The Matildas were magnificent and their many triumphs eclipsed FIFA’s missteps.
towards a bid for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. After blowing $46 million in taxpayer dollars chasing the dream of luring the men’s tournament to our shores – a bid that humiliatingly yielded just one vote from FIFA’s council – then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull was circumspect.over Japan and Colombia to win the right to host the event two years ago, few would have fully grasped the incredible bang women’s sport would get for so few bucks.
There is also the ongoing sore point for Melbourne, the sporting capital of Australia, of being overlooked for hosting a World Cup finals match as a result of the MCG being sidelined.to every stadium from two weeks before the tournament kicks off until one week after. The soccer body’s justification is that it ensures a high-quality pitch for players and delivers a window of time to replace signage to reflect World Cup sponsorship.
This was amply demonstrated just prior to the tournament kicking off when FIFA demanded the Sydney Cricket Ground Trustof seven Australian athletes at Allianz Stadium as part of a “clean-site” policy to remove all unofficial branding from the venue. FIFA backtracked after the families of the sporting stars let it be known how upset they were, but the initial decision says a lot about FIFA’s modus operandi.
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