The 2023 Women’s World Cup, “the biggest and best edition of all time”, has raised more than $570 million (about 524 ME), FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday.
The competition co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand”more than $570 million in revenue [cerca de 524 ME]”, allowing FIFA to “break even”.assured Infantino, in Sydney.
“We have not lost any money and this is the second highest-earning sporting event on the world stage, apart from the men’s world championship of course,” said Italian-Swiss Gianni Infantino, who was re-elected in March for another term until 2027.
The leader acknowledged that “there are still areas for improvement”but that “the strategy wasn’t bad” and that FIFA “is on the right track” and all that nailed the bet to expand from 24 to 32 teams participating in the final stage.
“They said it wasn’t going to work, that level [entre as seleções participantes] it was very different and that we would have 15-0, which would be bad for the image of women’s football. But, I’m sorry, FIFA did a good job”, he emphasized.
According to FIFA’s president, “many countries around the world had the chance to participate and everyone now believes there is a chance to shine on a global level”.
The ninth edition of the World Cup, according to Infantino “the biggest and best of all time”, was marked by the emergence of new countries, such as Jamaica, Morocco and South Africa, who reached the knockout stage for the first time.
FIFA also tripled the financial prizes compared to the 2019 edition in France, bringing them to a historic total of $152 million (approximately 139 ME), 10 times more than for the 2015 World Cup in Canada.
In the final of the 2023 World Cup, in which Portugal made its debut, third in the group of two-time champions United States and number two Netherlands, Spain will take on England, two teams that dream of winning the trophy for the World Cup. first time, on Sunday in Sydney.
Source: DN
