Is the FIFA Women's World Cup a turning point for women's sport?

Wed, 16 Aug 2023, 6:07 am

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- Do you think that this is kind of a turning point for women's sport?

- I think this whole World Cup is. I mean, the attendance is really good. It's the first time I've ever in my life-- I've been following women's football since the '99, '98, and this is the first time ever that I've been in pubs where people are talking about the game and they're talking about a women's game, which is just amazing. And people back home are watching it. It's amazing.

- I expected it to be big, but not this big. So I think this is a big turning point.

- Yeah. I mean, even just playing back. I play in South Australia and seeing how many people are watching and how many people are realizing how big it can be, it's amazing.

- I went to the last World Cup. I remember watching it and there was, 19,000, 20,000 people. And now you've got, like, 80,000 people at this one.

I think it's so important as well and I think it's a testament to how popular women's football is here versus men's football. The women's development of football here is so much more advanced and this is just kind of showing that. the. Women making it to the semi-finals, not the men, it's just so good for just female sport in general.

- I think this is a great movement for women's sport, especially football, and I hope this makes our country and government really see how much money this can bring in, how many people are willing to watch it, and makes the whole sport a lot bigger.

- If you compare it to previous World Cups, there weren't that many fans. And this year has been absolutely insane. The atmosphere has been incredible.