Women’s World Cup 2023
The first US Women’s National Soccer team was formed in 1985. I started playing soccer at Duke University in 1988 when many of the women on the national team attended UNC Chapel Hill. It was an exciting time to be a college soccer player. Women’s soccer has come a long way globally since the 1980’s and I can’t wait to watch the upcoming 9th Women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20, 2023 - August 20, 2023.
Some of the biggest advocates for equal pay and opportunities for female athletes have come from tennis, soccer, track and field, basketball, gymnastics, and golf. ESPN recently highlighted a story about Joan Dunlap, the first mother to play for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. Billie Jean King has been a long-time advocate for social change and, through the Women’s Sports Foundation and the support of Title IX, has impacted the lives of millions of female athletes. Every athlete owes a little something to the players who came before them and helped build their sport into what it is today and what it will become in the future.
Like the Olympics, the World Cup only comes around every four years. Join me in watching the best of the best women’s soccer players from around the world compete in the Women’s World Cup 2023.