FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: The Official Guide

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On Sunday, Nike said they were "working towards solutions for future tournaments". At the time of writing, a petition calling on Nike to re-think their decision has amassed more than 130,000 signatures. The only two people who managed to get hold of Earps goalkeeper jerseys were her own parents external-link - proudly wearing the old match shirts in loyal support. Greeting Spain's players as they received their World Cup winners' medals, he grabbed Jenni Hermoso by the head before forcibly planting a kiss on her lips, surrounded by cameras, the eyes of millions watching on. The 2023 Women’s World Cup saw soccer capture the imagination of the Australian and New Zealand public like never before.

Asked how it felt, Fischer said: “We had a very safe environment in the team. So it was probably the best environment to do it in. But it’s an extremely strange situation and overall not a comfortable way to do it.” Either way, the early signs suggest the tournament is going to inspire longer-term interest in women’s soccer. One study already conducted by market research firm Ipsos, which surveyed 1,000 British adults, found that almost half of respondents said this year’s Women’s World Cup had made them more interested in watching UK women’s soccer in the future. With Spain returning home as champions, SportsPro rounds up some of the headline numbers that have emerged both during and since the Women’s World Cup. Spain's tournament build-up was marked by unrest in the camp and player revolts but, despite a deserved maiden World Cup win, further negative attention came the nation's way because of the actions of the man at the top of their federation. Lauren Hemp poked in the equaliser, just seven minutes after Leicy Santos had caught out Earps, when Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez spilled a routine gather in the six-yard area under pressure from Alessia Russo.

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England have had to battle their way through the competition, needing 1-0 wins to creep past Haiti and Denmark in the group stages, before a penalty shootout victory over Nigeria in the last 16. Colombia, ranked 21 places lower than England, had already proven their worth in Australia, seeing off Euro 2022 finalists Germany in the group stages and progressing in style. According to international sports betting and gambling company Entain, its Ladbrokes and Coral brands in the UK saw an average 21 per cent of bets placed by women for England’s first three games, compared to 17 per cent at the 2022 Uefa Women’s Euros and 13 per cent during the last World Cup in 2019. Stadium Australia was filled with yellow shirts in the stands - Colombia fans were on their feet waving scarves around their heads following any advance over the halfway line and they whistled loudly when England were in possession.

Spain are an excellent team. They quite evidently remained an excellent team even after they had been defeated by Japan. England are also an excellent team. They did something no other England team has done since 1966. Both of these statements can be true at the same time, because, unlike football, life is not a zero sum game.” Obviously, there was no point at all in Spain winning the World Cup and England would have been far better at winning, had they actually won. But, the thing I have always found hard about English football is that English journalists are such poor losers. The minute an England team doesn’t win the World Cup, all of the superlatives which were heaped upon them in the early stages of the competition are rescinded and they become virtual pariahs. Let’s make an exception this time. The most high-profile event on the women's football calendar, the FIFA Women's World Cup will occur between 20 July and 20 August 2023, at venues across Australia and New Zealand, with 32 teams competing for the most prestigious international prize in world football. Suitable for fans of all ages, contents include Team-by-team profiles, Star players to watch, A guide to every venue, a Fill-in tournament progress chart, FIFA Women's World Cup records and stats, Qualification round-up and so much more!

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While the Football Ferns exited at the group stages, the Matildas’ run to the last four fuelled bumper viewership in Australia, peaking at 11.15 million viewers for the semi-final defeat to England. The game drew an average audience of 7.2 million for FTA broadcaster Seven, which saw 18.6 million Australians watch its coverage of the tournament. In addition to being the most-watched TV programme in more than two decades, the semi-final was the most-streamed event ever in Australia with 957,000 viewers on the 7Plus streaming service. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and football development in Oceania: Beyond Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Having earlier grabbed his crotch in celebration while standing near Spain's Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter, Rubiales would once again display "unacceptable" behaviour as he took his place on the podium. As One 2023, conjunctural politics, and commercialisation of gender equality and women’s empowerment: The force awakensPay-TV provider Optus Sport also reported the semi-final game was the fourth-highest rating programme ever on its streaming platform, just behind the Matildas’ quarter-final encounter against France in third. They got through it really well and got the win over the line. That was what we were trying to do and fortunately we did that." The fact that the total attendance was up should come as no surprise given that this year’s Women’s World Cup was the first to be expanded from 24 to 32 teams, meaning there were an additional 12 matches. But as Dr Ali Bowes - a lecturer in the sociology of women's sport at Nottingham Trent University - recently told BBC News , "sport is a microcosm of society". This was by no means an easy victory but the resilience and grit that England have been forced to demonstrate so far in the tournament once again helped them over the line, deservedly so, on Saturday. Russo shines as defence hold firm

Heading into the quarter-finals, England's Earps said "there was more to come from them", having not shown their best aside from an impressive 6-1 thrashing of China. Other highlights included a sell-out crowd of 75,784 turning out for the final at Stadium Australia, which was also at capacity for the Matildas’ opening game against Ireland, their round of 16 match against Denmark and their semi-final defeat to the Lionesses, as well as England’s quarter-final with Colombia. Rapinoe, speaking to American magazine The Atlantic, said Rubiales' actions "signals such a deep level of misogyny and sexism in that federation", adding: "It made me think about how much we are required to endure.This book examines the politics of the build-up to the tournament, including the bidding process, as well as how the tournament has been represented in the media, the governance structures of the tournament itself, and policy proposals designed to leave an enduring legacy for women and girls in sport. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the first Women’s World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and the first to be held with an expanded 32-team format. This book shows why the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup represents a unique opportunity to enhance our understanding of women’s football, gender-oriented sport development initiatives and strategies, national sport policy and programming, and the management of international sporting events. All told, Fifa’s Women’s World Cup accounts now have a cumulative 8.3 million followers, which the governing body claims is the largest global community for women’s soccer and sport. On the athlete front, Switzerland’s Alisha Lehmann topped Redtorch’s list with 18.9 million more engagements than the next closest player. Ahead of the Women’s World Cup, SponsorUnited had already ranked the 24-year-old as the most engaging women’s soccer player at the tournament. @england