Women's association football

association football when played by women
(Redirected from Women's soccer)

Women's association football, usually known as women's football or women's soccer, is a team sport. It is the same thing as association football but is played by women only. It is played at the professional level in many countries throughout the world. 176 national teams participate internationally.[1][2]

Alex Morgan and Stefanie van der Gragt battle for the ball during the 2019 Women's World Cup Final in Lyon, France

The first FIFA Women's World Cup was the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup held in China. Since then, women's football has increased in popularity a lot.

References

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  1. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. "The FIFA World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2020-03-14.