Politics, Social Issues and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Introduction: Considerations on the impact of women's soccer and the global game, PART I On power structures, inequalities, and women's football, 1. The evolution and politicization of the Women's World Cup, 2. FIFA's relationship to indigeneity in the 2023 Women's World Cup and beyond. Coloniality or commitment?, 3. Female soccer players on a mission to eliminate structural inequalities: Equal pay for equal play, 4. The experiences (and challenges) of girls who want to play soccer in Burkina Faso, 5. "Se Acabo": Spanish Women's Resistance to Patriarchy and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup6. Governance, ethics, and women's rights in Spain: Sporting success in turbulent times7. What does Carly Lloyd really want? A rhetorical analysis, PART II On nationalism, identities and experiencing the women's game, 8. Interrogating representations and Colombian footballing narratives of nation around the Women's World Cup 2023: Of voids and (in)visibilities, 9. The Filipinas writing World Cup 'herstory' in contestations on gender, race, and nationality in Philippine sport, 10. Sexism, homophobia, and conservative backlash to the U.S. Women's National Team entering the 2023 World Cup: "The new woke queen(s)", 11. How does a national women's soccer team resonate with schoolchildren? The Republic of Ireland women's soccer team and the 2023 Women's World Cup, 12. Emergence and divergence of Fan Zones at the 2023 Women's World Cup: Beyond the stadium, 13. Examining new narratives of fandom at the 2023 Women's World Cup: Finding friendship and fun in the Fan Zone, 14. "Til it's done": The Legacy of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup through insights from Australian and German Women's Football Fans