Women’s football on the rise and for the better!

Updated On: 11 August, 2023 09:41 PM IST | Sydney | Srijanee Majumdar

The Women’s World Cup this year, being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, has produced one upset after another. What remains to be seen is whether the upsets are a quirk of this year’s tournament in the Southern Hemisphere, or a more permanent trend

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wo-time champion Germany opened with a thumping 6-0 win over Morocco but was beaten by Colombia and held to a draw by South Korea in the group stage (Pic: AP)

The traditional elite have been cut down to size at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. This has been the lone standout theme as a tournament that has already set records for attendance and goals scored even before entering the quarterfinals stage, and it has made for some high drama.

“It’s been absolutely incredible and a great testament to some of the work that is happening around the world,” FIFA’s head of women’s football, Sarai Bareman told reporters.. “To see the results of this World Cup brings so much meaning to the work that we do. It’s really special, not only for the players and the teams, but for those of us who are working on the game day in and day out.”

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