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It’s time for the Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. A major event that smiled on the two host countries. Each won their opening game. The French, they can count on many supporters.
Football fever ignites the stadium in Auckland (New Zealand). 37,000 people in unison were present for the kick-off of the 9th Women’s World Cup, which shook the nets 8,900 km away in Normandy. Young players are already seeing themselves there. They will not miss any match of the France team. “The cry of the stadiums, all the players playing, it really makes you want to do the same thing. That’s also why I wanted to start football (…)”says Ambrine, 14, football player Club Féminin Houlgatais Collé.
The number of female football players on the rise
A wider audience is interested in women’s football. As a result, the number of practitioners of this sport, already on the rise since 2011, has increased more rapidly in recent years. To convince the most reluctant that the women’s game has nothing to envy to that of the men, a clip suggests by faking the images that it is the players of the French men’s team who perform spectacular actions. But for Louisa Necib, a former footballer, France is lagging behind its European neighbors.