Sarai Bareman, FIFA's chief women's football officer, said she had less concerns about Australia where over 40,000 are expected for Matildas' World Cup warmup match against France.
Japan is a highly lucrative market for TV rights & women's football has a committed following which burgeoned after the Nadeshiko won the cup in 2011 and reached the final in 2015.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the 9th edition of the Women's World Cup, which starts on 20 July, has sold 1,032,884 tickets, surpassing the previous tournament in France in 2019.
Insults were directed at Renan as he left the pitch at the Ciudad de la Plata stadium in Argentina where Brazil beat Tunisia 4-1 in the tournament’s Round of 16, CBF said.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said broadcasters had offered only $1 million-$10 million for rights, compared to $100 million-$200 million for rights to men's World Cup.
US previously hosted Women's World Cup in 1999 and in 2003. Mexico has not hosted the tournament before. Australia, New Zealand will co-host the 2023 edition.
The team's victory may at first appear as a mere consolation after it couldn't qualify for the Paris Olympics. But it is a massive moment in the new era of Pakistani women’s football.
The removal comes over Indonesia’s failure to honour its commitments to tournament, following outrage among some politicians about Israel's participation.
Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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