SYDNEY: FIFA has predicted the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be a 'watershed' moment that propels the game to another level, with the target to eventually rival the men's version. Women's football is already
SYDNEY: FIFA has predicted the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be a"watershed" moment that propels the game to another level, with the target to eventually rival the men's version.in some countries, and the tournament looks set to spark further global interest.
Record attendance is also predicted, with 650,000 tickets already snapped up. The next phase of sales opened on Tuesday. "People will be saying, 'That was the watershed moment that changed everything and took the game to the next level'," she said."I think people will really look back and choose the women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as that watershed moment where the growth, which is already exponential, just took off to the absolute next level."
"We know the men's World Cup is the primary source of revenue for FIFA and football, and that generates in excess of US$5 billion per edition, and that's a clear target for women's football," she said.
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