The Women's World Cup begins with the group stage. The participating countries are divided into several groups according to the lottery results, and each group usually contains 4 teams. Teams in each group will play according to the round robin system, and each team will play against the other three teams in a single round robin. The top two teams in the group stage and some of the best third teams will enter the next stage.
In the knockout stage, the promotion team will enter the single knockout stage. The form of competition is direct elimination, that is, the loser is out. The knockout stage includes four stages: 16, 8, semi-final and final. The winning team will advance gradually and finally compete for the honor of the women's world cup champion.
Event history:
The men's football World Cup started as early as 1930, but the concept of women's football is a very strange thing in the eyes of many people. It was not until the 1980s that women's football got initial development in the world.
The Women's World Cup was a headache for FIFA President Havelange at that time. Intellectually speaking, Havelange understood that all kinds of ball games in the world started with men and then spread to women. Finally, women's sports in the same event are often more popular than their male counterparts.
As the leading organization of international football, FIFA cannot do without strategic vision; However, Havelange also understood at that time that hosting the Women's World Cup was very risky; FIFA must also consider its own short-term economic interests.