What is the World Cup for women in football?

What is the World Cup for women in football?

FIFA Women’s World Cup. 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is an international football competition contested by the senior women’s national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s international governing body.

Which country will host the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup?

^ “France to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019”. FIFA.com. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. ^ “The Official Womens World Cup Trophy”. www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018. ^ “Women’s World Cup Trophy Is Made of Gold-Clad Sterling Silver; Men’s Version Is 18-Karat Gold”.

When did China host the Women’s World Cup?

As compensation, China retained its automatic qualification to the 2003 tournament as host nation, and was automatically chosen to host the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Germany hosted the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, as decided by vote in October 2007. In March 2011, FIFA awarded Canada the right to host the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

How does the FIFA Women’s World Cup work?

The host nation’s team is automatically entered as the 24th slot. The tournament proper, alternatively called the World Cup Finals, is contested at venues within the host nation (s) over a period of about one month. The eight FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments have been won by four national teams.

Which country hosted the Women’s World Cup in 2003?

The 2003 Women’s World Cup was originally planned to be hosted by China, but was awarded to the United States in May 2003 after a major SARS outbreak. The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup set a new attendance record for all FIFA competitions besides the men’s FIFA World Cup.

What is the name of the women’s football tournament?

FIFA Women’s World Cup. 2019 France. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is an international football competition contested by the senior women’s national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s international governing body.

How popular is women’s football on BBC iPlayer?

There was a gender split of 62% male, 38% female, with a total of 13.1m match requests (live and on-demand) on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport. That included 1.7m live requests for England’s semi-final defeat, making it the most-streamed women’s game on BBC’s platforms.