GOALNEWS Women WC France 2019 | Page 3

2019 Women World Cup in France Final – 57,900 fans entered the Stade de Lyon in Lyon, France chanting “U.S.A.” and witnessed the U.S. Women’s National Team claim its fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup title with a 2-1 triumph over the 2017 UEFA Women’s Euro Champions, the Netherlands. 2019 Copa America Final – 69,981 fans filled up seats at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, cheering and dancing as Brazil won its ninth Copa America title. Brazil, who hosted its fifth Copa America Cup, has maintained its tradition of not losing with a victory of 3-1 against Peru. 2019 Gold Cup Final – 62,493 tickets were sold for this year’s Gold Cup which took place at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois and spectators enjoyed the game as Mexico 1 took home the trophy after beating the United States 0. The U.S. Women’s National Team is an inspira- tion to not only the 1,600,000 registered women soccer players in the U.S. but also, to girls and women of all ages across the globe. - They con- tinue to break down barriers and prove that wom- en are, indeed, capable of playing great games of soccer. FIFA Survey Report on Women’s Soccer 13.36M Girls and Women Play Organized Soccer. 3.12M Registered Female Youth Players (<18). 945,068 Registered Female Adult Players (18+). 63,126 Female Coaches {-7% of Total Coaches (954,943)}. 80,545 Female Referees {= 10% of Total Referees (807,617)} COUNTRIES WITH MORE THAN 100,000 REGISTERED FEMALE PLAYERS CANADA…..290,087 USA …..1,600,000 ENGLAND…..120,559 FRANCE…..142,037 GERMANY…..197,575 NETHERLANDS…..161,905 NORWAY…..107,399 SWEDEN…..196,907 AUSTRALIA…..113,207 Goalnews 3