The Official History of the FIFA Women's World Cup: The story of women's football from 1881 to the present

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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. 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.” 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.”

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. 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. There were similarly solid turnouts in New Zealand, where more than 700,000 fans attended 29 matches. So when the full-time whistle went in Sydney, several players fell to the floor in exhaustion and Sarina Wiegman gave a rousing team-talk afterwards - they had been in a gruelling battle.These are big games and it has some physicality too - for them and for us. That's part of the game and we dealt with it really well," said Wiegman. It could be seen as a missed commercial opportunity for the brand, given replicas of Earps' Manchester United kit, produced by Adidas, sold out last season. They were without suspended top-scorer Lauren James, who is serving a two-match ban following her red card against Nigeria, but England did enough in front of goal to seal victory in a tough encounter.

What kind of upside-down world are we in? On the biggest stage, where you should be celebrating, Jenni [Hermoso] has to be physically assaulted by this guy." The shirt saga and support for players Fans resorted to makeshift versions of Earps' shirtEither 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.

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.In Spain, RTVE’s main channel La1 managed an average of 5.6 million viewers for La Roja’s 1-0 triumph in the final, equal to a market share of 65.7 per cent. Coverage peaked with 7.38 million viewers and a share of 71.1 per cent. It was the biggest audience for the channel since the men’s World Cup final last December. 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. 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.