The 2023 Women's World Cup is memorable for ending with Spain taking its first crown, but we'll never forget a tournament of shocks, unpredictability and competitive balance, either. It bodes well for the game.
SYDNEY -- If there's a catchphrase that sums up the 2023 Women's World Cup, it's one you've probably been hearing since the opening round of games: The gap is closing.
Some of the strongest evidence that women's soccer is growing, of course, came at the expense of the back-to-back champion, which got knocked out in the round of 16 after a sputtering group stage. Before this tournament, the U.S. had never failed to reach a semifinal in a Women's World Cup, and the team won the trophy in 2015 and 2019.
There's plenty more. Look no further than 40th-ranked Nigeria beating 10th-ranked Australia in the group stage -- a genuinely stunning upset. How about 54th-ranked South Africa beating 16th-ranked Italy, or 77th-ranked Zambia beating 36th-ranked Costa Rica? No one would've expected the 46th-ranked Philippines, in the country's first-ever World Cup, to beat 26th-ranked co-host New Zealand in the group stage.
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