One in five players at the Women’s World Cup were targeted with “discriminatory, abusive or threatening messaging” during the tournament, a new report has revealed.
FIFA and FIFPRO released a new report on online abuse and hate speech directed at players during the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand on Monday, while also outlining their attempts to reduce harm to players via their social media protection service.
Players, coaches, officials and teams can use FIFA’s monitoring or moderation services during the World Cup, and over 2,000 accounts were monitored.
The United States and Mexico have confirmed their joint-bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have also submitted a joint European bid to world football’s governing body FIFA, while Brazil lodged their offer a day before Friday’s deadline.
South Africa had been in the initial running, only to withdraw their interest last month to instead focus on the 2031 tournament.
The U.S hosted the tournament in 1999 and 2003, while Germany were the host nation in 2011.
The 2023 World Cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand, and won by Spain .