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Is the Women’s World Cup ready for its close-up?
A look at the stars, storylines and scandals that are already shaping the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Published On 20 Jun 2023
The upcoming Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be the largest-ever showcase for women’s football. Record audiences are expected to watch as 32 teams compete for glory. But incidents over the past year have shown how far the women’s game still has to go. With player strikes, coaching controversies, and a rash of injuries, female footballers, even at the highest levels, continue to struggle for equality on and off the pitch.
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In this episode:
- Steph Yang (@thrace) – Women’s football staff writer for The Athletic
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Miranda Lin and Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Source: Al Jazeera