But Sweden '95 suffered from low attendance, with Norway beating Germany in the final before a mere 17,158. By contrast, the organizers of USA '99 estimated 20 days before the event that an average of 23,000 fans will attend each game, including almost 17,000 for the first-round matches that do not involve the U.S. national team. More than 42,000 tickets have sold so far for the final on July 10 at the Rose Bowl. It's at another level now. The stadiums are getting sold out.
Every game is televised.
It's just amazing. I'm excited because I was a part of it in '91, and now just seeing what has happened in eight years is phenomenal. It is no surprise that women's soccer has grown so much in its short history. More federations are putting money into their women's programs than ever before. Numerous Women's World Cup teams have come to the United States early to train and acclimate to conditions - something that was almost unheard of in the previous two events.