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FIFA tripled its investment in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to close to 500 million

FIFA tripled its investment in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to close to 500 million

Women's Soccer World Cup, before and after. FIFA tripled its investment in the last edition of the Women's World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. Allocating $499 million For the celebration of the trial, step Annual report of FIFA.

He Prize money For players, federations and clubs participating in the World Cup event The amount they paid to their players also increased, from fifteen million dollars in 2015 to fifty million dollars in 2019, which rose to $152 million in the last World Cup.

Even this increase Influenced other financial programs31 million dollars or the Club Assistance Program with an endowment of eleven million dollars, etc. to fund tournament preparation.

The organization focused on reducing interval between economic conditions The 2022 Qatar World Cup (men's tournament) and the 2023 Australia and New Zealand Tests will equalize the number of representatives per national team, travel costs and standards of accommodation for footballers.

In general, overall investment in promoting women's football globally has increased, the report says. reached 1,486 million dollarsThis represents a 3% increase compared to the 2022 supply.

In the event that the Spanish football team was announced as the world champion, It generated an impact of $865.7 million in AustraliaAccording to the report Legacy' 23 Produced by FIFA.

Women's National Team Championship 70% of the host country's population followed suitThe country's soccer competition, the A-League, increased average attendance at women's matches by 123%.

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Australian national team, nickname The MatildasIt generated $1.82 billion in media exposure, the report said, while running the tournament Reduced medical costs in Australia by $212.5 million “Thanks to increased physical activity.”

42,137 fans attended New Zealand's opening night loss to Norway in Auckland A historic record for women's and men's football competition in the country, Australia's match against the Republic of Ireland saw a crowd of 75,784 in Sydney, the largest attendance for a Women's World Cup in its 24-year history. In total, the World Cup sold more than 1.9 million tickets.