide. Brazil is one of seven teams to qualify for all nine Women's World Cups, while Panama is one of eight teams playing in the tournament for the first time.

Marta's sixth World Cup will be her last, but she has a chance to make history as the first player — male or female — to score in six tournaments. She's already the leading scorer in the Women's World Cup with 17 goals.

But more important to Marta is winning the World Cup, something the women's national team has never done. Brazil lost in the 2007 final to Germany, made it to the quarterfinals in 2011, but was eliminated in the round of 16 in the next two tournaments.

Marta was in tears after the 2019 loss to France and pleaded with the next generation of Brazilian football players to take their country to the next level.

"It's about wanting more," Marta said four years ago after Brazil's elimination.

"It's training more. It's taking care of yourself more. It's about being ready to play 90 plus 30 minutes. This is what I ask of the girls."

2. Morocco's Benzina makes history with Islamic headscarf

When Nouhaila Benzina steps onto the field for Morocco's first match of the Women's World Cup against Germany, she will make history — and not just as a player for the first Arab or North African nation ever in the tournament.

The 25-year-old defender will be the first player to wear the Islamic headscarf at the senior-level Women's World Cup. She and the Atlas Lionesses face two-time World Cup champions Germany in Melbourne.

"Girls will look at Benzina (and think) 'that could be me,'" said Assmaah Helal, a co-founder of the Muslim Women in Sports Network said of the hijab.

"Also the policymakers, the decision-makers, the administrators will say, 'we need to do more in our country to create these accepting and open and inclusive spaces for women and girls to participate in the game.'"

Benzina, who plays professional club soccer for the Association's Sports of Forces Armed Royal — the eight-time defending champions in Morocco's top women's league — hasn't yet been made available to speak to reporters at the tournament. In recent weeks, she has shared social media posts from others about the history-making nature of her World Cup appearance.

"We are honoured to be the first Arab country to take part in the Women's World Cup," Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak said. 

"And we feel that we have to shoulder a big responsibility to give a good image, to show the achievements the Moroccan team has made."

3. Kiwis forced out of their hotel as man is charged with arson

New Zealand's squad had to be evacuated from a downtown hotel on Saturday night after several small fires broke out.

New Zealand police charged a 34-year-old man with burglary and arson and said he is due to appear in Auckland District Court today. It was unclear whether the incident was connected to the World Cup.

It was the second security issue within three days, following a fatal shooting near team hotels on the first morning of the tournament.

The Football Ferns were evacuated from the Pullman Hotel around 7:45pm local time Saturday when the fire was reported. All of the players were safe and accounted for, the team said.

New Zealand defender CJ Bott said some players encountered smoke while evacuating. But the players made it out safely and spent a few hours at a nearby restaurant.

"Yeah, one of the fire exits was a bit smoky but the majority of us got down the other safe exit and we exited the building perfectly fine," Bott said.

4. Minnows stand up to giants in sign of the times

Twelve years on from her first Women's World Cup, Matildas midfielder Tameka Yallop is still getting her head around how huge her fourth one has become.

Yallop debuted in Germany in 2011 and featured at Canada in 2015 and France in 2019.