Gianni Infantinohead Fifa sure about it World Cup “More than €524 million in revenue” has been generated and if the women choose the “right fights” they can “convince us men what to do” making progress in women’s football.
At the second FIFA women’s football convention in Sydney before the end of the world tournament, Infantino women should “push the door” to equality.
“They will see the doors open with men and FIFA. They just have to force them. Keep up the momentum, keep dreaming and let’s go for full equality. We are moving towards equal pay in the World Cup. But that doesn’t solve anything because every four years and there are few players compared to the thousands and thousands of players that exist. “We don’t just need equal pay at the World Cup,” he said.
“This World Cup has generated more than 524 million euros, So we’ve reached the breakeven point. “We didn’t lose any money and we had the second highest income in any sport worldwide, except for the men’s World Cup.”
There is still a big difference in prize money between the men’s and women’s tournaments. A record €100 million in this World CupIt’s still a long way off from the 400 million proposed to teams in the men’s final in Qatar last year.
“This World Cup has been truly transformative, not just in Australia and New Zealand, but around the world. In the host countries, We had about two million spectators in the stadiums.“There are packed stadiums everywhere and two billion spectators all over the world who watch not only their home country but also the World Cup,” he said.
Infantino further emphasized: Criticism before the World Cup“FIFA was right. By increasing the number of participants, eight teams made their debut in the tournament and many countries want to play a World Cup. Now everyone has the opportunity to shine in front of an international audience,” he said.
“They said it would be a 15-0 score and that would be bad for women’s football and its image. As has often happened in recent years, FIFA was right. Once again,” said the FIFA president.
On the other hand, he defended the idea that there is much more to be done and urged FIFA partners to contribute: “We need the whole world to participate. We need UN agencies. We need governments and institutions to create spaces dedicated to women, women’s sports. To be fair, we need the economic contribution of partners and sponsors. We need the media,” said Infantino.