The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off today, Friday, June 7 at 3pm ET as this year’s host nation – France – takes on South Korea. This year, twenty-four nations will fight to take home the most sought-after trophy in the sport.
FIFA is short for The Fédération Internationale de Football Association and is soccer’s international governing body founded in 1904 and based in Zurich, Switzerland. Today, FIFA consists of 211 member associations with its main responsibility, the organization and promotion of two tournaments, the FIFA World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup.
While the first event for the FIFA World Cup was held in 1930, the FIFA Women’s movement did not begin till 1970 with unofficial tournaments held initially, leading to the establishment of a FIFA Women’s World Cup and inaugural tournament held in China in 1991. To date, the FIFA World Cup has been hosted by five countries with the United States and China hosting twice, and Canada, Germany, Sweden hosting once each. This year France is a first-time host for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is held every four years for a period of one month at venues throughout the host nation. To date, seven tournaments have been held and won by four national teams. The United States has been leading the charge by winning three times followed by Germany (two titles), in addition to Japan and Norway (one title each). In 2015, competing nations saw a marked increase from 16 to 24 teams – the number of nations represented at the tournament today. During that same year, teams including Formiga from Brazil and Homare Sawa from Japan both hit an unprecedented record – never accomplished before neither by female or male players – by appearing in six World Cups. That was the same year the United States national team won the Women’s World Cup in Canada beating Japan in the final.
Today’s Trophy for the FIFA Women’s World Cup weaves early design elements from the turn of the century while incorporating enhancements – made in the first decade of the 21stcentury -that pay homage to previous trophy winners. The overall design is intended to capture the athleticism, dynamism and elegance of international women’s football.
By looking at the countries who have hosted or the winning teams since the inception of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, we can begin to correlate the strength of the women’s movement with the support that may be available to them in the corresponding nations.
On Tuesday June 11, the United States FIFA national team will kick-off its participation in this year’s Women’s World Cup by playing against Thailand at 2pm EST. The tournament will air live each day with the final held on Sunday, July 7.
Join us to kick-off the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Gain Ville Café on Tuesday, June 11 and throughout the month. We will have schedules available on hand for all of the games when you stop by our learning center or café throughout the month.
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USA vs. Thailand on the Big Screen
When:
Tuesday, June 11 I 2pm
Open to the Public I No RSVP required
Location:
Gain Ville Café
17 Ames Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070
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