President of FIFA,
Gianni Infantino, has said soccer’s global governing body will exceed its
promise to double the prize money for the 2023 Women’s World Cup to US$60
million.
Infantino confirmed
FIFA would increase the prize pot for the 2023 tournament, marking a second
successive Women’s World Cup where the financial rewards have doubled, but with
the size of the tournament going from 24 team to 32 the rewards would not have
been as significant.
“We have until 2023 to
discuss about the prize money,” Infantino said. “I think we need to market it
as well in a certain way. I’m very confident, I’m sure we can go higher than
doubling.”
With the success of
France 2019 prompting FIFA to push through an expansion of the competition,
Infantino has acknowledged this year’s tournament “really marked a before and
an after for women’s football.”
Infantino’s comments
came as the United States women’s national team (USWNT) kicked off their
victory tour, defeating Ireland 3-0 in front of more than 37,000 fans at the
Rose Bowl in California.
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