Sports Desk: There are only a few hours left for the ninth edition of the Women’s Football World Cup. This highest season of women’s football will run from today until August 20. For the first time, this year’s World Cup will be held jointly by New Zealand and Australia, with the largest number of teams. FIFA thinks that the 32-nation football tournament will create a new history.
In the first match of the day on Thursday (July 20) at 1 p.m., Norway will face host New Zealand in Auckland. 12 teams participated in the first Women’s World Cup held in China since 1991. Then, in 2011, it increased to 16 teams. Four years ago, in 2019, 24 teams played in the tournament held in France. This time, it has increased to 32.
As a result, the biggest Women’s Football World Cup in history begins today. On the other hand, the prize money has also increased from the previous season. The tournament prize money has increased from $50 million to $152 million. FIFA is giving utmost importance to this World Cup in order to advance women’s football.
The participation of so many teams in the Women’s World Cup signals a huge change. 32 teams, divided into eight groups, will participate in this year’s tournament. Each team will play at least three matches in the group stage. The top eight teams from the group will qualify for the knockout stage. The final will then be held in Sydney on August 20. The participating 32 teams are: Group A: New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, and Switzerland Group B: Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, and Canada Group C: Spain, Costa Rica, Zambia, and Japan Group D: Denmark, England, China, and Haiti Group E: USA, Vietnam, Netherlands, Portugal Group F: France, Jamaica, Brazil, Panama Group G: Sweden, South Africa, Italy, Argentina Group H: Germany, Morocco, Colombia, and South Korea
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