OL players regretted the absence of TV broadcasters in several European countries on the occasion of the Women’s World Cup, which will be held this summer in Australia and New Zealand, but hope “that a solution will be found”.
“I think we will find a solution. It is impossible that an arrangement has not been found to see the matches on television”, declared Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg, during a meeting with the press organized by Olympique Lyonnais to allow international to talk about the World Cup.
“It’s Fifa’s business. She is the best person to talk about it. I often heard the president say that it was not enough financially. But is it really always a question of money?” Asked the player, Ballon d’Or 2018.
“I know it’s very important for him but at some point you have to find the best solution in everyone’s interest because people want to see the World Cup. In 2019, in France, the audiences were huge. The desire to see the World Cup is there and now we have to find a solution,” she insisted.
For her part, Canadian defender Vanessa Gilles felt that it was necessary to “find a happy medium”.
“It’s quite complicated because on the one hand the broadcasters have to try harder, but on the other hand Fifa is also trying, for women’s football, to sell the event at its fair value. Selling it below its price would, at the same time, serve the discipline,” she said.
“It’s a whole, because even for the French D1, there is no broadcaster, for the Trophée des Champions either, or even for the matches of the France team. You have to find someone who invests in France. The quality of broadcasting of the French championship has been disappointing this season with matches with only one camera, drops of water on the screen. I hope it will be better next season, both in D1 and for the World Cup,” added the Canadian international.
“In Germany, it’s the same as in France. It’s not very good. I hope, for women’s football, that there will be a broadcast of the World Cup, the biggest tournament in which we can participate, because it is important that people can see the matches in order to take part in the event. spoke for her part of the middle Sara Däbritz.
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held from July 20 to August 20 in both Australia and New Zealand.
