The official song of the 2023 Women's World Cup resounded across New Zealand's largest stadium, carrying FIFA's message in its entirety - "Let's continue to work together for women's equality."
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| Singers Mallrat and Benee (center) perform the tournament's official song "Do It Again" at the 2023 Women's World Cup Opening Ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 20, 2023. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
On the afternoon of July 20, the 2023 Women's World Cup officially kicked off with a brief but meaningful Opening Ceremony at Eden Park Stadium, amid tight security in Auckland, New Zealand.
The 2023 World Cup Opening Ceremony opened with a musical performance by more than 200 artists and volunteers.
The official song of the 2023 Women's World Cup resounded in the largest stadium in New Zealand (with 50,000 seats), fully carrying the message of the World Football Federation (FIFA): Let's continue to join hands to act for equal rights for women.
Through the duet of Australian musician Mallrat and New Zealand artist Benee with the song "Do It Again" co-written by them, FIFA hopes to once again call on the international community to participate in the campaigns that this agency has coordinated with many organizations around the world, led by the United Nations, implemented over the past 20 years to promote gender equality and women's rights globally.
Other opening acts include a Maori Haka performance; the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing classics; and a celebration of unity featuring dancers in costumes inspired by the jerseys of the 2023 World Cup teams.
At the ceremony, the gold cup and the OCEAUNZ ball of this year's tournament were brought out to the field and introduced to the public. Meanwhile, the screen of Eden Park stadium showed images of the 32 participating teams.
Although the media's reviews were brief, these impressive and carefully invested artistic performances still gave viewers a clear view of the diversity in heritage, culture and people of the two co-host countries New Zealand and Australia, bringing many emotions and novelty to global viewers.
Football legend Tameka Yallop - who has 112 caps for Australia and has played for 15 clubs around the world - said this year's tournament "will leave a lasting legacy" for women's football globally.
The 2023 Women's World Cup will be the ninth edition of the tournament, taking place from July 20 to August 20 in five cities in Australia and four cities in New Zealand.
This will be the first time the tournament will be co-hosted, even hosted by two continental football confederations, and held in countries in the Southern Hemisphere.
This will also be a more expanded World Cup, after four years ago, the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced that it would expand the number of participating teams to 32. Previously, the 2019 Women's World Cup in France was also increased from 16 to 24 teams.
With the participation of 32 teams, including the Vietnam Women's Team among eight countries appearing for the first time, this promises to be the biggest World Cup, both in scale, stature and appeal. FIFA affirmed: "2023 is the biggest and most attractive Women's World Cup ever."
The successive expansions in two consecutive World Cups show that FIFA recognizes the strong development of Women's Football on a global scale and wants to upgrade the Women's World Cup to a new level.
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| Artists perform an art performance at the 2023 Women's World Cup Opening Ceremony in Auckland (New Zealand), July 20, 2023. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Women's football is thriving in many parts of the world, especially in Europe, with matches attracting incredible crowds such as the Champions League Final, which saw nearly 90,000 people attend.
The expansion of the World Cup also comes alongside FIFA's commitment to boosting player earnings, with this year's total prize money reaching $110 million - more than three times the 2019 women's tournament and 10 times the 2015 tournament.
Each player will receive a minimum of $30,000, and the prize money will increase depending on how far their team advances. Each player can receive a maximum of $270,000 if they become world champions.
Although this bonus is only 1/4 of the bonus that male players received at the 2022 World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino emphasized that the bonuses for players at the 2026 Men's World Cup and the 2027 Women's World Cup will be equal, demonstrating the commitment to the slogan of income equality that FIFA has put forth./.
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