The World Cup that changed women's football

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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was the tournament that changed women’s football.
It was the tournament that broke ticket sale records, the tournament where new teams stepped out of the shadows and the tournament that crowned a new winner.
Alice Devine writes and illustrates the ups and downs of WWC23.
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[@glenroylogan8187]

As a Jamaican I'm really proud of our girls Our federation here ignored them so much to the point where they had to set up a gofundme to raise funds in order to even get to the world cup in the first place Big up the Bob Marley foundation and Adidas for helping them out when our own federation tossed them to the side Hopefully our girls can now get the recognition they deserve. 🇯🇲

[@MildChunkySalsa]

Also the GoFundMe that paid for their trip to the WC. It’s such a great story that will live on in Women’s World Cup lore

[@metro-sn]

@@MildChunkySalsareading is fundamental

[@carlosciudadreal1842]

They were amazing. The Australian public really got behind the Jamaican girls. They were really strong defensively

[@MildChunkySalsa]

@@metro-sn Yeah kinda blundered there, oh well. It’s still a great story though

[@msfabulista]

I'm from Barbados and was cheering for them all the way hoping they would be able to pull off one more upset. But big congrats to them for an excellent tournament. As you say, hopefully their federation will get its act together (like so many other federations it seems) and do right by their women's team. Especially since they got further than the men ever have.

[@watermelon2223]

I watched the Spain VS Sweden Semi-final in New Zealand and it was fantastic. The crowd really got behind it, 43K people and most were not team-fans but rather locals who came to watch the game

[@TheebX92]

Stop lying dude

[@cheese.CR7]

​@@TheebX92What makes you think they're lying? Not defending them, I'm just curious.

[@darkblade1618]

@@TheebX92 mate shut up

[@watermelon2223]

@@TheebX92 haha I'm not lying, it was a great game and the stadium was virtually full. I got a super cheap ticket it was 33 dollars

[@ThatGuyHarvey]

I wen to both QF and Final od the Euros last year, and I ditto this the atmosphere for both games was exceptional.

[@frdjsf]

Cheers from my country Philippines🇵🇭 thanks to our girls we Filipino expats in NZ had a reason for a massive reunion! The game vs Norway there were approximately 30k Filipino landing in Auckland. From obscurity to the national darlings! Mabuhay Filipinas

[@dansanchez7129]

So happy that Filipinos are finally taking notice of the beautiful game 😢 it's been lonely for so long

[@animevsirl]

As a Singaporean, proud to watch fellow South East Asia countries like Philippines and Vietnam in the World Cup

[@nateypoo]

❤️🇵🇭❤️🇵🇭❤️🇵🇭

[@germanlondono8700]

Sorry, but that wasn't a Philippines team. That was a USA team #2. Almost all born and raised there and most of them didn't even knew Philippines. Good World Cup but I found that quite odd and probably, somehow, shouldn't be allowed. I hope that this could be a wake up call so actual Filipinas, born and raised there, could start playing and making the team and a World Cup.

[@jaranda6913]

@@germanlondono8700 When black players born in France play for France everyone says "they aren't even French". But when Filipina players of Phillipine blood born in USA choose the nation of their blood it's "they aren't even Filipina". Using that logic Hakimi who was born in Spain should have chose Spain instead of Morocco, the country of his blood.

[@TomCramond]

The MOST WATCHED sporting event ever recorded in Australia. At least 11 million people (from a country of only 26 million people) watched the Matilda's play in the Semi Final against England (and that figure doesn't include the thousands of watch parties, public viewings and pubs showing the game). It was absolutely amazing to see - the Tillies' did us so proud!!

[@williamtedja7693]

I think including the live sites, pubs and streaming services it’s estimated the 17 million people watched it which is insane

[@raymondqiu8202]

Unless somebody was either too old, too blind to watch it, or was a kid before 3 years old, or was working emergency room at the time, basically everyone saw it. Would put it closer to 95% of aus population of 25 mill so about 23 mill ppl watched it id guess

[@hamoodtatari]

Yeah it was wild everyone was watching that match literally everyone!!!

[@dragon_ball_sucks_video]

XD, just watch kids play in a yard, its going to ke bore competetive

[@Herbalattraction3000]

Why tho? They played so bad I almost died of boredom and I watched like 2-3 minutes.

[@Carrot3734]

Not only all of that, but Australia's semi-final against England was the most watched tv sporting event in Australian history, 11 million viewers of a population of 25 million!

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

I think it’s important to remember that men had their first WORLD CUP in 1930 with previous international competitions organized. Women had to wait until 1991. To say nothing of the prohibitions on girls/women playing football in general, this is a huge disparity. Onwards and upwards!

[@seanvalentinus]

I'm Australian, and I'm on this KZbin channel because of the Matildas performance in this cup. I haven't followed futbol before now, I don't even follow sports period, but there was a moment there where the Matildas were the biggest thing in Australia. Not the biggest thing in just women's sport. Not the biggest thing in sports. The biggest thing happening, period. Seeing a women's sports team become so popular without anybody being able to say they were being humoured, or any kind of sideshow, was amazing. And it's made me now more curious about this sport in general. I want to make sure the next time I watch the Matildas play, that I understand what's happening better.

[@w1w2w3w4w5w6w1]

If you want to get more involved the W-league is the top division in women's football in Australia. It's a growing league that needs support. Nearly all of the Matildas got their start here. And the division below NPL- women's has a competition run in every state that is easy to Google your local club and support them.

[@sam-pq8pv]

Literally captured the country love to see it

[@AM2K2]

You can also watch the men play

[@Ce0ammer]

If your going to watch the club football, stick to the Bundesliga. Then you won't have to wonder if the club is owned by Kingpin.

[@hamoodtatari]

Seriously EVERYBODY was talking about the Matilda’s

[@PjRjHj]

As an Aussie i worry if many compatriots are getting ahead of themselves, setting themselves up for disappointment. Australia loves an event. World Cup hosting success does not necessarily translate to an upheaval of the Australian sporting and spectating landscape. Australia's honourable gritty preformance at Qatar didnt translate into bumper A-League crowds. 2x Rugby World Cup champions in the 90's hasnt seen Rugby Union come close to rivaling Rugby League and Australian Football. Just like with the Olympics, we may be glued to our TV sets and fill the stadium to watch blue ribbon events like the 100m sprint, while not knowing one sprinters name, nor to watch the sport again for another 4 years. These events attract a bandwagon for the glory of the nation first, the sport second. One of Australia's fondest cultural memories was the winning of the 1983 America's Cup. I can assure you we didnt all go out and by Yachts. Really proud of the Matilda's performance, and thrilled Aus & NZ pulled off such a successful tournament. I just want to keep expectations under control.

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

This 100%. It's the same thing with Canada where support for soccer outside the men's and women's national teams still hasn't penetrated casual and non-sports fans.

[@goldengooseedits4386]

Yeah agreed honestly. I do think Matilda’s games will see a rise in viewership though.

[@jonpetter8921]

It s the most watched sport event in Australia sport history making this already unique.

[@goldengooseedits4386]

@@jonpetter8921 its the most watched event in australian history period

[@redditrecall439]

I really it has more of an impact on the younger and next generation of women footballers / athletes / families And showcasing how it can drive interest from all Aussies for events will help more support going forward which is just a bonus. Not everyone in the country has to be a women's football fanatic but having better facilites, coverage and support is all good stuff for Au, the current team and the next generation

[@ashishshukla2157]

I love the way Tifo just discarded the Champions and gave them just 2 seconds of mention in the entire video. Shocking. Spain went through so much turmoil, and maybe more than any team. It deserved more mention.

[@panasheruvera8842]

They are English so they are biased

[@justinherrera3722]

They sent England home with no trophy ofc he wouldn’t mention them

[@azyanziyad1291]

Also Note: Olga Carmona Also Shined With Spain as She Scored 2 Bangers. One of them is During the Final After Her Father's Passing without Her knowledge She Scored a Sublime Goal Which Was Enough For Spain to Win. Which also was Spain's And England's First Finals Ever too. This will Boost Spain, Boost Women's Football in General and In England, Australia and So On for those who have potential to do great.

[@dannylukic6536]

As an Australian who went to 15x games in Oz and NZ I'm so incredibly proud. Not only of my national team (up the Tillies!!) but of what this tournament has done for women's sport. Not only here. But globally. 🇦🇺

[@wamnicho]

I will never watch women’s football even if you paid me to

[@hamoodtatari]

@@wamnichokeep staying negative 😂 you’re missing out on the fun

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

One thing i really notice about this WWC (this is 3rd WWC i watched) is, with some exceptions, teams coming in this WC seems to have higher qualities, and more understanding in tactical, and some technical abilities. Although I don't like Spain win (almost solely because of head coach), but they have great football, and deserves the win.

[@ebhs0089]

Of course they deserve it, you don’t win the World Cup by accident

[@mankytoes]

He might not be liked, but it's one of the most amazing managerial turnarounds I can think of. When 15 players refused to play for him only last year, it seemed impossible he'd keep his job, let alone lead his team to a world cup.

[@sgtpeppers9542]

spain played the best football by far, they actually have the spain style and you can see it in their play. England players are strong and fast but theyre so boring like their mens team.

[@hamoodtatari]

@@mankytoeswhat did the head coach do???

[@hamoodtatari]

I also noticed that very well too, teams were playing more organised and tactical rather than just randomly scoring like a game in the pakr

[@sizwe.amabaso732]

as a South African I say our ladies did us proud and more, I hope womens football does not lose this momentum because it is awesome

[@joshlg8305]

Australia and New Zealand also did a mad job at hosting, only makes sense we get a mens world cup soon given every other continent has had a mens world cup and how well the womens did

[@fault.]

Won’t happen for like 20 years

[@listey]

Australia doesn't have big enough stadiums and the ones we do have are primarily AFL stadiums that can't be used for hosting the World Cup.

[@joshlg8305]

they will give up the mcg and big stadiums for the world cup@@listey

[@Bubtomsan]

​@@joshlg8305they won't, they're not good stadiums to watch football at. AFL fields are much larger than football fields. The crowd will be positioned too far away

[@andrew_l1900]

We can’t bribe fifa enough to get it

[@Mammutidae]

The same thing happened with Mackenzie Arnold's shirt not being sold either, and as the video pointed out she's an Aussie hero now.

[@1bert719]

Goalkeeper shirts sell poorly in general both Male and female. It's not a sound business model from Nike's perspective.

[@living_craft]

I was happy for Australia really. They did really good

[@listey]

It was just sad that for many people it became about hoping to get a public holiday rather than genuinely wanting the team to win.

[@thelitterbug7624]

They did really _well_ my dear

[@living_craft]

@@listey oh.😐 😂😂😂

[@raymondqiu8202]

@@listey maybe that's a byproduct of the socio-political condition rather than their desire for Australia to win. Football isn't out national sport and everyone is very overworked here so yes many would like a public holiday more than a win but doesn't mean we didn't support them

[@hamoodtatari]

@@listeyyeah that was quite stupid

[@tbyrn21]

I was in Brisbane Stadium for the Australia v France game. Never a noise have i heard in that place as I did when we won the shootout. Not even State of Origin, Suncorp's most well known event, held a candle. Football in general seems to be on the move here in Australia, and I can't wait to be a part of it.

[@calslinn]

I don’t want to ruin the fun, but we always find a way to shoot ourselves in the foot at times like this 😅

[@hamoodtatari]

Sooo lucky! I rlly wanted to watch that game in the stadium but couldn’t but I watched it at Southbank fifa festival and it was so wild!!!

[@goldengooseedits4386]

I was there too! Right behind the goal, in the sixth row…unfortunately it was the wrong goal but we had Vine, Grant, Polks, Kerr and more warming up right in front of us during the match! Not only was the match incredible but we got up close to the girls too!!

[@samuraibri]

As an American, I wish our team made it further in the tournament. However, it was great to see that other nations are catching up and are investing in the women’s game and creating a more competitive environment.

[@Valpo2004]

As an American I knew that our dominance in women's football was ending. Our development systems for women always sort of mirrored our development system for men's players, which ment that while it existed since the 70's it was always inefficient and not designed in a way that gets players to hit their ceilings. When other nations started taking women's football seriously and designing development systems mirroring their men's systems which always pushed players more and was more efficient, our time in the sun was always going to end in about 10 to 12 years when the women who had started in the systems at age 12 to 14 started hitting the prime of their pro careers.

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

This is very prescient. If the US wants their women's team to do anything other than regress, it can't do what it does with every other sport. The sluice of US athletes that is so effective in many sports is just completely ill-suited to football and the differentiation in the US of soccer being a more traditionally middle class sport, rather than working class everywhere else in the world, means that the ineffiency of young-talent-to-pro conversions will just become greater and greater. The popularity of Basketball and its status as preferred working class sport is soccer's biggest barrier in the US and always will be. Very hard to keep competing with countries even with the population of the US when there is such a dominant alternative playground sport.

[@dipthongthathongthongthong9691]

1. Girls have many options during that pre and post pubescent window of development- lacrosse, volleyball, basketball, softball- both in school and at club level. 2. Pay-to-play remains a huge barrier for many families. And the number of money-grabbing competing “elite” clubs is bad for development. 3. Europe and Latin America already have decades of building academy infrastructure coupled with the passion for the sport. If these clubs invest heavily in women’s football it could relegate US women’s soccer to “also ran” for years to come.

[@Valpo2004]

@fromomelastocarcosa3575 The cost of soccer and and other sports is a big factor, don't get me wrong, but a less discussed factor is amateur coaching and quality of competition. Until they are 18 a top player in our system won't have much contact with a professional coach who's only job is to develop players. In Europe they will spend that entire time with a pro coach. Also here they don't play against a lot of players who are going to be pros. They play against players who's parents can afford the travel team fees and against other high school players and later college players. In Europe the kids without a future pro career start getting weeded out, so by the time they are 18, they are playing almost exclusively against future pros. Maybe not every one of them will be playing in the top division but nearly every one of them their profession will be playing soccer. IMO our players never reach their ceiling due to this, and the only way to push themselves into their ceiling is to somehow get their kid into a European academy like Pulisic was. But this option isn't easily available to most players. This is why the USMNT is so loaded with players who just had an American parent but never grew up in the US. But obviously, we can't beat the best in the world this way.

[@azerty1933]

​@@Valpo2004you don't need ressources to be good at football, it's all about growing up with and for the sport. A Brazilian kid in a favela isn't coached by pros and playing against futur pro yet that kid may become a superstar. In football there is more exemple of amazing players coming from nothing than players who had classes with pros when they were 7 To be great you need talent and opportunity. The US woman team was never good but there was a lot of opportunities for American female players. Other more talented countries are catching up on the giving opportunities side of things which is in turn making the US women's team irrelevant again

[@smonyboy]

When all your energy is put into the fight for "equal pay", it's no surprise.

[@JonathanMallett]

No mention of Japan or did I miss it? They were one of the biggest surprises of the tournament

[@BigNews2021]

Japan has always been a top team, they even won a WC. How were they a big surprise?

[@JonathanMallett]

@@BigNews2021 Beating Spain 4-0, Knocking out Norway, playing very attractive football. This was not the same Japan team that won in 2011, look at their recent history and other than Canada, they haven't beaten anyone of note, especially against European nations.

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

For women, Japan is one of the top dogs, so it not surprise

[@gemini88miller]

Japan is a pretty solid team, it's not like they were a surprise or anything.

[@rumblebird9888]

The Japan women's team have already won a world cup, they are not underdogs

[@lluis9130]

I think Spain did a remarkable journey throught the tournament and made an incredible achievement despiste all the obstacles the federeration put on them. I believe they were very underrated by the English speaking media who saw them as a weak team when it has top players and the proved best football philosophy, as always Spain smashing the bets. Vamos!

[@CarlosDeSanta]

As a British/Spaniard it always annoys me when the English speaking media don’t take Spains chances seriously men or women

[@AndyBestHP]

Speaking as an England fan, we found out, the hard way. Great game, great tournament.

[@anacasanova7350]

​​@@CarlosDeSanta A esto se le llama " envidia cochina " 😂 las creencias de los británicos sobre España. Siempre subestimado. 😂😂😊 Los británicos tuvieron Imperio 100 años. Y España 300 años. 😂😊

[@1bert719]

As a long time fan (im English) I was telling everyone Spain was a real dark horse. Even without the missing so called star players. Ignore our media as they were more interested in the gender politics and dismissed Spain as they don't like there coach. Well done on the win.

[@edwardkelly3280]

To me it’s the World Cup that shows that it’s best for women’s soccer to develop at a European club(Barcelona and Wolfsburg)in instead of an American college(University of North Carolina and University of California Los Angeles)

[@_Amit_Sunil]

Amazing, wonder why there was a grand total of zero videos on Tifo during it then?

[@imconfused1237]

^ Mic drop right there 👏 Well done on calling out their hypocrisy.

[@de132]

Really could've used Tifo IRL videos about the tournament. Would've been interesting to see tactics breakdowns considering how many teams made massive tactical changes in response to specific matches (Spain after their match v. Switzerland, England after their match v. Denmark come to mind)

[@freddythef]

Tifo really falls in a tough spot with Women's Football. It seems like the crew wants to make videos about it, but then when they do, a bunch of deeply sad men-men who would rather whip themselves into a frenzy about "lower quality" football than allow themselves to enjoy a fun, rapidly improving spectacle-complain and spew hate in the comments. Every women's football video on Tifo leads to misogynistic backlash, it's genuinely pathetic, but I agree with you it would be nice to see them charge on and make videos regardless.

[@MildChunkySalsa]

⁠@@freddythef it’s all over YT as well, there’s channels dedicated on bringing down women’s sports and it’s so disappointing. Anytime you mention a women’s sport there is always the same quotes, “factoid’s” and stories. It’s gotta be tough but I still hope Tifo and other publications hold their stance and cover the beautiful game from the women’s side.

[@dhaenir]

@@freddythef I don't see how that puts them in a tough spot. If anything that makes good coverage more valuable.

[@uncreative5766]

My one regret this entire World Cup was that aside from the US games against Vietnam and Netherlands as well as Korea's games against Colombia and Morocco, none of the games were at a reasonable time for me to watch them live on the US's West Coast.

[@listey]

It's not all about you... It was ridiculous they had games on at inconvenient local times just to suit the US audience, such as the Netherlands Spain quarter final.

[@uncreative5766]

​@listey I never said it was. The US's games against Vietnam and Netherlands were at 6 PM Pacific Time. That translates to 1 PM in Auckland. For perspective, when the 4 AM PT Premier League games are on, that's 11 AM or 12 PM in England depending on if we're on Daylight Savings. The time accommodations were not that out of the question.

[@UnbiasedBayernFan]

Not surprised one bit that an American is complaining about games on the other side of the date line not being played at a time they can watch. Get up and watch it then. Simple. You're likely an adult, so just set an alarm if you wanna see the game. Not that hard

[@uncreative5766]

​@@UnbiasedBayernFanyes, because my bosses at work will totally accept me sleeping on the job to make up for me watching the game. /s

[@OurCognitiveSurplus]

Trying being a soccer fan in Australia. That’s our life 99% of the time

[@jasongarufi8187]

I went to the Sweden v USA Round of 16 game in Melbourne, that penalty shot out and the ball crossing the line by 1 mm is going to hard to top!

[@ezraezra2928]

Spain could be a big favourites to win Euro 2024 as long as they played a good football like the womens team. In the previous tournament, they reached the semifinal, yet still lost to Italy on penalties, but the emergence of young talents like Pedri, Gavi, and even Champions League winning players Rodri can push this team to the highest. They had just won the Nations League two months prior, and if they maintained a consistency results (forgetting the 0-2 defeat over Scotland) in the qualifiers, I think Spain might be a big favourites along with none other than France.

[@Ory-Hara]

The japanese women stole my wifes heart. being of Asian decent she was never exposed to female role models and she was inspired by that team. She never really caree about sports before this world cup but now shes asking me to send her every athletic article about the womens game and we are going to go to as many A-league womens games as we can.

[@andrew_l1900]

As an Aussie to be fair any international sporting event that gets hosted by us we get behind in full, but after it’s done we move on and go back to how we were before it happened.

[@jord.an6123]

Honestly one of the best football tournaments ever. The crowds were enormous and the energy in the city was wild.

[@hamoodtatari]

This World Cup can be hands down the biggest sporting event in Australian history. It was wild and people watched everyone was interested what a month and I’m never forgetting these memories ❤

[@Andrea-hn2qc]

i miss it already

[@batuwa4254]

Talking about goalkeepers cata cool Spain’s goalies who is barca b team goalkeeper started after group game including keeping cleansheet in final and aitana bonmati became the player of the tournament in both uwcl and World Cup wining it both as best player

[@jabari7158]

The women’s final was the most invested I’ve been in football for a minute who knew wanting England to lose so bad could be the thing that made me so invested in women’s football !

[@MitsubishiGTO]

Same tbh

[@hodor6994]

Why do you want england to lose so bad, where are you from ?

[@adegbenrotemitope8075]

​@@hodor6994I can bet he's Irisu

[@adegbenrotemitope8075]

Irish

[@rianmsin]

@@hodor6994 ireland and australia lol

[@nerdifymusic7322]

This tournament was BEAUTIFUL!!! The final omg! Parraleulo, damn, what a player.

[@skyline3694]

I was fortunate enough to go to two England games in Sydney. Both games were sellouts, the atmosphere was fantastic, and the quality of football was top class. I now know all the names of the players which to be honest I'd not put much time into before this world cup, I only followed the mens stuff really. I'll now definitely be tuning in to watch the girls play when they get back home, my personal favourites been Toone, Russo, James, and Greenwood. Earps and Bronze were fantastic also, the whole team did so well! It was a great tournament and it really shows Australia could host a mens World Cup easily (if the bloody people in charge of the country actually wanted too). I was upset England didn't win in the end (I'm Australian but wanted them to beat Spain), but oh well I was so happy to go and see the games live!

[@JMOP1715]

My condolences to Olga and her family. The mighty duality of success and heartbreak.

[@K.D.S_SQUAD]

May her father's soul rest in eternal peace🕊🕊 Deepest condolences to her family during this tough time❤🙏🙏

[@darkknight6325]

Missed out on pointing out about so many Spanish players who refused to play for the nation team cuz of so many issues with the coach mainly. And Spain winning despite that. And of course there were big names from Spain that didn't play cuz of this, potentially bigger than the English players you mentioned. Huge kudos to you for the video but it's instances like these where you make things about American or English teams so big is why people in general support teams other than England/USA.

[@imconfused1237]

Yeah. But everyone knows about the Spanish coach. So what’s the point in repeating the same old stuff like a broken record? That’ll be why you’re not a content creator.

[@darkknight6325]

@@imconfused1237 aaand they deleted my comment lol

[@Dani_RM7]

As a Spaniard, I am very happy with the victory of our girls yesterday in the final. It was a hard fought match in which either team could have won. I especially liked the goalkeeper of the English team. I'm sure that both teams will meet again in the near future, good luck!

[@setusonhembrom9199]

Sugar in your mouth 😊. May your prediction come true. England vs Spain again

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

Thank you for such a friendly and respectful comment!! You’re right, Mary Earps was by far our best player, and it was tight match, but even while I was watching it it felt like Spain was much, much better overall and would be unlucky not to win. I’m still proud of the Lionesses for getting so far and I think they’re an amazing team on the whole, but they really underperformed in the final match and didn’t have the mental strength or composure of the Spanish players. So congratulations on a well deserved win!

[@setusonhembrom9199]

@@user-ed7et3pb4o even though I am a Lioness supporter I have to admit Spaniards played better than the Lionesses in the final. The referee standards was little poor but Spain was the better team on that day and worthy of the title. England will learn from this and improve their level in order to beat strong Spanish tiki taka players.

[@ratatouille666]

There is no doubt that this has been the most watched female world cup. Indeed it is clear that the popularity of the game has grown. However, from a commercial standpoint I'm not sure if it is the same story. I heard a TV host claiming that tickets were sold for about 5 pounds and tickets were even given for free to encourage attendance. I'm curious to know whether the women's game has become more profitable or it is still financially dependent on revenue generated from the mens game.

[@alexisyates28]

I paid $160 for tickets in Sydney Australia and they were among the last seats available. (Semi final, but bought months out)

[@chadchadderton]

tickets were not sold for 5 pounds and free tickets are given away for every single world cup, premier league, champions league game etc etc etc so that point is pretty moot.

[@ashreddy3441]

Bought tickets to Nigeria v England in Brisbane. One of the last tickets, was $60 each. The cheapest tickets were $20. I personally think they could of doubled the price and they would of have had the same attendances. The semi final and 3rd place games in brisbane were sold out by the event started. From what has been reported tickets in NZ for group games didn't sell so well!

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

FIFA prez said this was the first WWC to break even.

[@calslinn]

Australia sold out majority of their games but New Zealand had some issues with interest and did drop some prices/give away tickets. If you wanted finals tickets or any of the big games in Australia, you would find yourself on FIFAs resale platform for 3+ days. Please don’t ask me how I know that

[@nah88]

whilst the quality might not have been there, it was nice to watch some determination and grit again.

[@Bughy2236]

I watched England vs Colombia at a pub in London, an experience that I’ll never forget

[@cliterally1791]

man it's been a long time coming. can't wait to see where it goes from here

[@sunilprajapati6377]

Watched the final and was thoroughly enjoyed with the quality of football.

[@prmbains]

Was also the last WC for the all time top goal scorer in the international game as a whole… should do a video on her!

[@jonathancooper4914]

The best Women’s World Cup so far.

[@DC.15]

Was a fun tournament. Really enjoyed it.

[@Saalmanzo2]

FInal tickets ended up at 1.97M - 600,000 above the previous

[@trudielee-jones7672]

So proud of our Lionesses!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Can you do a separate video surrounding Spain and the controversy with the womens team suffering abuse?

[@hamoodtatari]

As an Australian-Palestinian, this World Cup was CRAZY. Morocco making it to the round of 16 was amazing! And I watched Australia Vs France in Brisbane fifa festival and it was electric ⚡️ when Australia won! I even managed to watch the third place game in the stadium though australia lost. But seriously I’m so proud of australia for all they accomplished, and this World Cup was one of the best tournaments I’ve ever watched everything was just so amazingn Stadiums being full, fans gathering in thousands watching it on the big screens and people talking about it everywhere it was just wown

[@mismisimognomo101]

Yooo, this one really hits home, so grateful for giving more exposure to the female scene. Personally, i got very aware of it because one of my university career mates was a striker at national level and she really rallied other girls to join the sport and explore their talents. It was crazy to see a crowd even on their friendlies while the men teams weren't getting even half of the attention, indeed a good sign because i've genuinely felt that people was really noticing the will and love for the sport the girls had. Long story short, year 2023 and the highlight is on them and i'm so happy, it means the talent won't go to waste and they're giving them the deserved respect 🖤

[@LukasSjaardema]

Aussie her and this work cup was incredible for most viewed sporting even in Australia ever according during it 13x the kit sales compared to 2019 and fans resorting to making there own goalie kits to show support to our brick wall Mackenzie Arnold

[@OurCognitiveSurplus]

I had the belief about women’s goal keeping - but the keepers for sure had the upper hand over strikers all tournament. I’m glad to be wrong - had a great time watching my country’s matches.

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

There were some astoundingly good goalkeepers in this tournament. Sweden and England probably had the two best ones.

[@hamoodtatari]

@@user-ed7et3pb4odon’t forget Australia’s keeper too

[@sirdope2575]

OUT OF NOWHERE LAST NIGHT WAS THE FINAL... I DIDNT SEE FIFA UPLOAD THE HIGHLIGHT ON KZbin..

[@kvng_playz]

Video Suggestion : How to defend with 10 men after red card

[@officedonuts]

LMAOO THAT THUMBNAIL

[@TwinkleWinks2]

I have high hope for this tournament and it did not dissapoint. can't wait for the next Women's world cup

[@jamachiorisakwe7775]

As a 🇳🇬 Nigerian really happy with the teams performance took England to the lottery of penalties..... My only concern and disappointment is THE NFF.... THE MOST CORRUPT FOOTBALL FA IN THE WORLD..... PAY THESE WOMEN.... AND STOP STEALING THIER HARD EARNED MONEY

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

As an English woman, I pray that the Nigerian players get what they deserve!! It’s inspiring to see how much you all support your team and your players, the rest of the world should be more like Nigerians, and FAs across the world should be less like the NFF! We have similar issues in England over pay, though the Naija girls have it worse…it’s depressing that there’s still so much disrespect everywhere.

[@Pickartproject]

Really proud of south africa 🇿🇦

[@stevencooke6451]

The level of play and athleticism was fantastic throughout. Hopefully, people pay attention to the women's leagues as well. I don't suspect that Saudi Arabia will attempt to compete as it has with men's football.

[@jackson857]

0:23 Actually total attendance at the World Cup was 1,977,824 1:12 Actually she was the first at a senior World Cup but it had already been done at a youth world cup.

[@NaikaVideo]

Fantastic stuff guys. I did wish you had a word about Japan because they were sensational. Good video though.

[@X3non_edits]

I'm am so priveleged to have watched every england game during the tournament it's a bum we couldn't go all the way but the lionesses can always bounce back What a tournament! So many fairytales! And most importantly more viewing for the wsl, nwsl, liga F, frauen bundesliga etc. I am so proud to see how far this game has come!

[@connordepetro3023]

A local perspective from this tournament. I went from being unable to recognise any single women's player bar Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley and Ellie Carpenter -- to knowing each Matilda, their strengths and weaknesses and the rest. Ngl I couldn't give a rat's arse about women's football before this WC, but the transformative power of four weeks weaving its effect, I am now a diehard fan.

[@punisherlee]

Why aren't they allowed to join the normal World Cup? Is FIFA imolying that men are different from women in their sporting abilities?

[@mitchell4745]

I just don’t get why they held it in Australia. If they want to market is as much as possible why not have it in Europe.. As example I’m from the Netherlands and NO ONE watched it or even knew a game was happening. Even our news station mentioned it a day after it happened.

[@joshrees1985]

To give you a snapshot the Matildas semifinal against England became the most watched event in Australia’s history with 11.15 million people tuned in

[@loganleroy8622]

That’s only because they were hosting the tournament and it was against England. I don’t really think women’s soccer is suddenly the go-to sport for 11 million Aussies.

[@joshrees1985]

@@loganleroy8622 it’s true Google it it will surprise you Australians really got behind it

[@webdesignerplays]

There is still a long way to go for women GKs but there was a clear improvement compared to 4 years ago.

[@rkerry01]

Yh teams are now able to afford coaches to help aid the pros development which is great

[@violin245]

Amazing tournament. Going to get me a Bonmati jersey for sure.

[@Topav05]

Tamerra Griffin's view on the Nigerian team is a bit confusing, considering that they made the Round of 16 last year

[@CR0SSJ]

Watched the Norway-Philippines Group stage game, as it was available for free for NZ residents by Xero (the WC sponsor) and the atmosphere was amazing. I took a noise cancelling headphone since I went by public transport, but it was actually useful at the game XD. After that I wanted to go to the other games, paying my own money, but the tickets were all sold out for the knockout stages and it showed that there was HUGE appetite for the game; since some of those games were on week days. It's been an amazing tournament, and I had to see the rest on tele, but man it was a fun ride.

[@redheadredemption1573]

There have been great Women's World Cup moments, including some excellent finals, but for my money, this has been the greatest Women's World Cup by a mile.

[@joelhungerford8388]

1.97 million tickets were actually sold with an average of just under 31,000 per match

[@v-boy650]

3 of the first 4 women mentioned were arsenal women and arsenal women made an imprint all over this tournament. I think it's safe to say Arsenal women's are going to be a force for years to come COYG! Can't wait until we are all healthy again

[@rizkyaldi5698]

The best think is Rapinoe Missed that penalty

[@benjaminguzman3428]

I'd argue that the previous World Cup was the one sparked the interest, and this WC is a culmination of the growing interest

[@Joe-og6br]

In England it was the Euros that really got the attention starting. Obviously it really helps when you win it. Woman's league attendance is increasing significantly. In WSL 21/22 season attendance average was 1898. In 22/23 it was 6961 still far off Premier League figures. But incredible growth. The most impressive club increase is Arsenal. Who's average attendance went from 3500. With an increase to 17000

[@MarceGearSolid]

The original title was so good :(

[@InaquiSantos]

It's amazing how invested I got in this tournament. Before it started, I told myself I'd watch a few of the Matildas' games. Fast forward three weeks and I'm almost in tears after my favourite Tillies player (Ellie Carpenter) makes a costly mistake. I hope the women's game continues growing, as the quality of football was genuinely great. I especially hope our performance galvanises football in Australia!

[@Coup0705]

Australia always a great record for being a good host.

[@the1greko]

No mention to Portugal?

[@tdyerwestfield]

If it'd been hosted further west, I'd have tried to watch all the games, but some of them were kicking off at 4am where I am. Watched the 1/4s onwards and the England games. I find women's tournaments more enjoyable than the men's. It's less tribal, less oppressive and more fun.

[@emem2863]

Thank you for this video! I watch both men's and women's football/soccer. And though I know women's football is becoming more popular, it can get discouraging seeing all the ugly and sometimes sexist comments that each women's world cup or football story generates. Thanks for covering the facts!

[@loganleroy8622]

And here I thought you were going to say it can be discouraging watching the slow, inaccurate, and disappointing play from the women, but that you enjoy watching it anyway.

[@penguinmina7296]

​@@loganleroy8622-600ibs basement male

[@MrPulimen]

USA: What’s a millimeter?

[@themilkywayuniverse6962]

😂🇺🇸🤣

[@leonardbanda7416]

What about Barbara Banda scoring the 1000th goal?

[@isaacfung622]

What a tournament

[@living_craft]

My Zambia should have won

[@bigowl2542]

Was a good World Cup some good teams. Think we’ve finally learnt that although football it is a very different game to the men’s counterpart. Would like to say BBC commentary was so so poor. Many errors and miss IDs and often showed their lack of knowledge on the sport with constant comparisons to the men’s game. Overall really pleased with the ways things are going. I think this showed that the goal sizes do not need to be changed and if anything the long range goals add to the excitement

[@ardi1606]

They should do something about the tempo and goalkeepers. Everyone on the pitch seemed like they were moving in slow motion, seriously, they moved so slow and reacted so slow, and the goalkeepers were even worse. Most of the matches are too embarrassing to watch. Maybe they should change the pitch and the goal post to be smaller for women's football to make it more interesting. From my honest opinion, Currently, Women's football is unwatchable and unejoyable. It's just that bad.

[@jzilla1234]

Thumbnail giving me nightmares

[@haighton]

"1.7m tickets sold compared to 1.3m tickets sold in Canada". Wow, big deal. In Canada less stadia and maybe even smaller capacity stadia. And then what about the number of people really turned up? And what about the follow-up in those national leagues?

[@SoberbioNumeroUno]

Could only stand watching two minutes of it. They need to improve massively

[@nrn2502]

How are you not gonna talk about 15 Spanish footballer who refused to play?

[@jeremywhite831]

as an australian who never watches soccer. it got me to be a fan. i also have an observation/prediction. because women are slower than men. there capacity to pressure and close down space will be less. thus i imagine passes which aren't possible in mens will be available to women. therefore, the womens game will become a possession orientated game before transitioning to a game that will be filled full of scoring in comparison to the men because its easier to pass and break down defenses.

[@barriemohammedlamin9599]

Fantastic tournament

[@James-RBG-Mill]

Who won?

[@naugiavrilio]

Man, the recent world cup, both men's & women's, literally changed the game forever

[@mikefowler17]

I’m a big fan of this page, but the inclusion of the trump quote was kinda weird and unnecessary. Also, no mention of massive injuries to the USWNT with captain Becky Saurbrunn and Mal Swanson? Massive factors in the USWNTs World Cup that was missed here.

[@poppinc8145]

World took notice? Only from the participating nations. The rest of us didn't even notice it.

[@Don_wiggle]

Congratulations to a very successful women world cup. Very enjoyable

[@THEHOLYKIIDD]

I did not know woman university students play futbol in world tournament! Is this the first womans university futbol tournament? Big step for young student woman! Respect from middle east

[@deon_6]

Exceptional World Cup

[@deliman7203]

Yes this was an incredible world cup. The showcase of up and coming women players and teams made this an unforgettable tournament. However it also showcased the lack of support/funding and corrupt football federations for the women and in some cases the men's teams as well.