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    Women’s World Cup payouts still lag far behind men despite promising progress

    AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When Germany won the Women’s World Cup in 2003, the team took home a trophy and nothing else. That’s because FIFA did not offer prize money during the first four tournaments, so Germany, like every other team, played for glory and little else. But at this summer’s tournament, the ninth Women’s World Cup, the winning team will get $10.5 million from a total purse of $152 ...
    by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times Jul 21, 2023 4 minutes
    The United States' Megan Rapinoe on the field against Vietnam in a World Cup group match at Eden Park on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Auckland, New Zealand.

    AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When Germany won the Women’s World Cup in 2003, the team took home a trophy and nothing else. That’s because FIFA did not offer prize money during the first four tournaments, so Germany, like every other team, played for glory and little else.

    But at this summer’s tournament, the ninth Women’s World Cup, the winning team will get $10.5 million from a total purse of $152 million. Progress, right?

    Well, yes ... and no. Because while that record payout is more than the field shared 20 years ago, it’s $4.5 million less than what FIFA, global soccer’s governing body, paid out in the men’s World Cup 21 years ago. Meanwhile, the

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