2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with 52 matches staged in nine cities in France,[1] which was awarded the right to host the event in March 2015, the first time the country hosted the tournament. The tournament was the first Women's World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the second and last edition with 24 teams before expanding to 32 teams for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Coupe du Monde Féminine de la FIFA – France 2019
Official logo
Le moment de briller (Dare to shine)
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
Dates7 June – 7 July
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (4th title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Sweden
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored146 (2.81 per match)
Attendance1,131,312 (21,756 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ellen White
Alex Morgan
Megan Rapinoe
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Megan Rapinoe
Best young player Giulia Gwinn
Best goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal
Fair play award France

The United States entered the competition as defending champions after winning the 2015 edition in Canada and successfully defended their title with a 2–0 victory over the Netherlands in the final. In doing so, they secured their record fourth title and became the second nation, after Germany, to have successfully retained the title.

Host selection

On 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Member associations interested in hosting the tournament had to submit a declaration of interest by 15 April 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 31 October 2014.[2] As a principle, FIFA preferred the 2019 Women's World Cup and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to be hosted by the same member association, but reserved the right to award the hosting of the events separately.

Initially, five countries indicated interest in hosting the events: England, France, South Korea, New Zealand and South Africa. Both England and New Zealand registered expressions of interest by the April 2014 deadline,[3][4] but in June 2014 it was announced that each would no longer proceed.[5][6] South Africa registered an expression of interest by the April 2014 deadline;[7] but later decided to withdraw prior to the final October deadline.[8] Both Japan and Sweden had also expressed interest in bidding for the 2019 tournament, but Japan chose to focus on the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics,[9] whilst Sweden decided to focus on European U-17 competitions instead.[10][11] France and South Korea made official bids for hosting the tournament by submitting their documents by 31 October 2014.[12][13]

On 19 March 2015, France officially won the bid to host the Women's World Cup and the U-20 Women's World Cup.[14] The decision came after a vote by the FIFA Executive Committee.[15] Upon the selection, France became the third European nation to host the Women's World Cup (following Sweden and Germany), and the fourth country to host both men's and women's World Cup, having hosted the men's tournament in 1938 and 1998.

Qualification
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 13–14 October 2016.[16] The slots for each confederation are unchanged from those of the previous tournament except the slot for the hosts has been moved from CONCACAF (Canada) to UEFA (France).[17]

  • AFC (Asia): 5 slots
  • CAF (Africa): 3 slots
  • CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean): 3 slots
  • CONMEBOL (South America): 2 slots
  • OFC (Oceania): 1 slot
  • UEFA (Europe): 8 slots
  • Host Nation: 1 slot
  • CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off: 1 slot

Qualifying matches started on 3 April 2017, and ended on 1 December 2018.

Qualified teams

A total of 24 teams qualified for the final tournament.[18] Each team's FIFA Rankings in March 2019 are shown in parenthesis.[19]

Chile, Jamaica, Scotland, and South Africa made their Women's World Cup debuts,[20] while Italy took part in the event for the first time since 1999 and Argentina took part for the first time since 2007. Brazil, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden, and the United States qualified for their eighth World Cup, continuing their streak of qualifying for every World Cup held so far.

Venues

Twelve cities were candidates.[21] The final 9 stadiums were chosen on 14 June 2017; Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, Stade Marcel-Picot in Nancy, and Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps in Auxerre were cut.[22]

The semi-finals and final were played at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in the Lyon suburb of Décines-Charpieu, with 58,000 capacity, while the opening match was played at Parc des Princes in Paris.[23] The 2019 tournament is the first under the 24-team format to be played without double-header fixtures.[24]

Lyon
(Décines-Charpieu)		 Paris Nice Rennes
Parc Olympique Lyonnais
(Stade de Lyon)		 Parc des Princes Allianz Riviera
(Stade de Nice)		 Roazhon Park
Capacity: 57,900[25] Capacity: 45,600[26] Capacity: 35,100[27] Capacity: 28,600[28]
Le Havre
Stade Océane
Capacity: 24,000[29]
Valenciennes Reims Montpellier Grenoble
Stade du Hainaut Stade Auguste-Delaune Stade de la Mosson Stade des Alpes
Capacity: 22,600[30] Capacity: 20,500[31] Capacity: 19,300[32] Capacity: 18,000[33]

Officiating

On 3 December 2018, FIFA announced the list of 27 referees and 48 assistant referees for the tournament.[34][35][36] On 4 June 2019, FIFA announced that Canadian referee Carol Anne Chenard and Chinese assistant referee Yongmei Cui had pulled out for "health reasons."[37]

On 26 June 2019, FIFA retained 11 officiating teams for the quarter finals onwards. The referees include Edina Alves Batista, Marie-Soleil Beaudoin, Melissa Borjas, Stéphanie Frappart, Kate Jacewicz, Katalin Kulcsár, Kateryna Monzul, Anastasia Pustovoitova, Qin Liang, Claudia Umpiérrez and Lucila Venegas.[38] On 5 July 2019, FIFA announced that French referee Stéphanie Frappart would officiate the final between the United States and the Netherlands.[39]

Video assistant referees

On 15 March 2019, the FIFA Council approved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) system for the first time in a FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. The technology was previously deployed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[40] The fifteen VAR officials were announced by FIFA on 2 May 2019.[41][42]

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 8 December 2018, 18:00 CET (UTC+1), at the La Seine Musicale on the island of Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt.[43] The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams.[44]

The 24 teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on 7 December 2018, with hosts France automatically placed in Pot 1 and position A1 in the draw.[45] Teams from Pot 1 were drawn first and assigned to Position 1. This was followed by Pot 2, Pot 3, and finally Pot 4, with each of these teams also drawn to one of the positions 2–4 within their group. No group could contain more than one team from each confederation apart from UEFA, which have nine teams, where three groups had to contain two UEFA teams.[46][47]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 France (3) (hosts)
 United States (1)
 Germany (2)
 England (4)
 Canada (5)
 Australia (6)

 Netherlands (7)
 Japan (8)
 Sweden (9)
 Brazil (10)
 Spain (12)
 Norway (13)

 South Korea (14)
 China PR (15)
 Italy (16)
 New Zealand (19)
 Scotland (20)
 Thailand (29)

 Argentina (36)
 Chile (38)
 Nigeria (39)
 Cameroon (46)
 South Africa (48)
 Jamaica (53)

Squads
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squads

Each team had to provide to FIFA a preliminary squad of between 23 and 50 players by 26 April 2019, which was not to be published. From the preliminary squad, each team had to name a final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by 24 May 2019. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.[48]

Group stage

The match schedule for the tournament was released on 8 February 2018.[49] Following the final draw, seven group stage kick-off times were adjusted by FIFA.[50]

The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16.[48]

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[50]

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[48]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Host.
France 4–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 45,261[51]
Norway 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 11,058[52]
Nigeria 2–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 11,252[53]
France 2–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 34,872[54]
Nigeria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 28,267[55]
South Korea 1–2 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 13,034[56]

Group B
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  China PR 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Germany 1–0 China PR
 Report
Attendance: 15,283[57]
Spain 3–1 South Africa
 Report
Attendance: 12,044[58]
Germany 1–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 20,761[59]
South Africa 0–1 China PR
Report
Attendance: 20,011[60]
South Africa 0–4 Germany
Report
Attendance: 15,502[61]
China PR 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 11,814[62]

Group C
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C
Australia vs Italy in Valenciennes
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Australia 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 15,380[63]
Brazil 3–0 Jamaica
 Report
Attendance: 17,668[64]
Australia 3–2 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 17,032[65]
Jamaica 0–5 Italy
Report
Attendance: 12,016[66]
Jamaica 1–4 Australia
 Report
  • Kerr  11', 42', 69', 83'
Attendance: 17,402[67]
Italy 0–1 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 21,669[68]

Group D
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Argentina 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: FIFA
England 2–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 13,188[69]
Argentina 0–0 Japan
Report
Attendance: 25,055[70]
Japan 2–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 13,201[71]
England 1–0 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 20,294[72]
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
Japan 0–2 England
Report
Attendance: 14,319[73]
Scotland 3–3 Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 28,205[74]

Group E
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Canada 1–0 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 10,710[75]
New Zealand 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 10,654[76]
Netherlands 3–1 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 22,423[77]
Canada 2–0 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 14,856[78]
Netherlands 2–1 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 19,277[79]
Cameroon 2–1 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 8,009[80]

Group F
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Chile 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: FIFA
Chile 0–2 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 15,875[81]
United States 13–0 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 18,591[82]
Sweden 5–1 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 9,354[83]
United States 3–0 Chile
 Report
Attendance: 45,594[84]
Sweden 0–2 United States
Report
Attendance: 22,418[85]
Thailand 0–2 Chile
Report
Attendance: 13,567[86]

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advanced to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 B  China PR 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3 E  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4 A  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
5 F  Chile 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
6 D  Argentina 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If the score was still level after extra time, the winners were determined by a penalty shoot-out.[48]

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
22 June – Nice
 
 
 Norway (p)1 (4)
 
27 June – Le Havre
 
 Australia1 (1)
 
 Norway0
 
23 June – Valenciennes
 
 England3
 
 England3
 
2 July – Décines-Charpieu
 
 Cameroon0
 
 England1
 
23 June – Le Havre
 
 United States2
 
 France (a.e.t.)2
 
28 June – Paris
 
 Brazil1
 
 France1
 
24 June – Reims
 
 United States2
 
 Spain1
 
7 July – Décines-Charpieu
 
 United States2
 
 United States2
 
25 June – Montpellier
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Italy2
 
29 June – Valenciennes
 
 China PR0
 
 Italy0
 
25 June – Rennes
 
 Netherlands2
 
 Netherlands2
 
3 July – Décines-Charpieu
 
 Japan1
 
 Netherlands (a.e.t.)1
 
22 June – Grenoble
 
 Sweden0 Third place play-off
 
 Germany3
 
29 June – Rennes6 July – Nice
 
 Nigeria0
 
 Germany1 England1
 
24 June – Paris
 
 Sweden2  Sweden2
 
 Sweden1
 
 
 Canada0
 

Round of 16
Germany 3–0 Nigeria
 Report
Attendance: 17,988[87]
Norway 1–1 (a.e.t.) Australia
 Report
Penalties
 4–1
Attendance: 12,229[88]
England 3–0 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 20,148[89]
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 23,965[90]
Spain 1–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 19,633[91]
Sweden 1–0 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 38,078[92]
Italy 2–0 China PR
 Report
Attendance: 17,492[93]
Netherlands 2–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 21,076[94]

Quarter-finals
Norway 0–3 England
Report
Attendance: 21,111[95]
France 1–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 45,595[96]
Italy 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 22,600[97]
Germany 1–2 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 25,301[98]

Semi-finals
England 1–2 United States
 Report
Attendance: 53,512[99]
Netherlands 1–0 (a.e.t.) Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 48,452[100]

Third place play-off
England 1–2 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 20,316[101]

Final
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
United States 2–0 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 57,900[102]

Awards
See also: FIFA Women's World Cup awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[103][104] The Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) awards were sponsored by Adidas, while the Goal of the Tournament was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company.[105] FIFA.com shortlisted ten goals for users to vote on as the tournaments' best,[106] with the poll closing on 17 July 2019.[107]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Megan Rapinoe Lucy Bronze Rose Lavelle
Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Megan Rapinoe Alex Morgan Ellen White
6 goals, 3 assists
428 minutes played		 6 goals, 3 assists
490 minutes played		 6 goals, 0 assists
514 minutes played
Golden Glove
Sari van Veenendaal
FIFA Young Player Award
Giulia Gwinn
Goal of the Tournament
Cristiane
 38' for 2–0 in Group C vs Australia (matchday 2; 13 June)
FIFA Fair Play Award
 France

Players Who Dared to Shine

The FIFA Technical Study Group announced a list of ten key players of the tournament who "dared to shine".[108]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Sari van Veenendaal Lucy Bronze
Crystal Dunn		 Jill Scott
Julie Ertz
Rose Lavelle		 Ellen White
Vivianne Miedema
Sofia Jakobsson
Megan Rapinoe

Prize money

Prize money amounts were announced in October 2018.[109]

Position Amount (million USD)
Per team Total
Champions 4.0 4.0
Runner-up 2.6 2.6
Third place 2.0 2.0
Fourth place 1.6 1.6
5th–8th place (quarter-finals) 1.45 5.8
9th–16th place (round of 16) 1.0 8.0
17th–24th place (group stage) 0.75 6.0
Total 30.0

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 146 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.81 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: FIFA[104]

Assists

4 assists

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA Technical Report[108]

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[48]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

Player Offence(s) Suspension
Anouk Dekker in qualifying vs Switzerland (13 November 2018) Group E vs New Zealand (matchday 1; 11 June)
Nothando Vilakazi   in Group B vs Spain (matchday 1; 8 June) Group B vs China PR (matchday 2; 13 June)
Formiga in Group C vs Jamaica (matchday 1; 9 June)
in Group C vs Australia (matchday 2; 13 June)		 Group C vs Italy (matchday 3; 18 June)
Taneekarn Dangda in Group F vs United States (matchday 1; 11 June)
in Group F vs Sweden (matchday 2; 16 June)		 Group F vs Chile (matchday 3; 20 June)
Ngozi Ebere   in Group A vs France (matchday 3; 17 June) Round of 16 vs Germany (22 June)
Rita Chikwelu in Group A vs South Korea (matchday 2; 12 June)
in Group A vs France (matchday 3; 17 June)		 Round of 16 vs Germany (22 June)
Fridolina Rolfö in Round of 16 vs Canada (24 June)
in Quarter-finals vs Germany (29 June)		 Semi-finals vs Netherlands (3 July)
Millie Bright   in Semi-finals vs United States (2 July) Third place play-off vs Sweden (6 July)

Branding

The emblem and slogan were launched on 19 September 2017 at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris.[110] The emblem mimics the shape of the World Cup trophy and features a stylised football surrounded by eight decorative shards of light, symbolising the eighth edition of the Women's World Cup. It alludes to several French cultural icons:

The World Cup's official English-language slogan is "Dare to Shine"; its French slogan is "Le moment de briller".[23]

Ticketing

FIFA and the local organising committee sold tickets for the Women's World Cup beginning with a pre-sale of individual tickets in December 2018, single-city ticket packages in late 2018, and single-ticket sales for the general public beginning on 7 March 2019.[111] The online platform, hosted by AP2S, permitted fans to print their tickets beginning on 20 May 2019, which included seating assignments that had separated ticketholders who had purchased their tickets as a group or family. FIFA responded to online complaints by referring to a warning in the online system that had reminded purchasers that its tickets would not be guaranteed in the same areas, inciting further outrage, but allowed families with underage children to have adjacent seating.[112][113][114]

Mascot

The official mascot, "ettie", was unveiled on 12 May 2018 at the TF1 Group headquarters, and was broadcast on LCI. She made her first public appearance in Paris in front of the iconic Eiffel Tower. FIFA describe her as "a young chicken with a passion for life and football" and state that "she comes from a long line of feathered mascots, and is the daughter of Footix, the Official Mascot of the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France".[115]

Broadcasting
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasting rights

FIFA has, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the World Cup to broadcasters.[116]

The 2019 tournament set several new viewership records for various countries, and FIFA forecasted a total global audience of 1 billion spectators.[24][117]

Qualified UEFA teams for Summer Olympics
Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The World Cup was used by UEFA to qualify three teams for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in Japan, with the three European teams with the best results (considering only the round they reach) qualifying. If teams in contention for Olympic spots were eliminated in the same round, a maximum of four teams (determined by group stage results if necessary) would advance to play-offs in early 2020 to decide the remaining spot(s). However, this scenario did not happen for this tournament.[118]

For the first time, as per the agreement between the four British football associations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) for the women's team, Great Britain would attempt to qualify for the Olympics through England's performance in the World Cup (a procedure already successfully employed by Team GB in field hockey and rugby sevens), which they succeeded as England were among the three best European teams.[119] Scotland also qualified for the World Cup but, under the agreement whereby the highest ranked home nation was nominated to compete for the purposes of Olympic qualification, their performance would not be taken into account.[46][120] In effect, therefore, eight European teams competed for three qualification places during the World Cup.

The United States' win over France in the quarter-finals guaranteed that the three remaining semi-finalists, all from UEFA, qualified for the Olympics.[121]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics[lower-alpha 1]
 Great Britain28 June 2019[122]1 (2012)
 Netherlands29 June 2019[123]0 (debut)
 Sweden29 June 2019[123]6 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
  1. Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Controversies

The final's scheduling on 7 July led to a degree of criticism among supporters of women's football, as two continental men's tournament finals were held on the same day—the Copa América in Rio de Janeiro and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Chicago.[124][125] CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani described the scheduling as "a mistake", but claimed the error could not be reversed for logistical reasons.[126] The lack of outdoor advertising across Paris, except for the Parc des Princes stadium and the temporary World Cup museum at Châtelet, was also criticised.[127]

The Women's World Cup was the first major competition to use the updated Laws of the Game approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which came into effect on 1 June 2019. Among the changes, the more severe punishment of goalkeeper encroachment during penalty kicks—including retakes after a video assistant referee review—gained the most attention and caused several successful saves to be disallowed in the group stage.[128][129] The use of the Women's World Cup as a "guinea pig" for the new changes to the rules was also criticised by some footballers and coaches for being potentially sexist, as several concurrent men's continental competitions had not implemented them.[130] Pierluigi Collina, head of referees for FIFA, denied the claim, stating that it had long been customary for rule changes to be introduced in June, before major tournaments.[131] Following widespread criticism and a request from FIFA, the IFAB issued a temporary dispensation to waive the requirement to show goalkeepers a yellow card for stepping off the line during a penalty shootout during the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup.[132][133]

The round of 16 fixture between England and Cameroon was marred by misbehaviour of some Cameroonian players, who refused to kick off for several minutes after the second English goal, deliberately fouled several players, and argued with the referee while huddling around her.[134] Cameroonian defender Augustine Ejangue was also seen on camera spitting at English winger Toni Duggan after conceding an indirect free kick in the penalty area, from which England later scored.[135] After the match, England manager Phil Neville said it "didn't feel like football" and that he was "completely and utterly ashamed of the opposition".[136] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) condemned some of the players' actions, while also criticising the refereeing. Cameroon felt three crucial decisions were unjust, two of which involved the video assistant referee (VAR). FIFA announced that it would investigate the match.[137][138]

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