page_title: Misogyny in sports
section_title: FIFA World Cup
hierarchical_section_title: Misogyny in sports / FIFA World Cup
caption_attribution_description: العربية: المُباراة النهائيَّة في كأس العالم لِسنة 2014 بين ألمانيا والأرجنتين بتاريخ 13 تمُّوز (يوليو) 2014م. English: The final match of World Cup 2014 between Germany and Argentina 2014-07-13 Português: A partida final da Copa do Mundo de 2014 entre Alemanha e Argentina 2014-07-13 Русский: Финальный поединок Чемпионата Мира по футболу 2014 года между сборными Германии и Аргентины 2014-07-13
context_page_description: Misogyny in sports refers to different discourses, actions, and ideologies present in various sporting environments that add, reinforce, or normalize the objectification, degrading, shaming, or absence of women in athletics.
context_section_description: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) hosts an international soccer tournament every four years for both men and women. The next Women's World Cup is scheduled in 2019 hosted by France.
  In the Men's World Cup in 2014 in Brazil, the US Men's National Soccer Team made it to the knockout round of the World Cup where they lost to Belgium, 2–1. After this loss, the USA men were able to collect $8 million for the team. In 2014 alone, $576 million was set aside for Men's World Cup rewards. That year, in the final match, the German men's team triumphed over Argentina, 1–0, and brought home $35 million.  The 2015 Women's World Cup Final was the second most watched soccer game in the history of the United States, trailing the 2014 Men's World Cup Final by less than half a million viewers. The winning team, the US, brought home $2 million as a reward.
  The 2015 Women's World Cup was also the first (and only) World Cup to be played on artificial turf.  Players from all over the world took issue with this because of the increased likelihood of injury. US player Abby Wambach recalled that it was "like playing indoor soccer versus outdoor soccer. You don’t realize it, but the subconscious mind doesn’t allow you to play as physical.” Michelle Heyman, forward on the Australian National Team, compared the fields to "hot coals". During the tournament opener between China and Canada the turf temperature was recorded at 120 degrees.
  A group of women's players from around the world, including Nadine Angerer of Germany, Veronica Boquete of France, and led by Abby Wambach of the United States, went to court over the issue of turf fields, claiming that the use of turf only in the Women's World Cup was gender discrimination. They dropped the claim after FIFA refused to make a change, saying that it was within the requirements of Canada's bid for hosting the Cup. Coaches from around the world have said that complaining is useless because every team has the same conditions, and American defender Ali Krieger agrees, saying that "you have to adapt. This is what was given to us and we're going to do the best we can with it, and adapt and find a way to be successful, no matter what surface we're playing on."
  The FIFA World cup has been under fire for a long time and misogyny is one of the reasons. FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who announced his resignation in 2015 in the wake of criminal charges, suggested that women should “wear sexier uniforms to boost ratings”.
  In general, with a few exceptions, women's soccer does not have the same viewership as men's. According to FIFA, they are working hard to bring more attention to this half of the sport, saying that there are "untapped opportunities" that can be capitalized on.
caption: 2014 World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina
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