Even so, women continue training, playing, competing and fighting for their dreams, no matter what corner of the world they are in or which religion they believe in or which political party they follow, they continue to build their dreams. However there is still a long way to go despite everything that women's football has achieved and how fast it has grown in recent years.
Part of the progress is due to FIFA, which since 1991 bet on showing and spreading women's football in all corners of the planet, creating the World Cup that had its first edition in the People's Republic of China and where the USA was the champion after beating The Netherlands.
This year, 2023, the ninth edition will take place with some different shades, but under the same motto of excellence; for the first time in the history of the tournament, it will be held in two countries and on two different continents. Australia and New Zealand will be, in the winter time, in charge of receiving the 32 teams that will compete for the precious trophy, one of the most popular in the world of sports, this also being the first time in which 32 teams will participate, as in the men's tournament, one more demonstration that the conditions can be matched.
During the 85th AIPS Congress 2023 held in Seoul, the representatives of the 78 attending countries had the opportunity to listen to the presentation by Jochen Steinhoff, Team Lead Media Operations and Services, in which he provided very valuable information for the journalistic coverage of this World Cup.
THE WORLD CUP
The World Cup will be held in six stadiums in Australia; two in Sydney, 1 in Adelaide, 1 in Brisbane, 1 in Melbourne and 1 in Perth, and four in New Zealand, venues in the cities of Auckland, Dunedin, Hamilton and Wellington. The opening match will be at Eden Park in Auckland, a stadium with a capacity for 48,276 people, while the final will be played at Stadium Australia, which has a capacity for 81,000 spectators, being the largest, this time there will be 32 countries and 64 games will be played.
FOR THE MEDIA
Although the infrastructure is smaller and the expectations for the presence of sports journalists are not as high as for the men's tournament, FIFA strives to have the best conditions for the press, maintain the quality that characterises it and reinforce the reputation of the women's football.
On this occasion, FIFA will use the existing facilities to optimize resources and create synergies, thanks to the possibility of combining the scenarios. For this reason, spaces such as media centres will be more compact but will maintain working equipment such as WiFi, television screens, power connectors, etc. The mixed zones will have the capacity for 150 people, while the photographers will have brands such as Nikon and Canon for their technical service.
It is important to note that each journalist must take responsibility for the visa process and that separate visas are required for each country.
FIFA MEDIA HUB APP
Launched in 2021, FIFA Media Hub is the replacement for FIFA Media Channel which is available to everyone, as will its application which is set to be used for the first time at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. In this tool you will find important information on accreditations and request for media passes (open up to 48 hours before the start of each match), in addition to news, videos, photos, live broadcasts among other options. To highlight the idea of being global, the application has the characteristics of delivering the information in different languages, for example if the game was Colombia vs. France, the user will be able to listen in Spanish or French as well as in English from their mobile phone.
The road is still long, many stories are waiting to be written, and the FIFA Women's World Cup hopes to have a massive attendance of journalists to continue being part of this beautiful story and "SHARE THE MOMENTS WE DREAM OF".
