Female football players get more online abuse
<p>The World Cup took place across the cities of Australia and New Zealand. I got tickets to all the Matildas games I could see. I was surprised when they sold out only a few weeks after they were released. That should’ve been the first sign that this was going to be a big deal for women’s sport.</p>
<p>The cup began for the Matildas and the first game broke records. Almost <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/sport/matildas-break-historic-ratings-records-in-win-against-ireland-20230721-p5dq55" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">2 million people</a> watched, making it the most watched women’s sport in Australian history. The stadium was also sold out with 75,784 seats, making it the largest crowd for a Matildas game and the <a href="https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup/record-crowd-witness-matildas-world-cup-opener-vs-ireland/news-story/989af4258c6976cbd254e0f3c7c32757" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">ninth-largest attendance for women’s football of all time. </a>That was only the beginning.</p>
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